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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>CALL FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>************************************************************************
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Following
FOCA, workshop held at ESSLLI from July 31 to August 4, 2006 </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>(</span></font><font
color=maroon><span style='color:maroon'><a
href="http://www.loa-cnr.it/esslli06/"><span lang=EN-GB>http://www.loa-cnr.it/esslli06/</span></a></span></font><font
color=maroon><span lang=EN-GB style='color:maroon'>):</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Formal
Ontologies for Communicating Agents, special issue for the </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>journal
Applied Ontology (</span></font><font color=maroon><span style='color:maroon'><a
href="http://www.applied-ontology.org/"><span lang=EN-GB>http://www.applied-ontology.org/</span></a></span></font><font
color=maroon><span lang=EN-GB style='color:maroon'>)</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>******************</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>GUEST
EDITORS OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE:</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Roberta
Ferrario (ferrario at loa-cnr.it)</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=ES style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Laurent
Prevot (prevotlaurent at gate.sinica.edu.tw)</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>******************</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>PURPOSE OF
THE SPECIAL ISSUE :</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Following
the workshop "Formal Ontologies for Communicating Agents" that took
place within the last ESSLLI summer school in Malaga, we would like to invite
contributions for a special issue of the international </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>journal
''Applied Ontology''.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>We
especially invite the authors of the paper presented at FOCA 2006 to </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>submit an
extended</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>version of
their contribution. However, anyone is invited to submit a </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>relevant
contribution for the topic of the special issue described </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>below.</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>DESCRIPTION:</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>In recent
years lots of efforts have been devoted to formal studies of</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>human and
artificial agent communication. Research advancements have </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>been
achieved along three main lines: (i) agent's internal states and </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>dynamics,
(ii) social interaction and conventional communicative </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>patterns,
(iii) semantics-pragmatics interface - especially in the </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>dialogue
context (i.e. the interplay between the semantic content of </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>messages
and the communicative acts themselves). There is a recent </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>trend of
studies trying to integrate these approaches in many ways. On </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>the other
hand, formal ontology has been consecrated as a good solution </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> for
comparing and integrating information and thus its application to </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>this
specific domain is very promising . More precisely, an ontological </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
analysis of the fundamental ingredients of interaction and </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>communication
will make explicit the hidden ontological assumptions </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>underlying
all these proposals.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Ontology
has also proven to be a very powerful means to address issues </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>related to
the exchange of meaningful communication across autonomous </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>entities,
which can organize and use information heterogeneously. The purpose of this
special issue is therefore to gather contributions </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>that
(i) take seriously into account the ontological aspects of </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>communication
and interaction and (ii) use formal ontologies for </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>achieving a
better semantic coordination between interacting and </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>communicating
agents.</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>MAIN
TOPICS:</span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>We
encourage contributions concerning the two main areas listed below </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>with a
particular attention to explore the interplay between </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>ontological
analysis and its applications in practical cases.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>*
Ontological aspects of interaction and communication</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Ontological analysis of interaction and communication</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Studies on the structure and coherence of interaction</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Logical models for communicative acts</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Primitives of interaction and communication</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Formal semantics of dialogue (dealing with ontological issues)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
*Semantic coordination through formal ontologies</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Dialogue semantics and formal ontology</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Dynamic ontology sharing</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Ontological primitives for meaning negotiation, ontological </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>alignment
and semantic interoperability</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Ontology evolution through communication</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>
- Concrete problems and experiences in terminological </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>disambiguation
and integration</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>************************************************************************
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face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>*****************</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>ABOUT THE
JOURNAL:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Although a
formal contribution is not an absolute requirement for </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>contributing
to Applied Ontology, the contributors should keep in mind </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>the aim and
scope of Applied Ontology, an interdisciplinary journal of </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Ontological
Analysis and Conceptual Modeling.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Applied
Ontology is a new journal whose focus is on information content </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>in its
broadest sense. As the subtitle makes clear, two broad kinds of </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>content-based
research activities are envisioned: ontological analysis </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>and
conceptual modeling. The former includes any attempt to investigate </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>the nature
and structure of a domain of interest using rigorous </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>philosophical
or logical tools; the latter concerns the cognitive and </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>linguistic structures
we use to model the world, as well as the various </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>analysis
tools and methodologies we adopt for producing useful </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>computational
models, such as information systems schemes or knowledge </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>structures.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Applied
Ontology is the first journal with explicit and exclusive focus </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>on
ontological analysis and conceptual modeling under an </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>interdisciplinary
view. It aims to establish a unique niche in the </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>realm of
scientific journals by carefully avoiding unnecessary </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>duplication
with discipline-oriented journals. For this reason, authors </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>will be
encouraged to use language that will be intelligible also to </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>those
outside their specific sector of expertise, and the review </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>process
will be tailored to this end. For example, authors of </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>theoretical
contributions will be encouraged to show the relevance of </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>their
theory for applications, while authors of more technological </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>papers will
be encouraged to show the relevance of a well-founded </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>theoretical
perspective. Moreover, the journal will publish papers </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>focusing on
representation languages or algorithms only where these </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>address
relevant content issues, whether at the level of practical </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>application
or of theoretical understanding. Similarly, it will publish </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>descriptions
of tools or implemented systems only where a contribution </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>to the
practice of ontological analysis and conceptual modeling is </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>clearly
established.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>************************************************************************
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>******************</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>SUBMISSION
DETAILS:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Submissions,
that will undergo a peer-reviewing process, must be sent </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>electronically
through the journal's website </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>(</span></font><font
color=maroon><span style='color:maroon'><a
href="http://www.applied-ontology.org/"><span lang=EN-GB>http://www.applied-ontology.org/</span></a></span></font><font
color=maroon><span lang=EN-GB style='color:maroon'>) by the deadline listed
below. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Detailed
instructions for authors are available from the same website.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>************************************************************************
</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>******************</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>IMPORTANT
DATES:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Submissions </span></font><font color=maroon><span lang=EN-GB style='color:maroon'>December 20, 2006</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Notification </span></font><font color=maroon><span lang=EN-GB style='color:maroon'>February 21, 2007</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Camera-ready </span></font><font color=maroon><span lang=EN-GB style='color:maroon'>April 25, 2007</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'>Special
Issue Winter 2007</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:maroon'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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