Thank you very much for the encouraging words, Chris.
Indeed, this is *really* important work ... I'm so excited that we
have a dream team working on this! (01)
Cheers. =ppy
-- (02)
On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Chris Welty <cawelty@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Wow! Congratulation to all in getting this going - it is a very positive
> step and very much in need.
>
> -Chris (03)
> Peter Yim wrote Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 4:46 AM PDT:
>>
>> Re:
>>
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UoM_Ontology_Standard/Workshop_2009_10_30
>> &
>>
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UoM_Ontology_Standard/ConferenceCall_2009_10_22
>>
>>
>> I am happy to announce that the details for the upcoming
>> (face-to-face) full-day workshop for the UoM_Ontology_Standard
>> initiative (as well as registration information) are now available:
>>
>> *Fri 30 Oct 2009* - this full-day UoM_Ontology_Standard workshop will
>> be held at the National Science Foundation (Arlington, Virginia, USA).
>> The session will be focused on adopting a scope and a work-plan,
>> getting the work-in-progress into a draft standard, and preparing to
>> move this work to a proper SDO (standards development organization).
>> This will be a face-to-face workshop with remote participation
>> support.
>> . See session details at:
>>
>>
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UoM_Ontology_Standard/Workshop_2009_10_30
>> . See registration, venue and remote dial-in information at:
>>
>>
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UoM_Ontology_Standard/Workshop_2009_10_30_Registration
>> . RSVP now! ... registration deadline for on-site participants is:
>> end-of-day Tue 2009.10.27
>>
>> *Thu 22 Oct 2009* - in preparation of the Oct-30 workshop, we will
>> also be running a draft documents preview session during this regular
>> (2.5 Hr.) Ontolog event slot, to coordinate, identify issues and do
>> some preliminary alignment. see session details at:
>>
>>
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UoM_Ontology_Standard/ConferenceCall_2009_10_22
>> . RSVP now (too)!
>>
>>
>> The Oct-30 workshop session (face-to-face with remote support) will be
>> co-chaired by Dr. Frank Olken (NSF), Mr. Howard Mason (BAE; ISO) and
>> Mr. Edward Barkmeyer (NIST). The Oct-22 preparation (teleconference)
>> session will be co-chaired by Dr. Frank Olken (NSF) and Mr. David
>> Price (Eurostep).
>>
>> While the workshop is intended predominantly for the
>> UoM_Ontology_Standard working group, so they can focus on identifying
>> and resolving issues and getting the work-in-progress into a draft
>> standard, other members of the community interested in tracking the
>> progress of this work are welcome to join as observers. As mentioned,
>> remote participation is supported as well.
>>
>> These events, like all Ontolog virtual events, are open and free of
>> charge. Anyone who is interested is welcome. Please refer to event
>> details on the session page, to which the hyperlink is given above,
>> where you will find session agenda, venue, registration, conference
>> call dial-in, slides and other pertinent information. Feel free to
>> pass this invitation along to colleagues who may also find this
>> session to be of interest. ... For remote participants, the session
>> will be presented in the format of an augmented conference call
>> (similar to other Ontolog virtual events); you will only need a phone
>> and Internet access to participate.
>>
>> *RSVP* by emailing both Frank Olken <folken@xxxxxxx> and Peter Yim at
>> <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx> offline (or add yourself directly to the session
>> page if you are already an Ontolog community member, and will only be
>> attending remotely) so that we can prepare enough resources to support
>> everyone. ... RSVP now (if you haven't already)!
>> Note that *registration is mandatory for on-site participants*, and
>> the deadline for that is Tue 2009.10.27. See:
>>
>>
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UoM_Ontology_Standard/Workshop_2009_10_30_Registration
>>
>> These sessions will be recorded and the proceedings 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 workshop organizers
>> Frank Olken
>> Howard Mason
>> Ed Barkmeyer
>> David Price
>> Peter Yim
>> Steve Ray
>> --
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Peter Yim <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 12:25 PM
>> Subject: Moving Forward on the UoM Standard Ontology initiative - 2
>> upcoming events - Thu 2009.09.24 & Fri 2009.10.30
>> To: uom-ontology-std@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> Prompted by the active input and contribution from this community, a
>> few of us got together (see:
>>
>>
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UoM_Ontology_Standard/GettingOrganized#nid20ZU
>> ) earlier today to see what we could be doing to move the effort
>> forward. I am happy to announce that the following two events have
>> been scheduled:
>>
>> 1. A *virtual panel discussion* session to be held on *Thursday
>> 24-Sep-2009* to (a) hear presentations of pertinent work that we
>> haven't yet had the chance to, (b) take inventory of, and synthesize
>> on what has transpired so far, (c) review possible strawman UoM
>> ontology(ies) that could result, (d) possibly put together an
>> ontology development working group, and (e) discuss how we could/would
>> want to move forward. Please mark your calendars, and track this event
>> from the the developing session page
>> at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2009_09_24
>>
>> 2. A *full-day face-to-face workshop* for developers (the working
>> group) of our "UoM Standard Ontology" (and those in the community who
>> would want to join us as observers of the process) will be held on
>> *Friday 30-Oct-2009*. The plan is to do this at NSF (Arlington,
>> Virginia, US; near the Greater Washington DC Ballston Metro Station).
>> Note that this date is immediately after ISWC 2009 (which will have
>> ended on the afternoon of Thursday 19-Oct-2009 at Chantilly, Virgina,
>> US ... i.e. also in the Greater Washington DC Area). We wanted to
>> rush this announcement out so that folks who are planning to be at
>> ISWC 2009 (for which early registration is closing in two days - see:
>> http://iswc2009.semanticweb.org/ &
>>
>>
>https://ww2.eventrebels.com/er/Registration/StepRegInfo.jsp?ActivityID=4116&StepNumber=1
>> ) and then join us at this workshop afterwards can plan their trip and
>> accommodations accordingly. ... Again, please mark your calendars, and
>> track this event from the developing session page
>> at:
>>
>http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UoM_Ontology_Standard/Workshop_2009_10_30
>>
>> ... Further ideas, suggestions and comments to the above planned
>> events (or to the entire initiative) are always welcome.
>>
>>
>> Thanks & regards. =ppy
>> --
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