OOR/ConferenceCall 2008 11 07

= OpenOntologyRepository: OOR Team Conference Call - Fri 2008-11-07 =

OpenOntologyRepository team conference call, Fri 2008.11.07, 1.0~1.5 Hr. call starting 12:00pm EST / 9:00am PST / 17:00 UTC

Conference Call Details:

 * Date: Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 
 * Start Time: 12:00pm EST / 9:00am PST / 6:00pm CEST / 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)
 * When calling in from a phone, use Conference ID: "4389979#"
 * from Europe, call:
 * Austria 0820-4000-1577
 * Belgium 070-35-9992
 * France 0826-100-280
 * Germany 01805-00-7642
 * Ireland 0818-270-037
 * Italy 0848-390-179
 * Spain 0902-886-056
 * Switzerland 0848-560-327 / 0848-414-110
 * UK 0870-738-0765
 * callers from other countries please dial into either one of the US or European numbers


 * 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_2008_11_07


 * 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:
 * PeterYim
 * KenBaclawski (chair)
 * K_Goodier
 * RexBrooks
 * MichelleRaymond
 * LeoObrst
 * TomWheeler


 * 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:
 * MikeDean
 * JohnGraybeal
 * BruceBargmeyer

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


 * review/recap on the OOR-NSF-07601 preliminary proposal - due 2008.11.13
 * confirming the working list and "quiet" wiki workspace subscriptions
 * news from ISWC-2008
 * news from FOIS-2008
 * OOR-related-project status updates
 * 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:


 * KenBaclawski 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/recap on the OOR-NSF-07601 preliminary proposal - due 2008.11.13
 * confirming the working list and "quiet" wiki workspace subscriptions
 * news from ISWC-2008
 * news from FOIS-2008
 * OOR-related-project status updates
 * short term activity and action plans
 * OOR-Ontolog panel series planning and update
 * rebuilding momentum on the OOR project


 * Progress updates and Discussions: - notes below are from the previous meeting; to be updated during this call!


 * review/recap on the OOR-NSF-07601 preliminary proposal - ref. OpenOntologyRepository_Proposal/Nsf_07601
 * Ken: prelim proposal writing completed, now under review by NEU/DSPA and is expected to be submitted on/before the deadline date
 * confirming the working list and "quiet" wiki workspace subscriptions
 * on the team now: KenBaclawski, KatherineGoodier, BruceBargmeyer, LuisBermudez, LeoObrst, MikeDean, MarkMusen, PeterYim, NeilSarkar, TomWheeler; along with MichelleRaymond, NatashaNoy & JohnGraybeal (the latter three are not in the proposal)
 * shared understanding on how to get a new participant involved and onto the team
 * participation is limited to oor community members (others interested should first join the oor team and be active)
 * to go into a joint proposal is a partnership among the participants ... it takes the right chemistry, a complementary set of skills, resources and things each can bring to the table, etc. ... and therefore, is not an automatic or open-to-all situation
 * as for nsf07601 - (unless otherwise revised, which probably would happen when the team is better organized) further acceptance onto the team should be a joint decision by the existing team members
 * for nsf08575 - let's start from the original nsf funding OOR proposal team of: KenBaclawski (NEU), BruceBargmeyer (LBL), MikeDean (BBN), KatherineGoodier (NCI), LeoObrst (MITRE),  MichelleRaymond (Honeywell) & PeterYim (CIM3) (ref. http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/oor-forum/2008-10/msg00005.html )
 * Ken, given that its always low probability to get awarded, let's consider making more proposals
 * for example: NSF 08-575 large due Nov-28 small due Dec-17 - this is science, not infrastructure; a real proposal too, and not just a prelim proposal
 * Ken & K to continue to lead our next effort to do the proposal for a NSF 08-575 large proposal
 * actual deadline end-of-day Nov-19 (needs to go into NEU/DSPA for review)
 * since this is a full proposal, we will need full work descriptions from everyone, and budgets too (both of which weren't needed before)
 * Peter and K will set up the work environment to support this proposal project
 * the [oor-nsf08575] archived mailing list and webdav server space will be the persistent workspace and archives for the work on this project
 * the password protected wiki on pbwiki that K will be setting will be used as a dynamic workspace during the preparation process
 * Michelle: possibility of Honeywell joining in ... we'll set a deadline of Tue Nov-11 as the point to decide whether they are in or out
 * Michelle: NDA needed by Honeywell ... anyhow, all "confidential" material should ONLY go to Ken, as far as our project is concerned.
 * Peter: please make sure Honeywell is comfortable with our "open" IPR policy


 * news from ISWC-2008
 * conference program - see: http://iswc2008.semanticweb.org/program/schedule/
 * MikeDean and PeterYim is planning to give a "lightning-talk" on OOR at ISWC-2008 (Karlsruhe, 2008.10.30) - slide
 * Peter also gave a lightning "Intro to Ontolog" talk before that - slide
 * Highlights:
 * Stefan Decker's talk about the "semantic web" initiative not getting a convincing enough message together properly yet
 * Semantic Web Challenge and Billion Triples Challenges - with great entries and prizes
 * note also a VOCAMP (http://vocamp.org/wiki) effort, for domain people to come together to build their vocabulary (ontology?), that PeterMika is pushing ... would be great to team up with him on that


 * news from FOIS-2008
 * details at: http://fois08.dfki.de/joomla/
 * Highlights:
 * IAOA
 * FP7 ICT Call-5
 * (for those who might be interested) pics I took are at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/resource/pic/fois2008_Saarbruecken_Nov-2008/


 * OOR-Ontolog panel series planning and update
 * PaulBuitelaar will be putting together a European panel of those engaging in ontology repository and related work in Europe on Thu 2008.12.04 - please mark your calendars and come join


 * OOR-related-project status updates:


 * short term activity and action plans
 * Peter: a few strategic initiatives for Ontolog to be discussed at next Thursday's (Nov-13) planning call - please mark your calendars and come join


 * rebuilding momentum on the OOR project
 * looks like that is coming along!

4. New Issues:

5. Any Other Business:


 * everyone expressed their vote of thanks and applauds to Ken and K for their leadership and great work in the nsf07601 preliminary proposal effort.

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 2008.11.14 - 1.0 Hr. starting 9:00am PST / 12:00pm EST / 6:00pm CEST / 17:00 UTC
 * please refer to developing details on the session page at: OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_11_14
 * 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: 10:16 am PST

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2008.11.07-10:30am PST 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 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