From frank.loebe at informatik.uni-leipzig.de Mon May 2 20:08:58 2016 From: frank.loebe at informatik.uni-leipzig.de (Frank Loebe) Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 20:08:58 +0200 Subject: [iaoa-general] [CFP] Call for FOIS 2018 hosting proposals Message-ID: <572797BA.5090704@informatik.uni-leipzig.de> Apologies for cross-postings. Since its inception, the International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS conference series) has explored the multiple perspectives on the notion of ontology that have arisen from such diverse research communities as philosophy, logic, computer science, cognitive science, linguistics, and various scientific domains. This year, FOIS will be in Annecy, France (http://www.iaoa.org/fois/2016.html). The two previous FOIS conferences were held in 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, and 2012 in Graz (http://www.kr-med.org/icbofois2012/fois.htm). The International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA, http://www.iaoa.org/) is soliciting proposals for the location of the Tenth International Conference on Formal Ontology and Information Systems (FOIS) to be held in 2018. Proposals should include a description of the conference venue, the availability of local sponsorship, proposed dates, and a preliminary budget. Possible co-location with related conferences will also be considered as a factor in the final decision. The IAOA has adopted the policy to take all risks and benefits for the FOIS conferences while encouraging sponsors to take part of the risks. Please send proposals to Oliver Kutz (Oliver.Kutz at unibz.it) by June 21, 2016. Oliver Kutz FOIS 2018 Conference Chair From gruninger at mie.utoronto.ca Wed May 4 02:50:15 2016 From: gruninger at mie.utoronto.ca (Michael Gruninger) Date: Tue, 03 May 2016 20:50:15 -0400 Subject: [iaoa-general] Ontology Summit 2016 Communique Session II Message-ID: <20160503205015.Horde.3rqolYnZ2CbdPhIv7hbA-Q4@central.mie.utoronto.ca> A reminder of this Thursday's session for Ontology Summit 2016, at which we continue discussion of the Communique. The current draft is a Google Doc is at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MEwdrM2bD6KV2D5NhCvk35bpkEikBkGxajRv0vt05Vk/edit# Most of the discussion on Thursday will focus on material for the last section (Forward Thinking) of the Communique: Strategies and Approaches, Open Questions, and Final Recommendations Session Chairs: Donna Fritzsche and Michael Gruninger Date: Thursday, 05-May-2016 Start Time: 9:30am PDT / 12:30pm EDT / 5:30pm CEST / 4:30pm BST / 1630 UTC www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=05&day=05&year=2016&hour=12&min=30&sec=0&p1=179 All other details can be found at http://ontologforum.org/index.php/ConferenceCall_2016_05_05 Donna Fritzsche and Michael Gruninger Chairs, Ontology Summit 2016 From frank.loebe at informatik.uni-leipzig.de Wed May 18 18:53:11 2016 From: frank.loebe at informatik.uni-leipzig.de (Frank Loebe) Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 18:53:11 +0200 Subject: [iaoa-general] PhD course on Formal Ontological Analysis and Conceptual Modeling In-Reply-To: <4D542BDC-F51D-4545-A740-CE08E0243951@loa.istc.cnr.it> References: <4D542BDC-F51D-4545-A740-CE08E0243951@loa.istc.cnr.it> Message-ID: [distributed upon request by Nicola Guarino] Dear all, from July 11th to July 15th (just after the FOIS 2016 conference in France), Giancarlo Guizzardi and I will give a course on Formal Ontological Analysis and Conceptual Modeling in the framework of the ICT International Doctoral School of University of Trento. The course will be open to all interested people. Lectures will be given from 9 to 13 every day. We shall be happy to host some visitors at the Laboratory for Applied Ontology in Trento. Please drop us a line if you wish to attend. Nicola Guarino - nicola.guarino at cnr.it Giancarlo Guizzardi - gguizzardi at inf.ufes.br -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frank.loebe at informatik.uni-leipzig.de Tue May 24 01:05:23 2016 From: frank.loebe at informatik.uni-leipzig.de (Frank Loebe) Date: Tue, 24 May 2016 01:05:23 +0200 Subject: [iaoa-general] ISAO 2016 - 3rd CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - Early registration ends May 31 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: ISAO 2016 - 3rd CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: The International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) and the KRDB Research Centre for Knowledge and Data at Bozen-Bolzano are proud to announce the Third IAOA Interdisciplinary School on Applied Ontology June 27 - July 1, 2016 -- Bozen-Bolzano, Italy http://isao2016.inf.unibz.it Early registration ends May 31. Program online: http://isao2016.inf.unibz.it/?page_id=137 Courses by Alessandro Artale (Italy), Gilberto Camara (Brazil), Antony Galton (UK), Achille C. Varzi (USA), and Laure Vieu (France). Additional lectures by Roberta Ferrario (Italy) and Fabian Neuhaus (Germany). Description ----------- World-class experts in different disciplines (Ontology Engineering, Conceptual Modeling, Knowledge Representation, Logic and Philosophy) will meet for a week with students, researchers and practitioners and present courses in complementary aspects of Applied Ontology. The summer school will be a full immersion experience in ontology, where lecturers engage in open discussions with each other as well as interact with the participants. The school will take place in Bozen-Bolzano, the beautiful capital city of South Tyrol, Italy, and is open to students, researchers and practitioners. http://isao2016.inf.unibz.it/?page_id=91 Previous summer schools were held in Vit?ria, Brazil http://iaoa.org/isao2014/ and in Trento, Italy http://iaoa.org/isao2012/ Registration ------------ The event will have a limited number of participants to ensure the quality of the interactions and the immersion experience. Registration costs are kept low and start at 200 Euros for the entire week. Check the registration page for further information and to register: http://isao2016.inf.unibz.it/?page_id=56 IAOA membership (which can be obtained before registering) entitles to reduced registration fees. Affordable student accommodation is listed here http://isao2016.inf.unibz.it/?page_id=50 Organization ------------ International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) http://iaoa.org/ Research Centre on Knowledge and Data (KRDB) Faculty of Computer Science, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy http://www.inf.unibz.it/ Contact: ISAO2016 at unibz.it Website: http://iaoa.org/isao2016/