*** CONFERENCE PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT ***

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CLASSIFICATION AND ONTOLOGY: FORMAL APPROACHES AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
International UDC Seminar 2011 - 19-20 September, The Hague, Netherlands
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http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm
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We are pleased to announce that the "Classification and Ontology"
programme is now available on the conference website.

The conference focuses on knowledge classification systems and their
role in the development of the Semantic Web, bringing together
stakeholders from the web ontology and knowledge organization fields.

Highlights: The conference opens with a keynote address by Prof. Patrick
Hayes, who participated in the W3C Working Groups responsible for
the RDF, OWL and SPARQL standards and has been a key player in the Semantic
Web initiative.

The programme that follows has an outstanding selection of speakers from
the domains of web technology, ontology, knowledge organization and
bibliographic classification: Dan Brickley, Guus Schreiber, Thomas Baker,
Dagobert Soergel, Roberto Poli, Ingetraut Dahlberg, Barbara Kwasnik,
Rebecca Green etc. We are very pleased to have attracted researchers
representing most of the important classification schools, trends and
systems.

The two-day conference will take place in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
The programme includes 21 talks organized into seven sessions:

-- The role of classification and ontology in accessing and processing
data on the Web
-- Classifications and ontologies on their own terms
-- Classification meets the Web
-- Classification and ontology in specific subjects
-- Categories and relations: key elements of ontologies
-- Modelling concepts and structures in analytico-synthetic classifications
-- Transforming and extending classification systems

To view the full programme, accompanied by abstracts and speakers
biographies, go tohttp://seminar.udcc.org/2011/programme.htm.
Conference proceedings will be published by Ergon, and will be
distributed at the conference.

We look forward to seeing you in September.

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ORGANIZATION: "Classification and Ontology" is the third biennial
conference in a series of International UDC Seminars organized by the
Universal Decimal Classification Consortium (UDC Consortium)
and hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The National Library of
Netherlands). UDCC is a not-for-profit organization, based in The Hague,
established to maintain and distribute the UDC and to
support its use and development.

==== LAST CALL FOR PAPERS ====

CLASSIFICATION AND ONTOLOGY: Formal Approaches and Access to Knowledge
International UDC Seminar 2011

VENUE: The Hague, National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek)
DATE: 19-20 September 2011
WEBSITE: http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/
CONTACT: seminar2011 <at> udcc.org

The difference between bibliographic knowledge classifications and ontologies resides in
their particular purpose/function, and levels of formality. However, they are
both based on observation and reasoning (ontological analysis) and share some
structural principles and elements.

The objective of this conference is to promote collaboration and exchange of
expertise between the bibliographic, the semantic web and the AI domains. We
hope to learn more about methods in ontology modelling and whether these may be
used to improve and formalise the data models of bibliographic classifications
and enhance their value in information discovery.

Papers are now invited covering the following topics:

1. Modelling and representation of knowledge classifications
2. Standards and solutions for innovative and high-quality classification data
processing
3. Applications and implementations of classification structures as ontologies
4.Theoretical considerations of the role of knowledge classifications

The proposals should be of interest to academic and research communities dealing
with conceptual modelling, information systems design, knowledge organization,
knowledge engineering, semantic interoperability and information integration, and
natural-language processing. Read more and download the full text of the CFP at
the conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/.

Contributions may include conference papers and posters. Authors should submit a
proposal in the form of an extended abstract (1000-1200 words including
references, for papers, and 500-600 words for posters). To submit proposal
online go to the conference website.

Conference proceedings will be published by Ergon Verlag and will be distributed
at the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES: 30 Jan 2011 Paper proposal submission deadline
28 Feb 2011 Notification of acceptance
01 Apr 2011 Paper submission

ORGANIZER: Classification and Ontology is the third biennial conference in a
series of UDC Seminars organized by the Universal Decimal Classification
Consortium (UDC Consortium) and hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The National
Library of Netherlands). UDCC is a not-for-profit organization, based in The
Hague, established to maintain and distribute the UDC and to support its use and
development. UDC is one of the most widely used knowledge organization systems
in the bibliographic domain.

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UDC Consortium
The Hague
The Netherlands

E-mail: mail <at> udcc.org
Web: http://www.udcc.org
______________________

--> Multlingual UDC Summary: http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php
--> Classification and Ontology: http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm

The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is the world's foremost multilingual
classification scheme for all fields of knowledge, a sophisticated indexing and
retrieval tool
______________________

*** Apologies for cross-posting ***

==== THIRD CALL FOR PAPERS ====

CLASSIFICATION AND ONTOLOGY: Formal Approaches and Access to Knowledge
International UDC Seminar 2011

VENUE: The Hague, National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek)
DATE: 19-20 September 2011
WEBSITE: http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/
CONTACT: seminar2011 <at> udcc.org

The difference between bibliographic knowledge classifications and ontologies resides in
their particular purpose/function, and levels of formality. However, they are
both based on observation and reasoning (ontological analysis) and share some
structural principles and elements.

The objective of this conference is to promote collaboration and exchange of
expertise between the bibliographic, the semantic web and the AI domains. We
hope to learn more about methods in ontology modelling and whether these may be
used to improve and formalise the data models of bibliographic classifications
and enhance their value in information discovery.

Papers are now invited covering the following topics:

1. Modelling and representation of knowledge classifications
2. Standards and solutions for innovative and high-quality classification data
processing
3. Applications and implementations of classification structures as ontologies
4.Theoretical considerations of the role of knowledge classifications

The proposals should be of interest to academic and research communities dealing
with conceptual modelling, information systems design, knowledge organization,
knowledge engineering, semantic interoperability and information integration, and
natural-language processing. Read more and download the full text of the CFP at
the conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/.

Contributions may include conference papers and posters. Authors should submit a
proposal in the form of an extended abstract (1000-1200 words including
references, for papers, and 500-600 words for posters). To submit proposal
online go to the conference website.

Conference proceedings will be published by Ergon Verlag and will be distributed
at the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES: 30 Jan 2011 Paper proposal submission deadline
28 Feb 2011 Notification of acceptance
01 Apr 2011 Paper submission

ORGANIZER: Classification and Ontology is the third biennial conference in a
series of UDC Seminars organized by the Universal Decimal Classification
Consortium (UDC Consortium) and hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The National
Library of Netherlands). UDCC is a not-for-profit organization, based in The
Hague, established to maintain and distribute the UDC and to support its use and
development. UDC is one of the most widely used knowledge organization systems
in the bibliographic domain.

===
UDC Consortium
The Hague
The Netherlands

E-mail: mail <at> udcc.org
Web: http://www.udcc.org
______________________

--> Multlingual UDC Summary: http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php
--> Classification and Ontology: http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm

The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is the world's foremost multilingual
classification scheme for all fields of knowledge, a sophisticated indexing and
retrieval tool
______________________

*** Apologies for cross-posting ***

==== SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS ====

CLASSIFICATION AND ONTOLOGY: Formal Approaches and Access to Knowledge
International UDC Seminar 2011

VENUE: The Hague, National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek)
DATE: 19-20 September 2011
WEBSITE: http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/
CONTACT: seminar2011 <at> udcc.org

The difference between bibliographic knowledge classifications and ontologies resides in
their particular purpose/function, and levels of formality. However, they are
both based on observation and reasoning (ontological analysis) and share some
structural principles and elements.

The objective of this conference is to promote collaboration and exchange of
expertise between the bibliographic, the semantic web and the AI domains. We
hope to learn more about methods in ontology modelling and whether these may be
used to improve and formalise the data models of bibliographic classifications
and enhance their value in information discovery.

Papers are now invited covering the following topics:

1. Modelling and representation of knowledge classifications
2. Standards and solutions for innovative and high-quality classification data
processing
3. Applications and implementations of classification structures as ontologies
4.Theoretical considerations of the role of knowledge classifications

The proposals should be of interest to academic and research communities dealing
with conceptual modelling, information systems design, knowledge organization,
knowledge engineering, semantic interoperability and information integration, and
natural-language processing. Read more and download the full text of the CFP at
the conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/.

Contributions may include conference papers and posters. Authors should submit a
proposal in the form of an extended abstract (1000-1200 words including
references, for papers, and 500-600 words for posters). To submit proposal
online go to the conference website.

Conference proceedings will be published by Ergon Verlag and will be distributed
at the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES: 30 Jan 2011 Paper proposal submission deadline
28 Feb 2011 Notification of acceptance
01 Apr 2011 Paper submission

ORGANIZER: Classification and Ontology is the third biennial conference in a
series of UDC Seminars organized by the Universal Decimal Classification
Consortium (UDC Consortium) and hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The National
Library of Netherlands). UDCC is a not-for-profit organization, based in The
Hague, established to maintain and distribute the UDC and to support its use and
development. UDC is one of the most widely used knowledge organization systems
in the bibliographic domain.

===
UDC Consortium
The Hague
The Netherlands

E-mail: mail <at> udcc.org
Web: http://www.udcc.org
______________________

--> Multlingual UDC Summary: http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php
--> Classification and Ontology: http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm

The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is the world's foremost multilingual
classification scheme for all fields of knowledge, a sophisticated indexing and
retrieval tool
______________________

*** Apologies for cross-posting ***

==== FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS ====

Classification& Ontology - Formal Approaches and Access to Knowledge
International UDC Seminar 2011

VENUE: The Hague, National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek)
DATE: 19-20 September 2011
WEBSITE: http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/
CONTACT: seminar2011 <at> udcc.org

The difference between bibliographic knowledge classifications and ontologies resides in
their particular purpose/function, and levels of formality. However, they are
both based on observation and reasoning (ontological analysis) and share some
structural principles and elements. In principle, automatic processing of
knowledge classifications is significant whenever there is a need to support
intuitive services. For instance, ontology-like representations of
classifications are recognized as potentially important facilitators in creating
a web of linked data (the semantic web).

The objective of this conference is to promote collaboration and exchange of
expertise between the bibliographic, the semantic web and the AI domains. We
hope to learn more about methods in ontology modelling and whether these may be
used to improve and formalise the data models of bibliographic classifications
and enhance their value in information discovery.

Papers are now invited covering the following topics:

1. Modelling and representation of knowledge classifications
2. Standards and solutions for innovative and high-quality classification data
processing
3. Applications and implementations of classification structures as ontologies
4.Theoretical considerations of the role of knowledge classifications

The proposals should be of interest to academic and research communities dealing
with conceptual modelling, information systems design, knowledge organization,
knowledge engineering, semantic interoperability& information integration, and
natural-language processing. Read more and downloasud the full text of the CFP at
the conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/.

Contributions may include conference papers and posters. Authors should submit a
proposal in the form of an extended abstract (1000-1200 words including
references, for papers, and 500-600 words for posters). To submit proposal
online go to the conference website.

Conference proceedings will be published by Ergon Verlag and will be distributed
at the conference.

IMPORTANT DATES: 30 Jan 2011 Paper proposal submission deadline
28 Feb 2011 Notification of acceptance
01 Apr 2011 Paper submission

ORGANIZER: Classification& Ontology is the third biennial conference in a
series of UDC Seminars organized by the Universal Decimal Classification
Consortium (UDC Consortium) and hosted by Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The National
Library of Netherlands). UDCC is a not-for-profit organization, based in The
Hague, established to maintain and distribute the UDC and to support its use and
development. UDC is one of the most widely used knowledge organization systems
in the bibliographic domain.

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UDC Consortium
PO Box 90407
2509 LK The Hague
The Netherlands

Tel: (+31) 70 314 0509
Fax: (+31) 70 314 0450 attn UDCC
E-mail: mail <at> udcc.org
Web: http://www.udcc.org
______________________

--> Multlingual UDC Summary: http://www.udcc.org/udcsummary/php/index.php
--> Classification& Ontology: http://seminar.udcc.org/2011/index.htm

The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is the world's foremost multilingual
classification scheme for all fields of knowledge, a sophisticated indexing and
retrieval tool
______________________