OntologySummit2009/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting 2008 12 18

= OntologySummit2009: Organizing Committee Conference Call - Thursday 18-Dec-2008 =


 * This is the 1st conference call of the OntologySummit2009 organizing committee. The session is expected to be a brief (45 min. to 1-Hr. conference call so organizing committee members can get to know each other and to set the stage for the community-wide brainstorming and planning meeting that follows.


 * URL for this page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2009/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2009_12_18

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008
 * Start Time: 9:30am PST / 12:30pm EST / 6:30pm CET / 17:30 UTC
 * see world clock for other time zones
 * Expected Call Duration: ~1.5 hours
 * Dial-in Number:
 * from a US telephone (US): +1-218-486-3600 (domestic long distance cost will apply)
 * When calling in from a phone, use Conference ID: "4389979#"
 * from Europe, call:
 * Austria 0820-4000-1577
 * Belgium 070-35-9992
 * France 0826-100-280
 * Germany 01805-00-7642
 * Ireland 0818-270-037
 * Italy 0848-390-179
 * Spain 0902-886-056
 * Switzerland 0848-560-327 or 0848-414-110
 * UK 0870-738-0765
 * callers from other countries please dial into either one of the US or European numbers


 * Shared-screen support (VNC session), if applicable, will be started 5 minutes before the call at: http://vnc2.cim3.net:5800/
 * view-only password: "ontolog"
 * if you plan to be logging into this shared-screen option (which the speaker may be navigating), and you are not familiar with the process, please try to call in 5 minutes before the start of the session so that we can work out the connection logistics. Help on this will generally not be available once the presentation starts.
 * people behind corporate firewalls may have difficulty accessing this. If that is the case, please download the [ slides] [ below] and running them locally. The speaker(s) will prompt you to advance the slides during the talk.


 * For those who cannot join us, or who have further questions or remarks on the topic, please post them to the [ontology-forum] listserv so that everyone in the community can benefit from the discourse.


 * Please review our Virtual Session Tips and Ground Rules - see: VirtualSpeakerSessionTips


 * RSVP to [mailto:peter.yim@cim3.com peter.yim@cim3.com] appreciated.


 * Please note that this session will be recorded, and the audio archive is expected to be made available as open content to our community membership and the public at-large under our prevailing open IPR policy.

Attendees

 * Attended:
 * LeoObrst
 * KurtConrad
 * RobinBenjamins
 * LaurentLiscia
 * BillMcCarthy
 * TrishWhetzel
 * NilsSandsmark
 * DavidPrice
 * PeterYim
 * FabianNeuhaus
 * PeterBenson
 * RexBrooks

Agenda Ideas

 * Ontology Summits - Overview and what has come before
 * getting ready for the OntologySummit2009 community-wide planning meeting today - ref. ConferenceCall_2008_12_18
 * getting to know one another
 * who are on our Organizing Committee and Advisory Committee?
 * which organization are on our Co-Organizer and Co-Sponsor rosters?
 * determine date/time of next call, and possibly institutionalizing that as a weekly call


 *  ... (please post your agenda ideas here; identify yourself for follow-up purposes)

Agenda & Proceedings
1. Meeting called to order:


 * LeoObrst took the chair and welcomed everyone


 * PeterYim volunteered to take minutes of the meeting


 * review and adopt agenda

2. Roll Call:


 * see above

3. Discussions:


 * getting to know one another - (go around) self-introductions


 * Ontology Summits - Overview and what has come before
 * going over the summit theme and description - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2009#nid1Q2F
 * meeting agrees the description looks fine, and suggest possibly tweaking with the following:
 * PeterYim: could we slip in standards to be unstood by both humans and machine
 * LeoObrst & FabianNeuhaus: representing standards in a logical language allows for them to be expressed precisely, unambiguously and allow for automated consistency, validity checks etc.
 * PeterBenson: beware of the use of "information" - let's mull over this on the [ontology-summit-org] list
 * PeterBenson & PeterYim: maybe the original tag line: "Ontologies as the Next Generation Standards" is actually better


 * getting ready for the OntologySummit2009 community-wide planning meeting today - ref. ConferenceCall_2008_12_18


 * who are on our Organizing Committee and Advisory Committee?
 * terms of reference explained
 * defer discussion to the next organizing committee call


 * which organization are on our Co-Organizer and Co-Sponsor rosters?

5. New Issues:

6. Any Other Business:

7. Action items:

8. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


 * determine date/time of next call, and possibly institutionalizing that as a weekly call
 * Mondays 12 noon EST 1-Hr.


 * Call adjourned at: 10:29 am PST

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2008.12.18-10:309 am PST All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.