LORNET workshop at the ITS 2008 Conference, June 23, 2008 This one-day workshop aims to improve the theory, techniques and applications of ontology-based knowledge modeling for designing, searching and managing learning resource repositories. This workshop is organized by the LORNET research network, a major Canadian project. Semantic Web methods, tools and applications have been the focus of this network for the last five years. The workshop will welcome papers from all sectors of the ITS and AI-ED community, as well as report on LORNET research results.   THEMES The themes are not limited to but include the following: Ontology modeling tools and methods Ontology-based learner interaction design, techniques, and analysis Recommender and assistance systems for resource selection Personalization tools and applications Extending folksonomies beyond taxonomies User knowledge and competency modeling Ontology-based ePortfolios Data mining and pattern recognition for knowledge extraction Standardization and user-centered deployment Packaging, sequencing, and presenting e-learning resources Ontology referencing of digital libraries and repositories Ontology-aware agents for e-learning and Knowledge Management Security, privacy and Digital content protection Ontology-based workflows in e-learning Submission deadline Author notification Camera ready dealine May 7 th, 2008 May 30 th, 2008 June 7 th, 2008  SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All papers are expected to follow the general ITS 2008 submission guidelines (http://gdac.dinfo.uqam.ca/its2008/). Papers must comply with the LNCS formatting instructions (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-2-72376-0), and should not to exceed 5000 words.  Papers will be peer-reviewed by the workshop program committee. Accepted papers will be included in the workshop proceedings and will be published on the workshop webpage and on the LORNET Web site. To submit a paper, click : ONLINE SUBMISSION. The final version must be in the PDF format (camera ready). Please go to the submission system (ONLINE SUBMISSION) and click on "Re-Upload Paper" to submit the final version. Alternatively, for paper submission and final version, you can send your.doc or .pdf document via e-mail to: Christian Lafrance (christian.lafrance@licef.ca) and Djamila Abbas (djamila.abbas@licef.ca) WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS Gilbert Paquette Télé-université-UQAM Marek Hatala Simon Fraser University Gordon McCalla University of Saskatchewan Abed El Saddik University of Ottawa PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Ralph Deters University of Saskatchewan Aude Dufresne Université de Montréal Jim Greer University of Saskatchewan Mohamed Kamel University of Waterloo Olga Marino Télé-université – UQAM Hamadou Saliah-Hassane Télé-université – UQAM François Magnan Télé-université – UQAM Roger Nkamdou Université du Québec à Montréal Rose Dieng INRIA, Sophia Antipolis