[AISWorld] Reminder: ESWC2013: Call for Workshops

Tue Nov 6 06:58:16 EST 2012

[Apologies for cross-posting]

10th ESWC 2013 -- Semantics and Big Data May 26-30, 2013. Montpellier,
France.

 <http://2013.eswc-conferences.org/> http://2013.eswc-conferences.org/

==== Call for Workshops ====

The organizers the 10th ESWC cordially invite you to submit a workshop
proposal. ESWC is a major venue for discussing the latest scientific results
and innovations in the field of Semantic Web technologies.

Co-located workshops at ESWC conferences are distinguished meeting points
for discussing ongoing work and latest ideas related to semantics and the
Semantic Web. Of particular interest are workshop proposals with an
interdisciplinary standpoint, proposals focusing on a specific technology of
general interest, or gathering a sub-community. We encourage the submission
of workshop proposals on:

- Fundamental problems of the semantic web such as heterogeneity,
scalability and distribution,

- Applications of Semantic Web technologies in specific domains,

- Important enabling technologies and their adaptation to the needs of the
Semantic Web, and

- Aspects of Semantic Web research that have been neglected so far.

*** General Information and Criteria ***

Each proposal will be reviewed by the members of the workshop programme
committee, and ranked based on the overall quality of the proposal and the
workshop's fit to the conference as detailed below. Their recommendation
will determine the final decision on the acceptance/rejection of each
proposal, which is to be taken by the workshop and tutorial chairs as well
as by the local and the general chair of ESWC 2013.

The criteria for judging the quality of workshop proposals are as follows:

- Co-located workshops cover topics falling in the general scope of the ESWC
conference (refer to http://www.eswc-conferences.org).

- Workshops are intended to be genuine interactive events and not
mini-conferences.

- We welcome workshops with creative structures and organizations that
attract various types of contributions and ensure rich interactions.

- They are clearly focused.

- There is potentially a significant community interested in the workshop's
topic.

- Workshop duration can be half a day or a full day.

- We advise having more than one organizer and no more than four, preferably
from different institutions, bringing different perspectives to the workshop
topic.

In case overlapping workshops are proposed, the workshop chair may contact
the organisers to discuss the possibility of merging workshops. Please note
that the duration of a workshop might need to be adjusted based on the
overall number of submissions received. Further, workshops that receive less
than 5 submissions or have less than 10 people registered at the early
registration deadline might be canceled.

The organizers of accepted workshops will be responsible for their own
reviewing process, publicity (e.g., website and call for papers), and
proceedings production. They will be required to closely cooperate with the
Workshop Chair and the ESWC 2013 local organizers to finalize all
organizational details. Workshop attendees must pay the ESWC 2013 workshop
registration fee, as well as the conference registration fee.

Organizers of workshops and tutorials will get a free registration for
workshop and tutorials, i.e. they will only have to pay the main conference
fees.

Further, each workshop or tutorial that attracts more than 15 registered
participants (excluding the organizers) will get one full registration for
the conference. This registration can be used for example to pay for an
invited speaker.

*** Submission Guidelines ***

Workshop proposals have to be submitted via Easychair
(https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=eswc2013workshops). Each
proposal must consist of a single PDF document, not longer than 3 pages,
which contains the following information:

1. The title and brief technical description of the workshop, specifying its
goals and motivation.

2. A brief discussion of why the topic is of particular interest at this
time.

3. A brief description of why and to whom the workshop is of interest, the
workshop audience, as well as the expected number of participants.

4. A brief description (draft outline) of the proposed workshop format,
discussing the mix of events such as paper presentations, invited talks,
panels, hacking session, or general discussion.

5. A list of (potential) members of the program committee (at least 50% have
to be known and confirmed at the time of the proposal).

6. An indication of whether the workshop should be considered for a half-day
or full-day event.

7. If there have been previous editions of the workshop, their short
description, including URLs as well as some statistics about submissions and
acceptance rate, plus number of participants.

8. The names and contact information (web page, email address) of the
proposed organizing committee and short description of their relevant
experience. Preferably a single contact person per submission.

The best papers of each workshop will be included in the supplementary
proceedings of ESWC 2013, which will appear in the Springer LNCS series.

*** Workshop Chair ***

Johanna Völker (University of Mannheim, DE)
voelker at informatik.uni-mannheim.de

*** Programme Committee ***

Chris Bizer (University of Mannheim, DE) Dieter Fensel (University of
Innsbruck, AT) Aldo Gangemi (CNR Institute of Cognitive Sciences and
Technology, IT) Asuncion Gomez-Perez (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, ES)
Frank van Harmelen (VU University Amsterdam, NL) Pascal Hitzler (Kno.e.sis
Center, Wright State University, Dayton, US) Enrico Motta (The Open
University, Milton Keynes, UK)

*** Important Dates ***

Workshop proposals due: Nov 23, 2012 - 23:59 Hawaii Time Notification of
acceptance: Dec 7, 2012 - 23:59 Hawaii Time Workshop Web site due: Dec 17,
2012 - 23:59 Hawaii Time Workshop camera-ready proceedings due: Apr 29, 2013
- 23:59 Hawaii Time Workshop days: May 26 and May 27, 2013

*** Suggested Timeline for Workshops ***

Submission deadline: March 4, 2013

Notifications: April 1, 2013

Camera ready version: April 15, 2013

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