Re: [hcls] Encyclopedia of Life & possible interaction with the HCLSIG

Dear Matthias: The EOL project indeed will have a significant portion  
that involves the development of ontological structures and their  
use. To this end, we are currently in the discussion phases with  
representatives from the W3C (Jim Hendler is on our technical  
advisory board). The project is currently in its ramp-up phase, with  
its official start in July. If there are particular ideas or thoughts  
you (or anyone else) might have with respect to the ontology side of  
things in the EOL, please feel free to contact me.

Best.

-Neil.



> Are any participants of the HCLS (or at least someone who is  
> reading this mailing list) in connection with the Encyclopedia of  
> Life project [1, 2]? The announcement of this ambitious project in  
> the last month had international press coverage -- and it seems  
> that Semantic Web technologies will play a part in it [3].
> It would be great if the HCLS could interact with (and maybe guide)  
> the Encyclopedia of Life project and their Semantic Web developments.
>
> [1] http://www.eol.org/faqs.html
> [2] http://www.mkbergman.com/?p=370
> [3] http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/wp-content/uploads//2007/05/ 
> eol_layers.gif
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>
> cheers,
> Matthias Samwald
>
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> Yale Center for Medical Informatics, New Haven /
> Section on Medical Expert and Knowledge-Based Systems, Vienna /
> http://neuroscientific.net
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>


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