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EACL
2003 Workshop Language
Technology and the Semantic Web
3rd
Workshop on NLP and XML (NLPXML-2003) OntoWeb SIG5 on Language Technology in Ontology Development and Use |
Within
the NLP community, XML is accepted as the standard for data representation,
especially for purposes of interchange and software interoperability. However,
XML and the standards that surround it (XML schemas, XSL and XSLT, etc.) not
only provide a standard representation format, but, more abstractly, also
define a modeling language that has important ramifications for the ways in
which we organize data, annotations, software architecture, etc. In addition,
the Resource Definition Framework (RDF) and the Semantic Web define an overall
architecture for resources of all kinds whose eventual implications for natural
language processing are less well understood within the NLP community.
The
goal of this workshop is two-fold: (1) to provide a forum for presentation
and discussion of the use of XML and related standards (RDF, OWL, etc.) in
NLP (including resource and software development, applications, tools, etc.);
and (2) to clarify the "big picture" for NLP applications and resources
vis a vis the XML framework and development of the Semantic Web. As such,
the workshop is intended not only for those already using XML, but also members
of the NLP community who seek a fuller understanding of the motivations and
implications of XML, the Semantic Web, and related standards for the field.
Rather
than arguing the overall merits and possibilities of the Semantic Web, the
workshop is intended to focus on the more technical aspects of its use and
implementation. The workshop will include invited presentations that will
cover in some depth the XML/RDF/OWL/Semantic Web architecture and attempt
to identify the interactions among various activities (resource creation and
annotation, application development, etc.) as well as the potential interactions
with the RDF and Semantic Web layers. The number of presented papers will
be limited to allow ample time for discussion and comment after each. This
format should provide a forum for interaction among members of possibly disparate
research communities, and a means for attendees to increase their knowledge
and understanding of the complexity of Semantic Web technologies.
This
workshop will be the third in a series, following on from the first NLPXML
Workshop held at NLPRS 2001 in Tokyo, Japan and the second at COLING 2002
in Taipei, Taiwan. The purpose of the workshop series is to enable communication
and cooperative development of XML/Semantic Web practices and standards for
language resource creation and use, application development, etc.
WOKSHOP TOPICS
The workshop is
concerned with the following topics: