1. Lifecycle Support for Networked Ontologies Aljosa Pasic Atos Origin sae

2. IST-2005-027595 NeOn-project.org Slide 2 NeoN background  Problem –No adequate ontology engineering infrastructure (at both methodological and tool level) for the whole application development lifecycle of the envisaged applications –Software crisis all over again  The NeOn solution (& the key target innovation for markets and society) –Major integrative effort needed to realise the potential of semantic technologies. NeOn will provide a radical ‘leap forward’ by providing the infrastructure needed to make large-scale semantic application development feasible and cost-effective thus lowering the entry barrier for organizations needing semantic solutions

3. IST-2005-027595 NeOn-project.org Slide 3 NeOn ready to start  NeoN project starts March 1 st 2006, kick off in Rome 20-22 March  Web site already active: http://www.neon-project.orghttp://www.neon-project.org Start to work on dissemination and communication strategy Clear message of the commercial and/or societal VALUE In June 1 st Quarterly newsletter and dissemination material -> please give us your contact details if you wish to receive it !!!

4. IST-2005-027595 NeOn-project.org Slide 4 NeOn presence -WWW 2006, 23-26 May, Edinburgh http://www2006.org/http://www2006.org/ -IBC 2006, 7-12 September, Amsterdam http://www.ibc.org/http://www.ibc.org/ -IST 2006, 22-24 November, Helsinki http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/isteventhttp://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/istevent -FOIS 2006, 9-11 November, Baltimore (USA)http://www.formalontology.org/http://www.formalontology.org -ISWC'06, Athens USA http://www.iswsa.org/iswc.htmlhttp://www.iswsa.org/iswc.html -ESWC, Budva, Montenegro http://www.eswc2006.orghttp://www.eswc2006.org -ECI 2006, Trentino, Italy (http://ecai2006.itc.it/cda/aree/index.php)http://ecai2006.itc.it/cda/aree/index.php -ACM KDD 2006, Philadelphia USA (http://www.kdd2006.com/)http://www.kdd2006.com/ -ECML/PKDD 2006, Berlin, Germany (http://www.ecmlpkdd2006.org/)http://www.ecmlpkdd2006.org/ -ACL 2006, Sydney, Australia (http://www.acl2006.mq.edu.au/)http://www.acl2006.mq.edu.au/ - eChallenges 2006, Barcelona, Spain (http://www.echallenges.org/e2006/)http://www.echallenges.org/e2006/

5. IST-2005-027595 NeOn-project.org Slide 5 NeOn presence http://www.neon-project.org Thanks a lot for your attention Aljosa Pasic (Atos Origin) aljosa.pasic@atosorigin.com