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[ontolog] Member Conference Call - Thu 2006-09-28

Conference Call Details

  • Subject: [ontolog] member conference call Thu 2006-09-28
  • Date: Thursday, July 28, 2006
  • Start Time: 10:30 AM PDT / 1:30 PM EDT / 6:30 PM BST / 17:30 UTC World Clock
  • Expected Call Duration: 1 ~ 1.5 hour
  • Dial-in Number: 1-641-696-6600 (Iowa)
  • Participant Access Code: "686564#"
  • Agenda Comments:
    • we are planning to devote some time during this call to brainstorm and discuss about ontology-driven applications which Ontolog members perceive as being high on the priority list.
    • please post any suggested agenda items to the call wiki page and upload any material to be shared to the list, to the wiki or by [[ToolsCollaboration|WebDAV] upload] prior to the meeting
    • VNC session (if needed) will be started 5 minutes before the call at: http://vnc2.cim3.net:5800/
      • view-only password: "ontolog"
      • view-and-control pw: to be supplied during session as needed
    • Wiki page for this call (i.e. this page) is at: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2006_09_28

Attendees

Agenda Ideas (candidate items to be adopted into the agenda for discussion)

  • brainstorm and discussion about ontology-driven applications which Ontolog members perceive as being high on the priority list.
  • Updates on plans for the DatabaseAndOntology mini-series [MatthewWest et al.]
  • Updates on plans for the OntologyMeasurementEvaluation mini-series [SteveRay et al.]
  • updates on the preparation for the Thu 2006.11.30 - "Ontology Applications & Implementations Panel Discussion - Take-II" [DuaneNickull / KurtConrad]
  • updates on plans for the "Applications of Ontologies in Emergency Response" Panel Discussion [RexBrooks / BobSmith]
  • ...(add suggested items here)...

Agenda & Proceedings

1) Welcome & confirmation of agenda

2) Appointment of secretary to take minutes

3) Roll-call of participants

  • Welcome new Ontolog members - new [ontolog-forum] member(s) (since 2006.09.21):

4) Upcoming meeting & event schedule (near future)

5) Communications, logistics, & work protocols issues

6) Follow-ups from previous calls

  • audio recording for the July F2F workshop
    • Peter has Kurt's digitaized files now, need a bit more post-processing. Looking forward to finish up and post them this weekend.
    • the Steve Ray and Brand Niemann talk recording will be posted too
  • rescheduling of the "Applications of Ontologies in Emergency Response" Panel Discussion

7) Current Project Status Report

  • Status CctRepresentation and UblOntology project work
  • status of NHIN-RFI & Health-Ont project work
  • status of OntologTaxoThesaurus project work
    • work-in-progress
    • also addressing tangible benefits of using ontologies (as Steve Ray suggested just now, as being crucial)
  • UBL liaison report
  • SICoP / ONTAC liaison report
  • NCOR liaison report
  • Planning team report
    • we will have a planning session next week

8) Key Issues discussion:

  • 8.1) updates on the preparation for the Thu 2006.11.30 - "Ontology Applications & Implementations Panel Discussion - Take-II"
  • 8.2) Updates on plans for the OntologyMeasurementEvaluation mini-series [SteveRay et al.]
    • waiting for a response from Chris Welty, whom Steve hopes, will help kick-off the series
    • Steve is also mining potential speakers from within NIST
  • 8.3) Updates on plans for the DatabaseAndOntology mini-series [MatthewWest et al.]
    • Matthew: soliciting input for candidate speakers and topics (fitting into the initial list below or additonal topics that are relevant)

possible talks for the "databases and ontologies" mini-series.

>

> 1. Introduction and Overview

> 2. Using ontology in database design.

> 3. Databases to hold ontologies - from simple catalogues to First Order Logic.

> 4. Using ontology for data retrieval and HCI

> 5. Ontology mediation between databases

> 6. Using ontology to improve data quality

  • 8.4) Brainstorm and discuss ontology-driven applications
    • 2006.10.03 UPDATE: A consolidated list has been posted at TopFive. Please submit rankings by posting a message to the list by Thursday, 2006.10.05.
    • Identify applications which Ontolog members perceive as being high on the priority list. This is being done as part of the dialog initiated from the SICoP request for the "Top 5 list of applications best handled via a semantic technology approach" thread (starting in:

http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/2006-09/msg00031.html)

    • anyone volunteering to synthesize and write this up?
    • the plan: closing discussion by 2006.09.30; then 2 days for summary report draft; another 2 days for review before releasing.)
    • Discussion during this call: - Kurt Conrad will facilitate
    • Existing Applications
      • ontology of existing standards
      • using ontologies to align or translate - terminology remediation
      • webservices registry of standards
        • standards in health informatics and emergency management
      • semantic technology and modeling procedures in support of profiling, reconstruction and repurposing of data
      • almost everything we listed above for Database and Ontology
      • predictive data mining
        • data mining, particularly in the area of intelligence
    • Future Applications
      • Web portal
      • next generation standards represented in ontologies
      • Multimedia collections
      • Corporate web site management
      • Design documentation
      • Agents and services
      • Ubiquitous computing
    • we should list the classes of application and throw it back to the community and ask if anyone is doing tangible applications under those classes
    • Bob: clarify - applications, tools for the applications, ..., impact/ROI ... etc.
      • Kurt: Applications Domain, Tools & Methods, Applictions
      • Peter: maybe we should deliver 3 lists
    • Kurt & Bob will compile and post something on Mon 2006.10.02 - the Ontolog editing board reconvenes :-)
      • further input is solicited, please respond by posting to [ontolog-forum] in reply to the thread
    • Others: priority ... funding ... ISACs ... this is extremely valuable exercise!

9) New project proposals

10) Sponsorship and funding

11) Other business

  • we'll be scheduling a "Planning Session" for next week Thu 2006.10.05

12) Next meeting date and adjourn

  • Our next meeting/call will be on Thu 2006.10.05 - Ontolog Planning Session
  • this call adjourned 11:56 am PDT

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minutes captured in real time on this wiki by Peter P. Yim / 2006.09.28-11:56am PDT

Attendees are requested to review the notes above, help clean it up, and make amendments and edits to better

reflect the proceedings of the session as they see fit (particularly where they are personally involved). =ppy



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