Apologies if you received multiple copies of this message. ********************************************* ********** ICSD-2007 Call For Participation Early Bird Registration Deadline: January 01, 2007 ********** ********************************************* INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEMANTIC WEB & DIGITAL LIBRARIES February 21-23, 2007 (http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd), Bangalore, India Documentation Research & Training Centre invites international researchers, information professionals, Librarians, business leaders’ and academics to sign up for three days of stimulating discussions on the latest results in research and applications of Semantic Web Technologies and Digital Libraries. Sessions include keynote lectures, workshops and tutorials that focus on innovative research areas and applications such as Knowledge Organization and Ontologies, Semantic Web Services, Tools and Techniques for managing digital repositories, Digital Resource Management strategies, and many more. The conference is going to be held at Bangalore, the IT city of India. INVITED SPEAKERS and TUTORIAL RESOURCE PERSONS (Confirmed so far) * Ivan Herman, W3C Semantic Web Activity Lead * Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia, Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Trento, Italy * Prof. Peter Schirmbacher, Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft, University of Humboldt, Berlin, Germany * Anupriya Ankolekar, Research Associate, AIFB Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Germany * Prof. Frederick Friend, JISC Scholarly Communication Consultant, Honorary Director Scholarly Communication UCL, England REGISTRATION Participants who register on or before January 01, 2007 can benefit from early bird special prices. Early Bird registration: Till January 01, 2007. Early Bird registration fees: Rs. 4000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); $US 150 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Late Registration: January 02, 2007 onwards * Rs. 5000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); * USD 175 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Tutorial * Rs.1000 (Indian & SAARC Delegates); * USD 40 (Foreign Delegates other than SAARC) Note: Registration Fee includes conference kit, tea/coffee and working lunch +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Registration form is available for download at http://drtc.isibang.ac.in/icsd/icsd-files/icsd_registration_form.doc Kindly post the filled-in registration forms to the address below: Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD 2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), 8th Mile, Mysore Road, R.V. College Post, Bangalore, Karnataka (India) Pin - 560059 Electronic copy of registration form duly filled and signed can be sent to icsd@drtc.isibang.ac.in, but official copy should also be sent by regular mail. Please note: The Demand Draft (DD) Should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Outstation cheques should include additional transaction fee. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Dr. A.R.D. Prasad Convenor, ICSD-2007 DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore INDIA