Ontology Class 2009
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The National Center for Ontological Research, National Center for Biomedical Ontology and the University at Buffalo Department of Philosophy are sponsoring a two-day ontology training event to be held in Buffalo, NY on October 10-11, 2009. The course will be made up of lectures given by Barry Smith accompanied by highly interactive discussions. It is designed to be of interest to both philosophers and those with a background in computer and information science. No prior knowledge of ontology is presupposed.
[edit] Program: From Aristotle to the Universal Core
Saturday, October 10
- 9.00am Continental Breakfast
- 9.30am Ontology as a Branch of Philosophy
- 11am Coffee
- 11.15am Ontology and Logic
- 12.45pm Lunch
- 1.30pm The Ontology of Social Reality
- 3.00pm Coffee
- 3.15pm Why I Am No Longer a Philosopher (or: Ontology Leaving the Mother Ship of Philosophy)
Sunday, October 11
- 9.00am Continental Breakfast
- 9.30am Ontology as a Branch of Computer Science
- 10.30am Coffee
- 11.00am Ontology and the Semantic Web
- 12.45pm Lunch
- 1.30pm Towards a Standard Upper Level Ontology
- 3.00pm Coffee
- 3.15pm The Universal Core: Ontology and the US Federal Government Data Integration Initiative
[edit] Logistics
The venue will be the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst, NY 14268. For directions and details of local hotels see here.
A registration fee of $75 will be charged to non-UB participants to cover cost of breakfasts, coffee and lunches. For details write to Barry Smith.
Information for UB participants, both students and faculty, is available here.
[edit] Reading
For prelimary reading consult [1]
Relevant video and audio material is available at [2]
