Ontologies and Service Oriented Architecture -- Ontolog Panel Discussion -- Moderated by Mr. Duane Nickull (Adobe) and Mr. Rex Brooks (Starbourne Communications) - 10-Aug-2006

* Subject Co-Moderators Mr. Duane Nickull (Adobe) and Mr. Rex Brooks (Starbourne Communications), SOA experts themselves, put together a very knowledgeable panel that included Mr. Ron Schmelzer (Zapthink), Dr. Ken Laskey (MITRE) and Ms. Rebekah Metz (Booz Allen Hamilton), and together with a great group of participants, explored the role of ontologies and taxonomies in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) designs and applications. * Date Thursday, August 10, 2006 * ONTOLOG Forum session page (with agenda and link to slides) http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ConferenceCall_2006_08_10 * Abstract (by Duane Nickull and Rex Brooks) To explore what role ontologies and taxonomies play within a service oriented architecture environment. Ontologies and taxonomies can be employed in service oriented environments in numerous ways, through ontologies of domains, for instance health informatics or plastics manufacturing, or taxonomies of services or service categories within domains, so we want to explore how ontologies and taxonomies can improve the availability and performance of services in these roles. 3 guest speakers will each bring a unique perspective on the topic and speak for 10 minutes followed by a quick Q-and-A. After the final session, a longer group Q-and-A and discussion will take place among all participants in the session.