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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Pragmatic Web Community,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>This year we will join the RuleML 2012 @
ECAI conference in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Montpellier</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region></st1:place>, August
27-29<sup>th</sup>, 2012. After three successful years of joining the Semantic
Web community at i-Semantics/i-Know in Graz, we decided at the last
International Conference on Pragmatic Web that it is worthwhile to reach out to
the AI agents and rules community this year, in order to further grow the
community of researchers interested in Pragmatic Web aspects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Basically this means, that this year the
International Conference on Pragmatic Web has a special focus on the
applications of rule-based technologies and AI agent technologies for the
Pragmatic Web. Similar to its setting at i-Semantics in the last years, ICPW
2012 will be a track at RuleML-2012@ECAI. Accepted papers will be part of the
RuleML proceedings, which means this year they will be published in the
Springer LNCS proceedings series instead of ACM proceedings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>WE INVITE YOU as a researcher or practitioner
working on Pragmatic Web challenges to join the special Pragmatic Web track at
RuleML 2012 @ ECAI share your work, and to come and find out what others
are doing. This is an emerging network of people exploring the intersection of
established intellectual traditions and the fast changing Web: come and help
shape the community!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>With kind regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>Adrian Paschke and Hans Weigand <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>(ICPW2012 organizing committee)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>===============================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>7th AIS SigPrag International Conference on
Pragmatic Web (ICPW 2012)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.pragmaticweb.info/"><span
lang=EN-GB>http://www.pragmaticweb.info</span></a></span></font><font size=3><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>at 6th International Symposium on Rules @
ECAI 2012 (RuleML2012)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Montpellier</span></font></st1:City><font
size=3><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">France</st1:country-region></span></font></st1:place><font
size=3><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>August 27-29, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://2012.ruleml.org">http://2012.ruleml.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>====================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt'>The conference
track on PRAGMATIC WEB is part of RuleML-2012 and centred on the study of <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>pragmatics</span></i> in the Semantic Web. That is,
it draws attention to how communicative actions are performed by agents via Web
media and illuminates how mutual understanding and commitments to actions can
evolve in (agent) conversations. This year the Pragmatic Web conference track
has a special focus on the applications of rule-based technologies and AI agent
technologies for the Pragmatic Web. Topics of Interest include one or more of
the following topics (but are not limited to):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Topics<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>============================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>We invite high-quality submissions related to (but not limited to) one
or more<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>of the following topics:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rule-Based Distributed/Multi-Agent Systems<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Rules, Agents and Norms<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Rule-Based Communication, Dialogue and Argumentation Models<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Vocabularies / ontologies for pragmatic primitives
(e.g. speech acts, deontic primitives)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pragmatic Web reasoning and distributed rule
inference / rule execution<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>============================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Abstract submission: March 25, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Paper submission: April 1, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Notification of acceptance/rejection: May 20, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Camera-ready copy due: June 10, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt'>RuleML-2012 dates: August 27-29, 2012<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><a
href="http://dbis.informatik.tu-cottbus.de/ruleml2012/calls.html">http://dbis.informatik.tu-cottbus.de/ruleml2012/calls.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Calibri><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Pragmatic Web Conference Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>--------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Adrian Paschke, Freie <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Universitaet</st1:City> <st1:State w:st="on">Berlin</st1:State>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hans Weigand, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tilburg</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>, The <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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