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= [[UpperOntologySummit]] - Conveners Conference Call 2006-03-08  =

=== Call Details  ===

* Date: Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2006 
* Start Time: 16:00 UTC / 8:00 AM PST / 11:00 AM EST / 5:00PM CET ([http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=3&day=8&year=2006&hour=11&min=0&sec=0&p1=263 World Clock]) 
* Expected Call Duration: ~1.0 hour 
* Dial-in Number: 1-641-696-6600 (Iowa, US) 
* Participant Access Code: "87376#" 

=== Attendees  ===

* Attended: 
** [[PatCassidy|Pat Cassidy]] (chair) 
** [[PeterYim|Peter P. Yim]] 
** [[SteveRay|Steve Ray]] 
** [[MatthewWest|Matthew West]] 
** [[LeoObrst|Leo Obrst]] 
** [[MichaelGruninger|Michael Gr&uuml;ninger]] 
** Nicola Guarino 
** [[AdamPease|Adam Pease]] 
** [[ChrisMenzel|Chris Menzel]] 
** [[JohnSowa|John F. Sowa]] 
** [[JohnBateman|John Bateman]] 

* Expecting: 
** [[BillAndersen|Bill Andersen]] 
** [[JimSchoening|Jim Schoening]] 
** [[MillsDavis|Mills Davis]] 
** [[BrandNiemann|Brand Niemann]] 
** [[DagobertSoergel|Dagobert Soergel]] 
** [[AldoGangemi|Aldo Gangemi]] 
** [[ChrisWelty|Chris Welty]] 
** [[DougLenat|Doug Lenat]] 
** [[JerryHobbs|Jerry Hobbs]] 
** [[JohnWalker|John Walker]] 
** [[KurtConrad|Kurt Conrad]] 
** Mark Musen 
** [[RyanKohl|Ryan Kohl]] 
** SergeiNirenberg 
** [[WernerCeusters|Werner Ceusters]] 

* Regrets: 
** [[MichaelUschold|Michael Uschold]] (at <nowiki>SemTech2006</nowiki>) 
** [[MariaZemankova|Maria Zemankova]] 
** [[BarrySmith|Barry Smith]] 

=== Agenda (items to be discussed) Ideas  ===

* goal of this call: reach a degree of consensus on the communique and on the issues that stand before us on connecting the ontologies 

* Wiki Pages for discussion of UOS 
** UOS main page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpperOntologySummit 
** UOS Discussion page:  http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpperOntologySummit/UOSdiscussionPage 
** Joint Comunique Draft: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpperOntologySummit/JointCommuniqueDraft 
** Extended remarks for Joint Communique: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpperOntologySummit/ExtendedRemarks 

* review UOS and prep sessions agenda and make sure everyone knows what they need to be prepare and submit prior to the sessions. 
* ...''(please add suggested items here)''... 

== Agenda & Proceedings  ==

1) Welcome & confirmation of agenda 

* [[PatCassidy|Pat Cassidy]] takes the chair and welcomed everyone. 

2) Appointment of secretary to take minutes 

* [[PeterYim|Peter P. Yim]] volunteered to take notes 

3) Roll-call of participants - see [http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08#nidKVV above] 

4) Discuss purpose of the UOS 

* [[UpperOntologySummit]] 
* [[UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08/UOSdiscussionPage]] 
* [[UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08/JointCommuniqueDraft]] 
* [[UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08/ExtendedRemarks]] 

* [[UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08/UpperOntologyBenefits]] 
* [[UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08/UpperOntologyChallenges]] 

5) Register suggestions 

6) ''... add items here and below ...'' 

7) Discussion: 

* Adam: why 8 custodians? (some are extensions of the same upper ontology, I see only 3 main UO's) 
** we need to focus to make sure we aren't just getting a few smart people together to just talk 
** suggest we focus the discussion to the 3 UO's (Cyc, SUMO & DOLCE) on how they can be merged, or if that is not feasible, how we could address the issues ... (Adam: please clean this up ... and express your thoughts at the relevant lists or pages named under 4 above.) 
* Pat: note that this is the 50th anniversary of AI ... they were addressing much broader issues then 
* Steve: ref the [http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?UpperOntologySummit/JointCommuniqueDraft#nidKO1 5 points] of the [[UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08/JointCommuniqueDraft,]] what can we agree to in terms of intent (first 3 points) and document approaches that may be feasible 
* Pat: we may need to be unanimous ... maybe a majority outcome and a minority report is prper too ... we just want to inform the public and be honest with it 
* Nicola: I essentially agree with the first 4 points 
* Michael: point 5 is for us to explore ... we need to investigate, in addition to just expressing opinions 
* [[JohnSowa|John F. Sowa]]: starting with terms most people alreaday agree with is a good starting point 
** Pat: at a minimum, we should axiomatize to disambiguate 
*** Nicola: this point (axiomatization) should come out clearly too 

* some relevant ongoing work has already begun 
** PSL & Cyc 
** DOLCE & ISO 15926 

8) UOS and prep sessions agenda review: 

* [[UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_14]] 
** Leo: aim to have the (near-final draft) joint communique before us prior to this meeting 
*** 3/14 morning - custodians/panelists have a few (max 10 min) minutes each to outline the issues (feasibility, utility, ...) from their perspective with respect to an interrelated-UO, joint communique and beyond 
*** 3/14 afternoon - all to review show stoppers and address them 
*** 3/14 late afternooon - adopt the final joint communique, discuss next steps 
*** 3/14 after the meeting - press interviews 
*** 3/14 evening - (no host) dinner together 

* [[UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08/UosApplicationDialogMeeting_2006_03_15]] 

* [[UpperOntologySummitMeeting_2006_03_15]] 

10) Next meeting date and adjournment 

* Next meeting will be session 1 on Tue 2006.03.14 at 8:30am~10:00noon EST 
** see: [[UpperOntologySummit/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_08/UosConvenerMeeting_2006_03_14]] 
* call adjourned 9:15 am PST / 12:15 pm EST 

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above minutes captured in real time on this wiki by [[PeterYim|Peter P. Yim]] / 2006.03.08-09:15 am PST 

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