OntologySummit2008/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting 2008 03 17

OntologySummit2008: Organizing Committee Conference Call - Thursday 17-Mar-2008    (1BM7)

• This is the 5th conference call of the OntologySummit2008 organizing committee. The session is expected to be a ~1 Hour conference call.    (1BM8)

• URL for this page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2008/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2008_03_17    (1BM9)

Conference Call Details    (1BMA)

• Date: Thursday, March 17, 2008    (1BMB)
• Start Time: 12:30am PDT / 3:30pm EDT / 19:30 UTC    (1BMC)
  • ref: World Clock    (1BMD)
• Expected Call Duration: ~ 1.0 Hour    (1BME)
• Dial-in Number:    (1BMF)
  • from US: +1-605-475-8590 (South Dakota, USA)    (1BMG)
    • Conference ID: "5823120#"    (1BMH)
  • Direct call from from Skype: +990008275823120    (1BMI)

• Shared-screen support (VNC session), if applicable, will be started 5 minutes before the call at: http://vnc2.cim3.net:5800/    (1BMJ)
  • view-only password: "ontolog"    (1BMK)

• RSVP to peter.yim@cim3.com appreciated. (Regrets only)    (1BML)

Attendees:    (1BMM)

• Attended:    (1BMN)
  • PeterYim    (1BMP)
  • BarrySmith    (1BMR)
  • SteveRay    (1BMT)
  • LeoObrst    (1BMQ)
  • MarkMusen (having conflicting meeting until 1pm PDT; will join as soon as that ends)    (1BMU)

• Expecting:    (1BMO)
  • MichelleRaymond    (1BMS)

• Regrets:    (1BMV)

Agenda Ideas    (1BMW)

• review status of "Advisory Committee" nominations and invitations    (1BMX)
• status review and action plans for the online discourse    (1BMY)
• status review on the F2F-workshop planning and preparation - review agenda    (1BMZ)
• preparation status for the 3 upcoming panel sessions - 3/27, 4/3 & 4/10    (1BN0)
• status review on how we are getting the word out    (1BN1)
• draft communique preparation status    (1BN2)

Agenda & Proceedings    (1BN4)

1. Meeting called to order:    (1BN5)

• SteveRay took the chair and welcomed everyone    (1BN6)

• PeterYim volunteered to take minutes of the meeting    (1BN7)

• review and adopt agenda    (1BN8)

• note that we have a hard stop at 1:30pm PDT / 4:30pm EDT as the Content Committee will be having their weekly call then. Which mean we have to finish this call in 1 hour or less.    (1BN9)

2. Roll Call:    (1BNA)

• see above    (1BNB)

3. Status / Discussion of developing issues:    (1BNC)

• Outstanding Issue Update: (from last call)    (1BND)
  • submit last year's communique to Applied Ontologies Journal [attn: Steve] - Steve contacted MichaelGruninger who will be working on it    (1BNE)
    • question for Mark: when is the next AOJ issue out; do you have a deadline for the submission (to make it into the next issue)?    (1BNF)
    • Steve will continue to communicate with Michael to get this out ASAP.    (1BPG)
    • Michael mentioned that he is planning to have it ready by end of this week. (--ppy: from a conversation during the content committee meeting.)    (1BRF)

• Discussions:    (1BNH)

• reveiw status of "Advisory Committee" nominations and invitations    (1BNI)
  • see latest update -    (1BNJ)
  • Status: http://interop.cim3.net/forum//ontology-summit-org/2008-03/msg00042.html    (1BNK)
  • list of confirmed Advisory Committee members - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2008#nid199T    (1BNT)
    • all invitations out, except for (f.2) & (f.3);    (1BNL)
    • accepted - 34 (to be updated)    (1BNM)
    • declined - 3 (to be updated)    (1BNN)
  • Barry still working with contact in Japan, Steve's Korean invitation confirmed    (1BPH)
  • we are now in a position take out the " ... developing" from the list of Advisors.    (1BPI)
  • discussion: an 'event' for the Advisory Committee    (1BNQ)
    • Barry: we should create a "publicity oriented - announcement e-mail" of the Summit F2F, and ask all advisors to help circulate this to "their friends"    (1BPK)
    • Barry: any chance of webcasting the F2F workshop? - Steve will find out    (1BPL)
    • extend invitations to the overseas advisors to come join us at the F2F workshop    (1BPM)
    • Barry will take care of this "interaction with Advisors"    (1BPN)

• status review online discourse    (1BNU)
  • we need to step up the level of activities here    (1BNV)
  • move the summary pages up ... under the OntologySummit2008: "What's New"    (1BNW)
  • Michelle to prompt the champions to put out strawman positions and get the various main topic threads going    (1BNX)
  • Content Committee will start doing weekly calls starting today, on Mondays, right after this organizing committee call    (1BNY)

• status review on the F2F-workshop planning and preparation    (1BNZ)
  • Steve: URL for Interoperability Week is now ready, Peter will post to the wiki    (1BO0)
    • Steve will post Interoperability Week details to [ontolog-invitation]    (1BO1)
  • Steve: draft agenda now at - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2008/FaceToFaceAgenda    (1BO2)
    • discussion: see - http://interop.cim3.net/forum//ontology-summit-org/2008-03/msg00040.html    (1BOY)
  • Keynote speaker:    (1BO3)
    • candidates: Paul A via Mark G (is this the right setting?);    (1BO4)
    • Barry & Steve: ask Leo and Peter to explore this with Mark    (1BO5)
      • Mark G responded - chance slim. Peter: Plan-B?    (1BPE)
    • it was agreed that we will not have a "plenary/keynote" speaker    (1BR5)

• preparation status for the 3 upcoming panel sessions - 3/27, 4/3 & 4/10    (1BO6)
  • Two sessions planned for "An Open Ontology Repository: Rationale, Expectations & Requirements" - 3/27 & 4/3    (1BO7)
    • Title: "An Open Ontology Repository: Rationale, Expectations & Requirements"    (1BO8)
    • note change of title - ref. http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_03_14#nid1BHT    (1BOZ)
    • co-chairs: 3/27 - LeoObrst & FabianNeuhaus ; 4/3: LeoObrst & BarrySmith    (1BO9)
    • panelists: ontology developers and stewards (i.e. early-adopter content-provider) telling us their requirements & expectations    (1BOA)
      • those on 3/27:    (1BOB)
      • those on 4/3 :    (1BOC)
    • the plan: see - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OOR/JointPanelSession_Strawman#nid1BFW    (1BOD)
      • need someone from the CL team on the panel (since Harry D just responded that he could not be available)    (1BPF)
  • One session planned for "Developing an Ontology of Ontologies" - 4/10    (1BOE)
    • Title: "Developing an Ontology of Ontologies"    (1BOF)
    • co-chairs: proposing MikeDean (Leo) and ChrisMenzel (Peter)    (1BOG)
    • panelists:    (1BOH)
    • the plan: see - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OOR/JointPanelSession_Strawman#nid1BGD    (1BOI)
  • Peter to work with the session chairs to develop the event and keep this committee posted    (1BOJ)

• status review on how we are getting the word out    (1BOK)
  • Steve: will get the NIST public affairs office to continue to help us with getting the word out    (1BOL)
    • Steve: will update everyone at the next call    (1BOM)

• the OntologySummit2008_Communique    (1BON)
  • LeoObrst and MarkMusen were elected as our co-editors for the Communique and we'll look to them to get an outline and a draft out some time soon    (1BOO)
  • please do draft work at: OntologySummit2008_Communique/Draft    (1BOP)

5. New Issues:    (1BOQ)

6. Any Other Business:    (1BOR)

7. Action items:    (1BOS)

8. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:    (1BOT)

• next Organizing Committee conference call - Mon 2008.03.24 - 1Hr. starting 12:30pm PDT / 3:30pm EDT    (1BOU)
  • see details (closer to the time) at: /OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2008_03_24    (1BOV)

• Call adjourned at: 1:32 pm PDT    (1BOW)

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 notes taken by: PeterYim / 2008.03.17-1:32pm PDT
 All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity  of the documented proceedings.    (1BOX)