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[Giancarlo Guizzardi <gguizzardi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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FOIS 2014 - STUDENT GRANTS

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A limited number of grants will be provided by IAOA to cover the 
registration fee on students behalf. Applications for student grants 
should be sent exclusively by e-mail to gguizzardi@xxxxxxxxxxx by June 9th 2014 (hard deadline) with subject "FOIS 2014 - Application for Student
Grant". Applications consist of (1) a 200-word statement of interest in 
the topic, describing how it relates to your areas of interest and study 
(in English); (2) a resumé or curriculum vitae; (3) proof of student 
status (undergraduate or graduate). The FOIS organization will select and
 notify applicants by June 15th 2014. [In exceptional cases, these grants 
will contribute to cover travel expenses and accommodation.

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ABOUT FOIS

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8th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems

FOIS 2014, September 22-25, 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

http://fois2014.inf.ufes.br/p/home.html

http://www.iaoa.org/fois/

Email: fois2014@xxxxxxxxx

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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FOIS 2014 will feature keynote presentations by

+ Nicholas Asher (CNRS & Toulouse University, France)

+ Kit Fine (New York University, USA)

+ Nicola Guarino (ISTC-CNR, Italy)

+ Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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ACCEPTED PAPERS

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The list of accepted papers can be found at

http://fois2014.inf.ufes.br/2014/05/accepted-papers.html

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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS

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FOIS will moreover feature the following 8 co-located workshops:

+ Workshop on Ontological Modelling of Socio-Technical Systems

+ 8th International Workshop on Modular Ontologies (WoMO 2014)

+ Workshop on Concept Invention, Generation, Adaptation, and

Representation (CIGAR)

+ 1st Joint Workshop on Ontologies in Conceptual Modeling and

Information Systems Engineering (Onto.Com/ODISE)

+ Workshop on Logics and Ontologies for Natural Language

+ Workshop on Information Artifact Ontologies

+ 2nd Workshop on Semantic Web and Amazonian Biodiversity Ontology (WAS

2014)

+ Workshop on Formal Ontologies Meet Industry (FOMI 2014)

Workshop details may be found at

http://fois2014.inf.ufes.br/p/workshops.html

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IAOA SUMMER SCHOOL ON ONTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

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It will moreover be directly preceded by the Second Interdisciplinary

Summer School on Ontological Analysis, to be held in Vitoria, Brazil,

between September 15-19. See http://iaoa.org/isc2014/

The summer school website may be found at

http://iaoa.org/isc2014/

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EARLY CAREER SYMPOSIUM

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The FOIS 2014 conference will host an Early Career Symposium (ECS). This event 

is designed to provide an opportunity for graduate students to present their work 

at one of the leading conferences in formal ontology and to get first-hand feedback 

and mentorship from senior researchers in their field. It will also allow participants 

to network with other early career scientists in the broad field of ontology.

Workshop details may be found at

http://fois2014.inf.ufes.br/p/ecs.html

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