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Subject: Re: [emergency-adopt-docs] [Fwd: Re: [ontolog-invitation] Invitationto participate in the Ontology Summit 2010 online surveys and studies]
I really like the aphorism, Werner, -- Drowning in Information - Thirsting for Knowledge -- Cheers, Rex Joerg, Werner wrote: > Good stuff Rex, > digging through that will keep me busy for a while ;) > > Werner > -- Drowning in Information - Thirsting for Knowledge -- > > ________________________________ > > From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@starbourne.com] > Sent: Fri 2/5/2010 9:31 AM > To: emergency-adopt-docs@lists.oasis-open.org; emergency-rim@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: [emergency-adopt-docs] [Fwd: Re: [ontolog-invitation] Invitation to participate in the Ontology Summit 2010 online surveys and studies] > > > > Hi Folks, > > In advance of the meetings next week of the EMA TC Collateral and > Documents SC and the EM TC RIM SC I'm forwarding the announcement of the > online surveys that are part of the 3-month Ontology Summit work that > culminates at NIST in the Ontology Summit in Spring. The Summit is the > process, not just the actual 2-Day event, and it involves the > international leaders in the development of practical ontologies, > ontology repositories and, with this year's summit, the training of > future ontologists in both the academic and business/social worlds. > > If you've ever wondered where I get the materials that I've been > introducing into our work over the last many-several years, the > Ontolog-Forum community is one of my main sources. Completing these > surveys gives our Ontolog-Forum community valuable data from which the > work of many programs benefits. Our work fits into the second of these > three surveys: > > "* 2. conduct a survey to elicit information about the knowledge and skills ontologists need, or are expected to have, in a variety of working contexts..." > > I believe this resource would be a valuable addition to the resources that Werner Joerg and Jeff Waters are using in the RIM work. Don McGarry might want to also consider the first survey, which aims at educational institutions.(note Leo Obrst, of MITRE is a recognized leader in this field, as well as a leader in and co-convener of the Ontolog Forum.) > > All three surveys begin on this page: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2010_Survey > > I advise you to consider the message below as informational only, so you should follow the links below for further reading only. If you are not accustomed to the purple-numbers wiki system, it can be confusing. That's why I'm providing the key links in my message. > > The second key link I'm providing is for the Ontolog-Forum IPR policy, which you need to understand before you complete the survey(s) if you choose to do so: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid32 (Note: it takes a few seconds from the time your browser opens the page before it shifts down to the IPR anchor-point. > > Cheers, > Rex > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [ontolog-invitation] Invitation to participate in the > Ontology Summit 2010 online surveys and studies > Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:19:46 -0800 > From: Peter Yim <peter.yim@cim3.com> > To: [ontolog-invitation] <ontolog-invitation@ontolog.cim3.net> > References: <af8f58ac1002041018n2ff4a590v1ce73c09be8ec59d@mail.gmail.com> > > > > Folks, > > > We are finally ready with all 3 online questionnaires. Here comes our > 'official' invitation to you ... > > > As part of the OntologySummit2010 series of activities, three online > questionnaires have been developed and launched to help collect > community/expert opinion and insight on the subject matter. Ontology > summit conveners and invited experts are invited to provide their > input through these online survey forms on/before the deadline of > Monday 15-Feb-2010. > > The three questionnaires are designed to: > > * 1. conduct a survey on present ontology education/training > content and quality > > * 2. conduct a survey to elicit information about the knowledge > and skills ontologists need, or are expected to have, in a variety of > working contexts, and > > * 3. conduct a real-time delphi study* to eliecit expert opinion > and shared vision on the future of ontologists, their education and > the field of ontology. > > If you are currently or potentially, > > * (a) an educator/trainer of ontologists, please respond to Survey-1 > > * (b) an employer/manager of ontologists or ontology-related > professionals, please respond to Survey-2 > > * (c) an ontologist or aspiring ontologist yourself, please > respond to Survey-2 > > * (d) an ontology domain expert, someone who can influence the > future of this field or a visionary; and is someone who believes in > the potential impact of Ontology, please join our RTDelphi Study-3 > > > ... we need your input and insights. See the extended description of > each of the survey instruments below for more details, especially, > regarding whether a particular survey is for you. For those who assume > different roles [ ontologist: educator | employer | practitioner ] in > relation to the ontology domain in real life, you are welcome to make > multiple responses to survey-2 and study-3 more than once. However, > please make sure you respond in just one role at a time (and make sure > you have clearly indicated which role/perspective you are coming > from.) > > The responses from these questionnaires will be used to produce > reports that will be presented at the OntologySummit2010_Symposium, > which will be held at NIST (Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA) on March 15th > and 16th, 2010. > > ... Please note that responses to our surveys and studies will be made > available as open content to our community and the public at-large > under the prevailing Ontolog open IPR policy > (http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid32). > > Note: by "ontology" here, we mean "Ontology for Information Science" > and not "Ontology" as the philosophical study that is a part of > metaphysics. > > As a final note ... please help forward this invitation to anyone you > know (other potentially interested & relevant parties) who could > contribute to making this study a success. > > > On behalf of the Ontology Summit 2010 organizing committee and the > developers of these studies, I thank you in advance of your > participation and contribution! > > > Thanks & regards. =ppy > > For and on behalf of the > OntologySummit2010 Organizing Committee > http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2010 > -- > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Peter Yim <peter.yim@cim3.com> > Date: Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 2:54 PM > Subject: Fwd: Invitation to participate - Survey on "Present Ontology > Education/Training Content & Quality" > To: "[ontolog-invitation]" <ontolog-invitation@ontolog.cim3.net> > > > Folks, > > > This is the first of 3 surveys that form a part of the research > conducted in the course of Ontology Summit 2010. > > The three surveys will revolve around: > > 1. Present ontology[*] education/training content and quality. > > 2. Ontology education/training requirements and quality expectations, and > > 3. The future of ontologists > > If you are currently or potentially, > (a) an educator/trainer of ontologists, > (b) an employer/manager of ontologists or ontology-related > professionals , or > (c) an ontologist or aspiring ontologist yourself > > ... we need your input and insights. > > [*] Note: by "ontology" here, we mean "Ontology for Information > Science" (and not "Ontology" as the philosophical study that is a part > of metaphysics.) > > In this first study, we are looking to those who are currently > providing education and training in Ontology and ontology-related > disciplines. Your response will be greatly appreciated. > > > Thanks & regards. =ppy > > For and on behalf of the > OntologySummit2010 Organizing Committee > http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2010 > > > P.S. Do note that responses will be made available as open content to > our community and the public at-large under our prevailing open IPR > policy > (ref. http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid32 ). > -- > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sanchez, Arturo <asanchez@unf.edu> > Date: Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 12:21 PM > Subject: Invitation to participate > To: ontology-summit@ontolog.cim3.net > Cc: Peter Yim <peter.yim@cim3.com>, peter.yim@gmail.com > > > Dear Fellow Ontologist, > > As you may know, the theme of this year's Ontology Summit > is "Creating the Ontologists of the Future". Detailed > information about it can be found at > > http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?OntologySummit2010 > > In preparation for the summit, we are collecting information > to establish the nature and extent of current educational > and training provision in Ontology throughout the world. > To this end, we invite you to participate in the survey > which you can access at > > https://survey.unf.edu/survey/se.ashx?s=5A1E27D237A2884B > > The survey will be available until 11'30 PM > on February 15, 2010 (US/EST). > > We estimate that completing the survey should take between > 10 minutes and half an hour of your time, depending on how > much information you are able to supply. Please feel free > to forward the link to anyone else who you think may be able > to supply information. > > When the survey is complete, the results will be reported > at the final summit Symposium in March. They will also be > made available to the community on-line. > > Yours sincerely > > Dr. Antony Galton (School of Engineering, Computing, > and Mathematics. University of Exeter, UK): > A.P.Galton_AT_exeter.ac.uk > > Dr. Arturo Sánchez-Ruíz (School of Computing, > University of North Florida, USA): > ASanchez_AT_unf.edu > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join this list: mailto:ontolog-invitation-join@ontolog.cim3.net > Leave this list: mailto:ontolog-invitation-leave@ontolog.cim3.net > Msg Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-invitation/ > Community Wiki: http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/ > Community Portal: http://ontolog.cim3.net/ > > > > > -- > Rex Brooks > President, CEO > Starbourne Communications Design > GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison > Berkeley, CA 94702 > Tel: 510-898-0670 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that > generates this mail. 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