Hello Denise, Conor, Jack, Roy & Max (inviting MikeGenesereth and
UIMA speakers), (along with Duane, Kurt, Rex and Bob,) (01)
I am writing to follow-up on the discussion we had during our
Feb. 16, 2006 Ontolog conference call, during which we discussed
the invitation of you guys to come present at Ontolog (which Kurt
and I were supposed to follow-up offline with you all on.) (02)
[I apologize for not having done the follow-up sooner, as I had
to make an emergency trip out-of-the-country, and after my
return, had been consumed with the preparation work for the Upper
Ontology Summit.] (03)
For those of you who are new to the scene, let me reiterate
Ontolog's 'open' (open technology, open content, open standard,
open knowledge, ...) policy. We nominally only feature speakers
who have made valuable contribution to our field, and who are
doing 'open' and 'original' work that are relevant to the Ontolog
charter. The only sessions that we have agreed that we will
feature proprietary technologies would be at the "Ontology
Application and Implementation" Session(s) that DuaneNickull and
KurtConrad has spearheaded. Additionally, we also make an attempt
not to duplicate efforts with BrandNiemann and Susan Turnbull's
Collaborative Expedition Workshop or SICoP Event speakers (at
least, not on the same talks) given that we share our invitation
lists and have a considerable overlap between our respective
communities (call this the 'non-duplicative' policy). (04)
I believe Jack (on IRIS, or possibly together with AdamCheyer to
speak on IRIS and CALO), MikeGenesereth (topic of his choice) and
UIMA will satisfy both the 'open' and the 'non-duplicative'
policies. I also realize that if Denise were to tell us about her
WorldBank work with Teragram (which is a proprietary technology),
that would need to be part of an "Application/Implementation"
session (where the 'open' policy may be temporarily waived). (05)
I have a feeling Conor and Roy are both working with
'proprietary' technologies too, but I'm not sure. Could you both
confirm this for me, please. [attn: Conor & Roy] (06)
With our two upcoming "Ontolog Content Tagging" sessions,
possibly one "Application/Implementation" session, and one
"health" or "emergency response" session and say, 3 invited
speaker sessions, we'll probably put together a very exciting
programming for the next 3 months. (07)
Let's hear back from everyone (prior to this Thursday's call as
to which upcoming Thursdays (which you already know) won't work
for you within the next 3 months or so (starting from 3/23
through end June 2006.) That way, we'll have a better handle when
we do our planning at our Thu 3/9 call. Your help here is much
appreciated. [attn: ALL on the to: or c.c. list.] (08)
Thank you very much for the support. (09)
Best regards. =ppy
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