ΘΕΜΑ: Deadline Extension - Sunday,
July 7, 2013, MTSR 2013 - 7th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference, 19-22
November,Thessaloniki, Greece
ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΕΑΣ: Nektaria
Galeraki [mailto:galeraki@xxxxxx]
Dear Colleague,
We would like to inform you that the submission deadline has been extended.
New deadline: Sunday, July 7, 2013 (midnight, CET)*
Conference website: http://mtsr2013.teithe.gr/
For submissions visit: http://mtsr2013.teithe.gr/index.php/paper-submission
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*2nd Call for Papers*
MTSR 2013: 7th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference
November 19-22, 2013, Alexander Technological Educational Institute (ATEI)
of Thessaloniki, Greece (mtsr2013.teithe.gr)
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to circulate the 2nd Call for Papers of the 7th Metadata
and Semantics Research Conference (MTSR 2013) (mtsr2013.teithe.gr)
*Keynote Speakers*
*Dr Stefan Gradmann* is a full Professor in the Arts department of KU
Leuven (Belgium) as well as director of the University Library
*"Towards a Semantic Research Library: Digital Humanities Research,
Europeana and the Linked Data Paradigm"*
*Dr Michail Salampasis* is Associate Professor in the Department of
Informatics at Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki
*"Rethinking the Search Experience: What could professional search systems
do better? "*
*Scope and topics*
Contributions are welcome on every topic related to Metadata and their
relationships with Ontologies, Semantic Web, Knowledge Management and
Software Engineering, including but not limited to:
I. Foundations
- Typology of metadata and metadata uses
- The value and cost of metadata
- Quality evaluation in the use of Metadata
- Metadata reusability
- New or revised metadata schemas or application profiles
- Metadata standardization
- Empirical studies on metadata and/or ontologies usage
II. Languages and Frameworks for Metadata Management
- SGML, XML, UML in theory and practice
- Languages and Frameworks for Ontology Management
- Metadata and the Semantic Web
- Metadata and Knowledge Management and Software Engineering
- Metadata application of Semantic Web technologies
- Ontologies and Ontology-based Knowledge Management Systems
III. Case Studies
- Metadata and ontologies for librarianship, management of
historical
archives and archeological research
- Metadata and ontologies for the design of innovative products
and
processes
- Metadata and ontologies for health, biological and clinical
information management
- Metadata and ontologies in finance, tourism and public
administrations
- Metadata and ontologies in industry, education, agriculture,
food and
environment
IV. Technological Issues
- Technologies for Metadata and ontology storage and integration
- Technologies for Metadata extraction and navigation, querying
and
editing of ontologies
- Technologies for Learning Objects management
*Paper submission - Publications*
Interested authors can submit to
EasyChair<https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mtsr2013>.
The following types of presentation are invited:
- *full papers* (12 pages) reporting complete research
- *short papers* (6 pages) presenting ongoing or preliminary
research
- *posters* (4 pages);
- *demos* (4 pages);
- *European and National projects* (6 pages).
Papers should be original and not previously submitted to other Conferences
or Journals. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance,
originality, importance and clarity following a double-blind peer review
process. Submitted papers have to follow the LNCS
proceedings<http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0/>
formatting
style and guidelines. Authors of accepted papers will be asked to register
to the Conference and present their work in the form of either oral
presentation or poster presentation. The Conference welcomes Workshops and
Tutorial on any issues concerning metadata, ontologies, semantic Web,
knowledge management, software engineering and digital libraries.
*Revised and extended versions of best papers will be published in selected
international journals, including the International Journal of Metadata,
Semantics and Ontologies
<http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ind/ijmso>(Inderscience),
Program:
Electronic library and information
systems<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=prog>(Emerald),
Information
Processing in Agriculture<http://www.elsevier.com/journals/information-processing-in-agriculture/2214-3173>(Elsevier)
(list incomplete).
*
*Proceedings will be published by Springer in the **CCIS book
series*<http://www.springer.com/series/7899>.
*The proceedings will be abstracted/indexed in: Scopus,
EI-Compendex,
DBLP, Google Scholar, Mathematical Reviews, SCImago. CCIS volumes are also
submitted for the inclusion in ISI Proceedings.*
*Awards:*
*Best paper award*. This award will be presented to the authors of the best
full paper submitted and presented to the conference.
*Best student paper award*. The 7th MTSRʼ13 conference sponsors a paper
competition to recognize excellence in a conference paper contribution
whose primary author is a student (normally at a PhD or MRes level). The
student is required to present the paper at the MTSR2013 conference.
Submissions are evaluated on their originality, scientific merits,
structure, and clarity of composition.
*Tracks currently being organized:*
- Cultural Collections &
Applications<http://www.ionio.gr/labs/dbis/mtsr2013/>
- Agriculture, Food &
Environment<http://mtsr2013.teithe.gr/index.php/tracks/tracks-c>
- Health Information Systems and Digital
Libraries<http://mtsr2013.teithe.gr/index.php/tracks/special-tracks>
- Open Repositories, Research Information Systems and Data
Infrastructures<http://mtsr2013.teithe.gr/index.php/tracks/special-track2>
- Special workshop on Project
Networking<http://mtsr2013.teithe.gr/index.php/tracks/projectnetworking>
*Important Dates*
*July 7th NEW day for **Paper submission*
*July 31st 2013**: Acceptance/rejection notification*
*August 20th 2013**: Camera-ready papers due*
*November 19th - 22nd 2013**: Conference at Alexander Technological Educational
Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece*
Program Chairs
- Emmanouel Garoufallou (Chair), Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki,
Greece
- Jane Greenberg (Co-Chair), University of North Carolina at
Chapel
Hill, USA
Organization Chairs
- Rania Siatri, Alexander TEI of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Paolo Manghi, Institute of Information Science and Technologies,
CNR,
Italy
- Nikos Houssos, National Documentation Centre, Greece
- R.J. Hartley, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Special Tracks Chair
- Panos Balatsoukas, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Steering Committee
- Miguel-Angel Sicilia, University of Alcala, Spain
- Nikos Manouselis, Agro-Know Technologies, Greece
- Fabio Sartori, Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
- Juan Manuel Dodero, University of Cadiz, Spain
*"We look forward to see you in **Thessaloniki, one of the most beautiful
and popular cities in Southeastern Europe"*