-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [computational.science] Deadline Extended: I-SEMANTICS 2007, Graz, Austria, September 2007 Datum: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:09:45 +0200 Von: Sebastian Schaffert sebastian.schaffert@salzburgresearch.at Organisation: "OptimaNumerics" An: Computational Science Mailing List computational.science@lists.optimanumerics.com
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Due to the upcoming EU proposal deadline and numerous requests by potential authors, the deadline for the I-Semantics conference series has been significantly extended by 7 weeks to the 21st of May. This should give all of you sufficient time after proposals have been submitted. As a consequence, final papers will most probably be published in post-conference proceedings, in which we will publish a selection of the best papers from the I-KNOW, I-MEDIA, and I-SEMANTICS conferences.
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for Papers ===============
I-SEMANTICS 2007 3rd International Semantic Technology Conference co-located with I-KNOW 2007 and I-MEDIA 2007 5th - 7th September 2007, Graz, Austria http://www.i-semantics.tugraz.at/
Important Dates --------------- Deadline for paper submission (extended!): 21 May 2007 Notification of acceptance/rejection: 18 June 2007 Deadline for final paper submission: 13 July 2007 Conference: September 05 - 07, 2007
Scope -----
I-SEMANTICS 2007 is the third conference in the SEMANTICS series (previous events took place in Vienna in 2005 and 2006) and offers a forum of exchange for innovative businesses and European research institutions and companies that concentrate on semantic technologies. SEMANTICS is the first major conference series bringing together both researchers and developers in the areas of Social Software and the Semantic Web in order to present and develop innovative ideas that help realising the “Social Semantic Web”.
Topics ------
Social Software systems have lead to an explosion of the content available on the Web. Content is nowadays to large extents produced by non-professionals, shared and made available free of charge, and constantly improved by collaborative processes. A question that is yet unsolved is how to find the relevant information in increasingly huge and complex amounts of content, a problem where technologies developed on the Semantic Web can help. Likewise, it would be beneficial to harness social content production not only for more-or-less traditional content but also for the creation and improvement of machine-understandable meta-data.
The special focus of I-SEMANTICS 2007 is „Social Semantic Web & Semantic Social Software – Convergence of Semantic Web, Web 2.0 & Social Software”. As a conference aiming to bring together science and industry, I-SEMANTICS encourages both, scientific (research/application) and industrial contributions. The following table summarises the topics we are interested in:
Technologies & Methodologies ---------------------------- Semantic Social Software - Semantic Wikis and Weblogs - Semantic Desktop - Social Tagging & Folksonomies
Knowledge Modelling - Ontology Engineering - Terminology Management - Visualisation of Semantic Models
Knowledge Communication - Trust and Proof on the Semantic Web - Interoperability and Integration - Inter- and Transcultural Aspects in (Semantic) Web Communication
Applications ------------
Semantic Web Applications - Existing Tools and Applications - Application Domains
Experiences, Studies and Metrices - Case Studies of Semantic Systems Usage - Business Use of Semantic Systems - Technology Assessment
Special Tracks ==============
In addition to the main programme, I-SEMANTICS will host three separately organised special tracks.
"Social Semantic Desktop" Special Track: In the special track on "Social Semantic Desktop", we ask how Semantic Web technology will change the way we work and collaborate using desktop computers. Data on the desktop can be annotated or represented using ontologies, applications on the desktop need to be integrated the same way as known from enterprise application integration or semantic web services. Semantic collaboration has always been possible between humans, but when collaborators are separated in space and time, the Semantic Desktop can assist understanding the messages passed or allow new forms of communication. Previous workshops on the ISWC conference have shown the potential of this field, and the synergies already found imply that this is a fruitful field to explore.
"Terminology" Special Track: This special track will deepen and demonstrate the theoretical input from the programme section “Knowledge Modelling: Terminology Management” in practice. We show the role and function of terminology (in its broader meaning) and terminology management within the Social Semantic Web and discuss questions, such as: How does terminology management work in practice? What are the challenges and standards of a tailored, successful project management? How to calculate the costs of multilingual solutions and localization? How to organize inter- and transcultural communication? How to “translate” the specialized language and terminology of the Semantic Web Industries to users, customers, decision makers and other target groups of the Social Semantic Web?
"Reasoning" Special Track: This track will focus on application-oriented aspects of reasoning technology. Reasoning plays a crucial role in the development of semantic systems. We particularly invite submissions about concrete applications of reasoning, implemented reasoning systems, and integration of reasoning in semantic applications.
Submission Information ======================
Submissions must be original and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Articles should follow the JUCS guidelines for formatting (http://www.jucs.org/ujs/jucs/info/submissions/style_guide.html) and must be submitted via the online submission system available at the conference website as PDF documents (other formats will not be accepted). For the camera-ready version, we will also need the source files (Latex, OpenOffice, Word).
*Research/Application Papers*
Research/Application papers report on novel research and/or applications relevant to the topics of the conference. The number of pages of research papers should not exceed 15 pages including references and an optional appendix.
*Industry Papers*
The conference will include an industrial track for presentations on innovative commercial software related with the topics of the conference, which include novel applications, experiences in applying recent research advances to practical scenarios and innovations. For the industrial track, we require an extended abstract of 2 to 4 pages.
Organising Committee ====================
Organisation Chairs - Tassilo Pellegrini (Semantic Web School) - Georg Güntner (Salzburg NewMediaLab) - Christine Haas (Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft) - Alois Reitbauer (Profactor) - Gabriele Sauberer (TermNet)
Programme Chairs - Sebastian Schaffert (Salzburg Research) I-Semantics Programme Chair - Siegfried Handschuh (DERI Galway) I-Semantics Co-Programme Chair - Leo Sauermann (DFKI) Semantic Desktop Special Track - Gabriele Sauberer (TermNet) Terminology Special Track
Contact -------
For further information please refer to the conference website or contact
Dr. Sebastian Schaffert Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft Jakob Haringer Str. 5/II A-5020 Salzburg, Austria Telephone: +43 662 2288 423 Email: sebastian.schaffert@salzburgresearch.at
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