Conference Topics

problems in ontology application:
practical issues in using ontologies in the enterprise;
real cases of successful/unsuccessful use of ontology in business;
from legacy systems to the new ontology-driven systems;

ontology and business:
ontology and ontological methodologies in business;
adaptation of ontologies for companies and organizations;
ontology effectiveness and evaluation in business

ontology and enterprise:
ontology-driven enterprise modeling;
ontology development and change within organizations;
ontology-driven representation of products, services, functionalities, design, processes;

ontology and enterprise knowledge:
ontologies for the know-how;
ontologies for corporate knowledge;

ontology in practice:
ontologies for electronic catalogs, e-commerce, e-government;
ontologies for marketing;
ontologies for finance;
ontologies for engineering;
ontologies for medical sciences;

ontology and linguistics:
ontology-driven linguistic representation in organization knowledge;
linguistic problems in standards and in codification processes;
ontologies and multilingualism in business and organizations

Programme

The Scientific Programme will include invited talks, oral presentations, poster and demo presentations, and panels. Submitted papers will be peer-reviewed and selected on the basis of technical quality, relevance of the described experiences (depending on the type of submission), and clarity of the presentation for the workshop. In particular, we insist that papers should be written for a wide audience. Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop, and published as proceedings.

Accepted papers will be electronically published on CD and distributed to participants. Following the past edition, a selection of the best papers accepted at the workshop will be considered for publication in the international journal "Applied Ontology".

Submissions and Dates

Format

* The maximal paper length is 10 pages, excluding title page and bibliography.
* Papers must be submitted in PDF format
* Detailed instructions can be found in the conference site.

Deadlines

* Paper Submission: January 7, 2008.
* Acceptance Notification: March 3, 2008.
* Camera Ready: March 31, 2008.