KRDBs 2010 - 3rd KRDB school on Trends in the Web of Data (KRDBs-2010)

3rd KRDB school on
Trends in the Web of Data
(KRDBs-2010)
Brixen-Bressanone (near Bozen-Bolzano), Italy
17-18 September 2010


The 2010 edition of the KRDB school will be focussed on methods, technologies, and formalisms to publish, share, access, and integrate heterogeneous and autonomous data on the Web.
The lecturers of the school are:
Danny Ayers: Platforms and the Semantic Web
Jonathan Ellis: NoSQL and Cloud Computing
Tom Heath: Linked Data
Peter Mika: Semantic Search
Martin Hepp: The GoodRelations Ontology for E-Commerce
Marko Rodriguez: Graph Databases
The deadline for application is on the 27th of August.
The school will take place in the charming town of Brixen-Bressanone, near Bozen-Bolzano in South Tyrol at the heart of the Dolomites - the pink mountains of the Alps. Brixen-Bressanone, a bishop's residence, is distinguished by its mediaeval Gothic architecture. Here you can still breathe the atmosphere of an academic, theological tradition that has lasted for centuries and today the city also houses the Faculty of Education of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, and a branch of the University of Padua. Like Bozen-Bolzano, Brixen-Bressanone has always been a crossroads of various cultures. Since the end of the Second World War Brixen-Bressanone has experienced a spurt in economic growth while consolidating its artistic and cultural vocation. Delegates who come to study here will find a comfortably-sized town of about 18,000 inhabitants, free of traffic problems. The mediaeval alleys and the wealth of historical references are an ideal starting point for excursions into the countryside and for practising a whole variety of sports and leisure activities. Leaving directly from the town centre delegates can set off on their bikes or on foot for excursions into the surrounding hills and mountains; a good example of a fine place for walking and biking is the Plose mountain, easily accessible by public transport, and which in the winter months becomes a favourite area for skiing and snowboarding. Brixen-Bressanone is on the main arterial road between Austria/Germany and Italy and it is easily accessible from everywhere by train, car, bus or plane.
Organised by: KRDB Research Centre at the Faculty of Computer Science of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.