Call for Participation
DELOS International Summer School on Digital Library Technologies
ISDL 2001
9-13 July 2001, Pisa, Italy

Director: Maristella Agosti, University of Padua, Italy

Introduction
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The DELOS Network of Excellence is announcing its first International
Summer School on Digital Library technologies. The school will focus on
fundamental issues related to the multidisciplinary area of Digital
Libraries. The lecturers of the school are leading researchers in the
digital library field, from both the US and Europe. Each lecture will be
devoted to a presentation of the state-of-the-art on one of the key DL
topics. The DELOS Network of Excellence is an initiative funded by the
fifth Framework Program of the European Commission, within the Key Action
on Multimedia Contents and Tools of the Information Society Technologies
(please visit the web site www.ercim.org/delos for further information
about DELOS).

Aims and Objectives
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The main purpose of the school is to foster research and understanding in
the fundamental technologies underlying the Digital Libraries field. It is
directed towards members of the research community in the wide sense, that
is, graduate students, young researchers and professionals involved in R&D
in DL-related areas, possibly representing both the information technology
scientist, the industrial communities (electronic publishing, broadcasting,
software industry, etc.) and the user communities interested in Digital
Libraries technologies (libraries, archives, museums). Study material will
be made available at the School.

Audience
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No qualifications or prerequisites are necessary. However, we recommend
that participants have a basic knowledge of information and database
management, together with Internet and Web applications.

Time Scale
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The one-week intensive course will consist of nine half-day lectures and
one half-day dedicated to BOF (Birds of a Feather) sessions, i.e.
discussions in smaller groups on specific topics of common interest, with
the participation of the lecturers. The morning half-day lectures will
begin at 9:00 and end at 12:30, with a coffee break at 11:00. The afternoon
lectures will begin at 14:00 and end at 17:30, with a coffee break at 16:00.

Course Programme
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Monday, 9 July 2001

8:30 - 9:00     Presentation of the School (half hour)
Maristella Agosti (University of Padua, Italy)
9:00 - 12:30    Introduction to DL of Multimedia Digital Collections
Carl Lagoze (Cornell University, USA)
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 17:30   DLs: New Models for Scholarly Dissemination (half day)
Robert Wilensky (University of California, Berkeley, USA)

Tuesday, 10 July 2001
9:00 - 12:30    DL architectures and Open Access to DLs
William Y. Arms (Cornell University, USA)
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 17:30   DL and IR: IR models and methods, metadata, and evaluation
Norbert Fuhr (University of Dortmund, Germany)

Wednesday, 11 July 2001
9:00 - 12:30    Online Information Access from Handheld Devices
Andreas Paepcke (Stanford University, USA)
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 17:30   Birds of a Feather (BOF) Sessions

Thursday, 12 July 2001
9:00 - 12:30    Cross-language Retrieval
Carol Peters (CNR-IEI, Italy)
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 17:30   Text Categorization and Information Filtering
Fabrizio Sebastiani (CNR-IEI, Italy)

Friday, 13 July 2001
9:00 - 12:30    Video DLs
Howard Wactlar (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
12:30 - 14:00   Lunch
14:00 - 17:30   Libraries in the digital world
(lecturer to be confirmed)

Accommodation and Venue
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The School will be held in Pisa in the beautiful Conference Centre of Santa
Croce in Fossabanda, an ancient monastery dating from the 14th century
recently renovated, ten minutes walking distance from the center of the city.
Students and lecturers are expected to reside in the Conference Centre for
the duration of the School, giving students ample opportunities to know
each other and to exchange ideas among themselves and with the lecturers,
who are expected to stay for most of the duration of the School.
To book accommodation at the conference centre you should directly contact:

Santa Croce in Fossabanda Conference Centre
Piazza Santa Croce, 5
56125 Pisa, Italy
Phone: +39 050 970911
Fax: +39 050 9711044
E-mail: info@fossabanda.it
Web site: http://www.fossabanda.it/

You should inform them of your arrival and departure dates, making sure to
specify "ISDL2001" to receive the specially arranged discount prices listed
here below. A one night's deposit is required to reserve the booking. VISA,
MASTERCARD, CARTA SI and AMERICAN EXPRESS credit cards are accepted. The
balance can be paid directly at the conference centre at the end of your
stay. In the case that you are unable to make a deposit by credit card, you
may pay the one night's deposit when sending in your registration fee.
You should make your booking at the Santa Croce in Fossabanda no later than
June 1st, 2001. In the case of cancellation before July 1st, 2001 your
deposit will be refunded. Your deposit will not be refunded for
cancellations made after July 1st, 2001.

ISDL2001 accommodation price listing:

Single (one
person):                                      Price
single room, without private bathroom                     60.000 Itl
single room (single bed), with private bathroom           80.000 Itl
single room (double bed), with private bathroom           90.000 Itl
double room (for one person), with private bathroom       100.000 Itl
superior double (for one person), with private bathroom   110.000 Itl

Double (two persons):
double room (for two persons), with private bathroom      120.000 Itl
superior double (for two persons), with private bathroom  140.000 Itl

Triple (three persons):
triple room, with private bathroom                        180.000 Itl

All prices indicated above include breakfast, service charges, taxes and VAT.

Registration and Deadline
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To apply please send all the requested registration information (see below)
to Tarina Ayazi by email (tarina@iei.pi.cnr.it) or by fax (+39-050-315
2810). Within a week from the receipt of the application the registration
will be confirmed (or rejected if no more places are available). The
deadline for receipt of the registration form is 1 June 2001. The course
fee is 800,000 Italian Lira (or 415 euros).

The course fee includes:
7 lectures
7 lunches
7 coffee breaks
7 social dinner
The course fee does not include:
7 accommodation
7 transport to Pisa
7 dinners (except for the social dinner)

Registration information
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7 First Name(s)
7 Last Name
7 Department
7 Institution
7 Mailing Address
7 Postcode
7 Country
7 Email
7 Telephone (including country and area code)
7 Fax

Please provide us with information about your activity
7 Researcher
7 Academic
7 Librarian
7 Archivist
7 Museum Professional
7 Student
7 Other

Please let us know of any special dietary requirements.

Please tell us where you found out about the course.

Registration Payment
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Your registration will not become final until we receive payment for the
course. In the event of notice of cancellation from the summer school being
received earlier than 20 days in advance of the course, a cancellation
charge of 25% will be made to cover administration costs. Refunds for
withdrawals after that time cannot normally be made. Substitutions of
delegates may be made at any time up to the start of the summer school.
Payment can be made by bank transfer or money order, banker's draft or
international cheque. Please note that we are not able to accept payment by
credit card for the registration fee.

Bank Transfer
Remit the total registration amount to:
7 Bank: Banca Popolare di Novara, Ag. 1
7 Address of Bank: Via San Francesco 54, 56100 Pisa, Italy
7 International bank code (IBAN): IT 08 K 05608 14002 000000013761
(bank code to be used if making payment from outside of Italy)
7 Italian bank code (BBAN): K 05608 14002 000000013761
(bank code to be used if making payment from within Italy)
7 Account holder: Ettore Ricciardi - ISDL2001 Treasurer
7 Reference: Make sure to specify the name of the person who
is being registered for the summer school as well the name
of the school - "ISDL2001".

Money Order
The money order, banker's draft or international cheque should be made
payable to "Ettore Ricciardi - ISDL2001 Treasurer" and sent, along with a
copy of your registration form, to the following address:

Tarina Ayazi
Istituto di Elaborazione dell'Informazione
Area della Ricerca CNR di Pisa
Localit` San Cataldo
56100 Pisa, Italy

Financial support
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A limited number of fellowships are available to cover the registration fee
for young researchers from Europe. To apply please send a CV and a letter
of recommendation from your Institution to:

Tarina Ayazi
Istituto di Elaborazione dell'Informazione
Area della Ricerca CNR di Pisa
Localit` San Cataldo
56100 Pisa, Italy
Tel: +39 050 3152912
Fax: +39 050 3152810
E-mail: tarina@iei.pi.cnr.it

Social Events
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All attendees are invited to a social dinner the evening of Thursday, July
12th.

Travel Information
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Airport
Galileo Galilei is the International Airport of Pisa with daily flights
to/from London, Paris, Monaco, Madrid and Barcelona, as well as to/from
Rome, Milan and other important Italian cities. There is a train service
from the airport to the center of Pisa. Tickets should be bought within the
airport before boarding the train and must be validated by inserting the
ticket in one of the validating machines located near the railway tracks.
Otherwise you can take the bus to the center. Tickets should be bought
within the airport before boarding the bus and must be validated by
inserting the ticket in the validating machine located on the bus.

Train Station
The railway station is located in the center of the city and is on the main
line from Turin to Rome. There is a frequent train service to and from
Florence. Pisa railway station also has direct connections to Paris,
Zurich, Vienna and Berlin, as well as to Italian cities such as Milan,
Venice, Genoa and Rome. You can access the train schedule from Virgilio
(http://www.virgilio.it/servizi/viaggi/003.html) by inserting the:
7 city of departure
7 city of arrival
7 date of departure
7 hour of departure
7 and then clicking on "cerca".

Inquiries
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For updated information about the school please see the school web site,
which can be reached through the DELOS web site (www.ercim.org/delos) or
directly at http://www.iei.pi.cnr.it/DELOS/delos2/SummerSchool/1stschool.htm

For any other information you may contact:
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Tarina Ayazi
Istituto di Elaborazione dell'Informazione
Area della Ricerca CNR di Pisa
Localit` San Cataldo
56100 Pisa, Italy
Tel: +39 050 3152912
Fax: +39 050 3152810
E-mail: tarina@iei.pi.cnr.it