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Re: [uos-convene] UOS co-sponsorship

To: Upper Ontology Summit convention <uos-convene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "Peter P. Yim" <peter.yim@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:49:33 -0800
Message-id: <4402145D.8020003@xxxxxxxx>
 > [LO] spell out NCOR and ECOR    (01)

[ppy] Yes, of course. ... This would apply to all the other 
organizations too.    (02)

 > [LO] add NIST    (03)

[ppy] I assume NIST is already a "Co-Organizer" and hence, 
including them to the "Co-sponsor" list would not be necessary.    (04)

Thanks.  =ppy
--    (05)


Obrst, Leo J. wrote Sun, 26 Feb 2006 15:40:38 -0500:
> Peter,
> 
> I would spell out NCOR and ECOR. I would also add NIST.
> 
> Leo 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: uos-convene-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:uos-convene-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter P. Yim
> Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:34 PM
> To: Upper Ontology Summit convention
> Subject: [uos-convene] UOS co-sponsorship
> 
> As promoting the use and publicizing "upper ontologies" is one of 
> the main goals of this Upper Ontology Summit, we are hoping to 
> get as many organizations to endorse the effort as we can.
> 
> To this end, the UOS Organizing Committee has designated the 
> label of 'Co-sponsors' for enlisting institutional support. 
> 'Co-sponsors' are organizations who would provide technical or 
> funding support (which all of you are already doing), and/or 
> endorsing the purpose of this Upper Ontology Summit effort. No 
> other 'cost' or requirement are involved ... other than 
> everyone's good intentions.
> 
> We are hoping we can include all the relevant organizations each 
> and everyone of us (here on this [uos-convene] list) are directly 
> involved with to be a co-sponsor.
> 
> I have compiled a draft list as follows (no particular order):
> 
> # NCOR (BarrySmith & MarkMusen)
> # ECOR (WernerCeusters & BarrySmith)
> # MITRE (LeoObrst & PatCassidy)
> # CNR Institute for Cognitive Sciences and Technologies / 
> Laboratory of Applied Ontology (Trento & Rome) (NicolaGuarino & 
> AldoGangemi)
> # Cycorp (DougLenat)
> # Aritculate Software (AdamPease)
> # Shell (MatthewWest)
> # IBM (ChrisWelty)
> # Boeing (MichaelUschold)
> # Ontology Works (BillAndersen)
> # University of Bremen (JohnBateman)
> # University of Toronto (MichaelGruninger)
> # University of Maryland (DagobertSoergel)
> # Texas A&M University (ChrisMenzel)
> # University at Buffalo (BarrySmith)
> # Stanford University (MarkMusen)
> # EPA (BrandNiemann)
> # National Center for Biomedical Ontology [cBio] (MarkMusen)
> # IEEE P1600.1 SUO-WG (JimSchoening)
> # ISO 15926 Working Group (MatthewWest)
> # ISO 18629 Working Group (MichaelGruninger)
> # DERI ? (DieterFensel)
> # USC and/or ISI ? (JerryHobbs)
> # UMBC ? (SergeiNirenberg)
> # NSF ? (MariaZemankova ... please help confirm)
> # HITOP (MarcWine ... BrandNiemann please help confirm)
> # FEA-DRM ? (BrandNiemann please help confirm)
> # NIH and/or NCI and/or UMLS ? (MarkMusen please help confirm)
> # UBL ? (PeterYim please help confirm)
> # OASIS ?  (PeterYim please help confirm)
> 
> So far, I've got every organization there as a 'candidate' for 
> now, and will hope to move them to the 'confirmed' co-sponsor 
> list quickly ... a latest version of this list will be updated 
> and posted under: 
> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpperOntologySummit#nidIOJ
> 
> Also, I have a few names with "?" behind them ... there are some 
> dependencies in these cases. Will the people cited with these 
> names please help and work on them.
> 
> 
> I would need to know, from everyone:
> 
> 1. if they can't be or don't want to be listed as a 'co-sponsor', 
> or would need some time to get clearance to do so.
> 
> 2. if they want the co-sponsorship to be worded in a particular 
> way, say to a broader or narrower organizational designation. 
> (e.g. Mark might want "Stanford Medical Informatics" instead of 
> "Stanford University" because the latter would probably take too 
>   long to clear, ... etc.)
> 
> 3. if there are more institutional support that you can help 
> round up, please help by seeking the same and providing their 
> name. (e.g. Nicola and/or Mark may help get the Journal of 
> Applied Ontology as a co-sponsor, ... etc.)
> 
> 4. Other comments or suggestions regarding this matter, and more 
> broadly on how we can improve on the promotional effort.
> 
> Let's try to hear from everyone by end-of-day Tuesday 2/28 or by 
> the time of our conference call (which Steve Ray is calling.) We 
> need to get the list compiled as quickly as we can, so we could 
> incorporate them into press releases, etc.
> 
> 
> Thanks & regards.  =ppy
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