ConferenceCall 2010 04 01

= Joint OOR-Ontolog Panel Discussion: "OOR Use Cases - Take-3" - Thu 01-Apr-2010 =


 * Co-chairs: Professor KenBaclawski and Dr. ToddSchneider


 * Panelists:
 * Dr. ToddSchneider (Raytheon)
 * Mr. MatthewHettinger (Mathet Consulting)
 * Professor KenBaclawski & Mr. MaximoGurmendez (Northeastern U)


 * Archive:
 * Abstracts
 * Agenda & Proceedings
 * Prepared presentation material can be accessed by clicking on each of the title links below:
 * [ 0-Chair ] . [ 1-Schneider ] . [ 2-Hettinger ] . [ 3-Baclawski-Gurmendez ]
 * [ audio recording of the session ] ( 1:48:26 ; mp3 ; 12.4 MB )
 * [ Transcript of the online chat session ] during the panel discussion
 * Other Resources

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Thursday, 01-April-2010 
 * Start Time: 10:30am PDT / 1:30pm EDT / 7:30pm CEST / 6:30pm BST / 17:30 UTC
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Attendees:

 * Attended:
 * KenBaclawski (co-chair)
 * ToddSchneider (co-chair)
 * MatthewHettinger
 * MaximoGurmendez
 * AlexGarcia
 * PeterYim
 * DavidEddy
 * Francis Hanley (US Army)
 * BernardUlozas
 * JeffAbbott
 * TerryLongstreth
 * Hasan Sayani
 * MikeDean
 * PavithraKenjige
 * CameronRoss
 * MichaelGruninger
 * BobbinTeegarden


 * Expecting:
 * ElianaDemarques
 * Ken Jones (TASC)
 * ... if you are coming to the session, please add your name above (plus your affiliation, if you aren't already a member of the community) above; or e-mail  so that we can reserve enough resources to support everyone's participation. ...


 * Regrets:

Resources

 * OpenOntologyRepository - Homepage for the OOR initiative
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Requirement
 * ref. OntologySummit2008_Communique
 * previous OOR "Use Cases" sessions:
 * OOR/UseCases_ConferenceCall_2008_09_12
 * ConferenceCall_2009_04_16
 * [ oor-forum ] message archive - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/oor-forum/
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 * check out our other mailing lists and join us
 * our OOR team meeting - OOR/ConferenceCall_2010_03_19

Abstracts:

 * Session Topic: "OOR Use Cases - Take-3" - KenBaclawski


 * At the Ontology Summit 2008, a consensus was reached on a vision of an

infrastructure for the storage, retrieval and management of ontologies in a federated open ontology repository (OOR). At the summit and subsequent meetings a set of potential requirements and use cases were developed. Since that time a great deal of experimentation has taken place, and prototype OOR instances have been deployed.


 * The purpose of the Ontology Repository Use Cases Meeting is to revisit the

requirements and use cases for the OOR in light of these experiences. Those individuals and groups that wish to have an influence on the further development of the OOR are encouraged to participate in this meeting.

Panel Member Talks:

 * Title: OOR Use Cases
 * by ToddSchneider


 * Abstract: I will present a review of the goals, assumptions, principles, core requirements and existing use cases and some gaps for the OOR initiative.


 * Title: Use Cases and Requirements for the OOR (and SIO) in the Enterprises *as* Systems Collaborative Work Environment
 * by: MatthewHettinger


 * Abstract: The Enterprises *as* Systems Collaborative Work Environment is a

microcosm of enterprise sub- and supersystem interactions; that is, integration, interoperability, cooperation and collaboration (and competition) of build-time and run-time.systems within and between enterprises. A description of this work environment will be presented with the OOR (SIO) being included as an integral part of its architecture and implementation. Use cases and requirements for the OOR (SIO) in this context will be presented. In addition to presenting new use cases and requirements, an attempt will be made to include use cases and requirements previously identified by the OOR community, and recent discussions concerned with integrating and sharing ontologies.


 * Title: Quality and Gatekeeping Use Cases for the OOR
 * by: KenBaclawski and MaximoGurmendez


 * Abstract: One of the requirements of the OOR is to support a gatekeeping

process to ensure the quality of ontologies and mappings between them. A collection of use cases was developed that focus primarily on workflow and gatekeeping. This collection was expressed as instance data for the Use Case Description Ontology (UCDO). They were based on a variety of sources including the ISO 11179 standard, the XMDR project and the Ontology Summit 2008. We will also be discussing a prototype gatekeeper that will be integrated with the OOR.


 * Reference: An initial set of use case descriptions has been specified using an OWL2 use case description ontology and is available under the section on "Use Case Description Ontology" at: http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/kenb/ontologies/

Agenda & Proceedings:
Session Topic: "OOR Use Cases - Take-3"


 * Session Format & Agenda: this is a virtual session conducted over an augmented conference call:
 * 1. Opening - co-chairs ... [ slides ]
 * 2. Panelists presentations - ToddSchneider, MatthewHettinger, KenBaclawski+MaximoGurmendez (20 min. each)
 * 3. Q & A and open discussion - All (30~45 min.) ... please refer to process above
 * 4. Conclusion / Follow-up - co-chairs

Transcript of the online chat during the session:
see raw transcript here.

(for better clarity, the version below is a [ re-organized and lightly edited chat-transcript].) Participants are welcome to make light edits to their own contributions as they see fit.

-- begin of chat session --

-- end of chat session --


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Audio Recording of this Session

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 * Conference Date and Time:	01-Apr-2010 10:39am ~ 12:29pm Pacific Daylight Time
 * Duration of Recording:	1 Hour 49 Minutes
 * Recording File Size:	       12.4 MB (in mp3 format)


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