ConferenceCall 2007 11 08

= NASA-Ontolog-KMWG OKMDS mini-series Launch Meeting - Thu 08-Nov-2007 =


 * Title: Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support (OKMDS): Making Better Decisions


 * Session Co-chair: Ms. Jeanne Holm (NASA/JPL) and Mr. Peter Yim (ONTOLOG/CIM3)


 * Speakers: Mr. Andrew Schain (NASA/HQ) and Ms. Jeanne Holm (NASA/JPL)


 * Archive: slides & audio recording of the session (mp3)

Background
This "Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support (OKMDS)" mini-series is a collaboration between NASA, Ontolog and the Federal Knowledge Management Working Group (KMWG) and is co-organized by a team of individuals from various related communities passionate about creating the opportunity for an inter-community, collaborative exploration of the intersection between Ontology, Knowledge Management and Decision Support, that could eventually lead us toward "Better Decision Making."

The mini-series will span a period of about six months (Nov-2007 to May-2008), during which we will be featuring Talks, Panel Discussions and Online Discourse on pertinent issues. We expect all the talks and panel discussion events to be offered in both 'real world' (augmented conference calls) and 'virtual world' (Second Life) settings.

Refer to details about this mini-series at the OKMDS project homepage at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OKMDS

Agenda & Proceedings: OKMDS mini-series Session-01

 * Session Format: this is a virtual session conducted over an augmented conference call.


 * Agenda:
 * 1. Opening by the Session Co-chair - JeanneHolm and PeterYim
 * 2. we'll go around with a self-introduction of participants (15~20 minutes) - All - we'll skip this if we have more than 25 participants (in which case, it will be best if members try to update their namesake pages on this wiki prior to the call so that everyone can get to know who's who more easily.)
 * 3. Main Presentation (30~45 min.) - AndrewSchain and JeanneHolm
 * 5. Q & A and Open discussion by all participants (~30 minutes) - All
 * 6. Summary / Conclusion / Follow-up by the Session Co-Chair - JeanneHolm and PeterYim (~5 minutes)

Abstract

 * This "Ontology in Knowledge Management and Decision Support (OKMDS)" mini-series is a collaboration between NASA, Ontolog, and the Federal Knowledge Management Working Group and is co-organized by a team of individuals from various related communities passionate about creating the opportunity for an inter-community, collaborative exploration of the intersection between Ontology, Knowledge Management and Decision Support, that could eventually lead us toward "Better Decision Making". This presentation covers the NASA challenge, existing services and infrastructure, integration activities for interoperability for decision support, and a roadmap for future integration of ontologies, enterprise architecture, knowledge management, and data services.

About the Speakers:

 * http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OKMDS/2007-11-08_Launch-event/AndrewSchain_20071108.jpg . . . . . . . . http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/work/OKMDS/2007-11-08_Launch-event/JeanneHolm_20071108.jpg

[Mr. Andrew Schain]                   [Ms. Jeanne Holm]


 * AndrewSchain ... ''I started my IT career almost 25 years ago writing programs for

science and business applications. Since then I have designed, built and operated networks, managed a data center, lead multi-scaled geographically dispersed projects, implemented service architectures, and provided technology forecasting. I joined NASA as a civil servant 17 years ago. For the last 10 years, I have had the responsibility for introducing new technologies into the NASA Headquarters computing environment and for integrating the Headquarters IT infrastructure and services with other NASA centers and partners. I am currently the HQ's Chief Technology Officer and serve as the lead for the Headquarters IT Strategic and Tactical plans which set goals and provide integrated planning for NASA Headquarters IT services. Since December 2006, I am also the acting Chief of the Applications and IT Security Branch. I am still a visiting researcher at the Maryland Information and Network Dynamics Laboratory, part of the UMD Advanced Computer Studies Department. My field of interest is in applied information integration strategies.''


 * JeanneHolm ... is the Chief Knowledge Architect at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Ms. Holm leads NASA's Knowledge Management Team, which helps to gather, provide access to, and reuse the knowledge gathered over the many missions of the US space agency to support future missions and to help drive innovation. Her projects include the NASA Portal (http://www.nasa.gov), InsideNASA, the NASA Engineering Network (http://nen.nasa.gov), and many others. Ms. Holm chairs a group for the United Nations in the international aerospace community setting standards for how space missions should manage knowledge in the future. She is on the leadership board for the US Federal Knowledge Management Working Group.

Resources

 * Our presenters' prepared slides can be accessed by pointing your web browsers to:
 * select appropriate format: pdf . or . ppt
 * To participate in the online discourse to further explore the OKMDS subject matter, please subscribe to  our open archived discussion forum by:
 * sending a blank e-mail to [mailto:okmds-convene-join@ontolog.cim3.net okmds-convene-join@ontolog.cim3.net]
 * To be part of the conversation, it is most appropriate that you should already be a member of either the KMWG community or the Ontolog community. Read on, if you aren't already.
 * For participation in KMWG (US) Federal Knowledge Management Working Group - an open forum for collaboration on issues related to government-focused knowledge management,
 * join their [KMgov] distribution list by sending a blank e-mail to: [mailto:kmgov-subscribe@list.jpl.nasa.gov kmgov-subscribe@list.jpl.nasa.gov]
 * For participation in Ontolog - an open, international, virtual community of practice devoted to advancing the field of ontology, ontological engineering and semantic technology, and advocating their adoption into mainstream applications and international standards,
 * please refer to Ontolog membership information details at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid1J
 * To subscribe to [ontolog-invitation], the Ontolog event announcement list (one doesn't necessarily have to be a community member), simply send a blank e-mail to [mailto:ontolog-invitation-join@ontolog.cim3.net ontolog-invitation-join@ontolog.cim3.net], and then confirm to the system generated e-mail address validation message accordingly.

Audio Recording of this Session

 * To download the audio recording of the session, click here
 * the playback of the audio files require the proper setup, and an MP3 compatible player on your computer.
 * Conference Date and Time:	08-Nov-2007 10:44am~12:10pm Pacific Standard Time
 * Duration of Recording:	1 Hour 25 Minutes
 * Recording File Size:	       9.74 MB (in mp3 format)
 * Telephone Playback:
 * Prior to the Expiration Date of 08-Dec-2007 0:00 AM PST, one can call-in and hear the telephone playback of the session.
 * Playback Dial-in Number: (long distance costs apply)
 * US: +1-605-475-8599
 * Belgium: +070 35 9990
 * France: +0826 100 279
 * Germany: +01805 00 7641
 * Ireland: +0818 270 036
 * Italy: +0848 390 177
 * Switzerland: +0848 560 197
 * UK: +0870 738 0768
 * Skype: +990008271111 (free computer-to-computer call)
 * non-Skype callers from other countries can dial into either the US or UK number for the playback (long distance costs apply)
 * Conference ID: 5823120#
 * Recording Reference Number:	127763#
 * suggestions:
 * its best that you listen to the session while having the slide presentation opened in front of you. You'll be prompted to advance slides by the speaker.

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Thursday, November 8, 2007 
 * Start Time: 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST / 18:30 UTC
 * ref: World Clock
 * Expected Call Duration: 1.5~2.0 hours
 * Dial-in Number:
 * Direct call from from Skype: +990008275823120
 * When calling in from a phone, use Conference ID: "5823120#"
 * from a US telephone (US): +1-605-475-8590 (South Dakota, USA)
 * from Europe, call:
 * Belgium 070-35-9989
 * France 0826-100-277
 * Germany 01805-00-7649
 * Ireland 0818-270-034
 * Italy 0848-390-175
 * Switzerland 0848-560-195
 * UK 0870-738-0763
 * callers from other countries please dial into either one of the US or European numbers


 * Location in Second Life: Explorer Island - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Explorer%20Island/198/208/22


 * 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.
 * people behind corporate firewalls may have difficulty accessing this. If that is the case, please download the slides below and running them locally. The speaker will prompt you to advance the slides during the talk.


 * Please review our Virtual Session Tips and Ground Rules - see: VirtualSpeakerSessionTips
 * see below regarding our in-session Q & A process


 * RSVP to [mailto:peter.yim@cim3.com peter.yim@cim3.com] appreciated.


 * 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?ConferenceCall_2007_10_18


 * Please note that this session will be recorded, and the audio archive is expected to be made available as open content to our community membership and the public at-large under our prevailing open IPR policy.

Attendees

 * Registered Participants & Attendees:
 * JeanneHolm
 * PeterYim
 * AndrewSchain
 * CharlesTurnitsa
 * RenateRoskeShelton
 * Bruce Altner (NASA / Indyne)
 * John Yanosy (NCOIC / Rockwell Collins)
 * Sudarsan Rachuri (NIST / GWU)
 * MarkFeblowitz
 * ZhanjunLi
 * Walt Truszkowski (NASA)
 * JayneDutra
 * BobDuCharme
 * Louis Roberts (Boeing)
 * TrentAdams
 * TerryJanssen
 * Joy McLeod (NGA Knowledge Capture)
 * Leslie Binns (NGA Knowledge Capture)
 * Natalie Wilner (Saint Luke's Health System)
 * James Pettigrew (NGA)
 * Charles Hawk (Fedex)
 * PhilMurray (Center for Semantic Excellence)
 * Teresa Bailey (NASA/JPL)
 * KenBaclawski
 * KurtConrad
 * Xenia Fiorentini (NIST)
 * AntoinetteArsic
 * Richard Adler (Decision Path)
 * LisaColvin
 * StavrosMacrakis
 * SusanTurnbull
 * AmandaVizedom
 * Julian Shelbourne (Kaiser Permanente)
 * Lisa Nelson (GSA)
 * Todd Schneider (Raytheon)
 * Krishna Badhrinath (Boeing)
 * MitchRinger
 * JackPark
 * Frank Linton (MITRE)
 * Jack Ring (Kennen Technologies)
 * Sheetal Shah (NIH/NIAID/OTIS, Lockheed Martin)
 * Elizabeth Florescu (MP/WFUNA)
 * Annette Tingle (NASA, SAIC)
 * BobSmith
 * Kevin Hannon ( InfoCurators )
 * Ivonne Cunarro (MBDA)
 * Venkata Ramayya (Boeing)
 * Steven Brill (CSC)
 * Avery Sen (NOAA)
 * DilvanMoreira
 * Ross Dahman (Huntleigh)
 * Udaykumar Marichamy (IBM, India)
 * ... to register for participation, please add your name (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. ...
 * ... to register for participation, please add your name (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:
 * SteveRay
 * Debby Clark (Navy)
 * PatHayes

Questions, Answers & Discourse:

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