The International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) is happy to announce the

First Interdisciplinary Summer School on Ontological Analysis

16-20 July 2012, Trento, Italy

Approach

Applied ontology is an interdisciplinary domain at the intersection of philosophy, linguistics, logic, cognitive science, computer science and with applications in conceptual modeling, knowledge engineering and management, information-systems, library and information science.

How can one reach a proper knowledge of such a domain?

We have taken this problem seriously and asked an expert in philosophy, one in cognitive linguistics, two in knowledge representation and one in conceptual modeling to meet for a week with students and researchers to present common themes from each discipline's viewpoint, to engage in open discussions with each other, and to interact with the participants on ontological analysis and its use in applications.

The IAOA summer school will take place on July 16-20 (the week before FOIS 2012 in Graz) as a full immersion experience in ontology. The emphasis is on ontological analysis and the goal is to show how the different disciplines interact and communicate to answer a variety of problems. The school is open to students, to researchers and to practitioners and is organized to foster cross-disciplinary interaction.

Programme (a short description of courses is available here)

Day 1	Chiara Ghidini and Luciano Serafini, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento, Introduction to first order logic for knowledge representation (one lecture, 3h30m)
	Nicola Guarino, Laboratory for Applied Ontology ISTC-CNR, Trento, Introduction to applied ontology and ontological analysis (one lecture, 3h30m)
Days 2-5	Christiane Fellbaum, Dept. of Computer Science, Princeton University, Ontology, lexicon and cognitive science (four lectures, one per day, 1h45m each)
	Chiara Ghidini and Luciano Serafini, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento, Logical tools for ontological analysis (four lectures, one per day, 1h45m each)
	Giancarlo Guizzardi, Dept. of Computer Science, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Ontology-driven conceptual modelling (four lectures, one per day, 1h45m each)
	Kevin Mulligan, Dept. of Philosophy, Université de Genève, Ontological analysis: the philosophical perspective (four lectures, one per day, 1h45m each)

Registration

The registration is open only to IAOA members.
Early registration opens on March 15 and closes on April 16. Late registration will be possible up to July 06.
The number of participants is limited to 80. Participation is granted based on order of registration.

Grants

The IAOA and the AI*IA fund some grants for students. Click here for information on how to apply.

School organization

Stefano Borgo and Claudio Masolo with the support of the Laboratory for Applied Ontology, ISTC-CNR, Trento.
The organizers thank the Bruno Kessler Foundation and the University of Trento for their support.
Special thanks to Valter Cavecchia for his help in the development of this web site.