SIG KM NEWSLETTER Issue October 2005 Newsletter of the German Special Interest Group on Knowledge Management www.fgwm.de Subscribe or unsubscribe via http://www.fgwm.de Send contributions to: fgwm'at'wi2.uni-trier.de TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Wahlaufruf der Fachgruppe Wissensmanagement (in German) 2. Call for Papers: Modellierung für Wissensmanagement (in German) 3. Call for Papers: AAAI's 2006 Spring Symposium: What Went Wrong and Why: Lessons from AI Research and Applications 4. Call for Workshop Proposals: 3rd European Semantic Web Conference 5. Call for Tutorial Proposals: 3rd European Semantic Web Conference ......................................................................... *sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm* ......................................................................... 1. Wahlaufruf der Fachgruppe Wissensmanagement (in German) Das Leitungsgremium der GI Fachgruppe "Wissensmanagement" wird neu gewählt. Die Wahl findet als Briefwahl statt. Wahlberechtigt sind nur Mitglieder der Fachgruppe Wissensmanagement (FGWM), die in der GI-Mitgliederdatenbank registriert sind. Der Stimmzettel kann unter www.fgwm.de downgeloaded werden. Der Stimmzettel muss bis zum 30.11.2005 auf dem Postweg beim Wahlleiter eintreffen. ......................................................................... *sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm* ......................................................................... 2. Call for Papers: Modellierung für Wissensmanagement (in German) Call for Papers für den Workshop „Modellierung für Wissensmanagement“ im Rahmen der Tagung Modellierung 2006, 22.–24. März, Innsbruck http://conf.ifit.uni-klu.ac.at/mod2006/ Motivation und Workshop-Themen ------------------------------ Erfolgreiches Wissensmanagement umfasst die Dimensionen Prozesse, Inhalte, Mensch, Unternehmenskultur und Informationstechnologie. Dabei ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil die Modellierung des relevanten Wissens - auf einer Meta-Ebene z.B. bzgl. seines Anwendungskontexts, seiner Verfügbarkeit, seiner Wichtigkeit oder wie es zugreifbar ist, um die Relevanz des Wissens beurteilen und es einer Nutzung zuführen zu können; - auf der inhaltlichen Ebene, um (unter anderem) die Erfassung, Pflege, Verteilung und Verarbeitung des Wissens durch IT-Systeme zu unterstützen. Die Erstellung geeigneter Wissensmodelle des zu behandelnden Wissens ist deshalb ein integraler Bestandteil von Wissensmanagementvorhaben. Wissensmodellierung für Wissensmanagement beinhaltet zu einem guten Teil klassische Modellierungsaufgaben, wie z.B. Geschäftsprozessmodellierung, konzeptioneller Schema-Entwurf für Datenbanken, fachliche Modellierung als Teil des Software-Entwurfs. Jedoch ist die Modellierung im Wissensmanagement vor allem durch zwei Anforderungen charakterisiert, die in diesem Workshop schwerpunktmässig untersucht werden sollen: - Integration von heterogenem Wissen: Das zu modellierende Wissen zeichnet sich in der Regel durch einen hohen Grad an Heterogenität bzgl. Inhalt und Form aus: - Inhaltlich reicht es beispielsweise von Wissen über Abläufe, wie Geschäfts- und Wissensprozesse, über terminologisches Wissen, bis hin zu Erfahrungswissen. - Das Wissen kann textuell in Dokumenten abgelegt sein, strukturiert in Datenbanken, partiell formalisiert in fallbasierten Systemen oder formalisiert in Expertensystemen. Trotz dieser Heterogenität muss das modellierte Wissen miteinander integrierbar sein, so dass Mitarbeiter über entsprechende Anwendungssysteme (soweit nötig) auf das gesamte Wissen in einheitlicher Weise zugreifen können. - Komponentenweise Modellierung: Wissensmanagementprojekte beginnen oft mit einem hohen Mass an Undefiniertheit, da zunächst unklar ist, welches Wissen relevant ist, wie dieses Wissen zu unterstützen und in welchem Detaillierungsgrad es für welche Zwecke zu modellieren ist. Es bestehen deshalb die methodischen und technischen Herausforderungen, - die Analysephase geeignet zu steuern und die Modellierungsaufgaben möglichst rasch aufzuteilen, - die entstehenden Teilmodelle voneinander unabhängig zu halten, um ein hohes Mass an Flexibilität zu ermöglichen, - die Teilmodelle aber auch so zu gestalten, dass sie miteinander integrierbar sind. Entsprechend dieser Anforderungen an die Wissensmodellierung im Wissensmanagement sind für den Workshop vor allem Beiträge zu den folgenden Themen von Interesse: - Modellierung von Wissen für Unternehmensgedächtnisse - Methodisches Vorgehen beim Aufbau von Unternehmensgedächtnissen - Integration heterogener Wissensquellen - Integration von Wissens- und Geschäftsprozessen - Methodisches Vorgehen in frühen Phasen von Wissensmanagement- Projekten, insbesondere bzgl. Bedarfsanalyse und initiale Strukturierung des Wissensraums - Einsatz von Referenzmodellen - Komponentenweise Modellierung für voneinander unabhängige, aber miteinander kombinierbare Teilmodelle Darüber hinaus sind natürlich auch Beiträge willkommen, die sich mit anderen Aspekten der Modellierung für Wissensmanagement befassen. Kontakt und Organisation ------------------------ Ulrich Reimer, Fachhochschule St. Gallen, ulrich.reimer@fhsg.ch Knut Hinkelmann, Fachhochschule Solothurn, knut.hinkelmann@fhso.ch Wichtige Termine ---------------- 15.12.2005 Einreichung von Beiträgen 16. 1.2006 Benachrichtigung der Autoren 4. 2.2006 Endfassung der Beiträge Einreichung von Beiträgen ------------------------- Beiträge sind im PDF-Format einzureichen und sollten nicht länger als 12 Seiten sein. Sie können in Deutsch oder Englisch verfasst sein – die Tagungssprache wird jedoch Deutsch sein. Die Beiträge sind bis spätestens 15.12.2005 an die folgende Adresse zu schicken: ulrich.reimer@fhsg.ch Da es sich um einen Workshop handelt, wo reichlich Zeit für die Diskussion zur Verfügung steht, wird explizit ermutigt, auch über „work in progress“ zu berichten. Der Workshop ist nicht parallel zur Haupttagung, sondern findet in einem eigens für Workshops reservierten Zeitfenster während der Tagung statt. Die Ergebnisse aller Workshops werden in einer Plenarsitzung der Haupttagung und im Web dokumentiert. Die Workshop-Beiträge werden in einem informellen Tagungsband zusammengefasst und den Teilnehmern zur Verfügung gestellt. Programmkomitee --------------- Andreas Abecker, FZI Brigitte Bartsch-Spörl, BSR Consulting Ralph Bergmann, Universität Trier Ulrich Frank, Universität Duisburg-Essen Norbert Gronau, Universität Potsdam Dimitris Karagiannis, Universität Wien Mirjam Minor, Universität Trier Heinz Jürgen Müller, Berufsakademie Mannheim Bodo Rieger, Universität Osnabrück Leo Sauermann, DFKI Steffen Staab, Universität Koblenz-Landau Rudi Studer, Universität Karlsruhe York Sure, Universität Karlsruhe Rainer Telesko, Bosch Klaus Tochtermann, TU Graz Holger Wache, Vrije Universität Amsterdam Robert Woitsch, BOC (zum Teil noch zu bestätigen) ......................................................................... *sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm* ......................................................................... 3. Call for Papers: AAAI's 2006 Spring Symposium: What Went Wrong and Why: Lessons from AI Research and Applications Workshop Call for Participation What Went Wrong and Why: Lessons from AI Research and Applications AAAI Spring Symposium, 2006 March 27-29, 2006, Stanford University - Stanford, CA http://www.aaai.org/Symposia/Spring/2006/sss-06.html Bugs, glitches, and failures are powerful instructional tools: fogged film led Curie to discover radium; a failed culture let Fleming find penicillin; microwave noise let Penzias and Wilson verify the Big Bang. Bugs, glitches, and failures also chart the boundaries of technology. They shape research and development by identifying errors, revealing assumptions, and exposing design flaws. Here, a failure is often more informative than a successful demonstration. When a system works we focus on its input/output behavior, but when a problem occurs, we examine the mechanisms that generate behavior to account for the flaw and hypothesize corrections. This produces insight and forces incremental refinement. In a sense, failures are the mother of necessity, and therefore the grandmother of invention. Unfortunately, bugs, glitches, and failures are rarely mentioned in academic discourse (unless they are the object of study). Their role in informing design and development is essentially lost. The What Went Wrong and Why workshop will address this gap by providing an opportunity for AI researchers and system developers to discuss their most revealing bugs, and share the resulting insights. We are specifically interested in relating problems to lessons learned. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: Problem - unusual behavior - mistaken assumption - method or algorithm error - technology/application mismatch - product/project/corporate demise - fried hardware - physical harm Lesson Learned - clarity on why an algorithm works (or not) - deep technical insight - key research problem to solve - reframed/reformulated task - new technique or methodology - new business opportunity - changes to a human organization - tangible human benefits We solicit contributions to this workshop in one of three forms: anecdotes, posters, or full-length papers. Authors wishing to attend the What Went Wrong and Why workshop should submit a poster (~4 pages) or full-length paper (= 8 pages) for inclusion in the technical proceedings. Alternatively, authors may submit a 1-2 page description of an off-the-record anecdote to be presented in an open-mike session consisting of 5-10 minute talks spanning at least one afternoon. Any workshop participant may sign up for multiple open-mike slots, at, or prior to the workshop. Submissions / Anecdotes and abstracts (for posters or full papers) are due: October 7 Notification of acceptance: November 4 Final versions due: January 27 For details, please refer to: http://www.aaai.org/Symposia/Spring/2006/sss-06.html Organizing committee Daniel Shapiro, CSLI/Stanford University, & Applied Reactivity, Inc. (dgs@stanford.edu): Chair Mehmet H. Göker, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Center for Advanced Research (mehmet.goker@us.pwc.com): Co-chair David Lavery, NASA-HQ (dlavery@hq.nasa.gov): Co-chair ......................................................................... *sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm* ......................................................................... 4. Call for Workshop Proposals: 3rd European Semantic Web Conference Call for Workshop Proposals 3rd European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2006) 11 - 14 June 2006 Budva (Montenegro) http://www.eswc2006.org/ ESWC 2006 invites the submission of workshop proposals on specific aspects of the Semantic Web, particularly relating to the subject areas indicated by the topics below. We encourage workshops which will discuss fundamental research issues driven by academic interests or more applied industrial or commercial concerns. The format of the workshop will be determined by the organizers. Workshops can vary in length from a half day to a full day. Having more than one co-organizer for a workshop is strongly advised. Accepted workshops will receive one free registration to the ESWC 2006 (full registration incl. tutorial, workshop, conference, reception and conference dinner). Workshop attendees must pay the ESWC 2006 workshop registration fee. IMPORTANT DATES Workshop proposals due: November 28, 2005 Notification of proposal acceptance: December 19, 2006 URL for workshop website due: February 1, 2006 Workshop: June 11 - 12, 2006 PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS Proposals for workshops should be no more than 3 pages in length. They should contain the following information: 1. Title and brief technical description of the workshop, specifying the goals and the technical issues that will be its focus. 2. A brief description of why and to whom the workshop is of interest. 3. A list of related workshops or similar events held in the last 3 years, or to be held in 2006. 4. The names and contact information (web page, email address) of the proposed organizing committee. This committee should consist of two or three people knowledgeable about the technical issues to be addressed, preferably not members of the same institution. 5. A description of the qualifications of the proposed organizing committee with respect to organizing this workshop (e.g., papers published in the proposed topic area, previous workshop organization, other relevant information). Each workshop organizing committee will be responsible for the following: * Producing a web page and a "Call for Papers/Participation" for their workshop. The URL should be sent to the workshop chair. The call must make it clear that the workshop is open to all members of the Semantic Web community. It should also mention that at least one author of each accepted submission must attend the workshop and that all workshop participants must pay the ESWC 2006 workshop registration fee, as well as the conference fee. Finally, it should also clearly describe the process by which the Organizing Committee will select the participants. * Providing a brief description of the workshop for the conference web page and program. * Selecting the participants and the format of the workshop. * Advertising the workshop beyond the conference web page. * Producing a camera-ready version of the workshop proceedings. The ESWC 2006 Organizing Committee will be responsible for the following: * Providing a link to a workshop's local page. * Providing logistics support and a meeting place for the workshop. * In conjunction with the organizers, determining the workshop date and time. * Providing copies of the workshop proceedings to attendees. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Workshop proposals and any inquiries should be sent by e-mail to l.s.cabral@open.ac.uk. Proposals may be submitted in PDF, text or Microsoft Word format. Submitted proposals that follow the above requirements will be reviewed by the ESWC 2006 organizing committee with respect to the relevance of the topic and content. CONFERENCE TOPICS OF INTEREST AND AREA KEYWORDS Topics of interest to the conference include (but are not restricted to): * Ontology Management (e.g. creation, evolution, evaluation) * Ontology Alignment (e.g. mapping, matching, merging, mediation and reconciliation) * Ontology Learning and Metadata Generation (including e.g. HLT and machine learning approaches) * Semantic Annotation of Data * Semantic Web Trust, Privacy, Security and Intellectual Property Rights * Semantic Web Rules and Query Languages * Reasoning in the Semantic Web (e.g. scalability, fuzziness, distribution) * Semantic Grid * Semantic Web Services (e.g. description, discovery, invocation, composition) * Semantic Middleware * Semantic Web-based Knowledge Management * Semantic Web for e-Business, e-Learning, e-Health, e-Government * Database Technologies for the Semantic Web * Data Semantics and Web Semantics * Semantic Knowledge Portals * Semantic Desktop * Semantic Interoperability * Semantic Web Mining * Semantic Web Inference Schemes * Semantic Searching, Querying, Navigation and Browsing * Visualization and Modelling WORKSHOP CHAIR The ESWC 20006 Workshop chair is Liliana Cabral (KMi, The Open University, UK), l.s.cabral@open.ac.uk ......................................................................... *sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm* ......................................................................... 5. Call for Tutorial Proposals: 3rd European Semantic Web Conference C a l l f o r T u t o r i a l s 3rd European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2006) 11 - 14 June 2006 Budva (Montenegro) http://www.eswc2006.org DESCRIPTION The vision of the Semantic Web is to enhance todayís web via the exploitation of machine-processable meta data. The explicit representation of the semantics of data, accompanied by domain theories (ontologies), will create a web that provides a qualitatively new level of service - weaving together an incredibly large network of human knowledge complemented by machine inference. A variety of automated services will help users to achieve goals by accessing and providing information in a machine-understandable form. This process will ultimately lead to knowledgeable systems based composed of specialized reasoning services and systems. Many technologies and methodologies are being developed within the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Human Language Technology, Machine Learning, Databases, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering and Information Systems which are able to contribute towards this vision. The 3rd European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2006) will showcase the latest results in the research and application in semantic web technologies - including knowledge mark-up languages, semantic web services, ontology management. The ESWC 2006 will also feature a special industry-oriented event providing European industry with an opportunity to engage with the semantic web community in a meaningful manner. For further information see the ESWC 2006 homepage at http://www.eswc2006.org/ . In addition to the regular research and workshop programme, ESWC 2006 invites tutorials on relevant topics of interest. A tutorial should present the state of the art of a semantic web area enabling attendees to fully appreciate the current issues, main schools of thought and possible application areas. Proposals for tutorials are welcome for the ESWC 2006 topics of interest (see bottom); tutorial proposals are requested to follow the submission process defined below. TUTORIAL PROPOSALS ESWC 2006 tutorials may be either for a full day or for a half day. Unless there is a clear rationale we will give preference to half day tutorials over full day tutorials. Tutorials proposed for the ESWC 2006 should cover one topic in appropriate depth (see ESWC 2006 topics below), and present this in a appropriate manner which enables attendees to fully comprehend and apply emerging Semantic Web technologies. Although tutorials may focus entirely on theoretical aspects, we strongly encourage hands-on sessions where appropriate. Tutorial proposals should not exceed 5 pages in DIN A4 format and should contain the following information: - abstract (200 words maximum; to be published on ESWC 2006 website) - tutorial description (aims, content, presentation style, technical requirements) - relevance of the tutorial to ESWC 2006 - outline of the tutorial content and schedule - information on presenters (name, affiliation, expertise, experiences in teaching and in tutorial presentation) Tutorial proposals are to be submitted to Michael Stollberg, email: michael.stollberg@deri.org. Submitted proposals that follow the above guidelines will be reviewed by the ESWC 2006 organizing committee with respect to the relevance of the topic, the content, and the presentation style. Important Dates: - submission deadline for tutorial proposals:28 November 2005 - notification of acceptance: 19 December 2005 - tutorial hand-outs due: 31 March 2006 - tutorial presentation date: 11 / 12 June 2006 For accepted tutorials, the presenters will need to submit the material for hand-outs (the slide sets and / or additional information; software installation and usage guides for practical hands-on sessions) to the organization committee for pre- printing and placement on the ESWC 2006 website. Accepted tutorials will receive 1 free registration to the ESWC 2006 (full registration incl. tutorial, workshop, conference, reception and conference dinner). TOPIC LIST The topics of interest for tutorials include, but are not limited to the following: - Ontology Management (e.g. creation, evolution, evaluation) - Ontology Alignment (e.g. mapping, matching, merging, mediation and reconciliation) - Ontology Learning and Metadata Generation (including e.g. HLT and machine learning approaches) - Semantic Annotation of Data - Semantic Web Trust, Privacy, Security and Intellectual Property Rights - Semantic Web Rules and Query Languages - Reasoning in the Semantic Web (e.g. scalability, fuzziness, distribution) - Semantic Grid - Semantic Web Services (e.g. description, discovery, invocation, composition) - Semantic Middleware - Semantic Web-based Knowledge Management - Semantic Web for e-Business, e-Learning, e-Health, e-Government - Database Technologies for the Semantic Web - Data Semantics and Web Semantics - Semantic Knowledge Portals - Semantic Desktop - Semantic Interoperability - Semantic Web Mining - Semantic Web Inference Schemes - Semantic Searching, Querying, Navigation and Browsing - Visualization and Modelling TUTORIAL CHAIR Michael Stollberg (DERI Austria), michael.stollberg@deri.org Valentina Tamma Agent ART Group Department of Computer Science University of Liverpool tel +44-151-794 6797 fax +44-151-794 3715 www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~valli ......................................................................... *sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm*sigkm* .........................................................................