OntologySummit2007/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting 2007 02 06

= OntologySummit2007 Organizing Committee Conference Call - Tuesday 6-Feb-2007 =


 * This session will a 30-minute conference call starting at Tue 6-Feb-2007 8:30am PST / 11:30am EST / 5:30pm CET

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2007
 * Start Time: 8:30am PST / 11:30am EST / 5:30pm CET / 16:30 GMT/UTC
 * ref: World Clock
 * Expected Call Duration: 30 minutes
 * Dial-in Number:
 * from a telephone (US): +1-605-475-8590 (South Dakota, USA)
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 * Conference ID: "5823120#"
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 * view-only password: "ontolog"


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

Attendees:

 * Attended:
 * PeterYim (Ontolog, CIM3)
 * IvanHerman (W3C)
 * NicolaGuarino (LOA-CNR.IT)
 * SteveRay (NIST)
 * DavidWeinberger (Harvard Berkman Center for Internet & Society)


 * Expecting: ( * = not yet confirmed whether he/she will be dialing-in)
 * DeborahMcGuinness* (Stanford KSL)
 * MarkMusen* (NCOR, NCBO, Stanford SMI)
 * LeoObrst (Ontolog, MITRE)
 * BarrySmith* (NCOR, SUNY-Fuffalo)


 * Regrets:
 * TomGruber
 * FrankOlken (NSF)
 * OlivierBodenreider (NLM, NIH)
 * ChrisWelty* (IBM Research)

Agenda Ideas

 * organizing committee structure and protocol
 * Peter: adopting a title or tag-line for this "Ontology Summit 2007" initiative
 * getting organized to get dialogs from representatives of other constituencies (other than formal ontologists) going
 * getting organized to summarize/synthesize the mailing list discussions
 *  ... (please post here; indentify yourself for follow-up purposes)

Agenda & Proceedings
1. Meeting called to order:


 * PeterYim took the chair and volunteered to take minutes of the meeting

2. Roll Call:


 * see above

3. Urgent Issues:


 * getting the community-specific discussions going:
 * see (communities enumerated): http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2007_DefinitionsOfOntology#nidTIS
 * and (champions we have in mind): http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2007/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2007_01_30#nidSZQ
 * action: ...
 * Ivan: consider asking people to identify what community they belong to
 * Nicola: we catalog, and map out the framework
 * Peter: ask various communities to put together a glossary of their ontology (or ontology-related) vocabulary
 * Steve / Nicola: ask various community representative to where they think they fit in
 * try getting TomGruber to present his view some time soon, that is going to help


 * assigning wiki editors
 * volunteers: CharlesTurnitsa, KurtConrad, KenBaclawski, ... (need more, hopefully from our community champions)
 * protocol
 * training

4. Outstanding Issues:


 * Completed Task Report:
 * W3C co-sponsorship confirmed
 * TomGruber - as organizing committee member and keynote speaker - confirmed
 * conveners: confirmed on board - GeneSmith, MargaretHanley, PaolaDiMaio, KarenLoasby; responded/pending - PatrickGannon


 * Outstandong Issue Update:
 * pending responses
 * organizing committee / keynote: DieterFensel, TimBernersLee
 * conveners: Chiara Fox, Thomas Baker
 * Mailing list distribution issue - ref: http://interop.cim3.net/forum//ontology-summit-org/2007-01/msg00027.html - still missing response from: FrankOlken
 * anyone else still having trouble receiving the [ontology-summit-org] distribution? - David? Chris?
 * organizing committee structure and protocol

5. New Issues:


 * Deciding on a "title" or "tag line" for the "Ontology Summit 2007" initiative. Candidates:
 * Steve (the very original proposal): "Semantic Mapping or How we must learn to love heterogeneity"
 * "What is an Ontology?"
 * Peter: "Standardization Amidst Heterogeneity"
 * Peter (latest, and his favorite): "Shared Understanding Amidst Heterogeneity"
 * ... (insert yours here)

6. Any Other Business:


 * drafting the communique
 * solicitng "co-sponsorship"
 * Public Relations & The Press

7. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


 * ALL: we will continue the discussion of today's agenda items on the [ontology-summit-org] list


 * Next Meeting: unless otherwise re-scheduled (which we likely will) our next meeting will be a 30-minute conference call starting at Tue 13-Feb-2007 8:30am PST / 11:30am EST / 5:30pm CET. (ref: world clock)
 * DavidWeinberger mentioned that he cannot do Tuesday 11:30am~5:00pm EST
 * ChrisWelty: I have a telecon every Tuesday 11-12:30 ET that I can't miss/
 * TomGruber: can't make this time on Tuesdays
 * SteveRay: I can't make the Feb-13 call, but in general this time slot works for me.
 * see also: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2007/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2007_01_30#nidT00
 * All: let's try to pick another time (via the [ontology-summit-org] list) if we can find one that is more ideally suited to everyone's (if not, then, most of our) schedule


 * Call adjourned at: 9:01am PST

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2007.02.06-09:03 PST All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.