FOIS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
FORMAL ONTOLOGY IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS

This is the home of FOIS.ORG, a non-legal entity representing the collection of conferences on Formal Ontology in Information Systems.

Starting with FOIS 2010, FOIS conferences will be managed by IAOA, the newly established International Association for Ontology and its Applications.

The sixth FOIS conference will be held in Toronto, Canada, May 11-14, 2010. For further information on FOIS-2010, click here.

The fifth FOIS conference was held in Saarbrücken, Germany, October 31 - November 3, 2008. For further information on FOIS-2008, click here.

The fourth FOIS conference was held in Baltimore, USA, November 9-11, 2006. For further information on FOIS-2006, click here.

The third FOIS conference was held in Torino, Italy, November 4-6, 2004. For complete information on FOIS-2004, click here.

The second FOIS Conference was held in Ogunquit, Maine, USA at the Cliff House Hotel on October 17-19, 2001. FOIS-2001 is sponsored by ACM. For complete information on FOIS-2001, Click here.

The first FOIS Conference was held in Trento, Italy, in June, 1998, in conjunction with the KR-98 conference. FOIS-98 was sponsored by the Italian National Research Council (CNR). For more information on FOIS-98, Click here.