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Re: [ontology-summit] Progressing a Units Ontology - virtual session

To: Ontology Summit 2009 <ontology-summit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Forest Lin <linforests@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Conrad Bock <conrad.bock@xxxxxxxx>, Gunther Schadow <gschadow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Mike Bennett <mbennett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 23:04:31 +0100
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Hi Peter,    (01)

I would love to participate in this session.    (02)

In particular I want to ensure that the concept of units is broad enough 
to cover uses outside of the physical measurement domain. For example 
currencies are also a unit of measure.    (03)

Best regards,    (04)

Mike    (05)

Peter Yim wrote:
>> [PC] Any other unit ontologies we should consider?
>>     
>
>   
>> [DN] I’ve been searching but have not yet found any.
>>     
>
> [ppy]  I thought Conrad Bock (NIST) gave posted a very comprehensive
> list - see: 
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/2009-05/msg00032.html
>
> Additionally (although, not expressed in an ontology language yet) are
> the UCUM (Unified Code for Units of Measure) - see:
> http://unitsofmeasure.org/
>  & http://www.regenstrief.org/medinformatics/ucum - which were brought
> up (offline) by ForestLin, GuntherSchadow and ChrisChute during the
> course of the OntologySummit2009 discussion.
>
>
> On a separate note ...
>
> David Price suggested
> (http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2009_05_14#nid1XOU
> ) we do a virtual session to discuss the Units of Measure ontology
> stuff some time soon. This Thursday's meeting slot (Thu 2009.05.21
> 1.5~2 Hrs. starting 10:30am PDT / 1:30pm EDT / 7:30pm CEST / 6:30pm
> BST / 17:30 UTC) is open. (If not,  the next open Thursday slot is
> June-11 ... or we will have to choose a non-Thursday to do it.)
>
> Let's do a quick poll ... for the 10 people directly addressed (in
> "To:") on this message, who could/would join us if do it the session
> this Thursday? (kindly respond today ... so we can lock the time in,
> and have people starting working on preparing for the session.) Also,
> if we do it on Jun-11, would you be able to join? [attn: Pat, Duane,
> Conrad, Rob, Frank, Gunther, Forest, Chris, David, Peter]
>
> Others who are planning to join, and have some thoughts on dates are
> welcome to chime in.
>
>
> Thanks & regards.  =ppy
> --
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