OntologySummit2008/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting 2008 03 24

OntologySummit2008: Organizing Committee Conference Call - Thursday 24-Mar-2008    (1C7A)

• This is the 6th conference call of the OntologySummit2008 organizing committee. The session is expected to be a ~1 Hour conference call.    (1C7B)

• URL for this page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2008/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2008_03_24    (1C7C)

Conference Call Details    (1C7D)

• Date: Thursday, March 24, 2008    (1C7E)
• Start Time: 12:30am PDT / 3:30pm EDT / 19:30 UTC    (1C7F)
  • ref: World Clock    (1C7G)
• Expected Call Duration: ~ 1.0 Hour    (1C7H)
• Dial-in Number:    (1C7I)
  • from US: +1-605-475-8590 (South Dakota, USA)    (1C7J)
    • Conference ID: "5823120#"    (1C7K)
  • Direct call from from Skype: +990008275823120    (1C7L)

• Shared-screen support (VNC session), if applicable, will be started 5 minutes before the call at: http://vnc2.cim3.net:5800/    (1C7M)
  • view-only password: "ontolog"    (1C7N)

• RSVP to peter.yim@cim3.com appreciated. (Regrets only)    (1C7O)

Attendees:    (1C7P)

• Attended:    (1C7Q)
  • BarrySmith    (1C7T)
  • PeterYim    (1C7S)
  • MarkMusen    (1C7W)
  • LeoObrst    (1C7V)
  • MichelleRaymond    (1C7X)

• Expecting:    (1C7R)
  • SteveRay    (1C7U)

• Regrets:    (1C7Y)

Agenda Ideas    (1C7Z)

• review status of "Advisory Committee" nominations and invitations    (1C80)
• status review and action plans for the online discourse    (1C81)
• status review on the F2F-workshop planning and preparation - review agenda    (1C82)
• preparation status for the 3 upcoming panel sessions - 3/27, 4/3 & 4/10    (1C83)
• status review on how we are getting the word out    (1C84)
• draft communique preparation status    (1C85)

Agenda & Proceedings    (1C87)

1. Meeting called to order:    (1C88)

• MarkMusen took the chair and welcomed everyone    (1C89)

• PeterYim volunteered to take minutes of the meeting    (1C8A)

• review and adopt agenda    (1C8B)

• note that we have a hard stop at 1:30pm PDT / 4:30pm EDT as the Content Committee will be having their weekly call then. Which mean we have to finish this call in 1 hour or less.    (1C8C)

2. Roll Call:    (1C8D)

• see above    (1C8E)

3. Status / Discussion of developing issues:    (1C8F)

• Outstanding Issue Update: (from last call)    (1C8G)
  • submit last year's communique to Applied Ontologies Journal [attn: Steve] - Steve contacted MichaelGruninger who will be working on it    (1C8H)
    • question for Mark: when is the next AOJ issue out; do you have a deadline for the submission (to make it into the next issue)?    (1C8I)
    • Steve will continue to communicate with Michael to get this out ASAP.    (1C8J)
    • Michael mentioned that he is planning to have it ready by end of last week. (--ppy: from a conversation during the content committee meeting.)    (1C8K)

• Discussions:    (1C8L)

• reveiw status of "Advisory Committee" nominations and invitations    (1C8M)
  • see latest update -    (1C8N)
  • Status: http://interop.cim3.net/forum//ontology-summit-org/2008-03/msg00042.html    (1C8O)
  • list of confirmed Advisory Committee members - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2008#nid199T    (1C8P)
    • all invitations out, except for (f.2) & (f.3);    (1C8Q)
    • accepted - 38 (to be updated)    (1C8R)
    • declined - 3 (to be updated)    (1C8S)
    • still awaiting response - 2 (MU & AW)    (1C8T)
  • "Advisors Welcome Message" - a "publicity oriented - announcement e-mail" of the Summit F2F    (1CA9)
    • ask all advisors to help circulate this to "their friends"    (1C8W)
    • extend invitations to the overseas advisors to come join us at the F2F workshop    (1C8Y)
    • Barry will take care of this "interaction with Advisors"    (1C8Z)
      • see Barry's: http://interop.cim3.net/forum//ontology-summit-org/2008-03/msg00048.html    (1CAA)
    • Peter to provide Barry with a email address list of all advisors    (1CAB)

• status review online discourse    (1C90)
  • Content Committee will start doing weekly calls starting today, on Mondays, right after this organizing committee call    (1C94)
  • it's moving along fine now    (1CAE)

• status review on the F2F-workshop planning and preparation    (1C95)
  • Steve: Registration Announcement and URL for Interoperability Week is now ready, Peter will post to the wiki    (1CAC)
    • Peter: done; see: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2008#nid1BRH    (1C96)
  • Steve: draft agenda now at - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2008/FaceToFaceAgenda    (1C98)
    • it was agreed that we will not have a "plenary/keynote" speaker    (1C9E)
    • Barry: any chance of webcasting the F2F workshop? - Steve will find out    (1C8X)
  • structuring the discussion, e.g. state-of-the-art ...    (1CAF)
  • unifying plot through the communique    (1CAG)
  • distinction between the intellectual content and the pragmatics of the future OOR-team implementation effort    (1CAH)
  • OOR team may need to meet about funding (which would be totally independent of the summit agenda)    (1CAI)
  • informal gathering on Monday evening?    (1CAJ)
  • Mark: how would time be spent at the F2F on each of the topics    (1CAU)
    • Michelle: (a) report on what has transpired, (b) possibly invited presentations from key player(s), (c) open discussion (which would be 50% of the total time alloted; or at least 30~45 min.)    (1CAV)
  • Mark to Steve: can we start at 8:00am    (1CCE)

• preparation status for the 3 upcoming panel sessions - 3/27, 4/3 & 4/10    (1C9F)
  • Two sessions planned for "An Open Ontology Repository: Rationale, Expectations & Requirements" - 3/27 & 4/3    (1C9G)
    • Title: "An Open Ontology Repository: Rationale, Expectations & Requirements"    (1C9H)
    • co-chairs: 3/27 - LeoObrst & FabianNeuhaus ; 4/3: LeoObrst & FabianNeuhaus    (1C9J)
    • panelists: ontology developers and stewards (i.e. early-adopter content-provider) telling us their requirements & expectations    (1C9K)
      • those on 3/27: see ConferenceCall_2008_03_27    (1C9L)
      • those on 4/3 : see ConferenceCall_2008_04_03    (1C9M)
    • the plan: see - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OOR/JointPanelSession_Strawman#nid1BFW    (1C9N)
  • One session planned for "Developing an Ontology of Ontologies" - 4/10    (1C9P)
    • Title: "Developing an Ontology of Ontologies"    (1C9Q)
    • co-chairs: BarrySmith and MichaelGruninger    (1C9R)
    • panelists & details: see ConferenceCall_2008_04_10    (1CAD)
    • the plan: see - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OOR/JointPanelSession_Strawman#nid1BGD    (1C9T)
  • Peter to work with the session chairs to develop the event and keep this committee posted    (1C9U)

• status review on how we are getting the word out    (1C9V)
  • Steve: will get the NIST public affairs office to continue to help us with getting the word out    (1C9W)
    • Steve: will update everyone at the next call    (1C9X)

• the OntologySummit2008_Communique    (1C9Y)
  • LeoObrst and MarkMusen were elected as our co-editors for the Communique and we'll look to them to get an outline and a draft out some time soon    (1C9Z)
  • please do draft work at: OntologySummit2008_Communique/Draft    (1CA0)
  • develop a narrative how these all connect:    (1CAL)
    • what is the state-of-the-art in ontology repositories    (1CAM)
    • where are ontologies and where are mappings of ontologies    (1CAO)
    • what the gateway folks can come up with (entry requirement) -- criteria, validation, certification, ...    (1CAP)
    • methodology    (1CAQ)
    • requirements from content providers    (1CAR)
    • to make it serious, we need to develop an ontology of ontologies    (1CAT)
    • OOR roadmap to realization    (1CAS)
  • Barry: Mark & Leo should communicate what they expect from the content champions (Mark: we'll email)    (1CCF)

5. New Issues:    (1CA1)

6. Any Other Business:    (1CA2)

7. Action items:    (1CA3)

8. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:    (1CA4)

• next Organizing Committee conference call - Mon 2008.03.31 - 1Hr. starting 12:30pm PDT / 3:30pm EDT    (1CA5)
  • see details (closer to the time) at: /OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2008_03_31    (1CA6)

• Call adjourned at: 1:35 pm PDT    (1CA7)

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 notes taken by: PeterYim / 2008.03.24-1:35 pm PDT
 All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.    (1CA8)