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Re: [okmds-org] Next pass on our draft charter

To: "'OKMDS Organizing Committee'" <okmds-org@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Steve Ray" <ray@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:42:13 -0400
Message-id: <006d01c811be$fb71d960$f2558c20$@nist.gov>
I vote for "Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support (OKDMS):
Making Better Decisions"    (01)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: okmds-org-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:okmds-org-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Yim
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2007 10:18 PM
> To: OKMDS Organizing Committee
> Subject: Re: [okmds-org] Next pass on our draft charter
> 
> Resending .... (as we didn't hear back from anyone yet) ...
> 
> Essentially:
> > ALL,  please respond (especially if you haven't already) ... and at
> > least indicate your preference to the 3 optional titles that have been
> > suggested.
> 
> Have a great weekend!  =ppy
> --
> 
> 
> On 10/11/07, Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Thank you Susan, Ken and Jeanne.
> >
> > One last call for input, comments and edits to our charter.
> >
> > As discussed at the last meeting, we would need to tie this down, and
> > move forward with announcing the initiative to the community.
> >
> > Therefore, let cut it off at Fri 2007.10.12 - 5pm EDT / 3pm PDT ...
> > and look toward everyone to get their input in (by replying to this
> > thread) ... after which we will finalize the charter.
> >
> > ALL,  please respond (especially if you haven't already) ... and at
> > least indicate your preference to the 3 optional titles that have been
> > suggested.
> >
> > Thanks & regards.  =ppy
> > --
> >
> >
> > On 10/10/07, susan.turnbull@xxxxxxx <susan.turnbull@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Here's a cleaned up draft with Peter and Ken's comments incorporated,
> the
> > > "alien" characters removed, and some initial title choices.  Susan T.
> > >
> > > DRAFT
> >
> > >  Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support (OKDMS): Making
> > > Space
> > > or
> > >  Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support (OKDMS): Making
> > > Better Decisions
> > > or
> > >  Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support (OKDMS): Making
> > > Space for Discernment
> > >
> >
> > >  This six month virtual mini-series will open up dialogue and discovery
> at
> > >  the promising intersection of Ontology and Knowledge Development and
> the
> > > role of both in decision support.
> >
> > >  The NASA Mission of "Space Administration" applied in its most
> expansive
> > > form, serves as the inspiration for this series.  The need to
> effectively
> > > administer "knowledge space" to yield meaningful connections that are
> > > scalable and sustainable is a strategic challenge of all institutions,
> > >  whether that knowledge resides primarily within, outside, or across an
> > > institution's span of control. Furthermore, the knowledge space must be
> > > integrated with institutional
> > > processes for policy making and development so that their effect on
> > > decisions is fundamental rather than incidental.
> >
> > >  As the famed architect, Louis Kahn noted, "Architecture is the
> thoughtful
> > > making of space."
> >
> > >  In this series, we'll explore how Enterprise Architecture (using
> Ontology
> > > and Knowledge Management) is the thoughtful making of space...a space
> with
> > > the tensile integrity needed by disparate institutions to create
> conducive
> > > conditions for emergence of the collective scientific and engineering
> > >  knowledge needed for future space... where all humanity can thrive.
> >
> > > We'll explore how Ontology and Knowledge Management, working in
> concert,
> > > "make space" to accommodate difference at multiple levels and contexts.
> In
> > > this emerging  space, both individuals and institutions can more easily
> > >  distill knowledge from complexity and make policies and decisions
> using
> > > knowledge based processes.
> >
> > >  In addition, we'll explore how to combine at least three scaffolding
> > > approaches for the integrated and agile "build-out" of knowledge
> needed:
> > > community (structured bottom-up), folksonomy (unstructured bottom-up)
> and
> > >  ontology (structured top-down).
> >
> > >  The virtual seminar and panel discussion events will be offered
> > > concurrently in a real world "space" as augmented conference calls and
> a
> > > virtual world "space, Second Life.
> > >  NASA will provide orientation to Second Life as the mini-series gets
> > > underway.   The announcement and online discourse will be cross-posted
> to
> > > [ontolog-forum] <ontolog-forum-at-ontolog.cim3.net and
> > > [kmgov]<kmgov-at-list.jpl.nasa.gov.
> >
> > >  Draft Questions:
> >
> > >  1.How can we explore the intersection of Ontology and Knowledge
> > > Management and Decision Support to define  promising collaborations
> among
> > > them?
> >
> > >  2. How do we help people working with our organization o discover
> useful
> > > knowledge?
> >
> > > 3. How can we structure information for decision support (both known
> and
> > > serendipitious inquiry)?  Conversely, how can we structure decision
> making
> > > processes to take maximum advantage of knowledge?
> >
> > >  4. What are the ontologies to prioritize for scientific exchange?
> >
> > >  5. How does the use of semantic technologies draw these fields closer
> and
> > > support better knowledge discovery and better decision and policy
> making?
> >
> > >  6.How could "simulation-scripting" exercises in virtual worlds
> accelerate
> > > the development and sustained use of ontologies in the real world?
> >
> > >  7. How might these "simulation-scaffold" ontologies, in turn, improve
> the
> > > pace and complexity of learning associated with large-scale "modeling
> > > event" scenarios that are anticipated in virtual world settings?
> >
> >
> > > Susan B. Turnbull
> > > Senior Program Advisor
> > > USA Services Intergovernmental Solutions
> > > GSA Office of Citizen Services and Communications
> > > U.S. General Services Administration
> > > p 202.501.6214
> > > susan.turnbull@xxxxxxx
> > > http://www.gsa.gov/collaborate
> >
> 
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