[ontolog] organizing team teleconference

07-Aug-2002 XX:XX - YY:YY

Attendance: Leo Obrst, Kurt Conrad, Peter Yim

PPY's initial thoughts on what we could be covering (take it that I am just thinking out loud here...) --

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• PPY introduces of Leo and Kurt
• PPY described that he is working on a startup with Eugene Kim called "Blue Oxen Associates" - a virtual project management business, a community support infrastructure and a research-thinktank for open knowledge (which we metaphorically call the dot-com, dot-net, dot-org combo.)  Let me be upfront with this move (I need to make a living too!) --
  • I am planning to move this forum over to the BlueOxen infrastructure eventually
  • the BlueOxen community runs on a subscription basis (corporate, sponsored and individual memberships will be available.) I suggest we get this forum sponsored by some organization, so that members can enjoy the benefits without having to come up with their membership fees individually.
• Ref list of invitees cited in Kurt's 7.11.02 message <http://www.cim3.net/lists/ontolog/0207/msg00001.html>
  • PPY proposes adding following invitees: Jack Park; Eugene Kim; Adam Cheyer; Eve Maler; Arofan Gregory; Mark Crawford; Sally Chan; Gunther Stuhec; any others?
  • errata: Chris Doyle & Leo Obrst (name spelling)
  • need e-mail address for: Tony Loeser
• Suggest that when we send out our invitation
  • we also ask the respondent to indicate whether they would want to be "active members" or "observers";
  • we encourage "observers" to participate in the discussion and contribute as well. However, by choosing to be an "observer", we will not assume that s/he is going to take on tasks that are on the critical path (until the person specifically choose to, later)
  • should we ask invitees to also propose other people whom they think should be on our list too?
  • suggest we send the invitation out under our 3 names (PPY, LO, KC) as the conveners of the forum
• Two things that I would like for the three of us to align expectations on, particularly in regards to (ref. the two line draft mission statement cited in the above message) --
  • we want to be pragmatic (and not purely philosophical or academic)
  • we want to be THE forum (of choice, at least) for that which is listed on our charter
  • we do discuss informal ontologies as well as formal ontology... (PPY: I don't believe human knowledge is fully describable, but that being said, I do hope that we can describe a subset of the business ontology fully enough to allow us to be effectively doing business in a "semantic web" setting)
  • we hope to be hosting a repository of ontologies ... some day
  • we want to be part of future standards, through influencing and getting incorporated into the UBL effort

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-ppy / 8.06.02; 8.07.02-08:01