On the Ontolog forum phone calls the last few weeks, we have had some
"momentum" discussions and talked about the possibility of having a
face-to-face meeting. (01)
I personally belong to 3-4 (maybe more ?) different standards teams at
present, all of which are operating on the periphery on the ontology field,
but I think this forum presents the best opportunity for formal discussions
of inter- and intra-enterprise ontologies. These subjects require: (1) a
lot of practical knowledge dealing with enterprise systems and
collaboration technologies (like ERP and EDI) and (2) a certain amount of
precision and formality of methods that is usually gained in association
with theoretical training in AI, database, object-orientation, and even
economics. (02)
I think the mix of people we have had on the calls is the right one, but we
certainly need more. Even more important however is some kind of forward
agenda. In theory, we should be able to produce one remotely, but all of
my standards experience belies that. Face-to-face meetings are the
momentum builders. That is where people get to know what other members are
really about and where we can decide what common projects energize us. (03)
I think we need a face-to-face meeting sometime in the Fall to get things
going. It could be done in conjunction with other meetings (AAAI, OOPSLA,
standards, etc.) or it could be small and alone. I am terrible at
organizing, so this is not a volunteer pledge. (04)
May we talk about this on the next few Thursday phone calls ? (05)
Bill McCarthy
Michigan State (06)
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