======================================== * Newsletter TMRA - July 2006 * TMRA 2006 - "Leveraging the Semantics" * Leipzig, Germany * * tutorials@TMRA October 10, 2006 * TMRA2006 October 11-12, 2006 ======================================= Dear friends and supporters of TMRA, throughout June we have received 50 submissions for TMRA 2006 from all over the world. The program committee started its hard and difficult job: to decide about accepting and rejecting submissions. The result of this work is available from today on: the preliminary program of TMRA 2006 is published. The program committee selected 37 contributions and is proud to present two days filled with the latest developments of the Topic Maps community. Please be aware of our keynotes, to be held by Steve Newcomb and Steve Pepper. TMRA 2006 is preceded by a full day of tutorials. For tutorials@TMRA, one full day and 7 half day tutorials will be taught by well-know instructors. Following the preliminary publication of the conference program, the conference registration is opened as well. Please note our early bird registration fees valid until August 15. We wish you a great summer and hope to see you in Leipzig this autumn! Greetings from Leipzig Lutz Maicher Preliminary Program is Published ================================ We are proud to present the preliminary program of TMRA 2006. See http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~tmra/2006/ta.html for full details. Out of 50 submissions, the program committee selected 39 contributions to be presented in various forms: full scientific papers (16), scientific presentations (4), industrial papers (5) and presentations (4), demonstrations (3) and posters (7). Besides the already established Open Space sessions, a panel discussion will round-up the program schedule this year. Keynotes by the leading heads of the community Steve Newcomb and Steve Pepper ============================================== The opening and closing events will be extraordinary highlights: Steve Newcomb will open the conference and Steve Pepper will close TMRA 2006. tutorials@TMRA ============== TMRA 2006 is preceded by tutorials@TMRA, a full day of Topic Mapping tutorials. (See the preliminary program available at http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~tmra/2006/tu.html) For little extra charge you will be able to spend a whole day looking closely at specific Topic Mapping themes. The tutorials will be held by well-known instructors. Registration is open ==================== Starting today, the registration of TMRA 2006 is open. Please download the registration form at http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~tmra/2006/regi.html, complete it and send it by fax or mail to the organization committee. This year we offer a secure and convenient credit card payment facility. Please be aware of the early bird reduction until August 15. Registration will be closed September 22. This year we foresee a limited number of student reductions for under-graduate full time students (first come, first serve). TMRA 2006 Leaflets available ============================ The organization committee provides leaflets promoting TMRA 2006 (see http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~tmra/2006/cfa/FlyerTMRA2006.pdf). If you have any possibility to distribute the leaflets we will send the demanded number to you by mail. Please do not hesitate to contact us for requesting copies. ISO Meeting in Leipzig ====================== At the last ISO Meeting for the advancement of Topic Maps Standards it was decided that the 2006 Europe ISO Meeting will be held in Leipzig following TMRA 2006. We welcome the committee in Leipzig! Summer and Holidays =================== Within the next two weeks the TMRA 2006 organisation team is in holiday. For urgent questions please contact Miriam Sühnel (Miriam.Suehnel@tmra.de). On August 14 we will be back and are available for your questions. USU becomes Platinum Sponsor of TMRA 2006 ========================================= We welcome Ontopia (http://www.ontopia.net) as Platinum Sponsor of TMRA 2006. We appreciate the generous support of our event. OASIS and KD-ubiq become Co-Sponsor of TMRA 2006 ================================================== We welcome OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org/) and KD-ubiq (http://www.kdubiq.org/) as Co-sponsors of TMRA 2006. We appreciate the generous support of our event. SPONSORS ========= TMRA is sponsored by * Topic Maps 2007 - The International Topic Maps Users' Conference PLATINUM - http://www.emnekart.no * USU Software AG PLATINUM - http://www.usu.de * Ontopia - PLATINUM - http://www.ontopia.net as Platinum Sponsor * Media Foundation - GOLD - http://www.leipziger-medienstiftung.de as Gold Sponsor * NetworkedPlanet - GOLD - http://www.networkedplanet.com * Alexander Sigel Semantic Knowledge Services - SILVER - http://asigel.de/ as Silver Sponsor * Space Applications Services SILVER - http://www.spaceapplications.com * OASIS - Advancing E-Business Standards Since 1993 CO-SPONSOR - http://www.oasis-open.org * KDUbiq - Knowledge Discovery in Ubiquitous Environments CO-SPONSOR - http://www.kdubiq.org The TMRA Team hopes to keep you informed with our monthly newsletters, again available in August. If you have any questions, ideas, etc. concerning TMRA, we look forward to your email: info@tmra.de (The newsletter archive is available at: http://www.informatik.uni-leipzig.de/~tmra/2006/newsletter/)