Dear Ontolog Members, (01)
Further to the motion on the subject matter brought up on
7-Jul-2006 (ref:
http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum//ontolog-forum/2006-07/msg00005.html#nid013
), the 7 days we set aside for discussion has come and gone. Here
is a summary of the responses received on the motion as brought
up by Peter Yim: (02)
o Two members, Bill McCarthy (Michigan State U.) and Rex
Brooks (Starbourne), seconded the motion. (03)
o Six other members posted in support of the motion. They
included: Steven Ray (NIST), Jack Park (SRI), Patrick Cassidy
(MITRE), Charles Turnitsa (Old Dominion U. Research Foundation),
Naijun Zhou (U. of Maryland College Park) and Bo Newman (KM Forum). (04)
o one input was received from Scott Spangler (IBM) requesting
to be removed from the mailing list. (05)
o No input was received to amend or update the wording of the
motion. (06)
We shall now put the motion to the vote ... (07)
It has been moved, on terms of reference cited before (under -
http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum//ontolog-forum/2006-07/msg00005.html#nid03): (08)
"That the Ontolog community offer NCOR to be an 'Ontolog
Partner' and to accept to be an 'NCOR Partner' if so offered." (09)
We shall make a first attempt to adopt the motion summarily
(precedence ref:
http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum//ontolog-forum/2005-06/msg00059.html#nid05)
with the following process: (010)
"The ballot will be open for seven (7) calendar days from the
time-stamp of this message. At the end of that, if we get two or
more 'objections', we will make an attempt to get and count the
votes from all active members. If we do not have two or more
'objections', we will consider this motion as having been adopted
by the Ontolog Community." (011)
As such, please make a post ONLY if (a) you are a registered
active member of this community, and (b) that you object to our
adopting this motion. Please state clearly THAT YOU OBJECT TO
ADOPTING THIS MOTION. (012)
IF YOU AGREE AND SUPPORT THIS MOTION, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
ANYTHING (for now). (013)
Thank you. =ppy (014)
Peter Yim
Co-convener, Ontolog
-- (015)
Peter P. Yim wrote Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:59:27 -0700:
> Thank you for the support, Bill, Rex, Steve and Jack! (016)
> I just realized that I did not even remember to explain who/what NCOR is
> (especially for those who are new in the community, or those who are
> unfamiliar with the acronym). Here goes: (017)
> NCOR is the US National Center for Ontological Research inaugurated on
> 27-Oct-2005. NCOR is led by its two Directors: Professor Barry Smith of
> SUNY Buffalo (ref: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?BarrySmith)
> and Professor Mark Musen of Stanford (ref:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MarkMusen).
>
> NCOR has the goal of advancing ontological investigation within the
> United States. It will serve as a vehicle to coordinate, to enhance, to
> publicize, and to seek funding for ontological research activities in
> its two principal sites and in its partner institutions. A special focus
> will be on the establishment of tools and measures for quality assurance
> of ontologies.
>
> NCOR will provide coordination, infrastructure, and other forms of
> support for investigators working in the United States on theoretical
> ontology and on applications in fields such as ontology of the sciences,
> spatial and cognitive ontology, terminological systems, enterprise
> ontology and in a variety of defense- and homeland security-related
> projects.
>
> It will also provide US researchers working in ontology-related areas
> with specialized support in seeking external funding and in assembling
> collaborative, interdisciplinary teams both nationally and
> internationally. It will aid the coordination of ontological projects
> being pursued by its partner institutions and also develop resources for
> the implementation and evaluation of ontologies. The Center will also
> engage in outreach endeavors that are designed to broaden the range of
> institutions and individuals accepting the goals of high quality
> ontology in both theory and practice.
>
> Ref: http://ncor.us
> & http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum//ontolog-forum/2005-08/msg00000.html
>
> Regards. =ppy
> -- (018)
> Jack Park wrote Fri, 07 Jul 2006 09:30:55 -0700:
>> What Rex said (if I'm qualified to chime in!)
>> Jack (019)
>> Steve Ray wrote Fri, 7 Jul 2006 10:55:30 -0400:
>>> Great idea. I wholeheartedly support this. (020)
> Rex Brooks wrote Fri, 7 Jul 2006 05:53:39 -0700:
> > I second this motion.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Rex Brooks (021)
> McCarthy, William wrote Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:30:36 -0400:
> > I second Peter's NCOR Partnership motion.
> >
> > Bill McCarthy
> > Michigan State (022)
>>> At 4:02 AM -0700 7/7/06, Peter P. Yim wrote:
>>>
>>>> Those who have been attending our planning meetings will recall that
>>>> we have had the item: "NCOR relationship" listed as "pending" for
>>>> months now.
>>>>
>>>> I am pleased to report that we (through exchanges between myself,
>>>> Barry Smith and Mark Musen) are making very good progress lately,
>>>> and are poised to establish a Two-Way Partnership Relationship
>>>> between Ontolog and NCOR (once we get all the formalities out of the
>>>> way). On our part, what needs to be done is that we put forth a
>>>> motion, and get that adopted by this community.
>>>> (023)
>>>> Terms of Reference:
>>>>
>>>> According to the NCOR Statutes, they are expecting NCOR partners to
>>>> be: "institutions and research groups in academia, industry and
>>>> government (that) have a proven track record of excellence in
>>>> ontological research or in the application of ontology to the
>>>> solving of concrete problems. In addition they should be committed
>>>> to NCOR's primary goal of raising the quality of ontological
>>>> research and development through development and testing of
>>>> objective measures of quality.
>>>>
>>>> NCOR partner will also have obligations:
>>>>
>>>> o to contribute to NCOR's broader goals of coordination and
>>>> evaluation of ontology research;
>>>>
>>>> o to help steer NCOR's work in a direction that makes sense for
>>>> their respective constituency;
>>>>
>>>> o to help publicize NCOR's goals in their respective constituency;
>>>>
>>>> o to inform the Executive Committee about funding opportunities, and
>>>>
>>>> o to provide real problems which can be used to test ontologies
>>>> developed by other NCOR partners."
>>>>
>>>> I believe Ontolog qualifies.
>>>> (024)
>>>> Additionally, I reckon that we (Ontolog) will readily accept as
>>>> 'partner' any organization that shares our vision and mission as
>>>> stated in the Ontolog's Charter (ref:
>>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nidB) and is
>>>> willing to join us in advancing that mission. In the case of NCOR, I
>>>> trust that a two-way Partnership between our two organizations (NCOR
>>>> and Ontolog) will potentially bring about synergies that will
>>>> benefit practitioners and users of ontologies or ontology-related work.
>>>> (025)
>>>> Motion:
>>>>
>>>> I, therefore, move:
>>>>
>>>> "That the Ontolog community offer NCOR to be an 'Ontolog Partner'
>>>> and to accept to be an 'NCOR Partner' if so offered."
>>>> (026)
>>>> Due Process:
>>>>
>>>> (a) I need an active Ontolog member to second the motion.
>>>>
>>>> (b) For the next 7 calendar days, we'll open this up for discussion
>>>> (via this virtual forum), suggestions or amendments.
>>>>
>>>> (c) After that we'll re-state the (possibly updated) motion and put
>>>> it to the vote. The ballot shall be open for 7 calendar days (during
>>>> which active members will vote by e-mail.) We may adopt this
>>>> summarily if there are no objections. (precedence ref:
>>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum//ontolog-forum/2005-06/msg00059.html#nid0
>>>> 5)
>>>> (027)
>>>> If we are lucky, we may be able to adopt this in time to allow us to
>>>> announce this during the upcoming Ontolog Face-to-Face Meeting which
>>>> commences on 23-Jul-2006. As such, your prompt response are
>>>> solicited and appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Feel free to post any question you may have on the matter.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks & regards. =ppy
>>>>
>>>> Peter P. Yim
>>>> Co-convener, Ontolog
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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