[apologies for cross postings] Deadline for applications extended to June 30th due to a high number of requests ….
On 16 Jun 2014, at 11:55, John Domingue <[email protected]> wrote: > a fourth reminder noting that the closing deadline is this Friday and that > our 4th Keynote is Dominic Oldman of the British Museum… > > On 20 Feb 2014, at 16:18, John Domingue <[email protected]> wrote: > >> [apologies for cross postings] >> >> “Attending this summer school eventually lead not only to some nice paper >> collaborations but also paved the way to the PhD position in Germany that >> I’m currently holding.” Former Venezuelan student now at KIT. >> >> “Looking back after two years, I can say that the ESWC summer school has >> been the most influential event in my research career so far.” Former >> student from Ghent University >> >> “It has been a fantastic experience that ironed out many of the gaps I found >> during self learning, while also pointing me to the topics I should further >> learn. It also left me with many contacts whom I can readily approach.” 2013 >> student >> >> ------------------------------------- >> Main Page: http://summerschool2014.eswc-conferences.org/ >> Registration page: http://summerschool2014.eswc-conferences.org/apply/ >> >> Closing date for registration: June 20th, 2014 >> Notification of Acceptance: June 27th, 2014 >> Deadline for Payment: July 21st, 2014 >> >> Fees for STI International Members: 735 >> Fees for non-members: 790 >> >> ------------------------------------- >> >> The fourth ESWC Summer School will take place the beautiful village of >> Kalamaki Crete 1st – 6th September, 2014. The overall goal for this event is >> to provide intensive training and networking opportunities for the next ESWC >> generation. In particular we wish to facilitate the creation of a new cohort >> of ESWC: Master's, Ph.D. students and junior researchers who will in time >> become the next leaders of the ESWC conference and of the Linked >> Data/Semantic Web research area in general. >> >> This year there will be a parallel track associated with the PRELIDA EU >> project allowing attendees to also gain knowledge on the digital >> preservation of Linked Data if so desired. >> >> Over the last few years the value of Open Educational Resources (OERs) >> within Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) has received significant >> attention in the media. The summer school will make extensive use of OERs >> from the Euclid and PlanetData EU projects allowing participants to: >> >> · View the materials which form the basis for the technical part of the >> Summer School as high quality eBooks (available on eBook readers, on iPads >> and Kindle) and in web form before attending (see >> http://summerschool2014.eswc-conferences.org/learning-materials/). >> · View the technical presentations as Webinars (see above URL). >> · Provide feedback on all materials to the course authors and Summer >> School tutors for the benefit of both educators and learners. >> >> Keynotes >> · Abraham Bernstein, University of Zurich, >> · Marko Grobelnik, Josef Stefan Institute >> · Guus Schreiber, VU University Amsterdam >> >> Tutors >> · Maribel Acosta, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology >> · Irini Fundulaki, FORTH >> · Max van Kleek, University of Southampton and the Open Data Institute >> · Barry Norton, British Museum >> · Elena Simperl, University of Southampton >> >> Organisation >> · John Domingue, KMi, The Open University and STI International >> · Elena Simperl, University of Southampton >> >> The topics of the ESWC summer school will be aligned with the most prominent >> and emerging topics of the ESWC conference. This year our topics are aligned >> with the latest developments in Linked Data and also with Big Data. >> >> We will also provide opportunities for attendees to network with their >> peers, the school tutors and keynotes as well as senior members of STI >> International and senior members of the Semantic Web community who are >> participate in related events. >> >> The organization and tutorial team for this summer school have extensive >> experience in these types of events having organized similar events in >> Europe, the US and Asia over a number of years. Building from this >> experience, and also knowledge of pedagogy we know that learning-by-doing >> leads to successful learning. We also know the true value of networking in >> the research context and that this is best supported by an informal >> atmosphere coupled with an enjoyable inclusive social program. Supporting >> the above will be a dominant theme of the EWSC summer school and a >> significant portion of the school will involve hands-on sessions with the >> latest generation of Linked Data and Semantic Web tools. >> >> The summer school is open to anyone studying in a Semantic Web related >> post-graduate course or is at an early stage of a Semantic Web related >> career and is engaged in suitable Semantic Web activities. Places will be >> limited to 50 in order to ensure that all participating students receive >> quality time with their tutors. Accepted students will be obliged to attend >> the whole week. >> >> We encourage anyone who is at an early stage of their Semantic Web career to >> apply our school which benefits from its close association with the >> conference. >> >> The ESWC summer school is supported by a number of European projects >> including FORGE, PRELIDA, PlanetData and also videolectures.net. >> >> >> John >> >> _________________________________________ >> Deputy Director, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University >> Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK >> phone: 0044 1908 653800, fax: 0044 1908 653169 >> email: [email protected] web: kmi.open.ac.uk/people/domingue/ >> >> President, STI International >> Amerlingstrasse 19/35, Austria - 1060 Vienna >> phone: 0043 1 23 64 002 - 16, fax: 0043 1 23 64 002-99 >> email: [email protected] web: www.sti2.org >> >> -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an >> exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC >> 038302). > > _________________________________________ > Deputy Director, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University > Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK > phone: 0044 1908 653800, fax: 0044 1908 653169 > email: [email protected] web: kmi.open.ac.uk/people/domingue/ > > President, STI International > Amerlingstrasse 19/35, Austria - 1060 Vienna > phone: 0043 1 23 64 002 - 16, fax: 0043 1 23 64 002-99 > email: [email protected] web: www.sti2.org > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________ Deputy Director, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK phone: 0044 1908 653800, fax: 0044 1908 653169 email: [email protected] web: kmi.open.ac.uk/people/domingue/ President, STI International Amerlingstrasse 19/35, Austria - 1060 Vienna phone: 0043 1 23 64 002 - 16, fax: 0043 1 23 64 002-99 email: [email protected] web: www.sti2.org
