[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this reminder] ==================================================== LAST CALL FOR PAPERS & Early Bird Registration International Conference on Semantic Web & Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007) February 21-23, 2006 Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India ============================================================= http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd ------------------------------------------------------------- *** Paper Submission Date: October 31, 2006*** ***Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007*** ==== INTRODUCTION ==== 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 areas 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. Ranganathans 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. ==== 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. 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. INSTRUCTION TO AUTHORS ---------------------- Papers should not exceed eight (12) pages and have to follow the ICSD-2007 formatting guidelines (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/guidelines.html). Manuscripts should be submitted electronically as MS_WORD (or Open Office WORD) and PDF via e-mail to the following address: icsd@drtc.isibang.ac.in with CC to icsd2007@gmail.com At least one of the authors of the accepted article has to be registered for the conference before the delivery of the camera-ready paper. Otherwise the article will not be included in the proceedings. ==== THEMES ==== The conference is based on two broad themes viz. Semantic Web and Digital libraries and the convergence of both the technologies: Digital Libraries: ------------------ * Open Access to Information. Open Standards and Open Source Tools for OA * Digital Libraries 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 * Design of Digital Information Services * Digital Resource Organization * Retrieval issues in digital environment * Standards and specifications for digital objects * Metadata standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks * Varied media and format resources * Multilingual Digital Libraries * Patron interaction and facilitation tools * Digital Library applications and case studies * Digital Library and Semantic Web Projects and Case Studies * Long Term Digital Preservation * Digitization best practices Semantic Web: ------------- * Semantic Web and Information Retrieval * Knowledge Organization and Ontologies * 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 * Methodologies for ontology development * Best-practice examples and case studies * Tools for ontology development, analysis and comparison * Comparison and evaluation of ontologies * Ontology management, maintenance, versioning * Methodologies for ontology merging, alignment, and integration * Applications of Semantic Web * Semantic Web technologies and Digital Libraries * Semantic Markup: Languages and techniques Any other topics under the two broad themes. ==== IMPORTANT DATES ==== Paper Submission * Submission of full paper with abstract: October 31 , 2006 * Notification of acceptance with comments: November 30, 2006 * Submission of CAMERA-READY papers, incorporating comments: December 31, 2006 Registration * Early Bird Registration: January 01, 2007 * Late Registration: January 02, 2007 onwards ==== REGISTRATION ==== * Early Bird Registration: (January 01, 2007) ------------------------ Rs. 4000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 150 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * After January 01, 2007: Rs. 5000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 175 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) * Tutorial: --------- Rs. 1000/- (Indian & SAARC Delegates); USD 40 (Foriegn Delegates other than SAARC) ==== CONTACT & ENQUIRIES ==== 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@drtc.isibang.ac.in icsd2007@gmail.com (in CC) *******************************************************************