OntologySummit Organizing Committee Meeting - Thu 2015-01-09

Session Co-chairs: MichaelGruninger (IAOA; U of Toronto)

Topic: Planning Session for the OntologySummit2015 Kickoff

Tracks & Activities / Confirm co-champions
- where do we stand on invitees to candidate co-champions ... ?
- Track champions roles - scope out the track, organize panel session; invite top experts as panelists, moderate panel discussion; moderate online discussion (mailing-list and wiki); synthesize panelists and community input; draft section in communique; ...

Conference Call Details

Date: Thursday, 09-Jan-2015
Start Time: 8:00am PST / 11:00am EST / 5:00pm CEST / 4:00pm BST / 1600 UTC
- ref: World Clock
Expected Call Duration: ~1.5 hours

In-session chat-room url: http://webconf.soaphub.org/conf/room/summit_20150109
- instructions: once you got access to the page, click on the "settings" button, and identify yourself (by modifying the Name field from "anonymous" to your real name, like "JaneDoe").
- 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.
- thanks to the soaphub.org folks, one can now use a jabber/xmpp client (e.g. gtalk) to join this chatroom. Just add the room as a buddy - (in our case here) summit_20150109@soaphub.org ... Handy for mobile devices!

Discussions and Q & A:
- Nominally, when a presentation is in progress, the moderator will mute everyone, except for the speaker.
- To un-mute, press "*7" ... To mute, press "*6" (please mute your phone, especially if you are in a noisy surrounding, or if you are introducing noise, echoes, etc. into the conference line.)
- we will usually save all questions and discussions till after all presentations are through. You are encouraged to jot down questions onto the chat-area in the mean time (that way, they get documented; and you might even get some answers in the interim, through the chat.)
- During the Q&A / discussion segment (when everyone is muted), If you want to speak or have questions or remarks to make, please raise your hand (virtually) by clicking on the "hand button" (lower right) on the chat session page. You may speak when acknowledged by the session moderator (again, press "*7" on your phone to un-mute). Test your voice and introduce yourself first before proceeding with your remarks, please. (Please remember to click on the "hand button" again (to lower your hand) and press "*6" on your phone to mute yourself after you are done speaking.)

Please review our Virtual Session Tips and Ground Rules - see: VirtualSpeakerSessionTips

RSVP to gruninger@mie.utoronto.ca with your affiliation appreciated, ... or simply just by adding yourself to the "Expected Attendee" list below (if you are a member of the community already.)

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-02.cim3.net/wiki/ConferenceCall_2015_01_09

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.