The symposium will enjoy the talks of several invited speakers and tutorials:
- Luigi Palopoli (tutorial: Biological Data Set Management: an Introduction)
- John Mylopoulos and Alex Borgida (tutorial: From Semantic Data Models to the Semantic Web)
- Rick Hull (invited talk: A Unified Framework for Web Services Composition)
- Dan Suciu (invited talk: The Next Step in Data Management: Probabilistic Data)
- Laks Lakshmanan (invited talk: To Give or not to Give: Just How Safe is Your Data?)
The symposium will take place in the charming town of Brixen-Bressanone, near Bozen-Bolzano in South Tirol 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wealth of historical references are an ideal starting point for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.
Organized by: KRDB Research Centre at the Faculty of Computer Science of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano; the DIS Department of the University of Rome La Sapienza; the DEI Department of the Polytechnical University of Milan.
