OntologySummit2008/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting 2008 03 03

= OntologySummit2008: Organizing Committee Conference Call - Thursday 03-Mar-2008 =


 * This is the 3rd conference call of the OntologySummit2008 organizing committee. The session is expected to be a ~1 Hour conference call.


 * URL for this page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2008/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2008_03_03

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Thursday, March 3, 2008
 * Start Time: 12:30pm PST / 3:30pm EST / 20:30 GMT/UTC
 * ref: World Clock
 * Expected Call Duration: ~ 1.0 Hour
 * Dial-in Number:
 * from US: +1-605-475-8590 (South Dakota, USA)
 * Conference ID: "5823120#"
 * Direct call from from Skype: +990008275823120


 * 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"


 * RSVP to [mailto:peter.yim@cim3.com peter.yim@cim3.com] appreciated. (Regrets only)

Attendees:

 * Attended:
 * PeterYim
 * MichelleRaymond
 * LeoObrst
 * SteveRay
 * BarrySmith
 * MarkMusen


 * Expecting:


 * Regrets:

Agenda Ideas

 * postmortem and follow-up actions on the Thu 2008.02.28 joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Session
 * Peter: do a similar session on early-adopter content-provider (i.e.ontology developers and stewards) and their requirements & expectations?
 * Peter: do another session on ontology-of-ontology?
 * reveiw status of "Advisory Committee" nominations and invitations
 * status review and action plans for the online discourse
 * status review on the F2F-workshop planning and preparation
 * status review on how we are getting the word out
 * proposing candidates for co-editors of the Communique draft


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

Agenda & Proceedings
1. Meeting called to order:


 * SteveRay took the chair and welcomed everyone


 * PeterYim volunteered to take minutes of the meeting


 * review and adopt agenda

2. Roll Call:


 * see above

3. Status / Discussion of developing issues:


 * Outstanding Issue Update: (from last call)
 * submit last year's communique to Applied Ontologies Journal [attn: Steve]


 * Discussions:


 * postmortem and follow-up actions on the Thu 2008.02.28 joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Session
 * proceedings at: ConferenceCall_2008_02_28
 * do a similar session on early-adopter content-provider (i.e.ontology developers and stewards) and their requirements & expectations?
 * do another session on ontology-of-ontology?
 * Peter will run this by the OOR team at the next call


 * reveiw status of "Advisory Committee" nominations and invitations
 * see latest update -
 * Status: http://interop.cim3.net/forum//ontology-summit-org/2008-03/msg00006.html
 * all invitations out, except for (f.2) & (f.3);
 * accepted - 17
 * declined - 2
 * discussing - 3
 * awaiting response - 14
 * need candidates for: (f.2) EU-FP7 banner carrier, and (f.3) candidate(s) from Asia working in the domain
 * we'll drop (f.2)
 * (f.3): Barry will have one Japan candidate; Peter to pursue a Hong Kong candidate; Steve to propose a Korean candidate; we'll ping Ivan (Peter) and Bruce (Leo) for suggestion for other Asian candidates;


 * status review online discourse
 * we need to step up the level of activities here
 * move the summary pages up ... under the OntologySummit2008: "What's New"
 * Michelle to prompt the champions to put out strawman positions and get the various main topic threads going
 * Peter: I was thinking of inviting certain discussion champions over to join us at the organizing committee call, but would want to discuss this here first, and maybe do it next time.
 * Team: we should have this as a separate meeting, maybe same day (Mondays) right after the organizing committee meeting
 * first call Wed 2008.03.05 1 Hr starting 1:15pm EST / 10:15am PST - Michelle to announce, Peter to help create the session page template (with Michelle doing the agenda and real content.)


 * status review on the F2F-workshop planning and preparation
 * Steve: url for the NIST Interoperability Week will be available real soon,
 * and with that to the registration pages for each workshop, including ours.
 * SusanTurnbull will be hosting an Expedition Workshop on the third day of Interoperability Week (i.e. Apr-30) too; we'll try to invite our community to join her on that session as well.
 * Steve: there will be no "plenary session" this year for Interoperability Week
 * Steve to start setting up a preliminary time-table, and a draft agenda - to be out by next Monday


 * status review on how we are getting the word out
 * Steve: will get the NIST public affairs people to continue to help us with getting the word out


 * proposing candidates for co-editors of the Communique draft
 * Michelle: suggest we have an outline for the communique
 * communique should be short ... almost like a press release, and a message from this team to the rest of the world.
 * candidate co-editors for the draft communique - nominations - adopted
 * LeoObrst and MarkMusen

5. New Issues:


 * potential conflicting workshop in Toronto on 2008.04.28~30 (ref. Doug Lenat's input) - Steve to find out

6. Any Other Business:

7. Action items:

8. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


 * next Organizing Committee conference call - Mon 2008.03.10 - 1Hr. starting 12:30pm PST / 3:30pm EST
 * see details (closer to the time) at: OntologySummit2008/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2008_03_03/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2008_03_10


 * Call adjourned at: 1:31 pm PST

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2008.03.03-1:32pm PST All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.