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

To: "OKMDS Organizing Committee" <okmds-org@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Peter Yim" <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 19:40:29 -0800
Message-id: <af8f58ac0711061940v6ef092f7ke3f80e61ad95631e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
The last call (to tighten up the "charter") is meant for EVERYONE on
the organizing committee (not just Kurt and Ken.)  =ppy
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On 11/6/07, Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I moved Kurt's (and Ken's) conversation over to this thread ... which
> should be more relevant to the subject,
>
> Thanks, Kurt and Ken. We are about 2 days to the Launch, and there is
> still time to clean up our charter -- because by launch time, this
> mission statement will represent the collaborative effort and
> consensus of this organizing committee. Therefore, if anyone feels
> they could tighten it up some more, please step up ... and let's do it
> between now and tomorrow night.
>
> See: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OKMDS#nid152K
>
> > [KWC] I'm not sure that the terms Knowledge Management and
> > Knowledge Development are the same, even though they are used
> > interchangeably on the wiki page.
>
> [ppy]  I believe Susan put that in originally (probably for a reason.)
> Was there a point in that usage, Susan, or should we keep it as
> "Knowledge Management" for consistency?
>
> Thanks & regards.  =ppy
> --
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Ken Baclawski <kenb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Nov 6, 2007 7:21 PM
> Subject: Re: okmds-convene subscriptions
> To: Kurt Conrad <conrad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>, OKMDS Organizing Committee
> <okmds-org@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Good catch!  I think it should have be Knowledge Management consistently
> throughout the wiki page (and my slides).
>
> -- Ken
>
> On Tue, 6 Nov 2007, Kurt Conrad wrote:
>
> > Ken and Peter,
> >
> > I'm not sure that the terms Knowledge Management and Knowledge Development
> > are the same, even though they are used interchangeably on the wiki page.
> >
> > /s/ kwc 2007.11.06 18:53
>
>
> On 10/18/07, Steve Ray <ray@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I vote for "Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support (OKDMS):
> > Making Better Decisions"
>
>
> > > -----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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