Ontolog Forum ontolog https://ontologforum.com/index.php/WikiHomePage MediaWiki 1.39.0 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Ontolog Forum Ontolog Forum talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Property Property talk Concept Concept talk smw/schema smw/schema talk Rule Rule talk Widget Widget talk 0 22 5519 5020 2026-04-03T18:26:58Z Forum 1 5519 wikitext text/x-wiki {{PAGEBANNER:Ontolog.png|pgname=}} '''Welcome to our "open dialog in ontology"!''' '''The Ontolog Forum is an open, international, virtual [[CommunityofPractice|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.''' == What is an ontology? == If you want to learn about ontologies, many resources are available on this wiki and elsewhere: * The [https://groups.google.com/g/ontolog-forum Forum] is a mailing list where members can have conversations posted to the membership. See below for how to join the Forum. * The [[OntologySummit|Ontology Summit]] has produced a series of Communiqu&eacute;s covering a wide variety of topics relevant to the ontology community. * The [https://iaoa.org International Association for Ontology and its Application] has links to educational resources, including: ** [https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/Edu:Courses Courses around the world] ** [https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/Edu:Educational_Material Educational Material] ** [https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/Edu:Books Books] ** [https://wiki.iaoa.org/index.php/Edu:Term_List Terms and their definitions as used in applied ontology] == Weekly Meeting == Most weeks we have a virtual meeting on Wednesday at Noon US Eastern Time. Conference call information is available on the meeting page for the particular week. * The format for the URL of a meeting page is <nowiki>https://ontologforum.org/index.php/ConferenceCall_yyyy_mm_dd</nowiki> where "yyyy" is the year, "mm" is the month, and "dd" is the day of the month. For example, [[ConferenceCall_2021_07_07|https://ontologforum.org/index.php/ConferenceCall_2021_07_07]] is the page for the meeting on 7 July 2021. * Most meetings are recorded. The video recordings, slide presentations and other resources are available via links on the meeting pages. * The document archives are stored on Amazon S3. Access requires credentials. These can be obtained on request from [mailto:kenbaclawski@gmail.com Ken Baclawski]. == Social Media == * Meetings are [https://www.youtube.com/@ontologysummit/streams live streamed on YouTube] and edited videos are posted on the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKK2e8NZ9lyLDBpXY18O_Tg Ontology Summit YouTube Channel] == Membership == * This is an OPEN, virtual Community of Practice, operated by the community itself. * Anyone who would like to participate and contribute in accordance with the [[OntologCharter|Ontolog Forum Community Charter]] is welcome to join. * '''To join us''', please send an email to the [mailto:membership@ontologforum.org ONTOLOG Membership Chair]. ** Participation must be in conformance to the [[IPR_Policy|IPR Policy]] and [[Policy|Contribution Guidelines and Policy]]. ** There is no fee or cost to participate. ** All members should use their real names when posting to the forum or participating in a meeting. ** All members should have a namesake page on this wiki so that others in the community can get to know them easily. * To update or to add content to this wiki, please request a wiki account by sending a request to the [mailto:membership@ontologforum.org ONTOLOG Membership Chair]. * The [[ONTOLOG_BoardOfTrustees|Ontolog Board of Trustees]] jointly oversee the activities of the Ontolog Community. * If you have questions, please send email to [mailto:trustees@ontologforum.org ONTOLOG Board of Trustees]. [[Category:Information| ]] hcpc4y1febydfibedr50w5hm4u4gbba