27 Jun - 1 Jul 2016
Bolzano, Italy
ISAO 2016 - 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 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 Vitória, Brazil http://iaoa.org/isao2014/ and in Trento, Italy http://iaoa.org/isao2012/ LIMITED Registration and Grants -------------------------------- Registration to the summer school is on a first-come first-served basis. We would like to highlight that the event will have a LIMITED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS to ensure the quality of the interactions and the immersion experience. Check the registration page for further information and to register: http://isao2016.inf.unibz.it/?page_id=56 A limited number of grants will be provided by IAOA to partially cover participation costs on behalf of students. Applications for student grants should be sent exclusively by e-mail to ISAO2016@unibz.it by 18th APRIL 2016. Further details can be found on the registration page. IAOA membership in general entitles to reduced registration fees. Program ------- The following lecturers are already confirmed: * Alessandro Artale, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy (Description Logics and Temporal Extensions) * Gilberto Camara, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil (Geospatial Ontology) * Antony Galton, University of Exeter, UK (Time and Processes) * Achille C. Varzi, Columbia University, New York, USA (Mereology) In addition to the courses, a number of shorter invited talks are expected. 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@unibz.it Website: http://iaoa.org/isao2016/ -- [LOGIC] mailing list http://www.dvmlg.de/mailingliste.html Archive: http://www.illc.uva.nl/LogicList/ provided by a collaboration of the DVMLG, the Maths Departments in Bonn and Hamburg, and the ILLC at the Universiteit van Amsterdam