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| [[session::Planning]
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| [[has date::December 09 2020 17:00 GMT]]
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| 9:00am PDT/12:00pm EDT
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| 5:00pm BST/6:00pm CEST
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! scope="row" | Convener
| [[KenBaclawski|Ken Baclawski]]
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= [[OntologySummit2021|Ontology Summit 2021]] [[Title::Planning]] =
== Ontology Generation and Harmonization ==

Ontologies are a rich and versatile construct.  They can be extracted, learned, modularized, interrelated, transformed, analyzed, and harmonized as well as developed in a formal process.  This summit will explore the many kinds of ontologies and how they can be manipulated.  The goal is to acquaint both current and potential users of ontologies with the possibilities for how ontologies could be used for solving problems.

* Track A: The Ontological Landscape
** Co-Champions: [[RaviSharma|Ravi Sharma]], [[ToddSchneider|Todd Schneider]]

Different types of ontologies have different uses and require different techniques.  Some major types include: foundational, reference, domain, and application ontologies.  The different types overlap.  This track will survey the landscape of ontology types and propose guidelines on how to identify the type of an ontology and how to use it.

* Track B: Definitions
** Co-Champions: [[GaryBergCross|Gary Berg-Cross]], [[AlexShkotin|Alex Shkotin]]

A definition is a formal statement of the meaning or significance of an entity, including words, phrases, classes and properties.  Accordingly, definitions can serve as links between formal ontologies and informal ontologies as well as between different formal ontologies. Historical attempts to standardize terms included creating core metadata models and common conceptual models for combining data into a single representation. These however have largely failed to be adopted because of flawed conceptualizations, lack of community agreement, inadequate representation and thus amount to siloes. Some progress has been made leveraging best practices including the use of ontological analysis and design. This track will survey the different notions and levels of formality of definitions and practical methods to harmonize a variety of semantic resources.

* Track C: Neuro-Symbolic Learning Ontologies
** Co-Champions: [[DouglasMiles|Douglas Miles]], [[CassiopeiaMiles|Cassiopeia Miles]], [[RamSriram|Ram D. Sriram]]

Ontologies can now be created using automated techniques such as NLP and ML.  This track will survey the current techniques, including neuro-symbolic and commonsense approaches that combine logic and language processing.  The goal is to propose guidelines on the most appropriate use of the techniques.

* Track D: Organizations
** [[LeiaDickerson|Leia Dickerson]], [[MarkUnderwood|Mark Underwood]]

Many organizations, including government agencies, standards bodies and commercial firms, use ontologies and have developed tools for various ontological activities, such as creation, evolution, mapping and other forms of harmonization.  This track will survey organizations that have been most active in ontology engineering.

== Agenda ==
* Proposals for invited speakers

== Conference Call Information ==
* Date: '''Wednesday, 09-December-2020''' 
* Start Time: 9:00am PDT / 12:00pm EDT / 6:00pm CEST / 5:00pm BST / 1600 UTC 
** ref: [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=12&day=09&year=2020&hour=12&min=00&sec=0&p1=179 World Clock] 
* Expected Call Duration: 1 hour
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