OOR/ConferenceCall 2008 05 09

= OpenOntologyRepository: OOR Team Conference Call - Fri 2008-05-09 =


 * OpenOntologyRepository team conference call, Fri 2008.04.18, 1.0~1.5 Hr. call starting 12:00pm EDT / 9:00am PDT / 16:00 UTC

Conference Call Details:

 * Date: Friday, May 9, 2008 
 * Start Time: 12:00pm EDT / 9:00am PDT / 16:00 UTC
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Attendees

 * Attended:
 * MikeDean
 * PeterYim
 * RaviSharma
 * KenBaclawski
 * EvanWallace
 * LeoObrst (chair)
 * K_Goodier
 * FabianNeuhaus
 * BruceBargmeyer
 * RexBrooks


 * Expecting:
 * (please add yourself to the list or rsvp to )


 * Regrets:
 * GerryCreager

Agenda Ideas

 * postmortem and follow-ups from the OntologySummit2008 face-to-face meeting


 * (please insert content above; identify yourself for follow-up purposes)

Agenda and 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:


 * What's New:


 * Outstanding Issue review/update: (from last call)
 * please create your "namesake page" on the wiki, if you haven't already done so.
 * ref. http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nidA
 * populate - OOR/ActiveMemberContribution


 * Logistics and Communications


 * Discussions:


 * debriefing and follow-ups from the OntologySummit2008 4/28~29 face-to-face workshop
 * on the invited OOR-presentation - http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2008/FaceToFaceAgenda#nid1BLS
 * what went well?
 * what needs to be improved?
 * communications with presenter
 * what would we have done differently?
 * on the 4/28~29 F2F workshop proceedings - for those of us who were there:
 * what went well?
 * we did get buy-in (despite a fairly tedious process)
 * what needs to be improved?
 * Leo: we should avoid wordsmithing of the communique at the workshop in the future
 * Ken: the communique could have been shorter (with links to more comprehensive material)
 * Kate: use some technology to facilitate the convergence (e.g. something Dick Burke used before)
 * Leo: suggestion of the right tools from anyone, please ...
 * Ravi: we should be converging, rather than adding new material during the F2F;
 * Evan: the 2nd day was actually better than the first day; we accomplished something, at least; some sessions on the first day was less useful
 * Ken: the demo session was good, but too late, and people were too tired.
 * Ken: breakout session - some pre-defined process (e.g. appointed chair, facilitator & scribe, etc.) would have been helpful
 * what would we have done differently?
 * reactions for those of us who weren't there (at the 4/28~29 F2F)
 * on the overall OntologySummit2008 (Jan~Apr.2008) proceedings
 * what went well?
 * collaborative spirit; all 3 months' proceedings
 * what needs to be improved?
 * Leo: (as always) people should not have waited till the last week; and especially not until the 2-day F2F
 * those going into the F2F should have at least spent some time going through earlier material
 * what would we have done differently?
 * Anything else?
 * Evan: is issuing a communique critical to the success of all this?
 * Leo: a consensus document and a collaborative spirit ... the process may be necessary, it just shouldn't be prolonged


 * Given that the OntologySummit2008_Communique has now been adopted and published
 * what is its impact on this OOR-team
 * it's provides a strong basis we can move forward on
 * Ken: any conflict between the communique and what's being planned
 * no
 * OOR is not bound to the letter on the communique either


 * Planning:


 * Now that the OntologySummit2008 is over, what's next?
 * Revisiting MikeDean's proposed roadmap
 * see slides #55~64 of our 2008.04.29-OOR-presentation
 * Mike to champion short-term planning


 * Timeline / Milestones:


 * Immediate action items:
 * Peter to setup a brainstorming call between established grantees and agencies who may be supportive of this endeavor - still outstanding


 * since we won't be able to address all the areas below at this call, we will
 * assigning (temporary) area champions just to move things forward: (these roles are not long term; the individuals are not committee chairs)
 * Short-term Planning: MikeDean
 * Resource & Funding: KenBaclawski
 * Use Cases & Requirements: K_Goodier
 * Organization & Process: PeterYim

To be covered:


 * Actions in the next few months:


 * Longer term plan:


 * Resources and Funding: - mostly from previous discussions


 * Funding: getting organized
 * possibilities - government agencies (NSF?, NIST?, whoever would fund open infrastructure, DARPA, IARPA (Jeff), ... etc.); EU funders; Vulcan (Mark)?; bring in W3C in a exploratory (XG) working group (e.g. Semantic Web Deployment) (although they are a funding sink rather than a funding source; but good for visibility);
 * grant proposal team(s) / submit proposal(s) to
 * Frank: NSF next solicitations due July-1, interop, data network partners, programs coming back
 * consider NSF-OCI (Office of Cyber Infrastructure)
 * try contacting Todd Hughes and see if DARPA is a possibility (Leo)
 * Peter: consider multiple smalls proposals and a big one ($20 million +/-) to make OOR a sustainable OOR operation
 * consider Foundations, and institutions like Vulcan (Peter).
 * Peter: Mark G already responded that funding chances are low, but possibility of collaboration with HALO ontologies hosted on OOR
 * Fabian: the climate at NIST (now that they are hosting the summit on this particular theme) would be conducive ... we should ping Steve on this.
 * we should set aside some off-line time to discuss this when some of us are at the summit F2F
 * Peter: this never got done because the communique editing process ate into the time we were planning to do it see bullet under immediate action items above)


 * Use Cases & Requirements
 * soliciting 'early adopter' partners who can offer up their ontologies, help refine requirements, and provide user feedback.
 * the immediate people should be projects represented by those the two joint OOR-OntologySummit2008 Requirements panel discussion sessions (3/27 & 4/3/2008)
 * Kate to champion


 * Organization & Process <--we said we will defer the discussion after the summit workshop
 * need to clearly identify team membership: active members vs. observers; and, more importantly, who are voting (decision making) members?
 * Active members: those who will be (a) building the OOR, and (b) those who will be early adopters with content (open ontologies) AND have specific requirement input to provide -- does that sound good? (Yes: Peter, Bruce, Fabian)
 * will need to deliberate on this when we have more people on the call ... and/or doing it through the mailing list
 * how shall we organize ourselves? ... sub-workgroups? how many? <--(discussion deferred to next meeting)
 * relationship to Ontolog? sponsors? funders?
 * discussion postponed until we have a clearer approach toward funding
 * Peter to champion


 * IPR Policy - a discussion on this will need to come up, some time not today
 * we'll go find a lawyer
 * Kate: suggest putting this under organization and process

4. New Issues:

5. Any Other Business:

6. Action items:


 * All members on the oor-team should contact the sub-group champions within the next few days if they want to sign up
 * Leo to send this message out to the [oor-forum] list


 * the champions should coordinate their area, move things forward and report back at the next call.

7. Schedule Next Meeting & Adjourn:


 * Next Meeting:
 * next OOR-team meeting Fri 2008.05.23 - 1.0~1.5 Hr. starting 12:00noon EDT / 9:00am PDT - see (closer to the time): OOR/ConferenceCall_2008_05_23
 * 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: 09:57 am PDT

-- notes taken by: PeterYim / 2008.05.09-09:57am PDT All participants, please review and edit to enhance accuracy and granularity of the documented proceedings.

Resources

 * homepage - OpenOntologyRepository
 * 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 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
 * OntologySummit2008 homepage
 * OntologySummit2008_Communique
 * OntologySummit2008/FaceToFaceAgenda
 * [ ontology-summit ] discussion archives - http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontology-summit/