**apologies for cross-postings**
===== Call for Participation to FOIS 2023 conference,
workshops and tutorials =====
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13th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2023),
July 17-20, 2023 (Sherbrooke, QC, Canada) and Sept 18-20, 2023 (Online)
Important dates
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Early registration: May 22, 2023
Regular registration: June 15, 2023
On site conference: July 17-20, 2023
Definition and scope
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The FOIS conference is a meeting point for all researchers with an interest in formal ontology. Formal ontology is the systematic
study of the types of entities and relations making up the domains of interest represented in modern information systems. FOIS 2023 will have distinct tracks for foundational issues, ontology applications and methods, and domain ontologies. FOIS aims to be
a nexus of interdisciplinary research and communication for researchers from many domains engaging with formal ontology. Common application areas include conceptual modeling, database design, knowledge engineering and management, software engineering, organizational
modeling, artificial intelligence, robotics, computational linguistics, the life sciences, bioinformatics and scientific research in general, geographic information science, information retrieval, library and information science, as well as the Semantic Web.
FOIS is the flagship conference of the International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA:
http://iaoa.org/),
which is a non-profit organization promoting interdisciplinary research and international collaboration in formal ontology.
Key Notes Speakers
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. Deborah McGuinness
(Tetherless World Senior Constellation Chair and Professor of Computer, Cognitive, and Web Sciences at
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY)
. Michael Gruninger
(Professor of Industrial Engineering,Semantic Technologies Laboratory, University of Toronto, Canada)
. John Heil
(Professor, Department of Philosophy, Washington University, St Louis, and Durham University, UK)
Workshops (as part of the Joint Ontology Workshops) and tutorials
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Main Conference : July 17-19, 2023
Workshops and tutorials: July 19-20, 2023
Registration fees (early rate until May 22, 2023)
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Full Conference
Academic and indus. early 510€ / 750 Can $
regular 580 € / 850 Can$
Student
early
275€ / 400 Can $
regular 310 € / 450 Can$
Workshop Days (July 19-20)
Academic and indus. early 260€ / 400 Can $
regular 260 € / 400 Can$
Student
early
170€ / 250 Can $
regular 170 € / 250 Can$
Location
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FOIS 2023 consists of a physical meeting and a virtual meeting:
An in-person only meeting in Sherbrooke, Quebec from July 17 to 20, 2023 that will be very much like a traditional conference with
keynotes, regular talks, workshops and tutorials and plenty of social and networking opportunities. This part will not have a remote participation option, but we plan on recording selected talks (e.g. keynotes).
This will be followed by an online part to be held from September 18 to 20, 2023 that offers an opportunity for presentation and discussion
of additional papers that were not presented at the physical meeting in Sherbrooke.
Conference Organization
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General Chair:
Antony
Galton, University of Exeter, UK
PC Chairs:
Nathalie
Aussenac-Gilles, IRIT-CNRS Toulouse, France
Torsten
Hahmann, University of Maine, USA
Local Organization Chair:
Jean-François
Ethier, University of Sherbrooke, Canada
Online Chair:
Cassia
Trojahn, IRIT Université Toulouse 2, France
Workshop and Tutorial Chairs:
Megan
Katsumi, University of Toronto, Canada
Emilio
Sanfilippo, ISTC-CNR, Trento, Italy
Early Career Chairs:
Antoine
Zimmermann, École des Mines de Saint-Étienne (EMSE), France
Guendalina
Righetti, Free University Bozen/Bolzano, Italy
Demo & Showcase Chairs:
Sergio
de Cesare, University of Westminster, UK
Tiago
Prince Sales, University of Twente, Netherlands
Publicity Chairs:
Lucia
Gomez Alvarez, TU Dresden, Germany
Selja
Seppälä, University College Cork, Ireland
Proceedings Chair:
Maria
Hedblom, Jönköping University, Sweden