From: Jim Hendler (jhendler@darpa.mil)
Date: 10/11/00
You might consider attending this - of course, it means missing Thanksgiving... >Resent-Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 07:03:45 -0400 (EDT) >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:03:36 +0200 >From: Hans-Georg Stork <Hans-Georg.STORK@cec.eu.int> >Reply-To: Hans-Georg.STORK@cec.eu.int >Organization: European Commission >X-Accept-Language: el,en,ru >Subject: EU Commission: SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES Workshop >To: www-rdf-logic@w3.org >Resent-From: www-rdf-logic@w3.org >X-Mailing-List: <www-rdf-logic@w3.org> archive/latest/20 >X-Loop: www-rdf-logic@w3.org >Sender: www-rdf-logic-request@w3.org >Resent-Sender: www-rdf-logic-request@w3.org >List-Id: <www-rdf-logic.w3.org> >List-Help: <http://www.w3.org/Mail/> >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:www-rdf-logic-request@w3.org?subject=unsubscribe> > >WORKSHOP >SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES >22-23 November 2000, in Luxembourg >CALL FOR PARTICIPATION (see also: >http://www.cordis.lu/ist/ka3/iaf/swt_workshop.htm) > > >Unit D5 of DG 'Information Society' of the European Commission is >planning a one-and-a-half-day workshop on 22-23 November 2000, in >Luxembourg, to identify and discuss R&D priorities related to SEMANTIC >WEB Technologies for applications in e.g. Knowledge Management, Web >retrieval/navigation and e-Commerce. > >Topics addressed include: > >- Methods and tools for coding and structuring digital content, for >defining and declaring its semantics (based on e.g. XML, RDF, ontology >languages, etc.). > >- Methods and tools for the derivation and management of semantic >attributes of Web-based multimedia content (video, audio and images). > >- Semantics-based tools for knowledge discovery, transactions and >intelligent filtering and profiling (e.g. intelligent information agents >and specific query languages; semantics-based tools for collaborative >filtering and knowledge sharing, intelligent and/or visual interfaces to >such tools). > >These topics will form part of the 2001 Action Line 'Semantic Web >Technologies' proposed under Area 4 (Information Access, Filtering, >Analysis and Handling) of Key Action III (Multimedia Content and Tools) >of the European Union's IST Programme. > >The workshop is aimed at researchers and technology developers, as well >as at organisations interested in setting up demonstrations of new >technologies and applications. It will provide an opportunity to >contribute to the research agenda of an area of growing importance, and >to establish contacts with potential project partners. > >A draft programme and the registration form are attached below. > >(They are also available for download at >ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/ist/docs/ka3/ka3_swt_draft_prog.doc and >ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/ist/docs/ka3/ka3_swtrf_221100.doc respectively.) > >Attendance is free. Travel costs, however, cannot be reimbursed. > >Participants are invited (and indeed strongly encouraged) to give short >presentations (between 5 and 15 minutes) of project ideas and/or ongoing >projects. In case you wish to give a short presentation please indicate >on the registration form the title of your talk and its approximate >length. Your talk will be scheduled on a best fit basis in the final >programme. > >The registration form should in any event be returned before 31 October >2000, to: > >Joseph.Kirsch@cec.eu.int (or fax: +352-4301 38099, attn. Joseph Kirsch) > >As this Call will also be published on various lists we apologize for >any inconvenience resulting from possible cross-posting. > >Dr Hans-Georg STORK >European Commission >Information Society DG >rue Alcide de Gasperi >L-2920 Luxemburg > >Tel +352-4301 33873 >Fax +352-4301 38099 >e-mail: Hans-Georg.STORK@cec.eu.int > >---------------------------------------------------------- >WORKSHOP >SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES > >22-23 November 2000, Luxembourg, Plateau de Kirchberg, >Bātiment Jean Monnet, Conference Centre, Room M6 > >Preliminary programme > >Chair: F. Mastroddi, Dep. Head of Unit, European Commission, Information >Society DG, Unit D5 "Content and Information Management". > >Invited talks will cover the following topics and themes: > >22 November, afternoon: >The W3C Semantic Web initiative >Beyond RDF(S): the Ontology perspective for the Semantic Web >Semantics for the wireless Web > >23 November, morning: >Describing multimedia >Multimedia on the Web: the W3C view > >23 November, afternoon: >Agents on the Semantic Web >Business opportunities on the Semantic Web > >Speakers include: Rudi Studer (University of Karlsruhe), Johan Hjelm >(Ericsson), Wolfgang Klas (University of Vienna), Lynda Hardman (CWI), >David De Roure (University of Southampton), Janne Saarela (ProSolutions, >Nice) > >In addition there will be short presentations of project ideas, ongoing >projects and other activities related to the Semantic Web initiative. >The final programme also leaves ample room for discussing relevant >issues, project ideas and supporting >activities. >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >WORKSHOP >SEMANTIC WEB TECHNOLOGIES >22-23 November 2000, in Luxembourg >REGISTRATION FORM > >e-mail to Joseph.Kirsch@cec.eu.int >or fax to: +352-4301 38099 (attention Joseph Kirsch) > >Tick as appropriate: > >_ Yes, I will attend the IST Workshop "Semantic Web Technologies", on >22-23 November 2000, in Luxembourg > >_ No, I will NOT attend but keep/put my name on your mailing list > >_ Please take my name off your mailing list > > >Name: > >Position: > >Organisation: > >Address: > >Tel: > >Fax: > >e-mail: > >URL: > > >Please indicate your area(s) of interest (optional): > > >Do you intend to give a short presentation of a project idea or project? > >_ YES _ NO > >If YES please indicate the title of your talk: > > >If YES please indicate the expected length of your talk? > >_ 5 min _ 10 min _ 15 min > > >Please note that attendance might have to be limited. Registrations >would then be processed on a first-come-first-served basis. Prof. James Hendler Program Manager DARPA/ISO 703-696-2238 (phone) 3701 N. Fairfax Dr. 703-696-2201 (Fax) Arlington, VA 22203 jhendler@darpa.mil
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