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> On 29 Mar 2016, at 10:45, Mathieu d'Aquin <[email protected]> wrote: > > The deadline for applications to attend the 12th Semantic Web Summer School, > SSSW, has been extended to the 11th of April 2016. > > THE 12TH SEMANTIC WEB SUMMER SCHOOL - SSSW 2016 > Bertinoro, near Bologna, Italy. > 17th - 23rd July, 2016 > http://sssw.org/2016 <http://sssw.org/2016>, [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>, Twitter: @sssw2016 > > To ensure a high ratio between tutors and students the school will be limited > to 60 participants. Applications to attend SSSW 2016 will now close on the > 11th of April. To apply, please follow the process described at > http://sssw.org/2016/?page_id=16 <http://sssw.org/2016/?page_id=16> > > Preliminary programme is available at http://sssw.org/2016/?page_id=232 > <http://sssw.org/2016/?page_id=232> > > The groundbreaking SSSW series of summer schools started in 2003. It is now a > well-established event within the research community and a role model for > several other initiatives. Taking place in the beautiful village of > Bertinoro, Italy the programme of the summer school is centred on research > and the open challenges facing the semantic web and the related technologies. > It includes lectures, invited talks, practical research work and projects, > led by a set of tutors comprising leading researchers in the community and > prestigious invited speakers. SSSW also represents a unique opportunity for > networking with research and industry leaders (including former students of > the school), including of course, an exciting social programme in one of the > most beautiful locations in Italy. > > SSSW is located in the beautiful location of Bertinoro, a small village near > Bologna in Italy, and relies on an extended organising committee, with > Valentina Presutti from CNR, Mathieu d’Aquin from the Open University and > Oscar Corcho from UPM. Since Semantic Web technologies and practices are now > well established, the focus of the school is on research, and on the open > challenges that are being faced by the scientific community related to the > Semantic Web. Keeping the “mixed” approach pioneered in the previous editions > of SSSW, invited speeches and lectures by some of the greatest researchers in > the area are complemented with “Research in Practice” sessions where key > research questions are being investigated and collectively discussed. > > Work on developing and presenting a project in cooperation with other > participants serves as a means of consolidating the knowledge and skills > gained from lectures and practice sessions. It also introduces an element of > competition among teams, as prizes are awarded to the best projects at the > end of the week. As a wide range of skills are required when working in this > area, a “hackday” will also be organised during the week, as a break from the > research focus where participants will be able to apply and show off their > technical skills too. > > SSSW 2016 will provide a stimulating and enjoyable environment in which > participants will benefit not only from the formal and practical sessions but > also from informal and social interactions with established researchers and > the other participants to the school. To further facilitate interaction and > exchange of ideas, a poster session will also take place, which will provide > an opportunity for attendees to present and obtain feedback on their research. > > TOPICS > > (Linked) Data Workflows > Web Data Management > Knowledge Discovery > Knowledge Extraction > Sense-Making > Cognitive/Human Computing > Semantic Web Applications > Semantic Web Technologies > Semantic Web Research Methods > > ORGANIZING COMMITTEE > > Mathieu d'Aquin (Director), [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Oscar Corcho (Co-Director), [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Valentina Presutti (Co-Director), [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > INVITED SPEAKERS AND TUTORS (more to be announced soon) > > Claudia d’Amato, University of Bari > Mathieu d’Aquin, The Open University > Oscar Corcho, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid > Aldo Gangemi, LIPN University Paris 13 and ISTC-CNR Rome > Frank van Harmelen, VU University Amsterdam > Axel Polleres, Vienna University of Economics and Business > Valentina Presutti, Semantic Technology Laboratory, CNR Rome > Marta Sabou, Vienna University of Technology > Marıa-Esther Vidal, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas > > HOW TO APPLY > > We welcome applicants from anywhere in the world. Normally, but not > exclusively, applicants will be postgraduate students in relevant disciplines > with some knowledge of semantic and web technologies. Some basic acquaintance > with knowledge representation languages for the Semantic Web (RDF, OWL, etc.) > is required. > > The deadline for applications is the 11 April 2016. Please follow the > instructions at http://sssw.org/2016/?page_id=16 > <http://sssw.org/2016/?page_id=16> to apply. > > Accepted candidates are expected to arrive on Sunday, July 17th, between 3pm > and 6pm and to participate fully in the activities of the school until its > conclusion, at 2pm on Saturday, July 23rd. Applicants should keep in mind > that we will not consider applications from students who cannot commit > themselves to a full participation for the whole duration of the school. > Students are also required to bring and present a poster at the summer > school, describing their own research. > > Apart from activities directly related to lectures, the summer school > schedule is rightly famous for its unrivalled social programme, which enables > informal interaction between all participants to the school - i.e., students, > tutors, invited speakers, school staff, etc. These events include a gala > dinner, picnic at the swimming pool, a disco, and sport activities. > > STUDENT GRANTS > > We expect to provide a number of grants for students who would not otherwise > be able to attend the school. More details about student grants will be > published at a later date. > > VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION > > SSSW 2016 will be located at the University Residential Center located in the > small medieval hilltop town of Bertinoro. This town is in Emilia Romagna, > about 50km east of Bologna at an elevation of 230m above sea level. It can > easily be reached by train and taxi from Bologna. > > Bertinoro is picturesque, with many narrow streets and walkways winding > around the central peak. Sessions of the summer school will be held in an > archiepiscopal castle that has been converted by the University of Bologna > into a modern conference centre with computing facilities and Internet > access. From the castle you can enjoy a beautiful vista that stretches from > the Tuscan Apennines to the Adriatic coast and the Alps over the Po Valley. > > More information about the location is available at > http://sssw.org/2016/?page_id=44 <http://sssw.org/2016/?page_id=44> > > The cost of the summer school, including accommodation, meals and excursion > will be 950€. > > -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an > exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC > 038302). The Open University is authorised and regulated by the Financial > Conduct Authority.
