OntologySummit2009 Symposium

= OntologySummit2009: April 6~7, 2009 Symposium (Face-to-Face Workshop) =

Theme: Toward Ontology-based Standards

 * Chair: Dr. SteveRay


 * Agenda
 * Registration, Venue & Remote dial-in information

Session Details:

 * Date: Monday, 6-April-2009 & Tuesday 7-April-2009 
 * Start Time: (both days) 9:00am EDT / 6:00am PDT / 3:00pm CEST / 2:00pm BST / 13:00 UTC
 * World Clock ref: [ Monday 6-APR ] and [ Tuesday 7-APR ]
 * Expected Call Duration: please refer to agenda details below
 * Dial-in Number: see - Conference Call Details


 * Discussions and Q & A:
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 * For those who cannot join us, or who have further questions or remarks on the summit topic and content, please post them to the [ ontolog-summit ] listserv so that everyone in the community can benefit from the discourse.


 * Registration: see - OntologySummit2009/WorkshopRegistration


 * This session, like all other Ontolog events, is open to the public. Information relating to this session is shared on this wiki page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2009_Symposium


 * Please note that this session may be recorded, and if so, the audio archive is expected to be made available as open content, along with the proceedings of the call to our community membership and the public at-large under our prevailing open IPR policy.

Resources:

 * OntologySummit2009
 * Mailing List Discussion archives: [ ontology-summit ] & [ ontolog-forum ]
 * [ shared-files ] workspace
 * OntologySummit2009_StandardsAndOntologies
 * ConferenceCall_2009_03_26
 * OntologySummit2009_StandardsCommunityPerspectives
 * ConferenceCall_2009_03_19
 * OntologySummit2009_OntologyCommunityPerspectives
 * ConferenceCall_2009_03_12
 * OntologySummit2009_Communique
 * OntologySummit2009_Communique/Draft
 * OntologySummit2009_Symposium/FlipChart

Monday, April 6, 2009

 * 9:00 am - Welcome, and statement of Summit goals - SteveRay ... [ slides ] .. [ [ audio] ]


 * 9:15 am - Session 1 - Candidate standards that can benefit from ontologies
 * Quantities and Units of Measure ( UnitsML and related) - FrankOlken ... [ slides ] .. [ audio (0:28:31) ]
 * Product structure and properties - DavidPrice ... [ slides ] .. [ [ audio] ]
 * Building on UN/CEFACT CCTS for E-Business standards - DavidConnelly ... [ slides ] .. [ [ audio] ]
 * Geospatial standards - JoshLieberman ... [ slides ] .. [ [ audio] ]
 * Financial industry standards - MDDL, FIX, ISO 20022, FpML, XBRL etc. - MikeBennett & BillNichols ...  [ slides ] .. [ [ audio] ]
 * Building, emergency and energy (together) standards - The Open Floor Plan Display Project - DeborahMacPherson & MichelleRaymond ... [ slides ] .. [ [ audio] ]
 * Oil and Gas - ADI project (Accelerating Deployment of ISO 15926) - MatthewWest ... [ slides ] .. [ [ audio] ]
 * ISO 11179 ontologizing work - KevinKeck ... [ slides ] .. [ [ audio] ]


 * Additional ideas:
 * URI governance
 * ISO 19440, Enterprise Integration
 * ISO 19440, Enterprise Integration


 * 12:30 noon - Lunch

all the other ontologies that we already have paid for? Hundreds exist. How is this new project going to impact them? Which ones become obsolete? Which ones are going to be improved or reduced in size with this new project? Which of the owners/authors of the existing government paid-for ontologies are supporting this request? Why are the others not supporting it?"]
 * 1:30 pm - Session 2 - Issues, Barriers, Other Factors - Discussion leader: MichaelGruninger ... [ slides ] .. [ [ audio] ]
 * The tension between the practical approach of standardisers and the theoretical approach of standardisers
 * The need for a common concept of layers of types of model (as found in computer model driven development)
 * Need for alignment of UML, EXPRESS and OWL
 * Importance of not repeating work already done
 * - Design ontologies that formalize concepts within existing standards
 * [http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2009-02/msg00483.html#nid01 If I were reviewing a proposal for YAO, I would be asking, "What about
 * [http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2009-02/msg00483.html#nid01 If I were reviewing a proposal for YAO, I would be asking, "What about
 * [http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2009-02/msg00483.html#nid01 If I were reviewing a proposal for YAO, I would be asking, "What about
 * [http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2009-02/msg00483.html#nid01 If I were reviewing a proposal for YAO, I would be asking, "What about
 * The need to provide some structure for the discussion, and the ongoing work


 * 4:00 pm - Polling of the best-suited candidate standards/projects to promote (in light of the above issues.


 * Note: We are planning a no-host dinner across the street, at Dogfish Alehouse after the session, probably at 6:00 pm. Microbrewery. Great beers! Hope you can join us.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

 * 9:00 am - Session 3 - Preparation of a Position Statement
 * see:
 * http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2009_Symposium/FlipChart#nid1WGE
 * http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2009_Communique/Draft


 * 12:00 noon - Lunch


 * 1:00 pm - Session 4 - Delivery of the OntologySummit2009_Communique


 * 3:00 pm - Adjourn

Audio Recording of the Workshop Sessions:

 * edited and post-processed audio segment will be posted against the corresponding agenda items above later
 * (for now) the unedited, uncompressed original recordings by the NIST folks can be found here (note that the file sizes are huge!)
 * suggestions:
 * its best that you listen to the session while having the respective slides opened in front of you. You'll be prompted to advance slides by the speaker.
 * Take a look, also, at the rich body of knowledge that this community has built together, over the years, by going through the archives of noteworthy past Ontolog events. (References on how to subscribe to our podcast can also be found there.)

For the records ...

How To Join Remotely (while the session is in progress)

 * 1. Dial in with a phone: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2009/WorkshopRegistration#nid1V8K
 * 2. Open chat in a new browser window: http://webconf.soaphub.org/conf/room/ontology-summit_2009040607
 * and, 2.2 ... follow the process described here
 * 3. Download presentations for each speaker by clicking on the [ slides ]  link associated with each agenda item below
 * or, 3.1 log into the VNC shared-screen server following instructions here