OntologySummit2007/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting 2007 03 27

= OntologySummit2007 Organizing Committee Conference Call - Tuesday 27-Mar-2007 =


 * This session will a 30-minute conference call starting at Tue 27-Mar-2007 8:30am PDT / 11:30am EDT / 5:30pm CET / 15:30 GMT/UTC


 * Session Chair:

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2007
 * Start Time: 8:30am PDT / 11:30am EDT / 5:30pm CET / 15:30 GMT/UTC
 * ref: World Clock
 * Expected Call Duration: 30 minutes
 * Dial-in Number:
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 * Conference ID: "5823120#"
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 * 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.

Attendees:

 * Attended:
 * OlivierBodenreider (NLM, NIH)
 * PeterYim (Ontolog, CIM3)
 * LeoObrst* (Ontolog, MITRE)


 * Expecting: ( * = not yet confirmed whether he/she will be dialing-in)
 * BarrySmith* (NCOR, SUNY-Buffalo)
 * DeborahMcGuinness* (Stanford KSL)
 * FrankOlken* (NSF)
 * MarkMusen* (NCOR, NCBO, Stanford SMI)
 * NicolaGuarino* (LOA-CNR.IT)


 * Regrets:
 * ChrisWelty - standing regrets for the Tue time slot
 * TomGruber - standing regrets for the Tue time slot; also, on plane this time
 * IvanHerman - (on trip)
 * SteveRay (at the dentist)

Agenda Ideas

 * finalize on the speaker invitations for the 4/23 & 24 F2F sessions
 * follow-up on the survey
 * Discuss - what could ensure us that we are bringing "value" to the community-at-large, with this "Ontology Summit 2007" endeavor?
 * organizing committee structure and protocol - distributing the workload
 * getting organized to get dialogs from representatives of other constituencies (other than formal ontologists) going - review/add/comment on list of people who could represent various constituencies and contribute to providing their input and perspectives
 * getting organized to summarize/synthesize the mailing list discussions on the wiki - devoting part of the 15-Feb-2007 Ontolog weekly call to do it with Summit conveners
 *  ... (please post here; indentify yourself for follow-up purposes)

Agenda & Proceedings
... (Final Agenda Coming ... what's captured here is mainly from last week)

1. Meeting called to order:


 * OlivierBodenreider took the chair and welcomed everyone


 * PeterYim volunteered to take minutes of the meeting

2. Roll Call:


 * see above

3. Urgent Issues:


 * Peter: survey reminder/follow-up messages clustering various constituencies are out

HCLS interest group co-chairs: Eric Neumann, Tonya Hongsermeier; Susie Stephens (BioRDF taskforce), Vipul Kashyap (BioONT taskforce); also need to engage more European folks
 * finalize on the speaker invitations for the 4/23 & 24 F2F sessions
 * ref: http://interop.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit-org/2007-03/msg00045.html
 * still have no news from Nicola if he could possibly change his mind
 * Leo: 'Framework' session: suggested speakers - LeoObrst, MichaelGruninger, DeborahMcGuinness, MichaelUschold, ChrisWelty, BarrySmith, DeniseBedford, TomGruber
 * 'Populating / categorizing' session: suggested speakers - ChrisWelty, TomGruber, BillAndersen, ConradBock, EvanWallace, ElisaKendall, PatHayes, ChrisMenzel, JohnSowa, MarkMusen, OlivierBodenreider, DeniseBedford, DanGillman, ChristianeFellbaum, DougLenat, RobinMcEntire, Charlynn Clayton (Amgen), Bill Bug (BIRN, Drexel) / Maryann Martone (BIRN, UCSD), W3C Semantic Web
 * 'Communique' session: suggested speakers - OlivierBodenreider, FrankOlken, CharlesTurnitsa, KurtConrad, BobSmith, KenBaclawski, SteveRay, AlanRector, ChrisChute, need to engage more European folks
 * Symposium session: suggested speakers - SteveRay, NicolaGuarino, TomGruber, chairs representing the workshop deliberation, someone from Europe, PeterBrown? ...
 * Leo and Olivier will forward our survey message to some of the folks listed above who are new to the initiative (today); copy [ontology-summit-org] for follow-up
 * Co-chairs should finalize their list and invite speakers ASAP (so that these speakers can make plans to join us and prepare their briefings.)


 * SteveRay: just emerged work priorities have now impacted my ability to devote more time to helping the summit synthesis work, please note.


 * how can we effectively use the rest of the open Thursdays (Ontolog time slot) to help with the summit prep work before the f2f?


 * follow-ups on the "Ontology Summit 2007 Survey"
 * cover-message/invitation at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/2007-03/msg00040.html
 * survey form at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/survey/summit72.html
 * deadline extension / reminder posted: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/2007-03/msg00052.html
 * Peter: survey reminder/follow-up messages clustering various constituencies are out
 * KenBaclawski to help with analysis afterwards
 * hopefully, constituency champions will help drive a dialog to clarify issues related to particular constituencies (and thus help the immediate next bullet)


 * getting the community-specific discussions going:
 * see (communities enumerated): http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2007_DefinitionsOfOntology#nidTIS
 * and (champions we have in mind): http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2007/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2007_01_30#nidSZQ


 * Discussion:
 * What could ensure us that we are bringing "value" to the community-at-large (or even the world-at-large), with this "Ontology Summit 2007" endeavor?


 * assigning wiki editors
 * volunteers: CharlesTurnitsa, KurtConrad, BobSmith, KenBaclawski, SteveRay, DeborahMcGuinness, PeterYim ... (need more, hopefully from our community champions)
 * protocol & editor coordination - Peter: suggest we try to engage the conveners and devote a good part of the 15-Feb-2007 Ontolog weekly call to do it

4. Outstanding Issues:


 * Session Planing:
 * scheduling and programming for the Apr. 23 & 24, 2007 face-to-face meetings and symposium
 * Monday am: "The Framework" (Agreeing to the final picture) - Co-chairs: LeoObrst / MichaelGruninger
 * Monday pm: "Populating the Framework" (Endorsing the picture) - Co-chairs: ChrisWelty / TomGruber
 * (Tueday early am: NIST Interoperability Week Plenary)
 * Tueday am: Finalizing the Communique - Co-Chair: OlivierBodenreider / FrankOlken
 * Tueday pm: The Symposium (public meeting) - Co-Chair: SteveRay / NicolaGuarino?
 * Keynote: TomGruber
 * Panel: ... (tbd)
 * ... we'll try to feature people who can represent the different perspectives of the various constituencies
 * also: a diverse representation (geographically)
 * and, most importantly, by merit ... based on quality and substantive contribution in the virtual discourse and synthesis phase.


 * (we are trying to come to conslusions even BEFORE the face-to-face)


 * drafting the communique - Olivier will try to get started with Frank on this. Issue, obviously is that the content has yet to emerge.


 * solicitng "co-sponsorship" - please endorse the initiative; they have to choose on the conclusion - Peter to do it - Peter will continue to work on this

5. New Issues:

6. Any Other Business:

7. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


 * ALL: we will continue the discussion of today's agenda items on the [ontology-summit-org] list


 * Next Meeting: (candidate) unless otherwise re-scheduled (which we likely will) our next meeting will be a 30-minute conference call starting at Tue 03-Apr-2007 8:30am PDT / 11:30am EDT / 5:30pm CET / 15:30 UTC. (ref: world clock)
 * SteveRay: can make the next one, but will be missing the Apr-10 call also.


 * Call adjourned at: 9:16 am PDT

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2007.03.27-09:20 PDT All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.