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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>====================================================================*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* RuleML2011@BRF - 5th International Rule
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style='font-size:10.5pt'>====================================================================*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* Call for Demos - Submission Deadline - Sept. 2nd,
2011 *<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* New categories in the Challenge with prestigious
prizes *<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* Demo papers published as CEUR
proceedings
*<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* 15% RuleML2011@BRF Partner discounts - see
registration page *<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>*
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>*********************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Overview and Aim<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>======================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>The RuleML2011@BRF Challenge is one of the highlights
at RuleML2011@BRF <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Conference.The RuleML2011@BRF Challenge is dedicated
to practical experiences <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>with rule-oriented applications. In particular,
submissions of benchmarks<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>/ evaluations, demos, case studies / use cases, experience
reports, best<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>practice solutions (e.g. design patterns, reference
architectures, models),<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>rule-based implementations / tools / applications,
demonstrations of<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>engineering methods, implementations of rule standards
(e.g. RuleML, <st1:place w:st="on">RIF</st1:place>,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>SBVR, PRR, rule-based Event Processing languages,
BPMN+rules, BPEL+rules,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>...), rules + industrial standards (e.g. XBRL, MISMO,
Accord, ...), and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>industrial problem statements are particularly
encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Key themes of the RuleML2011@BRF Challenge include the
following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* Demos related to the RuleML2011@BRF Track Topics<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* Extensions and implementations of rule standards:
W3C RIF, RuleML, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> SBVR, ...<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* Editing environments and IDEs for Web rules<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* Benchmarks and comparison results for rule engines<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* Distributed rule bases and rule services<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>* Reports on industrial experience about rule systems<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>A dedicated track of RuleML2011@BRF Challenge will be
focused on the theme:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>**Combining Rules, Objects, and Ontologies:
Implementations and Applications**<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- Loose/tight integrations of rules and knowledge
bases<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- Knowledge Modelling and Reasoning<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- Real cases and practical experiences<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Ideally, demos submitted to the Challenge track should
tackle knowledge-rich<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>domain problems. The proposed solution should address
such problem using a<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>combination of rule-based modelling and semantic
knowledge-based modelling.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Solutions ranging from loosely coupled hybrid systems
(i.e. where different<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>frameworks are put together), to unified homogeneous
architectures (i.e. where<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>a unified model / semantics, within a single
framework, is proposed) will be<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>of great interest for the special track.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Prizes will be awarded to the two best applications
from the main focus theme<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>and for the all categories. All accepted demos will be
presented in a special<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Challenge Session.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Submission<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>======================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>The submission is composed of two parts:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- open-source or commercial demo<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- demo papers describing research, implementation, and
technical details of<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> your submission.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Submissions to the Rules Challenge 2011 consist of a
demo paper of 4-8 pages,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>describing the demo show case, and a link to the
demo/show case, e.g. a<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>project site, an online demonstration, a presentation
about the demonstration,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>or a download site for the demonstration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Demo and papers submission website:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ruleml2011challenge<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Please upload all demo papers submissions as PDF files
in LNCS format<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>(http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>To ensure high quality, submitted papers will be
carefully peer-reviewed<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>according to the evaluation criteria indicated below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>To better disseminate your work, please also udpate
your demo in the systems<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>submission website with a brief abstract presentation:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>http://2011.ruleml.org/america/?page_id=184<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Challenge Evaluation Criteria <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>======================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Submissions to the RuleML2011@BRF Challenge general
Track will be evaluated <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>according to the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- clear exposition of the objectives, outcomes,
benefits for going beyond the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> state of the art in the application domain
(25%)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- demos should demonstrate a good level of
effectiveness to manage complex<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> rules according to
statistical/analytical/benchmarking evaluations (25%)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- demos have to demonstrate the results with a
concrete example balancing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> conciseness and completeness (25%)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- demos should preferably (but not necessarily) be
embedded into a web-based<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> or distributed environment (15%)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- demos should pay attention to end-user interactions,
providing an adequate<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> and usable interface that favors a concrete
usage of the application (10%).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Submissions focused on this year's special theme
(Knowledge-Based Applications<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>combining Rules and Ontologies) should show the
potential and benefits of<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>combining rule-based reasoning and
taxonomic/frame/description-logic reasoning<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>in a realistic application. Demos submitted to the
Special Theme will be<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>evaluated according to the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- papers should clearly expose the objectives,
outcomes, benefits for going<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> beyond the state of the art in the application
domain (20%)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- demos should demonstrate a good level of integration
or interaction between<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> rules and ontologies (40%)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- demos should demonstrate their results with a simple
but meaningful case<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> study, balancing conciseness and completeness
(20%)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- demos should preferably be deployed in a web-based
or distributed<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> environment where multiple nodes exchange
information (10%)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>- demos should pay attention to end-user interactions,
providing an adequate<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'> and usable interface that favors a concrete
usage of the application (10%).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Proceedings<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>======================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Authors are invited to submit original contributions
of practical relevance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>and technical rigor in the field, benchmarks,
evaluations, experience reports<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>and show/use case demonstrations of effective,
practical, deployable<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>rule-based technologies or applications in
web-distributed environments.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Papers must be in English.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Accepted papers will be published as CEUR Workshop
Proceedings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Exhibition Room<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>======================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>The RuleML2011@BRF Chairs are currently evaluating the
possibility to have an<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>exhibition space where to present the demo live to the
participants throughout<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>the Symposium.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>More information will be released with the
notification of acceptance of the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>demo papers and demo systems.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>======================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Submission deadline for demo papers and demo systems:
Sept. 2nd, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Notification of accepted demo papers and demo systems:
Sept. 23rd, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Camera ready papers: Sept. 30th, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>RuleML2011@BRF Challenge Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>======================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Stefano Bragaglia, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">University of Bologna</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Marco Montali, KRDB, Free <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">University of Bozen-Bolzano</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Charles Petrie, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Stanford
University</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Mark Proctor, Red <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Hat</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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