OntologWiki: OOR/ConferenceCall 2011 01 21

OpenOntologyRepository: OOR Team Conference Call - Fri 2011-01-21 (2L18)

Conference Call Details: (2L19)

Date: Friday, 21-Jan-2011 (2L1A)
Start Time: 9:30pm EST / 6:30am PST / 3:30pm CET / 2:30pm GMT / 14:30 UTC (2L1B)
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Expected Call Duration: 1.0~1.5 hours (2L1D)
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In-session chat-room url: http://webconf.soaphub.org/conf/room/oor/ (2L1S)

RSVP to peter.yim@cim3.com appreciated, ... or simply just by adding yourself to the "Expected Attendee" list below (if you are a member of the team.) (2L1T)

This session, like all other Ontolog events, is open to the public. Information relating to this session is shared on this wiki page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OOR/ConferenceCall_2011_01_21 (2L1U)

Please note that this session may be recorded, and if so, the audio archive is expected to be made available as open content, along with the proceedings of the call to our community membership and the public at-large under our prevailing open IPR policy. (2L1V)

Attendees (2L1W)

Attended: (2L1X)
- MikeDean (chair) (2L20)
- PeterYim (2L21)
- YuriyMilov (2LLO)
- MichaelGruninger (2LSA)

Expecting: (2L1Y)
- YefimZhuk (2L22)
- ... if you are coming to the meeting, please add your name above (plus your affiliation, if you aren't already a member of the community) above, or e-mail <peter.yim@cim3.com> so that we can reserve enough resources to support everyone's participation. ... (2L23)

Regrets: (2L24)
- TimDarr (2LM2)
- ToddSchneider (2LM3)
- MikeBennett (2LSK)
- LeoObrst (2L1Z)

Agenda Ideas: (2L25)

please insert any additional items below (along with your name for follow-up purposes) (2L26)

Discussion on Focus and Plans for OOR in 2011 (2L27)

Agenda & Proceedings (2L28)

1. Meeting called to order: (2LM4)

MikeDean takes the chair and welcome everyone (2LM5)
review and adopt agenda (2LM6)
PeterYim volunteered to take notes (2LM7)

2. Roll Call: (2LM8)

see above (2LM9)

welcome and intro of new member(s) (as needed) (2LMA)

3. Status Review and Discussion: (2LMB)

Urgent issues: (2LMC)
- ... none! (2LMD)

Review and update our "Most Critical Task(s) At Hand" list (2LME)
- ref. http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OpenOntologyRepository#nid17YH (2LMF)

review previous action items (from 2011.01.07) (2LMG)

Reports from OntologySummit2011 Launch (2LMJ)
- Peter: went real well; was able to pack 13 presentations (one time-shifted even!) into a 2-hour session (2LSB)
- Michael: lots of enthusiasm on the topic this year, think it will be productive (2LSC)
- Yuri: very helpful, now seeing the distinction between OOR, Ontolog, Summit, etc.; planning to go to the Symposium in April (2LSD)
- Mike: was there for a portion of the session only, impressed with the energy at the session. (2LSE)

Key items for review and discussion today: (2LMK)

Focus and Plans for OOR in 2011 (2LML)

items below are from the previous meeting(s) and will be updated as we proceed with this meeting. (2LMM)

a review of OOR in 2010 (2LMN)
- what was accomplished (2LMO)
  - Mike / Todd: successful in getting the word out about OOR; specifically with presentations at ESWC-ORES, SemTech and ISWC-SERES (2LMP)
  - Mike / Peter: IPR Policy (2LMQ)
  - Mike / Peter: funding success at SOCoP and DataONE (Data Integration and Semantics Work Group), both of which has OOR on their agenda (2LMR)
  - Todd: enlarging the audience, specifically in terms of getting the Europeans engaged (2LMS)
  - Todd: starting an architecture effort (2LMT)
  - Mike: starting to build up CL support on OOR, with COLORE, SIO, etc. (2LMU)
  - Peter: the team is coming together (2LMV)
- what could have been better (2LMW)
  - more coordination (2LMX)
  - get the architecture together (2LMY)
  - get a coherent development platform together (2LMZ)
  - engage content folks (2LN0)
- what should we add to the 2011 plate (2LN1)

Review: members and OOR-related activities (2LN2)
- OOR-sandbox status (2LN3)
- code repository status (2LN4)
- NCBO (2LN5)
- NEU (2LN6)
- Raytheon-BBN (2LN7)
- Bremen (2LN8)
- UToronto (2LN9)
  - will have a set of use cases by the end of the term (mid-April); references Ken's work on use cases too. (2LSF)
- Ryerson (2LNA)
- Mathet (2LNB)
- SOCoP_INTEROP (2LNC)
- DataONE (2LND)
- NeOn (KMi and STL) (2LNE)
- ONKI (2LNF)
- MMI (2LNG)
- Use Cases (2LNH)
- Architecture (2LNI)
- API (2LNJ)
- Gatekeeping (2LNK)
- production OOR instance (2LNL)
- SIO (2LNM)
- Funding (2LNN)

Take inventory of (2LNO)
- the team - who are the players now (2LNP)
- the resources (2LNQ)
- our weaknesses (2LNR)
- our strengths (2LNS)

our plans and focus for 2011 (2LNT)

more items from previous meeting discussions ... (2LNU)

Announcing new OOR.NET domain comes online (courtesy of CIM3) ... future OOR instances are welcome to use this domain alias (2LNV)
- our OOR-sandbox at http://oor-01.cim3.net is now (also) accessible as http://sandbox.oor.net (2LNW)

postmortem of the "(Post-BioPortal fork) OOR Architecture and API - Take-II" session - OOR/ConferenceCall_2010_11_19 (2LNX)

Architecture-API progress review (2LNY)

OOR team/collaborator/contributor status review and 2011 plan - please bring your 2011 plans along to share with the rest of the team (2LNZ)
- ... SOCoP / INTEROP (2LO0)
- DataONE (2LO1)

what can this team contribute to the upcoming OntologySummit2011 ? (2LO2)
- Theme: "Making the Case for Ontology" (2LO3)
- ToddSchneider will help drive (2LO4)

PeterYim: I just (finally!) made contact with the "Content Repository" folks - ref. http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/duraspace/2010/12/14/open-repositories-2011-collaboration-and-community-the-social-mechanics-of-repository-systems/ (2LO5)

OOR system architecture (2LO6)
- action items - will discuss in depth along with API & CL-support discussion which we will try to set up asap (2LO7)
  - Ken and Todd will try to get together offline and talk about this within the next couple of weeks (2LO8)
  - candidate architecture team: MikeDean, KenBaclawski, ToddSchneider, ImmanuelNormann, TillMossakowski, CameronRoss, MichaelGruninger, AdamPease, NatashaNoy, ... (2LO9)
  - (also desirable to be at the meeting:) AlexGarcia, MathieuDaquin, MikeUschold, JohnBateman, JohnSowa, PatHayes, PatCassidy, MarkMusen, LeoObrst, PeterYim, ... (2LOA)
  - tentatively ... devoting the Oct-15 meeting for this - architecture, API, metadata (OMV extension), ... no presentations; only serious discussions! (2LOB)

OOR APIs (2LOC)
- ref. the "OOR common resources" discussion thread - starting from: Cameron's post (2LOD)
- action items - (2LOE)

Ontology metadata requirement (2LOF)
- action items - (2LOG)

Code Repository (2LOH)
- ETA of the oor.semwebcentral.org going into operation with baseline code? - [Mike: by 2010.10.15] (2LOI)
- do we consider github (as suggested by NatashaNoy on 2010.09.17)? (2LOJ)
- action items - (2LOK)

4. Member activities updates: (2LOL)

5. Funding progress: (2LOM)

6. Any Other Business: (2LON)

Yuri offers his time and programming service (2LSL)

7. Action items: (2LOO)

MikeDean & KenBaclawski to get code repository (at semwebcentral) going, hopefully before our next meeting (2LMH)
- Mike will ping NatashaNoy on: (a) where they stand on the availability of BioPortal install (vcm) image, and (b) is there a newer "fork" point that we (OOR) should work with now. (2LMI)
YuriyMilov will help MikeDean test the new code repository, (2LSI)
- Yuri will install a working OOR instance and a development platform on his own, (2LSJ)
- Yuri will also present to the rest of the group along with the learning through this exercise some time in the near-future (2LSH)

MichaelGruninger will try to pull together a session on OOR metadata ... will report back on his planning at the next call (2LSM)

8. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn: (2LOP)

Next Meeting: (2LOQ)
- our next regular team call, Fri 2011.02.04 - 6:00am PST / 9:00am EST (ref. worldclock) (2LOR)
- developing session page will be at OOR/ConferenceCall_2011_01_21 (2LOS)
- Note: earlier resolution: all team members please (if possible) block out Fridays 1.5 Hr (2LOT)
- ref. our doodle poll (see: http://doodle.com/a2snxkpkd8hhxek4 ), looks like we can settle in on two new meeting times - a 6:00am PT (14:00 UTC) and an 8:30am PT (16:30 UTC) (or something in between) ... (2LOU)

Call adjourned at: 7:35 am PST (2LOV)

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 notes taken by: PeterYim / 2011.01.21-7:36am PST
 All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.    (2LOW)

Resources (2LOX)

homepage - OpenOntologyRepository - http://OpenOntologyRepository.org (2LOY)
proceedings of our previous meetings (2LOZ)
OOR Charter - To promote the global use and sharing of ontologies by: 1. establishing a hosted registry-repository; 2. enabling and facilitating open, federated, collaborative ontology repositories; 3. establishing best practices for expressing interoperable ontology and taxonomy work in registry-repositories. (2LQO)
"Ontology Repository" Definition - "An ontology repository is a facility where ontologies and related information artifacts can be stored, retrieved and managed" (2LQP)
OpenOntologyRepository_Scope - documentation related to this OOR initiative's mission, charter, objectives, goals, terms of reference, definitions, scope, ... etc. (2LQQ)
OpenOntologyRepository_Requirement - documentation related to the requirements of the "open ontology repository" we are planning to implement through this OOR initiative. (2LQR)
- OpenOntologyRepository_UseCases (2LQS)
OpenOntologyRepository_Approach - documentation related to this OOR initiative's approach, and the process we will be using. (2LQT)
OpenOntologyRepository_Architecture - documentation related to the architecture of the "open ontology repository" we are planning to implement through this OOR initiative. (2LQU)
OpenOntologyRepository_Plan (2LQV)
OOR/ActiveMemberContribution (2LQW)
Team mailling list: (2LQX)
- OOR-Team discussion: [ oor-forum ]''' message archives - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/oor-forum/ (2LQY)
- OOR-Users discussion and support: [ oor-users ]''' message archives - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/oor-users/ (2LQZ)
- Developers mailling list: [ oor-dev ] message archives - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/oor-dev/ (2LR0)
the OOR-IPR mini-series: (2LR1)
- 2010_09_09 - Thursday: Joint OOR-Ontolog-NCBO-CC-IAOA-OASIS Panel Discussion - "IPR issues in Ontology and the OOR" session-1: an exposition on relevant IPR regimes - Keynote speaker: GeorgeStrawn - Chair: PeterYim - Panelists: JamieClark, JohnWilbanks, BrucePerens - ConferenceCall_2010_09_09 T (2LR2)
- 2010_09_16 - Thursday: Joint OOR-Ontolog-NCBO-CC-IAOA-OASIS Panel Discussion - "IPR issues in Ontology and the OOR" session-2: what are the IPR issues relating to open ontology repositories (and ontologies in general)? - Chair: MarkMusen - Panelists: CameronRoss, AlanRector, JohnSowa, BrucePerens, JohnWilbanks, PeterYim - ConferenceCall_2010_09_16 T (2LR3)
- 2010_09_30 - Thursday: Joint OOR-Ontolog-NCBO-CC-IAOA-OASIS Panel Discussion - "IPR issues in Ontology and the OOR" session-3: discussion and consensus on licensing arrangements for the OOR Initiative, and positions we might take on related IPR issues - chair: LeoObrst - Panelists: PeterYim, MikeDean, BrucePerens, JamieClark - ConferenceCall_2010_09_30 T (2LR4)
the Joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussions: (2LR5)
- 2008_02_28 - Thursday: Joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussion: "Ontology Registry and Repository Technology & Infrastructure Landscape" - Co-chairs: LeoObrst & FrankOlken; Panelists: BruceBargmeyer, MikeDean, MarkMusen, FarrukhNajmi & PeterYim - ConferenceCall_2008_02_28 T (2LR6)
- 2008_03_27 - Thursday: Joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussion: "An Open Ontology Repository: Rationale, Expectations & Requirements - Session-1" - Chair: LeoObrst & FabianNeuhaus; Panelists: WilliamBug, EvanWallace, JohnLMcCarthy, KenBaclawski, PeterBenson & RexBrooks - ConferenceCall_2008_03_27 T (2LR7)
- 2008_04_03 - Thursday: Joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussion: "An Open Ontology Repository: Rationale, Expectations & Requirements - Session-2" - Chair: LeoObrst & FabianNeuhaus; Panelists: DougLenat, DekeSmith, MarciaZeng, DeniseBedford, PatHayes, MalaMehrotra & RobRaskin - ConferenceCall_2008_04_03 T (2LR8)
- 2008_04_10 - Thursday: Joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussion: "Developing an Ontology of Ontologies for OOR" - Co-chairs: BarrySmith & MichaelGruninger; Panelists: MichaelGruninger, PeterHaase, NatashaNoy & ElisaKendall - ConferenceCall_2008_04_10 T (2LR9)
the OOR Development panel sessions: (2LRA)
- 2008_08_22 - Friday: OOR Panel Discussion: "Getting OOR Development Off the Ground: Identifying Synergies & Gaps" (Take-1) - Chair: LeoObrst; Panelists: MikeDean, MarkMusen, LiDing, BruceBargmeyer & BillAndersen - ConferenceCall_2008_08_22 T (2LRB)
- 2009_02_19 - Thursday: Joint Ontolog-OOR Panel Discussion: "Getting OOR Development Off the Ground (Take-2): the work begins" - Chair: ToddSchneider; Panelists: MarkMusen, NatashaNoy, MikeDean, PaulBuitelaar / AndreasHarth, MathieuDaquin, KenBaclawski, MichaelGruninger - ConferenceCall_2009_02_19 T (2LRC)
- 2009_07_16 - Thursday: Joint Ontolog-OOR Panel Discussion: "Integrated tools for ontology development and management: A field guide to the Stanford technology" - Chair: MarkMusen - Panelists: TaniaTudorache, TimRedmond, NatashaNoy - ConferenceCall_2009_07_16 T (2LRD)
- 2009_07_30 - Thursday: Joint Ontolog-OOR Panel Discussion: "BioPortal and related Ontology Repository Implementations and Development" (Take-3) - Chair: NatashaNoy - Panelists: CarlosRueda, PaulAlexander, JohnGraybeal, MikeDean, StephenGranite, AlexGarcia, KenBaclawski - ConferenceCall_2009_07_30 T (2LRE)
- 2010_02_19 - Friday: OOR Panel Discussion: "Coordinating our Open Ontology Repository Software Development" - Chair: MikeDean - Panelists: JimChatigny, MichaelGruninger, KenBaclawski, NatashaNoy - OOR/ConferenceCall_2010_02_19 T (2LRF)
- 2010_04_01 - Thursday: Joint OOR-Ontolog Panel Session: "OOR Use Cases - Take-3" - Chair: KenBaclawski & ToddSchneider - Panelists: ToddSchneider, MatthewHettinger, KenBaclawski and MaximoGurmendez - ConferenceCall_2010_04_01 T (2LRG)
- 2010_09_10 - Friday: Joint SIO-OOR-Ontolog Panel Discussion: "Common Logic (CL) Support for OOR" - Chair: JohnSowa - Panelists: JohnBateman-TillMossakowski, MichaelGruninger, CameronRoss, AdamPease, PatHayes - ConferenceCall_2010_09_10 T (2LRH)
- 2010_09_17 - Friday: OOR Panel Discussion - "Getting OOR Development Going - Take-IV" Workshop - Co-chairs: ToddSchneider & MichaelGruninger - Panelists: ToddSchneider, MikeDean, NatashaNoy, ImmanuelNormann, KenBaclawski, MichaelGruninger - OOR/ConferenceCall_2010_09_17 T (2LRI)
- 2010_10_15 - Friday: OOR Project Team Member Conference Call - discussion on the (post-BioPortal fork) OOR Architecture and API - OOR/ConferenceCall_2010_10_15 T (2LRJ)
- 2010_11_19 - Friday: OOR Panel Discussion - "(Post-BioPortal fork) OOR Architecture and API - Take-II" - Co-chairs: KenBaclawski & MichaelGruninger - Panelists: KenBaclawski+ToddSchneider, AldoGangemi+AlessandroAdamou, JouniTuominen+KimViljanen, EricChan - OOR/ConferenceCall_2010_11_19 T (2LRK)
OntologySummit2008 homepage (2LRL)
- OntologySummit2008_Communique (2LRM)
- OntologySummit2008/FaceToFaceAgenda (2LRN)
- The OOR Project Presentation (delivered at the OntologySummit2008 face-to-face workshop) (2LRO)
[ ontology-summit ] discussion archives - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/2008-01/ (~5 months exchanges starting from Jan-2008) (2LRP)
Our key content pages: (2LRQ)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Scope (2LRR)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Organization (2LRS)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Process (2LRT)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Policy (2LRU)
- OpenOntologyRepository_IPR (2LRV)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Requirement (2LRW)
- OpenOntologyRepository_UseCases (2LRX)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Architecture (2LRY)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Approach (2LRZ)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Roadmap (2LS0)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Plan (2LS1)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Funding (2LS2)
- OpenOntologyRepository_ResearchIssues (2LS3)
- OpenOntologyRepository_ResearchActivity (2LS4)
- OpenOntologyRepository_Development (2LS5)
OOR Project site at SemWebCentral - http://oor.semwebcentral.org (2LS6)
Public sandbox instance of OOR (OOR-sandbox) - http://sandbox.oor.net/ontologies (previously http://oor-01.cim3.net/ontologies) (2LS7)
- OOR_SandBox (2LS8)
- NCBO-OOR development documentation - http://www.bioontology.org/wiki/index.php/NCBO-OOR_Development (2LS9)

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