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 3rd SCHEMAS Workshop: Managing schemas in a multilingual Semantic Web
 http://www.schemas-forum.org/workshops/ws3

 A two-day workshop, 10-11th May 2001, Budapest, Hungary
 co-ordinated by UKOLN

Contact: Joy Fraser, Events Manager ([log in to unmask])
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The SCHEMAS Project is an accompanying measure under the European Commission's
IST programme.  Our aim is to support metadata schema implementers and
designers by making available information about the proper use of new and
emerging metadata standards and by providing guidance on adapting multiple
standards for local use in customised schemas.  For further information, see
the SCHEMAS Web site at http://www.schemas-forum.org.

One of the major goals of the SCHEMAS Project is to promote harmonisation and
coordination among designers and implementers of services and projects.  To
this end SCHEMAS is encouraging projects to publish their metadata vocabularies
through a SCHEMAS Forum Registry which will be presented at the workshop.

Publication of standards-conformant metadata in an open and distributed Web
environment is a key aspect of the Semantic Web.  As of 2001, it seems likely
that the infrastructure of the Semantic Web will build on the enabling
technologies Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Resource Description
Framework (RDF).

This, the third SCHEMAS workshop, aims to examine how projects can publish and
manage their vocabularies using RDF schemas in a form that is readily
harvestible and searchable.  Participants will gain an understanding of how to
go about creating and publishing application profiles for their own projects,
as well as how these may be publicised and shared through the SCHEMAS Forum
Registry.

The Web, by its very nature, is an international arena, requiring a publication
environment that supports multiple languages.  The workshop will therefore also
explore issues relating to the internationalisation of schemas.

The SCHEMAS project provides a forum for those working in the area of metadata
schemas and the workshop will draw upon the experiences of experts working in
various domains.  Ample opportunity will be provided for the exchange of ideas
and discussion of issues through breakout sessions.

We encourage participation from implementers who are using metadata in varying
domains such as digital preservation, rights management, e-commerce, collection
description.  Participants should be familiar with the concept of metadata and
have an interest in the technologies related to management and use of metadata.

In addition to the particular issues covered by the workshop, this is an
opportunity for metadata schema developers from a wide range of domains to meet
and discuss common problems and interoperable solutions.

The workshop will be held at the Computer and Automation Research Institute
of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary,
http://www.sztaki.hu/sztaki/.  Booking details can be found on the SCHEMAS
Web site, http://www.schemas-forum.org/workshops/ws3/.

*** Please note, places are limited, and we would like to involve participants
from a range of countries and sectors.  Please do not make travel arrangements
before you have received confirmation of your booking ***

BOOKING DEADLINE: Friday 20th April, 2001

Best wishes

Joy
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Joy Fraser, Events Manager
UKOLN, The Library,
University of Bath, BA2 7AY
Voice: +44 1225 826256
Fax: +44 1225 826838
http://ukoln.ac.uk/ukoln/staff/j.v.fraser.html