Enhanced Object-Based Production Conference
Venue Information
SAIC Rosslyn, 1911 Fort Myer Dr, Arlington, VA
- Arlington Conference Room, fifth floor (capacity: 40 people)
- Iwo Jima Room, for speaker prep, breaks, breakout session (capacity 8-10)
Timing/Set-up
Room will open at 7am the day of the conference for set-up/tech check..
Primary Contacts
- Dr. Barry Smith
- email: phismith@buffalo.edu
- Carter Benson
- email: carterbe@buffalo.edu
Provisional Program
June 22
10:00-10:10 Introduction and Welcome
10:10-11:00 Introduction to Basic Formal Ontology (BFO)
- Speaker: Barry Smith, University at Buffalo and the National Center for Ontological Research.
11:10-12:00 Introduction to Referent Tracking (RT) (Slides)
- Speaker: Werner Ceusters, University at Buffalo, Division Chief of Biomedical Ontology.
12:00-1:00 Break for Lunch
1:00-1:50 Object Based Production Overview (Slides)
- Speaker: Jim Tuson
2:00-2:50 Introduction to Object Based Production (OBP) (Slides)
- Speakers: Geoff X. Davis, Celestar Corporation, Danny Holloway, Celestar Corporation, James Tuson, SAIC.
3:00-3:50 OBP and RT
- Werner Ceusters, University at Buffalo,
- Geoff X. Davis, Celestar Corporation
- Jim Tuson, SAIC
4:00-5:15 Introduction to Defense Ontologies & OBP Applications
- Speaker: Forrest Hare, Knowledge Solutions.
June 23
9:00-9:50 PROV-O to BFO Mapping (Slides)
- Speaker: Austin Liebers, University at Buffalo
10:00-10:50 RDF Star Seminar (Slides)
- Speaker: Forrest Hare, Knowledge Solutions.
11:00-11:40 Warrant in Data Collection and Data Processing (Slides)
- Speaker: Barry Smith, UB
11:40-1:00 Break for Lunch
1:00-TBD Keynote: Rapid Adaptive Ontology Development for Homeland Security
- Speaker: Ryan Riccucci, Division Chief, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Registration
There is no registration fee for this event. If you would like to participate, please contact Carter Benson by June 1st at the email above for further details.
Security
- Due to SAIC protocols, no non-US citizens can participate in the conference in person or virtually.
- Security Badges will be given out at the door.
Tech
A projector and laptop will be provided. Virtual conference attendance will be available for confirmed participants.
Refreshments
Lunch will be offsite.
Parking
- There is a parking garage underneath SAIC Rosslyn. Parking will be validated.
Hotel Recommendation
Five Star Accommodation
- The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, 3100 South St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Four Star Accommodation
- The Graham Georgetown, 1075 Thomas Jefferson St NW, Washington, DC 20007
- Le Meridien Arlington, 1121 19th St N, Arlington, VA 22209
- Hyatt Centric Arlington, 1325 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209
Participants
- Claire Allen, CBP
- Carter Benson, UB
- John Beverley, UB
- J Bittner, BasisPath
- Andrea Bogle, Aerospace
- Makrui Bogumian, Aerospace
- Chuch Cessna, Celestar
- Ann Clark, Nearmap
- Tim Coleman, BasisPath
- Werner Cuesters, UB
- Geoff Davis, Celestar
- Matt Diller, U FLorida
- Jennifer DeCamp, Mitre
- Bill Hogan, U FLorida
- Forrest Hare, Summit Knowledge Solutions
- Richard Hencke, Air Force Research Laboratory
- Danny Holloway, Celestar
- Roman Ilin, Air Force Research Laboratory
- Mark Jensen, CUBRC
- Kieran Johnson, General Motors
- Austin Liebers, UB
- Bill Lussier, Expressions Networks
- Thomas McCullough, ODNI/IC CIO/AIG
- Gilbert Mak, DOD
- Ronald Nussbaum, Aerospace
- Bonnie O'Neil, Mitre
- Tim Phillips, DHS
- Tim Prudhomme, UB
- Ryan Riccucci, CBP
- Karen Richardson, Aerospace
- Victor Rohr, Aerospace
- Alec Sculley, UB
- Barry Smith, UB
- James Tuson, SAIC
- Bryan Weaver, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
