I am a chair of the following workshop (and Michael is on the PC), which is closely related to KWARC’s research interests (specifically KWARC-relevant topics highlighted below):
1st International Workshop on Semantic Publication (SePublica 2011)
at the 8th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2011)
May 30th, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece
Keynote by Steve Pettifer, Manchester University, UK: “Utopia Documents and The Semantic Biochemical Journal experiment”
SUBMISSION DEADLINE (extended) March 4
Highlights:
- Best Paper Award sponsored by Elsevier: US$ 750+250 for the most innovative and feasible proposal concerning semantic publishing
- Springer LNCS post-proceedings: A selection of revised versions of the best submissions will be published in the “ESWC 2011 Workshop Highlights” LNCS volume.
The MISSION of the SePublica workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners dealing with different aspects of Semantic Technologies in the Publishing Industry. How is the Semantic Web impacting the publishing industry? How is our experience of publications changing because of Semantic Web technologies being applied to the publishing industry?