Call for Workshops:5th Intl Semantic Web Conf (ISWC 2006)

["Huhns, Michael" <huhns@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

ISWC WORKSHOPS

The ISWC 2006 Program Committee invites proposals for the Workshop
Program of ISWC 2006, the Fifth International Semantic Web Conference,
to be held November 5-9, 2006, in Athens, Georgia, United
States. Workshops will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2006.

GOALS

The purpose of the workshops is to provide an informal setting for
workshop participants to discuss technical issues, to exchange research
ideas, and to develop a community in the quickly emerging field of the
Semantic Web. We are also looking for workshops that encourage
discussions on user and business requirements and how semantic web
technologies can be deployed and operationalized in real world
scenarios. In particular, from a content perspective, we will encourage
workshops that investigate the use and application of semantic web
technologies in specific domains and explore best practices and
adaptation of those technologies in these contexts.  These workshops are
expected to complement those that focus on fundamental research issues
and multi-disciplinary topics.

Workshop proposals should address current issues related to the Semantic
Web that will benefit from small-group information exchange and
discussion. Workshops are intended to be genuine interactive events and
not mini-conferences. We expect to have a wide range of workshops,
including those that
- focus on a specific domain of activity, e.g., finance, telecom, life
science, digital government, etc.
- focus on fundamental research issues,
- discuss multi-disciplinary topics that bring together researchers from
different disciplines,
- support the interaction of research and industry for the deployment
and operationalization of Semantic Web applications.

SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL

Workshop proposals should be no more than 3 pages in length and should
contain the following information:
- The title and brief technical description of the workshop, specifying
the goals and the technical issues that it will focus on.
- A brief discussion of why the topic is of particular interest at this
time.
- A brief description of why and to whom the workshop is of interest,
the workshop audience.
- A brief description of the proposed workshop format, discussing the
mix of events such as paper presentations, invited talks, panels, and
general discussion.
- An indication of whether the workshop should be considered for a
half-day or full-day meeting.
- A list of related workshops or similar events held in the last 3
years, or to be held in 2006.
- The names and contact information (web page, email address) of the
proposed organizing committee and short description of their relevant
experience.
We strongly advise having more than one organizer, preferably from
different institutions, bringing different
perspectives to the workshop topic. Workshop attendees must pay the ISWC
2006 workshop registration fee,
as well as the conference registration fee.

Please send your proposals by April 3, 2006 and any inquiries by email
to Vipul Kashyap
(vkashyap1@xxxxxxxxxxxx). Workshop proposals may be submitted in any
format, Word, text or PDF

SCHEDULE
April 3, 2006: Workshop proposals due
May 1, 2006: Notification of proposal acceptance
May 8, 2006: URL for the workshop web page due
October 6, 2006: Electronic version of working notes for the workshop
due
November 6, 2006: Workshop day
November 5-9: ISWC 2006 Technical Program.

Vipul Kashyap, Ph.D.
Senior Medical Informatician
Clinical Informatics R&D, Partners HealthCare System
Phone: (781)416-9254
Cell: (617)943-7120
http://www.partners.org/cird/staff.asp?stAb=3Dvik