OKMDS/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting 2008 01 15

= OKMDS: Organizing Committee Conference Call - Tuesday 15-Jan-2008 =


 * This is the 12th conference call of the organizing committee for the joint NASA-Ontolog-KMWG "Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support" initiative. The session is expected to be a 1-Hour conference call.


 * URL for this page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OKMDS/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2008_01_15

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008
 * Start Time: 10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST / 18:00 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:
 * SusanTurnbull
 * KurtConrad
 * PeterYim
 * KenBaclawski
 * JeanneHolm
 * SteveRay


 * Expecting:
 * NancyFaget
 * DeniseBedford


 * Regrets:
 * LeoObrst
 * AndrewSchain

Agenda Ideas

 * getting ready for the [OKMDS] session on Thu 2008.01.17 - ref. ConferenceCall_2008_01_17
 * ascertaining that everything is still on target for the [OKMDS] session on Thu 2008.02.21 - ref. ConferenceCall_2008_02_21
 * continue with discussion on suggested program content for the next 2~3 months or even the entire 6 months of the mini-series
 * progress review on the [okmds-convene] online discourse.


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

Agenda & Proceedings
1. Meeting called to order:


 * SusanTurnbull 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 of developing issues:


 * Next four scheduled sessions are underway:
 * 2008_01_17 - Thursday: OKMDS - "Creating Informational and Virtual Space for Knowledge Sharing" - Session Chiar: JeanneHolm - Panel: TomSoderstrom, JeanneHolm &amp; MarcelaOliva  - ConferenceCall_2008_01_17
 * 2008_02_21 - Thursday: OKMDS - Discussion: "How KM Supports Decision Making in the (US) Federal Government" - GioraHadar &amp; MichaelKull - ConferenceCall_2008_02_21
 * 2008_03_20 - Thursday: OKMDS - "Organizing Science Knowledge for Discovery at NASA" - Panel: RichKeller, RobRaskin &amp; RalphHodgson - ConferenceCall_2008_03_20
 * 2008_04_17 - Thursday: OKMDS Panel Discussion: "Knowledge Mapping for Sensemaking" - JeffConklin, SimonBuckinghamShum, EricYeh &amp; JackPark - ConferenceCall_2008_04_17


 * Outstanding Issue Update: (from last call)


 * Changes to our event calendar (since our last call):
 * the "Wicked Problems" session now moved to 2008.04.17 (was to be on 2008.04.24, which is now set aside for final preparation session for the OntologySummit2008 workshop which starts on 2008.04.28)
 * topic for this week's OKMDS event (now?) changed to "Creating Informational and Virtual Space for Knowledge Sharing" ... (more discussion below)
 * the "Organizing Science Knowledge for Discovery" session has now been rescheduled to 2008.03.20 (was 2008.01.17)


 * Jeanne will prepare a press release for Federal Computer Week and Government Computer News to announce the mini-series.


 * Discussions:


 * getting ready for the [OKMDS] session on Thu 2008.01.17 - ref. ConferenceCall_2008_01_17 - need confirmation:
 * topic: "Creating Informational and Virtual Space for Knowledge Sharing"
 * Abstract - Jeanne to provide - done!
 * panelists: MarcelaOliva, JayneDutra, JeanneHolm, TomSoderstrom ... (need bios and pictures too)
 * session chair:
 * announcement: today defnitely!


 * ascertaining that everything is still on target for the [OKMDS] session on Thu 2008.02.21 - ref. ConferenceCall_2008_02_21
 * topic: "Decisions within the Government" <-- Jeanne: will probably update
 * Abstract - Jeanne to provide by Mon Jan-21
 * panelists: GioraHadar (FAA) (confirmed), IsraelLederhendler (NIH) (invited), MichaelKull (NRC) (invited) ... (need bios and pictures too)
 * session chair: JeanneHolm


 * continue with discussion on suggested program content for the next 2~3 months or even the entire 6 months of the mini-series
 * Andy to clarify topic bounds with Jeanne
 * inclusion of Ralph, Paul, Constellation, ... etc. into existing Mar-20 program?
 * Jeanne will get back by the next call (Jan-22) after confering with Andy
 * Kurt will come back next week after confering with BoNewman on the session they talked about earlier
 * Susan: potentially invite Dr. Caneva over to a later session - refer to the upcoming Feb-19 Expedition Workshop


 * progress review on the [okmds-convene] online discourse which is being archived and cross-posted to [KMgov]
 * Ken and Kurt to discuss and lay out a plan for 'boosting' the online discourse next week
 * suggestions on systematically addressing the two sets of questions: (a) the opening questions, (b) the questions cited in the "Objective" of the OKMDS initiative
 * Susan: suggest that our session chair(s) to guide people toward a discussion after each of the virtual events
 * Susan: Ken and/or Kurt could "interview" the panelists at the last segment of each panel discussion, asking them, specifically, the questions we are trying to address
 * Susan: promote better use of the chat session (soaphub and/or SL), capture them into the proceedings (on the session page) and then use it as the opening of the online discourse
 * it is useful to have a moderator for the chat session
 * Susan will be happy to do that for the 'soaphub' session
 * Charley can handle that the SL chat

5. New Issues:

6. Any Other Business:

7. Action items:

8. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


 * Next Meeting:
 * next organizing committee meeting will be slated for 1-Hour starting Thu 2008.01.22 - 1:00pm EST / 10:00am PST
 * refer to details at the wiki session page (closer to the time) at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OKMDS/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2008_01_22


 * Call adjourned at: 11:06 am PST

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2008.01.15-11:06am PST All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.