'''DATE''': Saturday and Sunday, August 11-12, 2012.  

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'''VENUE for FACE-TO-FACE PARTICIPATION''': Room14A, Basement, [http://www.buffalo.edu/buildings/building?id=BALDY Baldy Hall], University at Buffalo [http://www.buffalo.edu/home/visiting-ub/north-campus-directions.html North Campus].

'''FACULTY''': Ron Rudnicki (CUBRC, Buffalo), Alan Ruttenberg (University at Buffalo), Barry Smith (University at Buffalo)


== PARTICIPATION ==

This tutorial allows both face-to-face and on-line participation. Participation may be for credit (with an official university transcript), or the tutorial may be audited (with a certificate of completion if needed).  

:'''<u>For credit</u>''' 

:Participation in this tutorial will yield 1 credit hour; up to 3 further credit hours can be received through completion of a project under the guidance of an assigned faculty member. Projects must be completed before November 30, 2012.  

::Registration details for students taking this course for credit are available: 
:::[http://myub.buffalo.edu/course/public/scripts/crs_sched.cgi?switch=showclass&semester=summer&division=NON&dept=PHI&regnum=12517 here], for face-to-face participation;
:::[http://myub.buffalo.edu/course/public/scripts/crs_sched.cgi?switch=showclass&semester=summer&division=NON&dept=PHI&regnum=12707 here], for on-line participation.

::External (non-UB) participants who wish to take this course for credit, either on-line or through face-to-face participation, should use the links above and follow the procedures outlined [http://registrar.buffalo.edu/registration/procedures/index.php here] under 'Non-matriculated student'.  External students will be able to apply credits from participation in this tutorial to the UB [http://philosophy.buffalo.edu/graduate/areas_of_study/ma_ontology/ Masters] and [http://philosophy.buffalo.edu/graduate/areas_of_study/phd_ontology/ PhD] Programs in Ontology, and also to the planned on-line UB Advanced Graduate Certificate Program in Ontology which is currently being established. Further details can be obtained from [mailto:phismith@buffalo.edu Barry Smith].

:'''<u>Auditing</u> (no credit)''' 

:Auditing by UB persons is free. For external participants an auditing fee of $100 will be charged. This fee applies equally both to on-line and face-to-face participants. All those wishing to audit this tutorial should fill in the registration form provided [http://ncor.buffalo.edu/Tutorial_Registation_Form.pdf here] as soon as possible. A certificate of participation will be supplied on request, but auditing the course does not count for credit.

== INSTRUCTIONS FOR ON-LINE PARTICIPANTS ==

On-line participants should install Protégé version 4.2 beta (as of June 13, 2012) on a machine they can use during the course. Begin installation by first registering at the Protégé site [http://protege.stanford.edu/download/register.html/ here]. After registering, download the installation file of Protégé version 4.2 from the [http://protege.cim3.net/download/4.2/installanywhere/Web_Installers/ Protégé Version 4.2 Download Page] that is appropriate for your machine. Brief, but valid, installation instructions are provided on the Download Page.  

Log-on/dial-in instructions for on-line participants will be provided be email to registered participants in due course.