OntologySummit2007/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting 2007 02 20

= OntologySummit2007 Organizing Committee Conference Call - Tuesday 20-Feb-2007 =


 * This session will a 30-minute conference call starting at Tue 20-Feb-2007 8:30am PST / 11:30am EST / 5:30pm CET


 * Session Chair: FrankOlken

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2007
 * Start Time: 8:30am PST / 11:30am EST / 5:30pm CET / 16:30 GMT/UTC
 * ref: World Clock
 * Expected Call Duration: 30 minutes
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Attendees:

 * Attended:
 * PeterYim
 * MarkMusen
 * OlivierBodenreider
 * FrankOlken
 * LeoObrst
 * BarrySmith


 * Expecting: ( * = not yet confirmed whether he/she will be dialing-in)
 * DeborahMcGuinness*
 * SteveRay*


 * Regrets:
 * ChrisWelty
 * TomGruber
 * IvanHerman
 * NicolaGuarino

Agenda Ideas

 * finalize the "tag line"
 * review iteration-2 of survey questions
 *  ... (please post here; indentify yourself for follow-up purposes)

Agenda & Proceedings
1. Meeting called to order:


 * FrankOlken took the chair and welcomed everyone


 * PeterYim volunteered to take minutes of the meeting

2. Roll Call:


 * see above

3. Urgent Issues:


 * Deciding on a "title" or "tag line" for the "Ontology Summit 2007" initiative.
 * Candidates: (see mailing list thread - http://interop.cim3.net/forum//ontology-summit-org/2007-02/msg00051.html)
 * (a) "Ontology Summit 2007 - Ontology, Taxonomy, Terminology: Understanding the Distinctions"
 * (b) "Ontology Summit 2007 - Ontology, Taxonomy, Terminology, Folksonomy: Understanding the Distinctions"
 * (c) "Ontology Summit 2007 - Ontology, Taxonomy, Folksonomy: Understanding the Distinctions"
 * (d) "Ontology Summit 2007 - From Logical Models to Folksonomy: Understanding the Distinctions"
 * (e') "Ontology Summit 2007 - From Folksonomy to Ontology: Understanding the Distinctions"
 * (e") "Ontology Summit 2007 - From Ontology to Folksonomy: Understanding the Distinctions"
 * Votes:
 * OlivierBodenreider - (a) or (c) (interpretted)
 * DeborahMcGuinness - (c)
 * LeoObrst - (a) or (b) (prefer (a))
 * FrankOlken
 * SteveRay - (c)
 * BarrySmith - (a)
 * PeterYim - (c)
 * ChrisWelty - (c)
 * MarkMusen - (c)
 * NicolaGuarino
 * IvanHerman
 * TomGruber


 * getting the community-specific discussions going:
 * previous discussion:
 * 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
 * action: ...
 * Ivan: consider asking people to identify what community they belong to
 * Nicola: we catalog, and map out the framework
 * Peter: ask various communities to put together a glossary of their ontology (or ontology-related) vocabulary
 * Steve / Nicola: ask various community representative to where they think they fit in
 * try getting TomGruber to present his view some time soon, that is going to help
 * (proposed by PeterYim on 2007.02.15): The overall Summit Process and the 6-steps to achieve our objectives - see: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2007_02_15#nidU8H


 * leveraging our wiki editors
 * volunteers: CharlesTurnitsa, KurtConrad, KenBaclawski, BobSmith


 * deliberating on 'the framework' ... and getting it adopted

4. Outstanding Issues:


 * Completed Task Report:
 * had a very useful session with some of the summit conveners at the 2007.02.15 Ontolog conference call - see: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2007_02_15#nidU8A


 * Outstanding Issue Update:
 * pending responses
 * organizing committee / keynote: DieterFensel, TimBernersLee
 * conveners: Chiara F, Thomas B (pending - ref: "key participant" role confirmation); PatrickGannon (need to review with OASIS staff)
 * organizing committee structure, protocol and distribution of work load

5. New Issues / Discussions / Insight:


 * review and adopt iteration-2 of the OntologySummit2007 survey questions


 * MarkMusen: within the biomedical communities, there are those who object to standardization, even in syntax


 * PeterYim / LeoObrst: we only want to characterize the space and capture the attributes from the vantage point of each constituency


 * MarkMusen: given the objective of this summit, it is important that we engage the folsonomists (web 2.0 people)


 * MarkMusen: we should be very clear to people from different constituencies that they will all have a say coming to the table;
 * more specifically, the framework should compare, for example, (so that we are recognizing the differentiation and merits of each constituency):
 * 'how formal things are' (Mark), as well as
 * 'how easily their "ontology" methods can be adopted' (Mark) or,
 * say, even 'estimated size of a specific community' (Peter)


 * ... (insert yours here)

6. Any Other Business:


 * drafting the communique
 * soliciting "co-sponsorship"
 * Public Relations & The Press

7. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


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


 * Next Meeting: unless otherwise re-scheduled (which we likely will) our next meeting will be a 30-minute conference call starting at Tue 27-Feb-2007 8:30am PST / 11:30am EST / 5:30pm CET. (ref: world clock)
 * ChrisWelty: I have a telecon every Tuesday 11-12:30 ET that I can't miss/
 * TomGruber: can't make this time on Tuesdays
 * PeterYim: I won't be able to make the next call (Feb-27) ... will be traveling in Washington DC Area ... will be engaged in full-day workshop (CEW#58) at NSF on Feb-27


 * Call adjourned at: 9:12 am PST

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2007.02.20-09:20 PST All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.