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= Ontology Summit 2026 =
= Ontology Summit 2026 =
== Ontologies: Past, Present, Future ==
{{:OntologySummit2026/Theme}}
== 20th Anniversary of the Ontology Summit ==


The [[OntologySummit|Ontology Summit]] is an annual series of events that involves the ontology community and communities related to each year's theme chosen for the summit. The Ontology Summit was started by Ontolog and NIST, and the program has been co-organized by Ontolog and NIST along with the co-sponsorship of other organizations that are supportive of the Summit goals and objectives.
The [[OntologySummit|Ontology Summit]] is an annual series of events that involves the ontology community and communities related to each year's theme chosen for the summit. The Ontology Summit was started by Ontolog and NIST, and the program has been co-organized by Ontolog and NIST along with the co-sponsorship of other organizations that are supportive of the Summit goals and objectives.


As part of Ontolog’s general advocacy to bring ontology science and related engineering into the mainstream, we endeavor to  facilitate discussion and knowledge sharing amongst stakeholders and interested parties relevant to the use of ontologies. The results will be synthesized and summarized in the form of the Ontology Summit 2024 Communiqué, with expanded supporting material provided on the web and in journal articles.
As part of Ontolog’s general advocacy to bring ontology science and related engineering into the mainstream, we endeavor to  facilitate discussion and knowledge sharing amongst stakeholders and interested parties relevant to the use of ontologies. The results will be synthesized and summarized in the form of the Ontology Summit 2026 Communiqué, with expanded supporting material provided on the web and in journal articles.


= Process and Deliverables =
= Process and Deliverables =
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Meetings are at Noon US/Canada Eastern Time on Wednesdays and last about an hour.
Meetings are at Noon US/Canada Eastern Time on Wednesdays and last about an hour.
== Description ==
As the first summit was held 20 years ago in March 2006, the current summit will consist of a retrospective of past summits as well as both current ontology activities and future prospects.
Summit Chair [[KenBaclawski|Ken Baclawski]]
<br/>Track Chairs:
* Ontologies and AI [[GaryBergCross|Gary Berg-Cross]]
* Foundations and Tools [[KenBaclawski|Ken Baclawski]]
* Interoperability [[RaviSharma|Ravi Sharma]] and [[ToddSchneider|Todd Schneider]]
* Education, Training and Certification <!-- [[BarrySmith|Barry Smith]] -->


== Schedule ==
== Schedule ==
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_02_18|18 February 2026]] ''Launch'' <!-- KB, GBC, TS, BS -->
=== Launch ===
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_02_25|25 February 2026]] Retrospective Panel
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_02_18|18 February 2026]]
** Ken Baclawski (chair)
=== Retrospective ===
** Janet Singer
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_02_25|25 February 2026]]
** Michael Gruninger
** '''[[KenBaclawski|Ken Baclawski]]''' (chair)
** Steve Ray
** '''[[JanetSinger|Janet Singer]]'''
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_03_04|4 March 2026]] Gary and Ram
** '''[[MichaelGruninger|Michael Gr&uuml;ninger]]'''
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_03_11|11 March 2026]] Randy Goebel
** '''[[SteveRay|Steve Ray]]'''
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_03_18|18 March 2026]] Pascal Hitzler
=== Ontologies and AI ===
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_03_25|25 March 2026]]
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_03_04|4 March 2026]] '''[[GaryBergCross|Gary Berg-Cross]]''' and '''[[RamSriram|Ram D. Sriram]]'''
<!-- ** Luis Lamb -->
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_03_11|11 March 2026]] '''Randy Goebel''' ''A (partial) framework for debugging foundation models''
** Manas Gaur
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_03_18|18 March 2026]] '''[[PascalHitzler|Pascal Hitzler]]''' ''Some Advances in Neurosymbolic AI Related to Ontologies and Knowledge Graphs''
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_01|1 April 2026]] <!--
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_03_25|25 March 2026]]  
** Nicola Guarino
** '''Manas Gaur''' ''Neurosymbolic AI for High Stakes Applications in the LLM Era''
** Guizzardi -->
** '''Luis Lamb''' ''Neurosymbolic AI: From research to industry''
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_08|8 April 2026]] <!-- Amanda Vizedom -->
=== Foundations and Tools ===
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_15|15 April 2026]] <!-- Yolanda Gil -->
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_01|1 April 2026]]
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_22|22 April 2026]] <!-- Synthesis -->
** '''[[KenBaclawski|Ken Baclawski]]''' Introduction to Foundations
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_29|29 April 2026]] <!--
** '''Devika P. Madalli''' ''Faceted Classification as a Semantic Framework''
** Will Sobel
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_08|8 April 2026]] '''[[MarkMusen|Mark Musen]]''' ''Reports of the Death of Ontologies Are Greatly Exaggerated''
** Hedi Karray -->
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_15|15 April 2026]] '''Nicola Guarino'''
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_05_06|6 May 2026]] Ravi Sharma
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_22|22 April 2026]] Synthesis Panel
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_05_13|13 May 2026]] Mike Bennett
=== Interoperability ===
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_05_20|20 May 2026]] <!-- Barry Smith -->
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_04_29|29 April 2026]] '''Will Sobel'''
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_05_27|27 May 2026]] TBA
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_05_06|6 May 2026]] '''[[RaviSharma|Ravi Sharma]]'''
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_06_03|3 May 2026]]
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_05_13|13 May 2026]] '''[[MikeBennett|Mike Bennett]]'''
** John Sowa
=== Education, Training and Certification ===
** Arun Majumdar
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_05_20|20 May 2026]]  
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_06_10|10 May 2026]] Synthesis
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_05_27|27 May 2026]]  
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_06_17|17 May 2026]] Symposium
=== Cognition ===
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_06_03|3 June 2026]]
** '''[[JohnSowa|John Sowa]]''' and '''[[ArunMajumdar|Arun Majumdar]]''' ''Reasoning Beats Pattern Matching''
=== Synthesis ===
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_06_10|10 June 2026]] Synthesis Panel
* [[ConferenceCall_2026_06_17|17 June 2026]] Symposium


== Resources ==
== Resources ==

Latest revision as of 02:04, 3 April 2026

Ontology Summit 2026

Ontologies: Past, Present, Future

20th Anniversary of the Ontology Summit

As the first summit was held 20 years ago in March 2006, the Ontology Summit 2026 will consist of a retrospective of past summits as well as both current ontology activities and future prospects.

Summit Chair Ken Baclawski
Track Chairs:

The Ontology Summit is an annual series of events that involves the ontology community and communities related to each year's theme chosen for the summit. The Ontology Summit was started by Ontolog and NIST, and the program has been co-organized by Ontolog and NIST along with the co-sponsorship of other organizations that are supportive of the Summit goals and objectives.

As part of Ontolog’s general advocacy to bring ontology science and related engineering into the mainstream, we endeavor to facilitate discussion and knowledge sharing amongst stakeholders and interested parties relevant to the use of ontologies. The results will be synthesized and summarized in the form of the Ontology Summit 2026 Communiqué, with expanded supporting material provided on the web and in journal articles.

Process and Deliverables

The Ontology Summit 2026 will consist of virtual discourse (over our archived mailing lists), virtual presentations and panel sessions as part of recorded video conference calls. As in prior years the intent is to provide some synthesis of ideas and draft a communique summarizing major points.

Meetings are at Noon US/Canada Eastern Time on Wednesdays and last about an hour.

Schedule

Launch

Retrospective

Ontologies and AI

Foundations and Tools

Interoperability

Education, Training and Certification

Cognition

Synthesis

Resources

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