RE: [xtm-wg] Re: call for HELP with MARKETING XTM

[Daniel Rivers-Moore <daniel.rivers-moore@rivcom.com>]

I'd be happy to contribute in various ways:

- I definitely think there should be a look at NewsML. This specification
includes most of the the Topic Maps constructs, with the possible exclusion
of Associations. Essentially, every news story will be able to carry with it
a statement of what Topics it contains occurrences of. It also has a precise
mechanism for publishing Public Subjects in the form of URN-designated
TopicSets and Topics, and it allows TopicSets to be merged, and equivalences
(identities) between topics in different topic sets to be asserted.

The most impressive way of showing this off would probably be for Reuters to
demo their NewsML showcase as part of the 2pm session. Alternatively, I
could do brief highlights on NewsML as part of the 12noon session.

- I'd also be happy to contribute to "How the XTM Standard differs from ISO
13250" and/or "XTM Issues for the Future"

Daniel

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Sent: 05 October 2000 21:42
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Subject: Re: [xtm-wg] Re: call for HELP with MARKETING XTM


Here are the notes from the lunchen from Montreal when we outlined what the 
Topic Map day might look like.  If we can use this as a starting point, then

perhaps we can get volunteers to fill the positions.  The sooner we can get 
some consensus on the program, the sooner I can get it posted on the XML
2000 
Web site and we can get marketing it.

I think Steve's paper is an excellent introduction to Topic Maps.   As you 
can see from the agenda, those interesting in marketing XTM that met at the 
BOF lunch thought that most people who come to the special interest day 
either already know about topic maps or will have taken a tutorial on the
day 
before the special interest day (there are several).  Steve, is your paper 
longer than 30 minutes?


Here is the agenda from my notes:   -- Dianne


*************************
XML Topic Maps Special Interest Day
"Topic Maps In Action"

Chair Persons:  Steve Newcomb and Michel Biezunski

9:00 am:  What are Topic Maps (Brief Overview)

9:30 am  Introducing XTM Version 1.0
               Overview of the XTM Standard
               How the XTM Standard differs from ISO 13250

10:30 Break

11:00 am
               XTM Issues for the Future
        XTM Version 2.0 and beyond
12:00 pm
                XTM Implementations on the Web Today (quick overview of
where 
we can find topic maps on the web)

12:30 pm  Lunch

2:00 pm
                Overview of Topic Maps Tools on the Market
                Here we could schedule a series of short vendor overviews of

Topic Maps Tools that will lead into the XTM interoperability demonstrations
2:45 pm
                XTM Interoperability Demonstration
3:30 pm  Break
4:00 pm:  XTM "Science Fair"
               (here we have the room set with desktop demonstrations by 
vendors.  There will be no charge to display technology, only requirement 
would be to book space so that we have enough room for all vendors)

5:30 pm:  XTM Network Reception (here is an opportunity to get people to
join 
the XTM activity either as a participant or as part of the network of 
Interest)  We would look for sponsors to fund this activity)



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