OOR/ConferenceCall 2008 10 03

= OpenOntologyRepository: OOR Team Conference Call - Fri 2008-10-03 =

OpenOntologyRepository team conference call, Fri 2008.10.03, ~1.0 Hr. call starting 12:00pm EDT / 9:00am PDT / 16:00 UTC

Conference Call Details:

 * Date: Friday, Oct. 3, 2008 
 * Start Time: 12:00pm EDT / 9:00am PDT / 6:00pm CEST / 16:00 UTC
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 * Expected Call Duration: 1.0~1.5 hours
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Attendees:

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


 * Expecting:
 * ... 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:
 * HaroldSolbrig

Agenda Ideas

 * OOR-related-project status updates
 * updates from the four subgroups
 * funding and resource task coordination - form joint NSF proposal team(s) as appropriate
 * a briefing from AlexGarcia
 * short term activity and action plans
 * OOR-Ontolog panel series planning and update
 * rebuilding momentum on the OOR project


 * (please insert your suggested agenda items here)

Agenda & Proceedings
1. Meeting called to order:


 * LeoObrst 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:


 * OOR-related-project status updates
 * updates from the four subgroups
 * funding and resource task coordination - form joint NSF proposal team(s) as appropriate
 * a briefing from AlexGarcia
 * short term activity and action plans
 * OOR-Ontolog panel series planning and update
 * rebuilding momentum on the OOR project


 * Progress updates and Discussions:


 * OOR-related-project status updates: ... (some notes are from previous meetings)
 * Bruce and Mark ... about to start ... will update us later
 * AlexGarcia: told us about their OOR-related "Web-based Repository" work on Protege 4; already coordinating with Manchester and Stanford; Alex will make a 10 minute presentation on it at the next call
 * Peter: try using "OOR" in the label
 * KenBaclawski: "Enhancing Organism Based Disease Knowledge Via Name Based Taxonomic Intelligence" - just got funded - see: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OpenOntologyRepository_Funding#nid1LUE


 * Briefing from AlexGarcia on the "Web-based Repository" work (at the University of Bremen) ... (10 min.)
 * ref. http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OOR/OOR-meeting-archive/OOR-call_20081003/draft-oct-repo1--AlexGarcia_20081003a.ppt
 * Peter: this work is very much in tune with our objectives here, we would want to see how it can be coordinated with the OOR initiative


 * OOR-Ontolog panel series planning and update


 * Further to the discussion at our May-9 call and subsequent announcement, breakout subgroups will report back on their discussions/recommendations in the following four major areas:


 * Short-term Planning - MikeDean with LeoObrst, MarkMusen, BruceBargmeyer & PeterYim
 * Peter reported on the upcoming semantic wiki mini-series - see: ConferenceCall_2008_09_18


 * Resource & Funding - KenBaclawski
 * see new entries at: OpenOntologyRepository_Funding
 * individuals (or small groups) could look at responding to NSF medium or large project NSF CISE-08-575 solicitations - keep us updated at meetings for coordination purposes (to avoid direct conflicts among OOR-team members) - ref: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OpenOntologyRepository_Funding#nid1LP8
 * we should start an OOR-team effort to prepare a preliminary proposal to the NSF OCI 07-061 solicitation - ref. http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OpenOntologyRepository_Funding#nid1LQ4
 * think sustainable long term funding - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OpenOntologyRepository_Funding#nid1LPY
 * K: who has "fast lane" registration with NSF?
 * KenBaclawski (NEU) and MikeDean (BBN) responded that their organizations do
 * Frank explained the situation a bit more ... as for whether only the lead organization, or all involved, needs to be on NSF's "approved accounting system" list and/or "fast lane" it depends on who NSF needs to award money to
 * Team to prepare a proposal for the NSF OCI Datanet solicitation (prelim proposal due 2008.11.13):
 * KenBaclawski-NEU (co-lead), K_Goodier (co-lead), BruceBargmeyer-UCB (co-lead??), MikeDean, PeterYim, LeoObrst, MichelleRaymond,
 * Frank: ... probably need to include instance data, and not just a repository
 * prelim proposal: 1 page summary, upto 7 page description, references, key persons pages (with COI lists), ...
 * co-leads to start this work over the [oor-forum] list (so everyone could be in sync), and ask if others might also want to join in


 * Use Cases & Requirements - K_Goodier with RaviSharma, PeterYim, ToddSchneider & FrankAlvidrez
 * K called an impromptu meeting after FrankOlken's OOR talk last week (which was very well received)- OOR/[[UseCases ConferenceCall 2008_09_12]]


 * Organization & Process - PeterYim with LeoObrst & MikeDean


 * Ken: will start working on a list of "research topics" ... later


 * Peter: let's encourage people's input and dialog via the [oor-forum] list and the wiki
 * Ken: will start a new OpenOntologyRepository_ResearchIssues page on the wiki and solicit via the mailing list
 * Alex: will post about e-connections

4. New Issues:


 * rebuilding momentum on the OOR project

5. Any Other Business:

6. Action items:


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

7. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


 * Next Meeting:
 * next OOR-team meeting will be on Fri 2008.10.10 - 1.0 Hr. starting 9:00am PDT / 12:00pm EDT / 6:00pm CEST / 16:00 UTC
 * we're meeting next week, to, at the least, review the NSF proposal work
 * please refer to developing details on the session page at: OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_10_10
 * Note: earlier resolution: all team members please (if possible) block out Fridays 1.5 Hr starting 12:00pm EDT / 9:00am PDT / 16:00 GMT/UTC


 * Call adjourned at: 10:09 am PDT

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2008.10:03-10:10am 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 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