ConferenceCall 2006 08 10

= Ontolog Scheduled Discussion Session: Ontologies and Service Oriented Architecture - Thu 10-Aug-2006 =


 * Co-Organizers / Moderator(s): DuaneNickull & RexBrooks


 * Session Title : "Ontologies and Service Oriented Architecture"

Abstract / Goals of the Discussion session

 * To explore what role ontologies and taxonomies play within a service oriented architecture environment. Ontologies and taxonomies can be employed in service oriented environments in numerous ways, through ontologies of domains, for instance health informatics or plastics manufacturing, or taxonomies of services or service categories within domains,  so we want to explore how ontologies and taxonomies can improve the availability and performance of services in these roles. 3 guest speakers will each bring a unique perspective on the topic and speak for 10 minutes followed by a quick Q & A. After the final session, a longer group Q & A and discussion will take place among all participants in the session.

Panelists:

 * RonSchmelzer (Zapthink)
 * KenLaskey (MITRE)
 * RebekahMetz (BAH)

Conference Call Details

 * Date: Thursday, August 10, 2006
 * Start Time: 10:30 AM PDT / 1:30 PM EDT / 17:30 UTC (see world clock for other time zones)
 * Duration: 2.0 hours
 * Dial-in Number: +1-641-696-6600 (Iowa, USA)
 * Participant Access Code: "686564#"
 * 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 runing them locally. The speaker will prompt you to advance the slides during the talk.


 * RSVP to [mailto:peter.yim@cim3.com peter.yim@cim3.com] appreciated, to allow us to prepare enough conferencing resources.


 * Session format: This is going to be a virtual session conducted over an augmented conference call. Presentation material will be posted prior to the session. Shared screen support (synchronized slide presentation, etc.) will be available (except where prohibited by corporate firewalls.)


 * 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_2006_08_10


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Attendees

 * Attended:
 * RexBrooks
 * DuaneNickull
 * PeterYim
 * Kevin Cabral (DoE)
 * JimSchoening
 * RebekahMetz
 * Salwa Abduel-Rauf (MITRE)
 * Doug Whall (Booz Allen Hamilton)
 * Doug Clark (DMSO/GARD Associates, LLC)
 * FrankMcCabe
 * KenLaskey
 * KurtConrad
 * RonSchmelzer
 * JimDisbrow
 * David Prompovitch (US DoT)
 * AntoinetteArsic
 * DavidMartin
 * Scott Fairholm (US National Center for State Courts)
 * EMichaelMaximilien
 * JimIrwin
 * BrandNiemann
 * ItzhakRoth
 * Pier Gonzalez (Booz Allen Hamilton)
 * Bill Miller (Booz Allen Hamilton)
 * PaulKoch
 * Steve Andrews (INDUS Corp.)
 * OwenAmbur
 * Dave Ellis (Sandia National Labs)
 * NikolaGluhajic
 * Leonard Fehskens (HP)
 * Deborah Cowell (Enterprise Architecture Office, DoS, US)
 * Jim Jennis (US Coastguards)
 * Henning Hoyer (Johnson & Johnson)
 * MarcWine
 * Jessica Desteno (Software Engineering Center, Fort Monmouth)
 * Michael Menzel (Software Engineering Center, Fort Monmouth)


 * Also Expected (and possibly joined us after the roll call):
 * Neil Olonoff (KM Div, GSA, US)
 * Leisa Schievelbein (National Business Center, DoI, US)
 * Joan Karrie (Office of Emergency Management, EPA, US)
 * JohnSowa (May tune in late, I have a meeting earlier)
 * BobSmith
 * CharlesTurnitsa
 * GaryBergCross
 * Sukumar Dwarkanath (Comcare)
 * AtillaElci
 * Adil Kilical (Business Enterprise Integration, DoD, US)
 * EvanWallace
 * JoshuaLieberman
 * JackPark
 * RoyRoebuck
 * NabonitaGuha
 * Conrad Fernandes (Booz Allen Hamilton)
 * Michael Becker (Booz Allen Hamilton)
 * Sri Gopalan (Booz Allen Hamilton)
 * Atif Kureishy (Booz Allen Hamilton)
 * Bob Marcus (SRI)
 * MaryMcCaffery
 * Chee Chong (BAE Systems)


 * Regrets:
 * MarcelVanMackelenbergh
 * SteveIhnen
 * MatthewWest
 * JohnYoung
 * SteveRay
 * JonathanCheyer
 * ZhanjunLi
 * BillJarrold
 * LisaColvin
 * PatrickDurusau
 * MaryKeitelman
 * CongminMin
 * EdDodds
 * AlexSeregin
 * DougHolmes

Agenda & Proceedings

 * Agenda for the Session: (PDT shown below)
 * 10:30 - 10:40 AM  Peters welcome and roll call
 * 10:40 - 10:45 (Recording starts) Self-introductions
 * 10:45 - 10:55 - Brief by RonSchmelzer (slight schedule change)
 * 10:55 - 11:00 - Q & A on RonSchmelzer's Brief
 * 11:00 - 11:10 - Opening by the Moderator
 * 11:10 - 11:20  Brief by KenLaskey
 * 11:20 - 11:25  Q & A on KenLaskey's Brief
 * 11:25 - 11:35  Brief by RebekahMetz
 * 11:35 - 11:40  Q & A on RebekahMetz's Brief
 * 11:40  12:25  general discussion on the subject at hand, open to all participants
 * 12:25 - 12:30 PM - Summary, Action Items and Wrap-up by the Moderator

Background
Service Oriented Archecture (SOA) is already a buzzword. The subject has been covered a few times already, in previous Ontolog session, notably:


 * DuaneNickull's invited Ontolog talk entitled: "Sky Captain and the Service Oriented Architecture Reference Model of Tomorrow" he gave in February, 2005, shortly after the start of the OASIS SOA-RM TC. See: ConferenceCall_2005_02_17


 * The Ontolog discussion session on "Ontological Implications of Service Oriented Architecture" moderated by BillMcCarthy (put together by BillMcCarthy & SteveRay) at: ConferenceCall_2005_06_30
 * during which GeorgeBrown presented on "Enabling SOA Implementation with an Integrated Process & Technology Framework", the technology vision of which has since been proposed as the MPOSE (Manufacturing Pattern Ontology for the Extended Service Enterprise) project to the International IMS (Intelligent Manufacturing System) Research Consortium by GeorgeBrown, Mike Goul, VascoDrecun, SteveRay et al.


 * and, just last week, during the visit by members of Ontolog to the SRI Artificial Intelligence Center, FrankMcCabe's presentation on "Service Oriented Architecture Reference Model: An Informal SOA Ontology"

To this end, DuaneNickull and RexBrooks has put together this session to further explore the subject with a few more invited experts and the community-at-large.

Proceedings

 * Session Format: this is be a virtual session conducted over an augmented conference call
 * 1. we'll go around with a self-introduction of participants (5~10 minutes)
 * 2. Introduction of Panelists (Moderator, 5 min.)
 * 3. Opening by the Moderator (5 min.)
 * 4. 10-minute brief by each panelist on their perspective
 * 5. follow each panelist's presentation with a 5 minute Q&A and discussion on that particular perspective
 * 6. open general discussion by all participants
 * 7. Summary / Conclusion / Follow-up (Moderator)


 * Moderator and Panelists' prepared slides or material (if there is any) can be accessed by pointing your web browsers to:
 * Slides to be presented during this session:
 * DuaneNickull / RexBrooks (Moderator) - Opening - Ontologies and Service Oriented Architecture" (slides)
 * RonSchmelzer - "SOA, Semantics, and Ontologies" (slides)
 * KenLaskey - "Ontologies and SOA, or, Isnt Discovery a Wonderful Thing?" (slides)
 * RebekahMetz - "SOA, Semantics and Security" (slides)
 * (please post any additional resources here)
 * Any material outside of the prepared presentation, if they are called up during the session, may be shared under the VNC session detailed above

Questions, Answers & Discourse:

 * Discussion Focus: To keep our session focused, the moderator is asking that, within reason, we try to keep our questions and discussions related to the roles of ontologies and taxonomies in SOA around the three key questions which our speakers are addressing in turn:
 * How can Ontologies Help Conduct Normal Business Processes Better, Faster?
 * How can Ontologies help Organizations work with Controlled Vocabularies and why is that important?
 * How can Governmental Agencies (or other organizations with high priority security concerns) Ensure Vital Messages are sent to the Correct Persons or Authority Level at other Agencies or Business Partners?


 * If you want to speak or have questions for the panel, we appreciate your posting them as instructed below: (please identify yourself)
 * experimental: try using the queue management chat tool
 * point a separate browser window (or tab) to http://webconf.soaphub.org/conf/room and enter: Room: "ontolog_20060810" & My Name: e.g. "JaneDoe"
 * or simply at: http://webconf.soaphub.org/conf/room/ontolog_20060810
 * instructions: once you got access to the page, click on the "settings" button, and identify yourself (by modifying the Name field). You can indicate that you want to ask a question verbally by clicking on the "hand" button, and wait for the moderator to call on you; or, type and send your question into the chat window at the bottom of the screen.
 *  ... (you may also post you questions below, the moderator & panel will be fielding them during the open discussion) ...


 * ... More Questions


 * For those who have further questions and discussion on this topic, please [mailto:ontolog-forum@ontolog.cim3.net post] them to the ontolog forum so that we can all benefit from the discourse.


 * Session ended 2006.08.10 12:24 pm PDT

Session Recording of this Panel Discussion
(Thanks to KurtConrad and PeterYim for their help with getting the session recorded. =ppy)


 * 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:	August 10, 2006 10:35am~12:24pm Pacific Daylight Time
 * Duration of Recording:	1 Hour 48 Minutes
 * Recording File Size:	       13.0 MB (in mp3 format)
 * Telephone Playback Expiration Date: August 20, 2006 12:41 PM PDT
 * Prior to the above Expiration Date, one can call-in and hear the telephone playback of the session.
 * Playback Dial-in Number:	1-805-620-4002 (Ventura, CA)
 * Playback Access Code:	807435#
 * suggestion: best that you listen to the session while having the above material opened in front of you. You'll be prompted to advance slides by the speaker.
 * if you want to skip the participant introductions, and jump straight to the body of the moderator and panelists' briefs, please start your playback at the 0:11:15 time point.