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To: Ontology in Kowledge Management & Decision Support <okmds-convene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Rex Brooks <rexb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 09:56:44 -0700
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Sorry I'm late RSVP'ing Peter,    (01)

Just a heckuva busy time. I'll be listening in.    (02)

Cheers,
Rex    (03)

>FYI ... you don't want to miss this!
>RSVP off-line, to <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>, (if you haven't already).  =ppy
>--
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
>Date: Wed, May 7, 2008 at 11:56 AM
>Subject: Re: OKMDS session-07 - Yochai Benkler (Harvard) -
>"Cooperation, Human Systems Design, and Peer Production" - Thu
>2008.05.08
>To: ontolog-invitation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Cc: Yochai Benkler <yochai_benkler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>Re: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_05_08
>
>
>  *REMINDER*
>
>  The 7th event of the joint NASA-Ontolog-KMWG "Ontology in Knowledge
>  Management and Decision Support (OKMDS)" mini-series is coming up
>  tomorrow - Thursday, 8-May-2008 (starting at 10:30am PDT / 1:30pm EDT
>  / 17:30 UTC).
>
>  Presenting at this episode of the OKMDS mini-series will be Professor
>  Yochai Benkler (Harvard), with Ms. Susan Turnbull (GSA) chairing the
>  session.
>
>  This virtual event will be offered in our normal 'real world'
>  augmented conference call settings, and also (simultaneously) at the
>  NASA/JPL Explorer Island in the "Second Life" 'virtual world'
>  settings. [... The latter is for those who are familiar with, or who
>  would want to explore the possibilities of virtual world events. (I've
>  been asked by quite a few, and would like to explain here, that ...)
>  An attendee will be able to attend the session remotely just by having
>  phone and Internet access. Slides and audio recording of the session
>  will be made available after the event too. ]
>
>  Join us at tomorrow's session to hear Professor Yochai Benkler, the
>  renowned authority in Networked Information Economy, who will talk
>  about the relationship between cooperation, loosely coupled systems,
>  innovation as learning, and how we begin to approach the question of
>  how to design systems for human cooperation based on more
>  sophisticated models than those offered by the standard rational actor
>  model.
>
>  The talk will touch on subjects like: How do we understand the
>  dynamics of human cooperation through work in many disciplines, from
>  experimental economics, evolutionary biology, and computer science, to
>  organizational sociology and anthropology? How can we synthesize this
>  body of work into an approach to designing human systems: be they
>  technical platforms, business processes, or law.
>
>
>  *RSVP* by e-mailing the sender off-line (if you aren't already a
>  [kmgov] or Ontolog member, kindly include your name, affiliation and
>  job title as well) if you are planning to attend and haven't already
>  responded.
>
>  We look forward to having you at the session. Please refer to all
>  agenda and call-in details on the session page, whose link appears
>  below ,as well as at the top of this message.
>  Goto: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_05_08
>
>
>  Regards.  =ppy
>  (for)
>       Susan Turnbull
>       GSA
>       OKMDS-07 session chair
>  --
>
>
>  On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 12:26 PM, Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  >
>  > ****************** Headlines ***********************
>  >
>  >  We take pleasure in inviting you to join us at the next three sessions
>  >  of the joint NASA-Ontolog-KMWG "Ontology in Knowledge Management and
>  >  Decision Support (OKMDS)" mini-series episodes:
>
>  >   *Thu 17 Apr 2008* - "Knowledge Mapping for Sensemaking" with invited
>  >  speakers Dr. Jeffrey Conklin (CogNexus Institute), Dr. Simon
>  >  Buckingham Shum (KMi, The Open University, UK), Mr. Eric Yeh (SRI) and
>  >  Mr. Jack Park (SRI).
>
>  >   *Thu 08 May 2008* - Invited Speaker session with Professor Yochai
>  >  Benkler (Harvard).
>
>  >   *Thu 29 May 2008* - Concluding session of the OKMDS mini-series with
>  >  Mr. Andrew Schain (NASA/HQ) and Ms. Jeanne Holme (NASA/JPL).
>
>  >   *Register your attendance* by emailing <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> offline.
>  >  Please specify the date of name of the session(s) you are registering
>  >  for.
>  >
>
>  >  ******************** Details ************************
>  >
>  >  This "Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support (OKMDS)"
>  >  mini-series is a collaboration between NASA, Ontolog and the (US)
>  >  Federal Knowledge Management Working Group (KMWG), and is co-organized
>  >  by a team of individuals from various related communities passionate
>  >  about creating the opportunity for an inter-community, collaborative
>  >  exploration of the intersection between Ontology, Knowledge Management
>  >  and Decision Support, that could eventually lead us toward "Better
>  >  Decision Making."
>
>  >  The mini-series will span a period of about six months (Nov-2007 to
>  >  May-2008), during which we are featuring Talks, Panel Discussions and
>  >  Online Discourse on pertinent issues. We expect all the talks and
>  >  panel discussion events to be offered in both 'real world' (augmented
>  >  conference calls) and 'virtual world' (Second Life) settings.
>
>  >  Please refer to details about this mini-series on the OKMDS project
>  >  homepage, at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OKMDS
>  >
>
>  >  You are cordially invited to join us at the three upcoming sessions:
>  >
>  >  *Thu 17 Apr 2008* - OKMDS-session-06 - "Knowledge Mapping for
>  >  Sensemaking" with invited speakers Dr. Jeffrey Conklin (CogNexus
>  >  Institute), Dr. Simon Buckingham Shum (KMi, The Open University, UK),
>  >  Mr. Eric Yeh (SRI) and Mr. Jack Park (SRI). Our panel will be sharing
>  >  with us various "knowledge mapping" approaches to managing
>  >  information, knowledge and decisions and allude to their efficacy in
>  >  dealing with, among others, the class of problems known as "wicked
>  >  problems," that decision makers and knowledge workers would invariably
>  >  encounter. Please refer to details on the session page at:
>  >  http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_03_27
>
>  >  *Thu 08 May 2008* - OKMDS-session-07 - Invited Speaker session with
>  >  Professor Yochai Benkler (Harvard), whose seminal work "Coase's
>  >  Penguin, or Linux and the Nature of the Firm" (NYU, 2002)
>  >  characterized peer production as a basic phenomenon of the networked
>  >  economy, and the author of "The Wealth of Networks: How Social
>  >  Production Transforms Markets and Freedom" (Yale, 2006), will be
>  >  joining us for the session. Please refer to details (closer to the
>  >  time) on the session page at:
>  >  http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_05_08
>
>  >  *Thu 29 May 2008* - OKMDS-session-08 - Mr. Andrew Schain (NASA/HQ) and
>  >  Ms. Jeanne Holme (NASA/JPL) will be speaking on "Connecting People
>  >  Through Semantics" and provide a Summary on the OKMDS mini-series in
>  >  this concluding session of the collaborative endeavor. Please refer to
>  >  details (closer to the time) on the session page at:
>  >  http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_05_29
>  >
>
>  >  *RSVP* by emailing Peter Yim at <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> offline so that
>  >  we can prepare enough resources to support everyone. State clearly the
>  >  date of the session you are registering for. (Kindly include your
>  >  affiliation and job title if you aren't already a member of the
>  >  Ontolog community or the KMgov community.)
>  >
>
>  >  The sessions will be recorded. Before participating, please make sure
>  >  you are cognizant of our IPR policy (ref:
>  >  http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid32).
>  >
>
>  >  Regards,
>  >
>  >  Jeanne Holm                 Peter Yim      Susan Turnbull
>  >  Chief Knowledge Architect   Co-convener    Senior Program Advisor,
>  >  NASA/JPL                    ONTOLOG        GSA
>
>  >  on behalf of the OKMDS project organizing committee:
>  >
>  >  * Andrew Schain (NASA/HQ)
>  >  * Denise Bedford (WorldBank)
>  >  * Jeanne Holm (NASA/JPL)
>  >  * Ken Baclawski (NEU)
>  >  * Kurt Conrad (Ontolog, Sagebrush)
>  >  * Leo Obrst (Ontolog, MITRE)
>  >  * Nancy Faget (GPO)
>  >  * Peter Yim (Ontolog, CIM3)
>  >  * Steve Ray (NIST)
>  >  * Susan Turnbull (GSA)
>  >  --
>
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