UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting 2006 03 10

= UpperOntologySummit - Conveners Conference Call 2006-03-10 =

Call Details

 * Date: Friday, Mar. 10, 2006
 * Start Time: 20:00 UTC / 12:00 PM PST / 3:00 PM EST / 9:00PM CET (World Clock)
 * Expected Call Duration: ~1.5 hour
 * Dial-in Number: 1-641-696-6600 (Iowa, US)
 * Participant Access Code: "87376#"

Attendees

 * Attended:
 * SteveRay (chair)
 * PeterYim
 * PatCassidy
 * AdamPease
 * JohnBateman
 * LeoObrst
 * DougLenat
 * MatthewWest


 * Expecting:
 * MichaelGruninger
 * NicolaGuarino
 * ChrisMenzel
 * JohnSowa
 * BillAndersen
 * JimSchoening
 * MillsDavis
 * BrandNiemann
 * DagobertSoergel
 * AldoGangemi
 * ChrisWelty
 * JerryHobbs
 * JohnWalker
 * KurtConrad
 * MarkMusen
 * RyanKohl
 * SergeiNirenberg
 * WernerCeusters
 * MichaelUschold
 * MariaZemankova
 * BarrySmith


 * Regrets:

Agenda (items to be discussed) Ideas

 * goal of this call: reach consensus on the UOS meeting agenda


 * ...(please add suggested items here)...

Agenda & Proceedings
1) Welcome & confirmation of agenda


 * SteveRay takes the chair and welcomed everyone.

2) Appointment of secretary to take minutes


 * PeterYim volunteered to take notes

3) Roll-call of participants - see above

4) Discussion: reach consensus on the UOS meeting agenda


 * Steve:
 * reiterating what we want to achieve at UOS - public message pronouncement to the public Wed 3/15 pm
 * Wed 3/15 am dialog on applications with potential funders and adopters
 * Tue 3/14 - technical meetings to come to consensus among custodians and conveners


 * UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_10/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_14
 * extending each of the 7 or 8 custodians' time slot to 15 minutes each
 * extending the entire meeting to 6:00pm
 * allocating time to review the presentations by MillsDavis and DougLenat that will be covering global aspects of UO (for everyone), and to coordinating among the 7 or 8 custodians to streamline the individuals presentations during the 3/15pm UOS public meeting.


 * UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_10/UosApplicationDialogMeeting_2006_03_15
 * allocate time for custodians to show actual applications - slots set aside for DougLenat, AdamPease, MatthewWest and NicolaGuarino
 * have a UO custodian panel to "potential funder" panel dialog segment
 * have a UO custodian panel to "potential user (adopter)" panel dialog segment - we'll try to convince developers of ontological applications the merit of extending from axiomatized (common) public upper ontologies rather than reinventing their own
 * Open discussion of the potential of upper ontologies


 * UpperOntologySummitMeeting_2006_03_15
 * MillsDavis (20 min) & DougLenat (25 min) alloted to bring auidence from value proposition of Ontologies to Upper Ontologies
 * they are speaking on behalf of entire community - conveners to get a chance to discuss this at the Tue 3/14pm meeting
 * each of the 7 or 8 custodians will be speaking for 10 minutes
 * all conveners may possibly have one-on-one interview opportunities with the press (NIST already passed their names on)


 * also agreed:
 * accept above compromise in terms of the agenda
 * LeoObrst to update the 3/14 agenda accordingly
 * SteveRay will contact BrandNiemann to update the 3/15am agenda accordingly
 * SteveRay to update the 3/15pm agenda accordingly
 * PeterYim will post to the [uos-convene] list once all the agendas have been updated


 * earlier draft, input and alternative agendas can be found at: UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_10/MeetingPreparationArchives

5) Next meeting date and adjournment


 * Next meeting will be session 1 on Tue 2006.03.14 at 7:30am when we get together for breakfast at NIST, prior to the UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_10/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_14 meeting
 * call adjourned 1:05 pm PST / 4:05 pm EST

-- above minutes captured on this wiki by PeterYim