[Dspace-general] 1sr Announcement - International Conference on Semantic Web & Digital Libraries

[Nabonita Guha]

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Indian Statistical Institute Platinum Jubilee Events

 International Conference on
SEMANTIC WEB AND DIGITAL LIBRARIES
(ICSD 2007)

http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd

Documentation Research and Training Centre
Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, INDIA

February 21-23, 2007

THEME
The proliferation of digital resources poses an unprecedented challenge to
information professionals in generating efficient information services. Most
patrons approach the Internet for the digital content but have no clue how
to retrieve pertinent information
and this has led to a demand for organized information services and resulted
in digital library and institutional repositories.

Technology and tools have to be deployed for harnessing the content and for
retrieval of information from the mass of unorganized
resources. Semantic Web Technologies is an area that has invoked much
research interest and aims at efficient information representation and
retrieval. The aim of semantic web is to build conceptual relations for
machine interpretation that eventually will lead to efficient knowledge
mapping and organization techniques.  However, research in  Semantic Web is
being understood and experimented in different area differently and one of
the most pertinent applications would be in the area of Information
Retrieval. Search and retrieval mechanism in Digital Libraries (DL) are
moving slowly towards becoming semantic. Interoperability between digital
libraries has to be based on Semantic Web principles, in order to achieve
meaningful user-machine interaction.

Documentation Research and Training Centre(DRTC), Indian Statistical
Institute(ISI), Bangalore, has a long research interest in knowledge
organization techniques including its seminal contribution in the form of
Prof. S.R. Ranganathan's faceted approach to classification.  In  recent
times DRTC has applied the classical theory to practical modeling in the
area of Information Retrieval. The team at DRTC has experimented with
application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in IR and has
demonstrated systems in automatic  classification and indexing. With this
experience and as part of the Indian Statistical Institute Platinum jubilee
celebrations,   DRTC/ISI announces International conference on Semantic Web
and
Digital Libraries. The objective is to bring together the best expertise in
the areas of Semantic Web and Digital Libraries from
leading initiatives worldwide.

Themes include: (but not limited to)
    * Digital Libraries
    * Digital Resource Organization
    * Technology issues in Digital Services
    * Design of Digital Information Services
    * Retrieval issues in digital environment
    * Standards and Specifications for Digital objects
    * Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks
    * Knowledge Organization and Ontologies
    * Semantic Web Technologies and Digital Libraries
    * Semantic Web and Information Retrieval
    * Architecture for Semantic Web
    * Technology and Semantic Web Modeling tools
    * Intelligent Agents in Semantic Retrieval
    * Semantic Portals and Semantic Web Services
    * Vocabulary and Taxonomy development
    * Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories
    * Digital Resource Management Strategies
    * Content Development: Policies
    * Content Development: tools and techniques
    * Technology issues in Digital Services
    * Resource Media and formats
    * Multilingual Digital Libraries
    * Patron interaction and facilitation tools
    * Digital Library applications and case studies
    * Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies

FORMAT
The conference aims to explore the topics in themes and sub themes
through tutorials, workshops, demonstrations, Invited talks and
presentations. Eminent researchers and academicians will be invited to
deliver theme papers and invited talks on select topics.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Original papers in English are invited on a theme related to those mentioned
above.  An international review panel will review the papers based on
originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main  theme of the
conference.  Peer reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the
conference proceedings. The papers should follow the  submission
instructions that will be furnished along with acceptance note and also on
the conference website.

IMPORTANT DATES

   - Expression of interest to submit paper with abstract: August 15,
   2006
   - Submission of full papers: September 15, 2006
   - Notification of acceptance of paper with comments: October 31, 2006
   - Submission of the final paper after incorporating comments: November
   30, 2006

REGISTRATION


   - Early Bird Registration: December 15, 2006 (Last Date)

Rs. 5000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates);
 USD 150 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC)

   -  After December 15:

Rs. 6000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates);
 USD 175 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC)


   - Tutorial:

Rs. 1500/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates);
 USD 40 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC)

CONTACT & ENQUIRIES: (with CC to gmail address)

    Dr. A.R.D.Prasad, (Conference Convenor)
    Associate Professor,
    Documentation Research and Training Centre,
    Indian Statistical Institute,
    8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore - 560 059
    Karnataka, INDIA
    Phone: 91-80-28483002/3/4 extn no. 496 or 490
    Fax  : 91-80-28484265
    email: icsd at drtc.isibang.ac.in
              icsd2007 at gmail.com
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