Crop Plant Trait Ontology Workshop Agenda

Dates: Sept 13-15th, 2012 (Thursday through Saturday)

Location: Oregon State University

Weds Sept. 12th, 6-8pm

Dinner at a local venue for those who arrive early

Welcome reception- snack and refreshments at Finley Hall

Thursday Sept. 13th- 8am to 9pm

Location: CH2M Hill Alumni Center Williamette Room

• 8am- 9am Continental Breakfast

• 9am Welcome and Introductions of the organizing Committee - Pankaj Jaiswal, OSU

• Goals of the Workshop: speaker TBA

• 10am- 10:30am Intro to Ontologies: Webex presentation Barry Smith; Ontology site, Department of Philosophy site

• 10:30am- 11am : Coffee break

• 11am-11:30: Overview of the Plant Ontology and Trait Ontology- Laurel Cooper, OSU

• 11:30-12:30 Work on Goal 1 as a group

• 12:30-1:30pm Lunch

• Work on Goal 2 as a group

• breakout groups

• Flash presentations by participants

• dinner

• Evening group work on applications- breakout groups

Friday Sept 14th- all day

Intro to Annotations and Data

Work on Goal 3 as a group

breakout groups

Lunch

breakout groups report on progress

Work on Goal 4 as a group

breakout groups

breakout groups report on progress

dinner

Sat Sept. 15th- 8am to 12 noon

breakout groups report on progress- present project ideas?

Summary and conclusions

Wrap and to-do lists for follow-up