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Re: [ontology-summit] Ontology Summit 2013: session-06 - Synthesis-I & A

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From: Alan Rector <rector@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:00:32 +0000
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Regrets    (01)

Alan    (02)

On 20 Feb 2013, at 20:30, Peter Yim wrote:    (03)

> Re: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_02_21
> 
> 
> This is a final REMINDER that virtual panel session-06 of our Ontology
> Summit 2013 is coming up tomorrow (Thursday, Feb-21.)
> 
> RSVP now (details below) if you haven't already!
> 
> 
> * Date: Thursday, 21-Feb-2013    (04)
> 
> * Start Time: 9:30am PST / 12:30pm EST / 6:30pm CET / 17:30 GMT/UTC
>  ref: World Clock -
> 
>http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=2&day=21&year=2013&hour=9&min=30&sec=0&p1=224
> 
> * Expected Call Duration: ~2.0 hours
> 
> 
> * Dial-in:
> ** Phone (US): +1 (206) 402-0100 ... Conference ID: 141184# , or
> ** Skype: "joinconference"
> (i.e. make a skype call to the contact with skypeID="joinconference")
> ... when prompted enter Conference ID: 141184#
> 
> Just point your browser to the session page:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_02_21 when
> you are about to connect into the session. Details will be there at
> the top of the pages. Try dialing-in a few minutes before the
> scheduled start-time.
> 
> 
> Talk to you all tomorrow! =ppy
> -- 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 11:54 AM
> Subject: Ontology Summit 2013: session-06 - Synthesis-I & Approach to
> Communique, "Hackathon" & "Clinics"- Thu 2013.02.21
> To: "[ontolog-invitation]" <ontolog-invitation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> Re: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_02_21
> 
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> 
> You are cordially invited to participate at the ongoing Ontology
> Summit 2013. Our theme for the Summit this year is: "Ontology
> Evaluation Across the Ontology Lifecycle." Coming up this Thursday
> (Feb-21) is our 6th virtual panel session, when we will be looking at
> what has transpired so far, fine tune our direction, and discuss the
> approach to the key Summit activities that will follow ... RSVP
> (details below)!
> 
> 
> ****************** Headlines ***********************
> 
> Please join us this Thursday and most of the Thursdays in the next
> couple of months, when we will be featuring virtual panel sessions
> every week, as part of the Ontology Summit 2013 program:
> 
> *Thu 21 Feb 2013* - OntologySummit2013 session-06 - Synthesis - I -
> Co-chairs: Professor Michael Gruninger & Dr. Matthew West - see
> developing details on the session page at:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_02_21
> 
> *Thu 28 Feb 2013* - OntologySummit2013 session-07 - Track B: Extrinsic
> Aspects of Ontology Evaluation-II - Co-chairs: Mr. Terry Longstreth &
> Dr. Todd Schneider - see developing details on the session page at:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_02_28
> 
> *Thu 7 Mar 2013* - OntologySummit2013 session-08 - Track A: Intrinsic
> Aspects of Ontology Evaluation-II - Co-chairs: Dr. Leo Obrst & Dr.
> Steven Ray - see developing details on the session page
> at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_03_07
> 
> *Thu 14 Mar 2013* - OntologySummit2013 session-09 - Track C: Building
> Ontologies to Meet Evaluation Criteria-II - Co-chairs: Dr.
> MatthewWest & Mr. MikeBennett - see developing details on the session
> page at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_03_14
> 
> *Thu 21 Mar 2013* - OntologySummit2013 session-10 - Track D: Software
> Environments for Evaluating Ontologies-II - Co-chairs: Dr. Michael Denny
> & Mr. Peter Yim - see developing details on the session page
> at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2013_03_21
> 
> ---
> 
> * between our Jan-17 launch of the Ontology Summit, and end Apr-2012,
> we are planning to run virtual panel sessions every Thursday at the
> same time window, ~ 2 Hrs, starting 9:30am PST / 12:30pm EST / 6:30pm
> CET / 17:30 UTC ... please mark your calendars.
> 
> *Register your attendance* by emailing <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> off-line
> or register yourself directly to the wiki session page. Please specify
> the date or name of the session(s) you are registering for (your
> affiliation too, if you are not already a member of the community.)
> ... RSVP
> 
> 
> ****** Session Details ******
> 
> OntologySummit2013: Virtual Panel Session-06 - Thu 2013-02-21
> 
> Summit Theme: "Ontology Evaluation Across the Ontology Lifecycle"
> 
> * Summit General Co-chairs: Professor MichaelGruninger (U of Toronto,
> Canada) and Dr. MatthewWest (Information Junction, UK)
> 
> Session Topic: Ontology Summit 2013: Synthesis-I
> 
> * Session Chairs: Dr. MatthewWest (Information Junction, UK)
> 
> 
> Panelists / Briefings:
> 
> * Dr. Matthew West (Information Junction, UK) - "General Assessment &
> Fine-tuning of OntologySummit2013 Direction & Approach"
> 
> * Dr. Leo Obrst (MITRE) & Dr. Steven Ray (CMU) - "Track-A: Intrinsic
> Aspects of Ontology Evaluation - Synthesis-1"
> 
> * Mr. Terry Longstreth (Ind. Consultant) & Dr. Todd Schneider
> (Raytheon) - "Track-B: Extrinsic Aspects of Ontology Evaluation -
> Synthesis-1"
> 
> * Dr. Matthew West (Information Junction) & Mr. Mike Bennett (EDM
> Council; Hypercube) - "Track-C: Building Ontologies to Meet Evaluation
> Criteria - Synthesis-1"
> 
> * Dr. Michael Denny (MITRE) & Mr. Peter Yim (Ontolog; CIM3) -
> "Track-D: Software Environments for Evaluating Ontologies -
> Synthesis-1"
> 
> * Dr. Amanda Vizedom (Ind. Consultant) & Dr. Fabian Neuhaus (NIST) -
> "Approach to the OntologySummit2013 Communique"
> 
> * Mr. Mike Dean (Raytheon BBN) & Mr. Peter Yim (Ontolog; CIM3) -
> "Approach to the "Hackathon" & "Clinics" Activities"
> 
> 
> Abstract:
> 
> This is our 8th Ontology Summit, a joint initiative by NIST, Ontolog,
> NCOR, NCBO, IAOA & NCO_NITRD with the support of our co-sponsors. The
> theme adopted for this Ontology Summit is: "Ontology Evaluation Across
> the Ontology Lifecycle."
> 
> This is our 6th event, and we are a third of the way through the
> virtual sessions for the Summit. Each of the four tracks have hosted
> very exciting presentations that address the key Summit themes --
> Intrinsic Aspects of Ontology Evaluation, Extrinsic Aspects of
> Ontology Evaluation, Building Ontologies to Meet Evaluation Criteria,
> and Software Environments for Evaluating Ontologies.
> 
> Currently, there is no agreed methodology for development of
> ontologies, and there are no universally agreed metrics for ontology
> evaluation. At the same time, everybody agrees that there are a lot of
> badly engineered ontologies out there, thus people use -- at least
> implicitly -- some criteria for the evaluation of ontologies.
> 
> During this Ontology Summit, we seek to identify best practices for
> ontology development and evaluation. We will consider the entire
> lifecycle of an ontology -- from requirements gathering and analysis,
> through to design and implementation. In this endeavor, the Summit
> will seek collaboration with the software engineering and knowledge
> acquisition communities. Research in these fields has led to several
> mature models for the software lifecycle and the design of
> knowledge-based systems, and we expect that fruitful interaction among
> all participants will lead to a consensus for a methodology within
> ontological engineering. Following earlier Ontology Summit practice,
> the synthesized results of this season's discourse will be published
> as a Communique.
> 
> In today's session, we will focus on the synthesis of all of these
> ideas as input into an initial draft of the Summit Communique. We will
> also have a discussion on some new features of this year's Symposium
> -- a hackathon for ontology evaluation software support and the idea
> of ontology evaluation clinics for ontologies that people want
> evaluated.
> 
> 
> ******************
> 
> These sessions, 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 pages, to which the hyperlink is given above, where you
> will find session agenda, conference call dial-in, slides and other
> pertinent information. Feel free to pass this invitation along to
> colleagues who may also find these sessions to be of interest.
> 
> *RSVP* by emailing Peter Yim at <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> offline (or add
> yourself directly to the session page if you are already an Ontolog or
> Ontology Summit community member) so that we can prepare enough
> resources to support everyone. [Please state clearly the date of the
> session you are registering for in your email.] ... All respondents
> will be subscribed (if they aren't already so) to the
> [ontology-summit] mailing list so they are participate in the virtual
> discourse.
> 
> These sessions will be recorded and made available in a publicly
> accessible archive. Therefore, before participating, please make sure
> you are cognizant of our IPR policy (ref:
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid32).
> 
> 
> Regards.  =ppy
> 
> For and on behalf of the
> 
> OntologySummit2013 General Co-chairs,
> Matthew West & Michael Gruninger
> 
> and Members of the
> OntologySummit2013 Organizing Committee
> 
> 
> p.s. full proceedings of the previous sessions (slides,
> chat-transcript, audio recording, etc.) are all  available online now.
> They are accessible from the "Archives" section on their respective
> session pages, which you can find listed under "What's New" (near the
> top) on the Ontology Summit 2013 homepage -
> at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2013
> --
> 
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