ERRATA: subject line corrected. (please ignore my last post ...
apologies. =ppy)
-- (01)
Peter Yim wrote Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:46:57 -0700:
> Re: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_06_26
>
>
> *REMINDER* (02)
> The long awaited Ontolog panel discussion on "Rules in Semantic Web
> Applications" is finally coming up tomorrow - Thursday, 26-Jun-2008
> (starting at 10:30am PDT / 1:30pm EDT / 7:30pm CEST / 17:30 UTC.) Dr.
> Leo Obrst (MITRE; Ontolog) will chair the session, along with expert
> panelists Dr. Jos de Bruijn (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy)
> and Mr. Martin O'Connor (Stanford-BMIR). (03)
> This is part 2 of a two-part sequel on Rules and the Semantic Web. Dr.
> Chris Welty (IBM) started the sequel off with a premier presentation
> providing an overview of the work of the W3C RIF Working group and
> RIF-BLD (ref. ConferenceCall_2008_06_12). In this session, our
> panelists will brief us, respectively, on RIF in relation to RDF &
> OWL; SWRL and its application; and, a sample application of ontologies
> and rules in a reasoning application. You won't want to miss this
> session if you are already or are looking into developing semantic
> applications. (04)
> *RSVP* by e-mailing the sender <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> off-line (if you
> aren't already on the [ontolog-invitation] list, kindly include your
> name, affiliation and job title as well) if you are planning to attend
> and haven't already responded. (05)
> We look forward to having you at the session. Please refer to the
> agenda and call-in details on the session page, whose link appears at
> the top of this message. Feel free to invite colleagues who may find
> this to be of interest to join us tomorrow too!
> (06)
> Thanks & regards. =ppy
>
> Peter P. Yim
> Co-convener, ONTOLOG
> -- (07)
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 10:33 PM, Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> [updated] (08)
>>> ****************** Headlines *********************** (09)
>>> We have lined up four exciting events for the month of June 2008, and
>>> take pleasure in inviting you to join us: (010)
>>> *Thu 05 Jun 2008* - Professor William McCarthy (Michigan State
>>> University) will be giving a talk on "Ontologically-Driven Standards
>>> Development for Business Process Systems." (011)
>>> *Thu 12 Jun 2008* - Dr. Christopher Welty (IBM Research), chair of
>>> the W3C RIF Working Group, will present on the next in semantic web
>>> standards - "Rules Interchange Format (RIF)." (012)
>>> *Thu 19 Jun 2008* - Dr. Mark Greaves (Vulcan) will be talking
>>> about the intriguing Halo project, as they emerge from stealth
>>> mode after a recent comprehensive evaluation of their Phase-II
>>> results. (013)
>>> *Thu 26 Jun 2008* - we will be having a panel session on "Rules in
>>> Semantic Web Applications." Our panelists will include (chair) Dr. Leo
>>> Obrst (MITRE), Dr. Jos de Bruijn (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano,
>>> Italy) & Mr. Martin O'Connor (Stanford) ... [updated] ... RSVP now! (014)
>>> *Register your attendance* by emailing <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> off-line.
>>> Please specify the date of name of the session(s) you are registering
>>> for. (015)
>>> ******************** Details ************************ (016)
>>> These online events, like all Ontolog virtual events, are open and free
>>> of charge. Anyone who is interested, or (better still) who may have
>>> something to contribute, is welcome. Please refer to event details
>>> on the session page, to which the hyperlink is given below, where you
>>> will find session agenda, conference call dial-in and other pertinent
>>> information. Feel free to pass this invitation along to colleagues who
>>> may also find these sessions to be of interest. (017)
>>> As part of the invited speaker series (which started in May-2003), we
>>> are proud to continue to present some of the best work, from around
>>> the world, that is relevant to the community. You are cordially
>>> invited to join us at the four upcoming sessions this month: (018)
>>> *Thu 05 Jun 2008* - Professor William McCarthy (Michigan State
>>> University) will be giving a talk on "Ontologically-Driven Standards
>>> Development for Business Process Systems." Professor McCarthy will
>>> discuss the challenges for researchers and developers trying to build
>>> standards for business process interoperability and share his insights
>>> gained through the experience in creating the REA ontology (originally
>>> posed as an accounting domain theory) and its realization in one final
>>> international standard (the Open-edi Business Transaction Model
>>> [ISO/IEC 15944-4]) and in one ongoing standards development project
>>> (the REA Specialization Module for the UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology
>>> [UMM]) ... Please refer to details on the session page at:
>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_06_05 (019)
>>> *Thu 12 Jun 2008* - Dr. Christopher Welty (IBM Research), chair of
>>> the W3C RIF Working Group, will present on the next in semantic web
>>> standards - "Rules Interchange Format (RIF)." After working for the
>>> last 2.5 years, the W3C RIF WG has finally settled on a "Basic Logic
>>> Dialect" (RIF-BLD) as a core rules language for logic-based rule
>>> systems (e.g. FOL, stable-model LP, well founded LP, etc.). In this
>>> talk Dr. Welty will review RIF-BLD, its syntax and semantics, and talk
>>> about future plans. ... Please refer to details on the session page
>>> at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_06_12 (020)
>>> *Thu 19 Jun 2008* - since Phase-I, the Halo project has long been
>>> considered one of the biggest challenges put in front of semantic
>>> technology and AI researchers. Invited speaker Dr. Mark Greaves
>>> Director, Knowledge Systems at Vulcan, Inc.) will be talking about this
>>> ambitious, multiyear research program to develop a detailed scientific
>>> knowledge base that can answer AP-level questions and provide
>>> explanations in a user-appropriate manner; describing how Halo
>>> researchers have been working to link Semantic Web technology
>>> with the other knowledge representations in the system.
>>> ... Please refer to details on the session
>>> page at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_06_19 (021)
>>> *Thu 26 Jun 2008* - this popularly requested panel session (promised
>>> since Oct. 2007) on "Rules in Semantic Web Applications" is finally
>>> materializing. On the panel will be (chair) Dr. Leo Obrst (MITRE), Dr.
>>> Jos de Bruijn (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) & Mr. Martin
>>> O'Connor (Stanford). [updated] ... Please refer to details
>>> on the session page at:
>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2008_06_26
>>> (022)
>>> *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.
>>> (023)
>>> 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).
>>> (024)
>>> Regards. =ppy
>>>
>>> Peter Yim
>>> Co-convener, Ontolog
>>> -- (025)
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