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Call for Workshop Proposals

The workshops at ASWC2006 will complement the main conference tracks by providing a forum for active discussion on the current achievements, pitfalls, and the future research directions of the Semantic Web. We will solicit papers, but at the workshop itself the emphasis will be on sharing experiences with time for all participants to contribute to the discussion.

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 field of the Semantic Web. 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 miniconferences: they should give the attendants the possibility to discuss ideas, problems and visions in depth and face to face, not only to represent mature work, but also to discuss the ongoing development. We suggest to limit the number of formal presentations and concentrate on discussion sessions instead.

Topics of Interest

We expect to have a wide range of workshops, including those that

focus on fundamental research issues,
bring together researchers from different disciplines,
support the interaction of research and industry for the deployment of Semantic Web applications.

Some examples of the topics we expect are

Semantic Web applications
Semantic Web standards
Impact of the Semantic Web on particular domains (e.g. e-learning, e-government, etc.)
Migrating existing information to be a Semantic Web context
Information integration and Mediation on the Web
Trust in the Semantic Web

Proposal Guidelines

Workshops can vary in length from a half day to a full day. We suggest having more than one organizer, bringing different perspectives to the workshop topic. Workshop attendees must pay the ASWC2006 workshop registration fee, as well as the conference registration fee.

Please submit an informal letter expressing your intent to propose a workshop and containing the workshop title, topics, and a list of organizers by February 28, 2006. This letter is optional but we kindly request the workshop organizers to submit it. Workshop proposals are due on March 31, 2006.

Workshop proposals should be no more than 3 pages in length, preferably 1-2 pages. They 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.
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. This committee should consist of two or three people knowledgeable about the technical issues to be addressed, preferably not coming from the same institution.

Each workshop organizing committee will be responsible for the following:

Producing a "Call for Papers/Participation" for their workshop. The call must make it clear that the workshop is open to all members of the ASWC community. It should also mention that at least one author of each accepted submission must attend the workshop and that all workshop participants must pay the ASWC2006 workshop registration fee, as well as the conference registration fee. Finally, it should also clearly describe the process by which the Organizing Committee will select the participants.
Arranging additional publicity for the workshop, such as distributing the Call to relevant newsgroups, mailing lists, and especially to potential audiences from outside the Semantic Web community
Producing a web page for the workshop and submitting the URL for the web page to the workshop chair no later than April 15,2006
Providing a brief description of the workshop for the conference web page and program.
Selecting the participants and the format of the workshop.
Producing an electronic version of any working notes for the workshop.

The ASWC2006 Organizing Committee will be responsible for the following:

Providing publicity for the workshop series as a whole on the conference's web page. The ASWC2006 page will provide a link to a workshop's local page.
Providing logistics support and a meeting place for the workshop.
Printing working notes for the workshop.
In conjunction with the organizers, determining the workshop time.

To indicate your intent to propose a workshop, please send an email message to marco.ronchetti@unitn.it.

Workshop proposals may be submitted in one of the three formats: ASCII text, MS Word file (.doc) or PDF. Please send your proposals and any inquiries by email to: The ASWC2006 Workshop Chair is Marco Ronchetti (Università di Trento), marco.ronchetti@unitn.it.

Important dates:

February 28, 2006: Intent to propose a workshop due (optional)
March 31, 2006: Workshop proposals due
April 7, 2006: Notification of proposal acceptance
April 15, 2006: URL for the workshop web page due
July 15, 2006: Electronic version of working notes for the workshop due
September 3-4, 2006: Workshop days

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