I like (1) (01)
On Mar 3, 2006, at 18:06 , Obrst, Leo J. wrote: (02)
> Ok, in the interests of brevity and harmony, I advocate the simpler:
>
> 1) "'Co-sponsors' are organizations who are providing technical or
> funding
> support for the Upper Ontology Summit."
>
> If that's too strong, then:
>
> 2) "'Co-sponsors' are organizations who are providing technical or
> funding
> support."
>
> Either of those acceptable to folks?
>
> Thanks,
> Leo
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:uos-convene-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Obrst, Leo
> J.
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 5:26 PM
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> Subject: RE: [uos-convene] UOS co-sponsorship - NEED ANSWER
>
> The rationale for the current wording, from the perspective of the
> organizers:
>
> "'Co-sponsors' are organizations who are providing technical or
> funding support, and/or endorsing the purpose of this Upper Ontology
> Summit."
>
> is that some organizations may be providing directly neither technical
> nor funding support, but which still endorse the purpose of this Upper
> Ontology Summit. NCOR, possibly, for example. The W3C, perhaps,
> none of
> whose members may physically show up. There may be others. The actual
> wording we agreed on was to eliminate the unnecessary "and/or", since
> "or" is not exclusive:
>
> "'Co-sponsors' are organizations who are providing technical or
> funding support, or endorsing the purpose of this Upper Ontology
> Summit."
>
> I would rephrase this more clearly as:
> "'Co-sponsors' are organizations who are providing technical or
> funding support or who endorse the purpose of this Upper Ontology
> Summit."
>
> I think this lets everyone on or off the hook, no?
>
> Thanks,
> Leo
>
> _____________________________________________
> Dr. Leo Obrst The MITRE Corporation, Information Semantics
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uos-convene-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:uos-convene-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill
> Andersen
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 4:47 PM
> To: Upper Ontology Summit convention
> Subject: Re: [uos-convene] UOS co-sponsorship - NEED ANSWER
>
>
> On Mar 3, 2006, at 16:45 , Uschold, Michael F wrote:
>
>> Argggh. The trouble with this is I cannot easily have Boeing formally
>> endorse anything. I can say that Boeing gave technical support,
>> because
>> they sent me. Hence, my suggestion of a very simple statement:
>>
>> 'Co-sponsors' are organizations who are providing technical or
> funding
>> support,
>
> Seconded. While I don't have to worry about a big company's rules,
> I'd like to reserve Ontology Works' support of the outcome until I
> see what that outcome is.
>
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