ConferenceCall 2012 04 26

OntologySummit2012: Postmortem Session - Thu 2012-04-26    (3A7A)

Summit Theme: OntologySummit2012: "Ontology for Big Systems"    (3A7B)

Session Topic: OntologySummit2012 (postmortem) review and follow-up action planning    (3A7C)

Session Co-chairs: Dr. LeoObrst & Dr. NicolaGuarino    (3A7D)

Archives:    (3A7E)

• Abstract    (3A7F)
• Agenda    (3A7G)
• Prepared slides and material can be accessed by clicking on each of the title links below:    (3A7H)
  • [ [ 0-Chair] ] . [ [ 1-Vizedom-Bennett-Spero] ] . [ [ 2-Schneider-Hashemi] ] . [ [ 3-Graves] ]    (3A7I)
• [ Audio recording of the session] ... (coming!)    (3A7J)
• [ transcript of the online chat] during the session ... (coming!)    (3A7K)
• Additional Resources    (3A7L)

Conference Call Details    (3A7M)

• Date: Thursday, 26-Apr-2012    (3A7N)
• Start Time: 9:30am PDT / 12:30pm EDT / 6:30pm CEST / 5:30pm BST / 16:30 UTC    (3A7O)
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• Expected Call Duration: 1.5~2.0 hours    (3A7Q)

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• Discussions and Q & A:    (3A85)
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• 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?ConferenceCall_2012_04_26    (3A8C)

• 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.    (3A8D)

Attendees    (3A8E)

• Attended:    (3A8F)
  • ...    (3A8G)

• Expecting:    (3A8H)
  • LeoObrst    (3A8I)
  • NicolaGuarino    (3A8J)
  • AmandaVizedom    (3A8K)
  • MikeBennett (need to leave early)    (3A8L)
  • SimonSpero    (3A8M)
  • ToddSchneider (will be 1/2 hour late)    (3A8N)
  • AliHashemi    (3A8O)
  • HensonGraves    (3A8P)
  • PeterYim    (3A8Q)
  • MatthewWest    (3A8R)
  • ErnieLucier    (3A8S)
  • MaryBrady    (3A8T)
  • SteveRay    (3A8U)
  • TrishWhetzel    (3A8V)
  • CoryCasanave    (3A8W)
  • AnatolyLevenchuk    (3A8X)
  • RamSriram    (3A8Y)
  • MichaelGruninger    (3A8Z)
•    (3A90)
  • (please add yourself to the list if you are a member of the Ontolog or OntologySummit community, or, rsvp to <peter.yim@cim3.com>)    (3A91)

• Regrets:    (3A92)
  • ...    (3A93)

Abstract:    (3A94)

Session Topic: Organizing the 'Big' Communique    (3A95)

With the adjournment of the OntologySummit2012_Symposium (on 13-Apr-2012) we have completed the program of this year's OntologySummit. This has been our 7th Ontology Summit, a joint initiative by NIST, Ontolog, NCOR, NCBO, IAOA & NCO_NITRD with the support of our co-sponsors. The theme adopted for this Ontology Summit was: "Ontology for Big Systems."    (3A96)

The event today is our virtual postmortem session. We will be expecting participants of this year's summit, as well as members of the organizing team at this session.    (3A97)

The goal of this session is to revisit the Ontology Summit that just finished, and to plan ahead for the future. We will discuss what worked and what can be improved during the 3 months of OntologySummit2012 (plus the preparation work that led up to it,) and get ideas on how to make next year's Ontology Summit even better. This meeting gives us an opportunity to develop some plans and initiatives for action that will move what we have achieved beyond the 3-month Summit itself. Further, this meeting is also an opportunity to suggest topics and themes for next year's Ontology Summit.    (3A98)

See also: OntologySummit (home page for the summit series) and OntologySummit/Suggestions    (3A99)

Agenda Ideas:    (3A9A)

• Review what worked and what didn't this year    (3A9B)
• Good ideas, suggestions and possible action that arose    (3A9C)
• Follow-up Action planning with ...    (3A9D)
  • the Survey    (3A9E)
  • the Communique, journal paper(s) and other write-ups, spreading the word ... getting more endorsements    (3A9F)
  • the (new) "Model Benchmark Challenge" project    (3A9G)
  • Teaming-up to tackle the "Big Data Challenge" and the related NSF/NIH program solicitations    (3A9H)
  • other potential collaborative project team-ups    (3A9I)
  • Getting the word out    (3A9J)
• Suggestions (e.g. topics and themes) for Ontology Summit 2013    (3A9K)
• ... (please insert below, anything else you may suggest)    (3A9L)

Agenda:    (3A9M)

Ontology Summit 2012 - Postmortem Session    (3A9N)

• Session Format: this is a virtual session conducted over an augmented conference call    (3A9O)

• 1. Summary report on the OntologySummit2012 (co-chairs) - LeoObrst / NicolaGuarino (20 min.) ... [ slides ]    (3A9P)

• 2. Open discussion-I: Postmortem of this year's summit - Moderator: NicolaGuarino - All ... (20 min) -- please refer to [ process above]    (3A9Q)
  • what worked well and what didn't this year    (3A9R)
  • what would/should we do differently (and how) next year    (3A9S)
  • Good ideas, suggestions and possible action that arose    (3A9T)

• 3. Ongoing Follow-up activities:    (3A9U)
  • 3.1 Leveraging the OntologySummit2012_Communique and Spreading the word - ToddSchneider, AliHashemi (10 min.)    (3A9V)
  • 3.2 Interim report on the OntologySummit2012 Survey (on "Experiences with Ontology Quality and Big Systems") - AmandaVizedom, MikeBennett, SimonSpero (10 min.)    (3A9W)
  • 3.3 The (new) "Model Benchmark Challenge" project - HensonGraves et al. (10 min.)    (3A9X)
  • 3.4 ... more?    (3A9Y)

• 4. Open discussion-II: Follow-up Action planning - Moderator: LeoObrst - All ... (30 min)    (3A9Z)
  • what opportunities seem to have opened up in the course of this summit?    (3AA0)
  • possible team-ups (bi-partite or tri-partite teams) and collaborations, especially to work on the "big data challenge", grant proposals, or entrepreneurial endeavors?    (3AA1)
    • ref. the "NITRD Big Data Challenge" and the related NSF/NIH program solicitations    (3ABL)
  • getting the word out - action plans and champions    (3AA2)
  • Suggestions (e.g. topics and themes) for Ontology Summit 2013    (3AA3)
  • anything else - follow-ups or in preparation for OntologySummit2013    (3AA4)

• 5. Once again ... a solicitation to endorse the Communique if you haven't already done so    (3AA5)
  • see: OntologySummit2012_Communique ... endorsements instructions can be found near the top of that page. (Note that endorsements will close by end-of-day 12-May-2012.)    (3AA6)

• 6. Conclusion - co-chairs: LeoObrst & NicolaGuarino    (3AA7)

Proceedings:    (3AA8)

Please refer to the [ above]    (3AA9)

IM Chat Transcript captured during the session:    (3AAA)

 see raw transcript [ here].    (3AAB)

 (for better clarity, the version below is a [ re-organized and lightly edited chat-transcript].)
 Participants are welcome to make light edits to their own contributions as they see fit.    (3AAC)

 -- begin in-session chat-transcript --    (3AAD)

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• Further Question & Remarks - please post them to the [ ontology-summit ] listserv    (3AAF)
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  • if you are already subscribed, post to <ontology-summit [at] ontolog.cim3.net>    (3AAH)
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    • please email <peter.yim@cim3.com> if you have any question.    (3AAJ)

Audio Recording of this Session    (3AAK)

• To download the [ recording of the session], click [ here]    (3AAL)
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• Conference Date and Time: 26-Apr-2012 9:36am~___am PDT    (3AAN)
• Duration of Recording: _ Hour __ Minutes    (3AAO)
• Recording File Size: ___ MB (in mp3 format)    (3AAP)
• suggestions:    (3AAQ)
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  • Take a look, also, at the rich body of knowledge that this community has built together, over the years, by going through the archives of noteworthy past Ontolog events. (References on how to subscribe to our podcast can also be found there.)    (3AAS)

Additional Resources:    (3AAT)

• the Ontology Summit 2012 Website - http://ontolog.cim3.net/OntologySummit/2012/    (3AAU)
• Homepage of OntologySummit2012    (3AAV)
  • OntologySummit2012_Communique - (ref endorsement instruction near top of the page)    (3AAW)
  • OntologySummit2012_Symposium (with picture gallery)    (3AAX)
• the "Experience with Ontology Quality & Big Systems" Survey - http://project.cim3.net/survey/index.php?sid=77582    (3AAZ)
• We want your suggestions - OntologySummit/Suggestions    (3AB0)
• proceedings from last year's Summit postmortem session 2011.05.19    (3AB1)
• [ontology-summit] mailing list archives - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/    (3AB2)
  • to subscribe to this discussion list: send a blank message from your subscribing email address to <ontology-summit-join@ontolog.cim3.net> or visit http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontology-summit/ and subscribe yourself there    (3AB3)
• Homepage of the Summit series - see: OntologySummit    (3AB4)

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