OOR/ConferenceCall 2009 05 01

= OpenOntologyRepository: OOR Team Conference Call - Fri 2009-05-01 =

OpenOntologyRepository team conference call, Fri 2009.05.01, 1.0~1.5 Hr. call starting 12:00pm EDT / 9:00am PDT / 6:00pm CET / 5:00pm GMT / 17:00 UTC

Conference Call Details:

 * Date: Friday, May 1, 2009 
 * Start Time: 12:00pm EDT / 9:00am PDT / 6:00pm CEST / 5:00pm BST / 17:00 UTC
 * ref: World Clock
 * Expected Call Duration: 1.0~1.5 hours
 * Dial-in Number:
 * from a US telephone (US): +1-218-486-3600 (domestic long distance cost will apply)
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 * Shared-screen support (VNC session) will be started 5 minutes before the call at: http://vnc2.cim3.net:5800/
 * view-only password: "ontolog"
 * if you plan to be logging into this shared-screen option (which the speaker may be navigating), and you are not familiar with the process, please try to call in 5 minutes before the start of the session so that we can work out the connection logistics. Help on this will generally not be available once the presentation starts.


 * RSVP  to [mailto:peter.yim@cim3.com peter.yim@cim3.com] appreciated, ... or simply just by adding yourself to the "Expected Attendee" list below (if you are a member of the team.)


 * This session, like all other Ontolog events, is open to the public. Information relating to this session is shared on this wiki page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OOR/ConferenceCall_2009_05_01


 * Please note that this session may be recorded, and if so, the audio archive is expected to be made available as open content, along with the proceedings of the call to our community membership and the public at-large under our prevailing open IPR policy.

Attendees

 * Attended:
 * MikeDean (chair)
 * LeoObrst
 * PeterYim
 * KatherineGoodier
 * KenBaclawski
 * BartGajderowicz
 * BruceBargmeyer


 * Expecting:
 * PaulAlexander
 * ... if you are coming to the meeting, 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. ...
 * ... if you are coming to the meeting, 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:
 * ToddSchneider (in the air)
 * MichaelGruninger (dept. meeting conflict)
 * CarlosRueda, JohnGraybeal (MMI Steering Committe meeting)

Agenda Ideas:
please insert below (along with your name for follow-up purposes)


 * review of the NSF datanet proposal results, discuss follow-up actions, and subsequent funding proposal activities
 * discuss and coordinate upcoming student project activities
 * review and follow-up on the OOR Use Cases discussion of ConferenceCall_2009_04_16
 * KenBaclawski: "Repository Workshop" proposal for ISWC2009?
 * progress review on planned OOR-related events
 * reports on member activities that are OOR-related

Agenda & Proceedings
1. Meeting called to order:


 * MikeDean takes the chair and welcomed everyone
 * PeterYim volunteers to take minutes of the meeting


 * review and adopt agenda

2. Roll Call:


 * see above

3. Status Review and Discussion:


 * Urgent issues:


 * Logistics and Communications
 * populate - OOR/ActiveMemberContribution


 * Outstanding Issue review/update: (from last call)

Suggested topics to be covered:


 * review of the NSF datanet proposal results, discuss follow-up actions, and subsequent funding proposal activities
 * discuss and coordinate upcoming student project activities - deferred to next call when MichaelGruninger and his new student project(s) would be around
 * review and follow-up on the OOR Use Cases discussion of ConferenceCall_2009_04_16
 * KenBaclawski: "Repository Workshop" proposal for ISWC2009? - proposal due 2009.05.01
 * progress review on planned OOR-related events
 * reports on member activities that are OOR-related


 * KenBaclawski: "Repository Workshop" proposal for ISWC2009? - proposal due 2009.05.01
 * Ken has written up a proposal for a one day "Ontology Repository" workshop to focus on identifying research issues etc.
 * neither Leo and Mike knows of another proposal of this nature; the organizers will ask people to do that jointly, if more than one group proposes
 * organizing committee for this workshop - co-chair Ken & K
 * program committee for this workshop - Ken, Mike, Leo, Peter, K, Bart, Bruce ... consider inviting: [MarkMusen, NatashaNoy, BenjaminDai], [ChrisChute, HaroldSolbrig], MichaelGruninger, PaulBuitelaar, MatthewWest, SteveRay, MathieuDaquin, ToddSchneider, GaryBergCross, FrankOlken, JohnGraybeal, MikeBennett, ... also: Eero Hyvönen: (http://www.seco.tkk.fi/u/eahyvone/ on Finnish Ontology Library Service ONKI), MatthewHorridge (University of Manchester, UK - "The TONES Ontology Repository")
 * Bruce: KevinKeck is planning to submit a paper to ISWC2009 too


 * review of the NSF datanet proposal results, discuss follow-up actions, and subsequent funding proposal activities
 * Our preliminary proposal for the NSF 07-601 Datanet program solicitation was not accepted - ref. http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/oor-nsf07601/2009-04/msg00000.html (auth. required)
 * Ken: the impression was that our proposal did not match Datanet objectives very well.
 * Ken: would be nice to get FrankOlken's help to explore other programs and to get a meeting with the NSF program officers (datanet etc.)
 * Ken & K will brainstorm other possibilities offline, and post their thinkings to the mailing list
 * Peter: are we too late for some of the stimulus money, ARRA, etc.?
 * Ken: we are already late for the first round, but funding are probably not limited to just one round


 * review and follow-up on the OOR Use Cases discussion of ConferenceCall_2009_04_16
 * K: fairly well attended and good result collected ... K will be going through the session audio recording and writing up the 'results' on the session page for future reference.


 * Other Progress updates and Discussions:


 * Joint OOR-Ontolog Planning sessions ... on deck:
 * panel session on "Research Issues" - champion: KenBaclawski - May-2009?
 * originally planned for May-2009 ... but the May calendar is quickly filling up (try May-28 or later)
 * panel session on "BioPortal-based ontology repository implementation and development" - champion: BenjaminDai - Jun-2009?


 * OOR-related-project status updates:


 * OOR sandbox instance - status review - http://oor-01.cim3.net
 * Ken: have student using the OOR-sandbox and may have use cases related to webservices that may be of interest
 * calling the oor-01 via REST from the wiki ... would need some dialog with the NCBO people
 * Peter: please use the [oor-dev] list ... the upcoming panel session will be a great time to go over these things too.


 * Funding and proposals
 * see above


 * short term activity and action plans

4. New Issues:

5. Any Other Business:


 * Peter told people about the founding of IAOA (http://iaoa.org) on 2009.04.29
 * to be kept posted, consider subscribing to the [iaoa-general] list: iaoa-general-join@ontolog.cim3.net

6. Action items:


 * our short-term plan:
 * tasks
 * deliverables
 * Timeline / Milestones:

7. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


 * Next Meeting:
 * next regular call will be on Fri 2009.05.15 - OOR/ConferenceCall_2009_05_15
 * Note: earlier resolution: all team members please (if possible) block out Fridays 1.5 Hr starting 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT / 16:00 GMT/UTC 


 * Call adjourned at: 10:05 am PDT

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2009.05.01-10:32am PDT All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.

Resources

 * homepage - OpenOntologyRepository - http://OpenOntologyRepository.org
 * proceedings of our previous meetings
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_01_23
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_02_13
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_03_05
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_03_14
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_03_21
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_04_04
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_04_18
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_05_09
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_05_23
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_06_06
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_06_20
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_07_11
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_07_25
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_08_08
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_08_29
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_09_05
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_09_19
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_10_03
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_10_10
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_10_17
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_11_07
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_11_14
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_12_12
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2009_01_09
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2009_01_23
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2009_02_06
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2009_03_06
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2009_03_20
 * OOR/ConferenceCall_2009_04_03
 * OOR Charter - To promote the global use and sharing of ontologies by: 1. establishing a hosted registry-repository; 2. enabling and facilitating open, federated, collaborative ontology repositories; 3. establishing best practices for expressing interoperable ontology and taxonomy work in registry-repositories.
 * "Ontology Repository" Definition - "An ontology repository is a facility where ontologies and related information artifacts can be stored, retrieved and managed"
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Scope - documentation related to this OOR initiative's mission, charter, objectives, goals, terms of reference, definitions, scope, ... etc.
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Requirement - documentation related to the requirements of the "open ontology repository" we are planning to implement through this OOR initiative.
 * OpenOntologyRepository_UseCases
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Approach - documentation related to this OOR initiative's approach, and the process we will be using.
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Architecture - documentation related to the architecture of the "open ontology repository" we are planning to implement through this OOR initiative.
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Plan
 * OOR/ActiveMemberContribution
 * [ oor-forum ] discussion archives - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/oor-forum/
 * the four joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussions:
 * 2008_02_28 - Thursday: Joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussion: "Ontology Registry and Repository Technology &amp; Infrastructure Landscape" - Co-chairs: LeoObrst &amp; FrankOlken; Panelists: BruceBargmeyer, MikeDean, MarkMusen, FarrukhNajmi &amp; PeterYim - ConferenceCall_2008_02_28
 * 2008_03_27 - Thursday: Joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussion: "An Open Ontology Repository: Rationale, Expectations &amp; Requirements - Session-1" - Chair: LeoObrst &amp; FabianNeuhaus; Panelists: WilliamBug, EvanWallace, JohnLMcCarthy, KenBaclawski, PeterBenson &amp; RexBrooks - ConferenceCall_2008_03_27
 * 2008_04_03 - Thursday: Joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussion: "An Open Ontology Repository: Rationale, Expectations &amp; Requirements - Session-2" - Chair: LeoObrst &amp; FabianNeuhaus; Panelists: DougLenat, DekeSmith, MarciaZeng, DeniseBedford, PatHayes, MalaMehrotra &amp; RobRaskin - ConferenceCall_2008_04_03
 * 2008_04_10 - Thursday: Joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Panel Discussion: "Developing an Ontology of Ontologies for OOR" - Co-chairs: BarrySmith &amp; MichaelGruninger; Panelists: MichaelGruninger, PeterHaase, NatashaNoy &amp; ElisaKendall - ConferenceCall_2008_04_10
 * the OOR-dev: Synergies & Gaps panel session:
 * 2008_08_22 - Friday: OOR Panel Discussion: "Getting OOR Development Off the Ground: Identifying Synergies &amp; Gaps" (Take-1) - Chair: LeoObrst; Panelists: MikeDean, MarkMusen, LiDing, BruceBargmeyer &amp; BillAndersen - ConferenceCall_2008_08_22
 * OntologySummit2008 homepage
 * OntologySummit2008_Communique
 * OntologySummit2008/FaceToFaceAgenda
 * The OOR Project Presentation (delivered at the OntologySummit2008 face-to-face workshop)
 * [ ontology-summit ] discussion archives - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/
 * Our key content pages:
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Scope
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Organization
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Process
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Policy
 * OpenOntologyRepository_IPR
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Requirement
 * OpenOntologyRepository_UseCases
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Architecture
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Approach
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Roadmap
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Plan
 * OpenOntologyRepository_Funding
 * OpenOntologyRepository_ResearchIssues
 * OOR Project site at SemWebCentral - http://oor.projects.semwebcentral.org