NORDIC AGRICULTURAL ONTOLOGY SERVICE (AOS) WORKSHOP
Venue: Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Copenhagen, Denmark
Date: February 28, 2003
organized by: Lisbeth Eriksen, Information Dept, Agricultural University of Norway
Johannes Keizer, FAO of the United Nations, Italy
Location Programme Hotels Travel List of participants- MSWord| html Workshop Report
Key presentations:
Location
The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (KVL) is located at Frederiksberg C. The address is:
Dyrlægevej 10, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen.
KVL Campus Map: http://www.dvjb.kvl.dk/dvjba/dvjbainf/campus.htm
City map: http://www.mtcs.dk/mapcph.htm
Programme
8:45 - 9:00 - Registration of participants; distribution of printed material.
9:00- 9.15 - Welcome Session
Lisbeth Eriksen and Helena Slezakova
9:15-9:30 - Participants introduce themselves, describe their backgrounds and state why they chose to join the workshop.
9:30-9:50 - Introduction to the Agricultural Ontology Service (AOS) project - Johannes Keizer, FAO
9:50 -10.30 - The Basics of Ontologies- Frehiwot Fisseha, FAO
This talk covers the need for ontologies, what ontologies are; their role in information management; in what way they differ from conventional knowledge organization tools, such as thesauri, authority lists, etc.
10:30 - 11:00 - Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00 - Report on approach, tools and methodologies used for building the prototype ontologies under the AOS project. Lessons learned.
The Biosecurity Ontology - Boris Lauser, FAO
The Fishery Ontology - Aldo Gangemi , CNR
12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch Break; Sign-up for group discussions.
13:00 - 14.00 - Topic Maps and Ontologies
Steve Pepper, Ontopia
14.00-15.15 - Group discussions
Group I
General discussion on the need for ontologies.
Identification of users and their needs for ontologies
Identification of essential user interface features for using the ontology
Identification of ontology use-scenarios, with possible indication how ontologies could/should solve them better compared to existing solutions.
Group II
Identification of the strengths and limitations of existing knowledge organization tools such as thesauri; what the ontology should take from them, and build upon.
Identification of information management problems (indexing, organising information, retrieving, etc) that could be solved by the use of ontologies
Identification of concept relationships (conceptual templates that could lead to standardised relationships) that relate concepts in the ontology - Collaborative maintenance of semantic tools
15:15 - 15:30 - Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00 - Report hearing from the group - Group reporters
16.00-17-00 - Panel discussion and wrap-up
Presentation of the workshop in the plenary session (to sum up the results of the workshop and to come to a joint statement) - Johannes Keizer/Lisbeth Eriksen.
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Hotels
Here is a list of reasonable, comfortable hotels within walking distance from the
University:
- Ibsens hotel
Vendersgade 23
1362 København K
Homepage: http://www.ibsenshotel.dk/
e-mail: hotel@ibsenshotel.dk
Phone: +0045 33131913 Fax: +0046 33131916
- CAB Inn Copenhagen
Danasvej 32
1910 Frederiksberg C, København
e-mail: cabin@cabinn.dk
Phone: +0045 33218050 Fax: +0045 33217409
- CAB Inn Scandinavia
Vodroffsvej
1910 Frederiksberg C, København
e-mail: cabinn@cabinn.dk
Phone: +0045 35361111 Fax: +0045 35361114
- Hotel Astoria
Banegårdspladsen 4
1570 København V
e-mail: hotelastoria@arp-hansen.dk
Phone: +0045 33429900 Fax: +0045 33429999
- Hotel Tiffany
Colbjørnsensgade 28
1652 København
e-mail: tiffany@hoteltiffany.dk
Phone: +0045 33218050 Fax: +004533218750
More hotels at: http://www.danskehoteller.dk/index.asp
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Travel
From the airport you can take the metro to the main train station in Copenhagen (København Hovedbanegården) and then a taxi to the University.
The metro takes about 10-15 minutes.
Taxi from the airport
(Kastrup) to the University takes about 15 minutes and costs about 200 DKK (about 25-30 Euro).
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