UpperOntologySummit - Organizing Committee Conference Call 2006-03-09     (1)

Call Details     (1A)

• Date: Thursday, Mar. 9, 2006     (1A1)
• Start Time: 12:30 PM PST / 3:30 PM EST / 20:30 UTC (World Clock)     (1A2)
• Expected Call Duration: 1.5 hour     (1A3)
• Dial-in Number: 1-641-696-6600 (Iowa)     (1A4)
• Participant Access Code: "68656#"     (1A5)

Attendees     (1B)

• Attended:     (1B1)
  • Peter P. Yim     (1B1A)
  • Pat Cassidy     (1B1B)
  • Steve Ray (Chair)     (1B1C)
  • Leo Obrst     (1B1D)
  • Brand Niemann     (1B1E)
  • Dagobert Soergel     (1B1F)

• Expecting:     (1B2)

• Regrets:     (1B3)
  • Kurt Conrad     (1B3A)

Agenda (items to be discussed) Ideas     (1C)

• ...(please add suggested items here)...     (1C1)

Agenda & Proceedings     (1E)

• Steve Ray took the chair and welcomed everyone.     (1E2)

• Peter P. Yim volunteered to take minutes     (1E4)

• get from them: -- Steve will also post this to the [uos-convene] list; only require responses from the 'custodians'     (1E7)
  • the brief high level characterization of their UO     (1E7A)
  • statement of what they think are the most promising opportunties and the challenges to knowledge transfer between theirs and other UO's, and how they can tackle those challenges.     (1E7B)

• follow-up from last UOS-Conveners' call     (1E10)

• review of ealier meetings' action items:     (1E11)
  • call Dieter Fensel - Leo     (1E11A)
  • call Jerry Hobbs & Aldo Gangemi - Pat     (1E11B)
  • inviting w3c / Eric Miller / Tim Berners-Lee     (1E11C)

• candidate particpants (various groups)     (1E13)
  • see additions & work-in-progress under: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpperOntologySummit#nidIO7     (1E13A)

• Finalize UOS and prep sessions agenda:     (1E14)
  • UpperOntologySummit/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2006_03_09/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_14     (1E14A)
    • custodians presentations will be 5 minutes each (not 10)     (1E14A1)
    • Cyc, SUMO and DOLCE will go first     (1E14A2)
  • UpperOntologySummit/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2006_03_09/UosApplicationDialogMeeting_2006_03_15     (1E14B)
    • Brand: probably not finalizing until Friday or Saturday (people involved are still at semtech2006)     (1E14B1)
    • Brand will send DaveMcComb's work to [uos-org] for discussion     (1E14B2)
  • UpperOntologySummitMeeting_2006_03_15     (1E14C)
    • Steve will open, context setting     (1E14C1)
    • Mills will then provide the overview of ontology, semantic interoperability, formal ontology, upper ontology, benefits, business values, ... etc.     (1E14C2)
    • Doug can then go into why UO, ...     (1E14C3)
    • Pat (or a spokesman the custodians agree to) to roll out the joint comunique     (1E14C4)
    • the custodians then can take turns to present their views of the present and future of UO technology     (1E14C5)
    • Steve: concluding remarks     (1E14C6)

• Peter to ask all presenters for their slides by Sunday noon 3/12     (1E17)
  • 5 minutes for 3/14 and 3/15 (see agenda for topic relevance) - all custodians whoever are specifically named     (1E17A)

• Next meeting will be our first face-to-face session - see: UpperOntologySummit/OrganizingCommitteeMeeting_2006_03_09/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_14     (1E19)

• call adjourned 1:52 pm PST / 4:52 pm EST     (1E20)