OntologySummit2008/Idea

Ideas & Suggestions for OntologySummit2008    (16TK)

Please provide your ideas for our OntologySummit2008 by entering them directly on this page.    (16TM)

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Suggested Topics    (16TP)

 please provide a title and a brief description below:    (16TQ)

• Issues and Implementation of an Open Ontology Repository    (16UA)
  • PeterYim, LeoObrst, MikeDean - see planning meeting discussion at: ConferenceCall_2008_01_03    (16TU)

• Revisiting the development of a common upper ontology - ref. 2006 UpperOntologySummit/UosJointCommunique    (16TV)
  • PatCassidy: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2007-12/msg00169.html    (16TW)

• The "Common Logic" ISO standard    (16TX)
  • JohnSowa: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2007-12/msg00178.html    (16TY)

• Revisiting the ontology "Framework" developed during OntologySummit2007 - ref. OntologySummit2007_JointCommunique    (16TZ)
  • PaolaDiMaio: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2007-12/msg00182.html    (16U0)

• "The Role of Ontologies in Semantic Interoperability"    (1735)
  • ref. BrandNiemann - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2008-01/msg00065.html    (1736)

• "Ontologizing and Harmonizing Standards"    (1737)
  • ref. BrandNiemann - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2008-01/msg00065.html    (1738)

• Here is my suggestion on the Ontology Summit:    (17RN)

• "Mapping and Integration: Ontologies Unite" (Interoperability for Open Repositories and Registries)    (17RC)
  • see my comment below (--MichelleRaymond / 2008.01.22)    (17RD)

• ...    (16TO)

Suggested criteria on proposing and selecting topics for OntologySummit2008    (16TN)

• the topic should be of the kind worthy of being addressed in an Ontology "Summit" (--PeterYim/2007.12.22)    (16UB)
  • Question to all: what would be the kind of topic that is important and urgent enough to capture the passion ans imagination of the broader ontology community?    (16UC)

• please make sure suggested topics are consistent with the missions of the organizers, namely that of: (--PeterYim/2007.12.22)    (16U4)
  • (a) NIST, or more specifically, the theme of "Interoperability" (since our final face-to-face meeting will be part of the "NIST Interoperability Week 2008" ,    (16U5)
  • (b) Ontolog - ref. our Charter, and    (16U6)
  • (c) other co-organizers/co-sponsors who will be joining us to get this initiative going.    (16U7)

• proposers of specific topics should be ready to contribute time and effort to help with organization work if their suggested topic gets adopted. (--PeterYim/2007.12.22)    (16U8)

• ...    (16TR)

Other Ideas and Suggestions    (16TS)

• I would like to put in a plea for a more controlled organizational process -- the main parts of this should not be open to the whole list, I believe, because this puts people off when their mailboxes become full of what for them are irrelevant detail. Also it is not efficient for targeted decision making. (--BarrySmith/2008.01.21)    (17P0)

• I agree with you that CL/IKL is something we should be making something of, though I suspect there needs to be a DL subset specified to make real inroads into OWL.    (17PM)

• Regarding "Mapping and Integration: Ontologies Unite" (Interoperability for Open Repositories and Registries)    (16TT)

• Possible Areas under Ontology Repository    (17RL)

• ...    (17SU)

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Suggested Content Committee Discussion    (18BA)

Given that:    (18C5)

we need to get a suggested Topic Structure quickly.    (18FG)

Toward that end, a starting point for topic suggestions is provided below .    (18C8)

Content Committee - Step One: Select and Structure Discussion Topics for Summit Discussion Threads    (18C9)

Objective: Provide an information structure for topics initially opened for discussion to be announced at the OntologySummit2008 Launch Event.    (18CA)

Please see the message http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/2008-01/msg00001.html which suggests an approach to gathering, culling and structuring OntologySummit2008 discussion treads.    (18CB)

Topic Structure Discussion    (18CC)

The title for the OntologySummit2008 is "Toward an Open Ontology Repository" This is the focus under which we are structuring topics.    (18CD)

There will also be discussion threads stemming from the focus of previous Ontology Summits. These will also need Synopsis Pages and will likely develop topic areas under the main topic once the discussion has started.    (18CE)

Possible topics for "Toward an Open Ontology Repository"    (18CF)

Note: The initial numbering is to aid in discussion and organization of topics.    (18CG)

001. Purpose of Ontology Repositories Research and Implementation    (18CH)

002. Alignment with Common Upper Ontology    (18CI)

003. Connectivity of Information Sources and Knowledge Services    (18CJ)

004. Improve Data Registry creation, services and maintenance    (18CK)

005. Best practices for Ontology Repositories    (18CL)

006. Interoperability    (18CM)

007. Ontology Mapping and Repository Integration    (18CN)

008. Connection Mechanisms between Repositories    (18CO)

009. Ontology Repository Architecture    (18CP)

0010. Functional Requirements    (18CQ)

0011. Structure of Repository    (18CR)

0012. Objects and Classifications in the Repository    (18CS)

0013. Scope and View into the Repository Contents    (18CT)

0014. Infrastructure for Repository Support and Services    (18CU)

0015. Layers for Data Types    (18CV)

0016. Use of a Repository Upper Ontology    (18CW)

0017. Contents of an Ontology Repository    (18CX)

0018. Instantiating a Taxonomically Valid Registry    (18CY)

0019. Common Vocabulary Tags for retrieved data for Repository, Stored Ontology or Information Registry    (18CZ)

0020. Repository Management    (18D0)

0021. Life-Cycle of Ontology Repositories    (18D1)

0022. Ontology Metadata and Version Control    (18D2)

0023. Modular Ontology Connection and Management    (18D3)

0024. Users and Roles    (18D4)

0025. Logging and Metrics    (18D5)

0026. Quality    (18D6)

0027. Compatibility of data when crossing with other Repositories    (18D7)

0028. Monitoring conformity of Ontology in Repository    (18D8)

0029. Validation of Ontology against Encoding Standard (ex: OWL or RDFS)    (18D9)

0030. Consistency within Ontology in Repository    (18DA)

0031. Services and Support Applications    (18DB)

0032. Standardized Approaches to Service Design, Development and Interfaces    (18DC)

0033. Browse, Search, Query and Index Application to Ontology Repositories    (18DD)

0034. Editing and Annotation of Ontologies and the Repository holding the Ontologies    (18DE)

0035. Visual Representations of Ontology Repositories    (18DF)

0036. Registry of Resources Infrastructure and ties to Ontology Repository    (18DG)

0037. Mapping and Integration within and cross Ontology Repositories    (18DH)

0038. Compatibility of Data across Ontologies    (18DI)

0039. Integrating Multi-domain Taxonomies    (18DJ)

0040. Ontology versus Taxonomy versus Vocabulary Mappings    (18DK)

0041. Vocabulary Extraction and Conversion    (18DL)

0042. Useful Tagging of extracted data    (18DM)

0043. Reasoning Services    (18DN)

0044. Implementation of Ontology Repositories    (18DO)

0045. Current Gaps in Ontology Repository Viability    (18DP)

0046. Data Storage and Retrieval Methods    (18DQ)

0047. Repository API    (18DR)

0048. Repository Use Cases    (18DS)

0049. Development Practices and Examples    (18DT)

0050. Test Practices and Examples    (18BP)

0051. Stability of Open Ontologies    (18Q4)

0052. Collect ontology of ontologies (PeterYim/2008.02.01)    (18Q8)

0053. Communiqué and Mission Statement (PeterYim/2008.02.01)    (18QB)

0054. Ontology of Ontologies    (18QC)

0055. Quality Metrics    (18QD)

0056. State of the Art in Ontology Repository Work    (18QE)

0057. Standards work    (18QF)

0058. Current implementation    (18QG)

0059. Issues and lessons learned    (18R4)

0060. Early adopters of an open ontology repository    (18TJ)

Potential starting point of discussion of Topic Structure    (18DU)

I. Toward an Open Ontology Repository - "Straw man" Topic Structure    (18DV)

II. Ontology Framework (OntologySummit2007) Recap Topics TBD    (18FA)

III. Upper Ontology (UpperOntologySummit) Recap Topics TBD    (18FB)

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Below are the results from the discussion of the first Content Planning Meeting    (18QH)

Next Step: Topic Area Champions revise thread topic structure for each Main Topic    (18QI)

Potential thread topics are the topics under each main topic in the hierarchy below. The Champions of each main topic will revise suggested thread topics. Their revisions are intended to provide initial scoping for each Main Topic. Scoping gives us the best chance to come up with substantive discourse to lead us toward an open ontology repository.    (18QJ)

Of course, there will be migration of threads and topics based on the discussion participant's direction. The Main Topics and thread suggestions are simply to start us on a viable path toward an open ontology repository.    (18SO)

Objective: (refined from Initial Objective) Provide main topics to be opened as a thread for summit discussion and provide lists of suggested discussion topics that will be in scope of each main topic.    (18QK)

Topic Structure for further refinement by Main Topic Champions    (18R5)

I. Toward an Open Ontology Repository - "Launch Arrangement" of Topic Structure    (18R6)

[Summit-Focus]    (18R7)

[Repository-Arch]    (18RF)

[Ont-of-Ont]    (18RR)

[Quality-Gate] (modified MichelleRaymond/2008.02.07)    (18S5)

[State-of-Art]    (18SB)

II. Ontology Framework (OntologySummit2007) Recap Topics TBD    (18SM)

III. Upper Ontology (UpperOntologySummit) Recap Topics TBD    (18SN)