Ontolog invited Speaker Presentation - Dr. Matthew West - Thu 2006-02-23 (JVC)
Conference Call Details (JVD)
- Subject: Ontolog Invited Speaker Presentation by MatthewWest - Thu 2006-02-23 (JVE)
- Agenda: Dr. Matthew West, Reference Data Architecture and Standards Manager of Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (London, UK), and 'custodian' of ISO 15926-2, will be presenting to the community on his talk entitled: "An Introduction to 4 Dimensionalism and ISO 15926". The ISO 15926-2 specification is an integration model that uses well defined metaphysics based on spatio-temporal extents, and is highly regarded as a fine ontological work. (JVF)
- Date: Thursday, February 23, 2006 (JVG)
- Start Time: 4:30pm UTC / 8:30 AM PST / 11:30 AM EST <-- Note that this session will start 2 hours earlier than usual ! (JVW)
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- Duration: 1.5~2.0 hours (JVI)
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- Special thanks to Dr. Patrick Cassidy for making the invitation to Dr. West on behalf of our community. (JVT)
Attendees (JVU)
- Attended: (K3O)
- Expecting: (K3P)
- MatthewWest (K3Q)
- PatCassidy (K3R)
- PeterYim (K3S)
- Jeffrey Schiffel (Boeing, IDS Wichita) (K50)
- ...(to register for participation, please add your name below or e-mail <peter.yim@cim3.com> so that we can reserve enough resources to support the session.)... (K3T)
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Agenda & Proceedings (K3V)
- Dr. Matthew West Reference Data Architecture and Standards Manager of Shell International Petroleum Company, London (UK), presents his talk entitled: "An Introduction to 4 Dimensionalism and ISO 15926" (K3W)
[picture of Dr. Matthew West] (K3X)
Abstract: (by MatthewWest) (K3Y)
In philosophy there are two main strands of ontology, 3 Dimensionalism, where physical objects pass through time, and 4 Dimensionalism, where physical objects are extended in time. This talk will introduce the key concepts of a 4 Dimensional ontology and some of the key consequences that follow from that. The talk will give examples of how 4 Dimensionalism has been implemented in the ISO 15926 ontology. (K3Z)
- Session Format and Agenda: (K40)
- this will be virtual session over a phone conference setting, augmented by shared computer screen support (K41)
- The session will start with a brief self-introduction of the attendees (~10 min.) (K42)
- Introduction of the Invited Speaker by Dr. Patrick Cassidy (K43)
- Presentation by the invited speaker (45~60 min.) (K44)
- Open discussion (30~45 min.) (K45)
- Bio of Dr. Matthew West: (K46)
Matthew West has a BSC and PhD in Chemical Engineering and has worked for Shell since 1978, initially as a Refinery Technologist, but since 1987 on the computing/business interface with a particular interest in Information Management and Data Modelling. He has taken a keen interest in the development of International Standards and is a key technical contributor to ISO 15926 – "Lifecycle integration of process plant data including oil and gas production facilities". He is currently the Reference Data Architecture and Standards Manager for Shell's Downstream (refinery to petrol pump) business, where he is currently developing Shell’s Global Downstream Data Model. (K47)
Dr. West is the Shell Visiting Professor in the Keyworth Institute at the University of Leeds. He is a Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the British Computer Society, and the Chartered Management Institute; and he is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Scientist and a Chartered IT Professional. (K48)
- Dr. West's prepared slides can be accessed by pointing your web browsers to: (K49)
- ... (link to be posted closer to the time of the talk) ... (K4A)
- links to additional relevant resources: (K4B)
- http://www.matthew-west.org.uk/ (K4C)
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- Session ended 2006-02-23 ______ pm PST (K4K)
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- Conference Date and Time: Feb. 23, 2006 8:38am~____pm Pacific Standard Time (K4Q)
- Duration of Recording: __ Hour __ Minutes (K4R)
- Recording File Size: ____ MB (in mp3 format) (K4S)
- Telephone Playback Expiration Date: Mar. 2, 2006 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (K4T)
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