OKMDS/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting 2007 11 06

= OKMDS: Organizing Committee Conference Call - Tuesday 06-Nov-2007 =


 * This is the 6th conference call of the organizing committee for the joint NASA-Ontolog "Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support" initiative. The session is expected to be a 1-hour conference call.

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
 * Start Time: 10:00am PST / 1:00pm EST / 18:00 UTC
 * ref: World Clock
 * Expected Call Duration: 30 minutes
 * 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
 * SusanTurnbull
 * KurtConrad
 * LeoObrst
 * AndrewSchain
 * KenBaclawski


 * Expecting:
 * NancyFaget
 * DeniseBedford


 * Regrets:
 * JeanneHolm
 * SteveRay

Agenda Ideas

 * Tie down details of the 08-Nov-2007 OKMDS Launch Event
 * suggest program content for the next 2~3 months or even the entire 6 months of the mini-series
 * identify "discussion moderators" to champion/focus on particular questions we want to investigate/explore
 * also, the logistics and mechanics of cross-posting to [KMgov] and [okmds-convene]
 * define (ultimate) deliverables of this entire mini-series


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

Agenda & Proceedings
1. Meeting called to order:


 * LeoObrst took the chair and welcomed everyone


 * PeterYim volunteered to take minutes of the meeting


 * review and adopt agenda

2. Roll Call:


 * see above

3. Issues brought forward:

4. Status of developing issues:


 * Outstanding Issue Update:  - continuing from the last meeting:


 * Tie down details of the 08-Nov-2007 OKMDS Launch Event
 * ref. last week's discussion (Oct-25):
 * (suggested) general agenda for the Nov-8 launch event:
 * Opening and welcome -- Peter
 * Andrew and Jeanne will set out the agenda and the questions to be discussed to maintain focus as people get used to the environment
 * 5 minutes for pre-brief. This will establish the context and set the focus.
 * 15 to 20 minutes to go around the room asking each person to give a short introduction (NOT a presentation!) about themselves.
 * 30 to 45 minutes for the main presentation done by Andrew and Jeanne.
 * 30 minutes. Open discussion.  Issues that were not addressed can be registered with the chat window.
 * Conclusion / Follow-up - ask people to subscribe to discussion list, and actively discuss/debate the issues
 * Agreed that the 08-Nov-2007 OKMDS Launch Event would consist of three parts
 * 1. Initiative Overview
 * 2. First presentation of the series by Andrew and Jeanne
 * 3. Review of organizing process and communication options to ensure full participation by interested individuals - how to join discussion forum, listserv cross-posting?, RSS feeds, podcasts of sessions
 * Andy: it will be one slide deck between both Jeanne & Andy


 * suggest program content for the next 2~3 months or even the entire 6 months of the mini-series
 * speaker sessions - candidate speaker, topic, date (for each)
 * panel discussions - topic, chair/moderator, candidate panelists (for each)
 * Suggestions:
 * Peter: SOFI panel - Gordon, Glenn, Yim, cheyer, Baclawski, Cassidy, Bedford - aim for this being the next event early Dec.
 * need date, title and abstract by the 11/8 Launch date
 * Peter: Dialog mapping - Conklin, Shum, Park et al.
 * Ken: ontology-based Dialog Planning for Relational Medicine - can probably cluster this with the baove item
 * Susan: Morrison on IARPA funded research IC use of knowledge/decision environments
 * ping Leo et al. if we put together a panel on the above focus
 * Ken: "Living with Uncertainty" - panel on probabilistic reasoning and decision support
 * Jeanne / Andy should probably have some great stuff at NASA we can draw upon
 * Andy: ongoing stuff that may be of interest -
 * (1) infrastructure stuff, building the metadata, standard development work, ...
 * (2) the glamorous NASA stuff - interesting technologies to help do science, ...
 * we should solicit something from the KM community
 * Susan: Denise have started a "business narrative" working group that may be relevant
 * we need to ping Jeanne, Denise and Nancy on this


 * General consensus (from participants at this call):
 * stay focused on our mission - ref. mission statement: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OKMDS#nid152K
 * may need to reiterate between our mission statement and the programing to make sure they align
 * identify who can be speakers at the intersections (not just the domain experts)
 * have people from different community vantage points comment on the experts' presentations


 * identify "discussion moderators" to champion/focus on particular questions we want to investigate/explore
 * online discourse - topic, moderator, candidate (invited) experts to help lead & contribute to the discussion
 * Kurt: how about having each member of the organizing committee to come up with 3 question for each of the main themes
 * Susan: use the 8 question in our mission statement as the springboard
 * we solicit the participants to come up with their questions, and the rights once will float to the top
 * KenBaclawski and KurtConrad will lead the online discourse
 * we could even get the community to help focus the mission -- as a first topic
 * Peter: Ken & Kurt, please be prepared to tell people (in 3~5 minutes) how to move forward on this during our launch event


 * Online discourse - need to clarify on the logistics and mechanics of cross-posting to [KMgov] and [okmds-convene]


 * define (ultimate) deliverables of this entire mini-series
 * paper(s), publications?
 * wikipedia article?
 * content on the website - what? how? who?


 * Discussions:

5. New Issues:

6. Any Other Business:

7. Action items:

8. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


 * Next Meeting:
 * Our OKMDS Launch Event - see you all there! - ref. ConferenceCall_2007_11_08
 * next organizing committee meeting will be slated for 1-Hour starting Tue 2007.11.13 - 1:00pm EDT / 10:00am PDT
 * refer to details at the wiki session page (closer to the time) at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OKMDS/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2007_11_13


 * Call adjourned at: 11:00 am PST

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2007.11.06-11:02 PST All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.