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Subject: Revised agenda for UBL TC meeting 3-7 November
REVISED AGENDA, OASIS UBL TC MEETING 3-7 NOVEMBER 2003 LOCATION The meeting will take place in the Sun Microsystems drop-in center at 631 Howard Street in downtown San Francisco, about one block from the Moscone Convention Center. Enter the building at ground level and take the elevator to the fourth floor. Sign in at the reception desk and wait for an escort into the meeting rooms. See below for walking directions from Montgomery Street BART. TIME ZONE GMT-8 (Pacific Standard Time) 09h00 11/3 - 17h00 11/3 in San Francisco is: 12h00 11/3 - 20h00 11/3 in New York 17h00 11/3 - 01h00 11/4 in London 01h00 11/4 - 09h00 11/4 in Hong Kong and Perth 02h00 11/4 - 10h00 11/4 in Tokyo 04h00 11/4 - 12h00 11/4 in Sydney PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE Mon 11/3 09h15-12h00 Opening plenary 12h00-13h30 Lunch 13h30-15h30 Joint SC meeting: logistics; implementation of supplementary components 16h00-17h00 Subcommittee meetings 17h00-17h30 Chairs meeting 18h30-?? Reception in San Francisco hosted by the UC Berkeley Center for Document Engineering (details TBD) Tue 11/4 09h00-12h00 Subcommittee meetings 10h00-11h00 ASC: PISCES (real estate) 12h00-13h30 Lunch (nominal; actual timing varies by SC) 13:30-16h00 Joint SC meeting: CCTS compliance (3-part CCTS schema architecture; documentation element and spreadsheet columns for metadata) 16h00-17h00 Liaison Subcommittee meeting 17h00-17h30 Chairs meeting Wed 11/5 09h00-15h00 Subcommittee meetings 12h00-13h30 Lunch (nominal; actual timing varies by SC) 15h00-17h00 Joint meeting with the Ontolog Forum 17h00-17h30 Chairs meeting 17h30-19h00 Ontology tutorial Thu 11/6 09h00-12h00 Joint SC meeting: Code list implementation 12h00-13h30 Lunch (nominal; actual timing varies by SC) 13h30-17h00 Subcommittee meetings 17h00-18h00 Wine & Cheese party Fri 11/7 09h00-11h00 Subcommittee wrap-up 11h00-13h00 Closing plenary TELEPHONE CONFERENCE INFORMATION The standing conference bridges for UBL TC meetings are as follows: UBL CONFERENCE BRIDGE NUMBER ONE (DEFAULT) U.S. domestic toll-free number: (866)839-8145 Int. access/caller paid number: (865)524-6352 Access code: 5705229# UBL CONFERENCE BRIDGE NUMBER TWO (ALTERNATE) U.S. domestic toll-free number: (866)839-8189 Int. access/caller paid number: (865)525-0625 Access code: 5819636# The default bridge will be used for TC plenary, LCSC, and LSC sessions. The alternate bridge will be used for NDRSC. *** Please remember to mute your phone when not speaking. *** Please DO NOT put your phone on "hold," as this often *** puts music on the line. Note that some plenary meetings and many subcommittee meetings activate the phone five to fifteen minutes later than the scheduled time due to unforeseen problems in setting up, so if you don't connect right away, hang up and try a few minutes later. If you get a message saying that the host has not yet arrived, stay on the line for another 20 seconds to see whether the conference is actually in progress without a host, which can sometimes happen if the host has left the call. Also note that subcommittees occasionally begin midweek meetings an hour earlier than originally scheduled to catch up on extra business, so remote participants should carefully monitor the subcommittee mail lists for updates to the schedules, times set for lunch breaks, etc. Since particpants will have to forage for lunch in the neighborhood adjacent to the drop-in center, lunches may well exceed the one hour usually allotted. ONTOLOG FORUM COLOCATION The Ontolog Forum (not part of the UBL TC but working in parallel on a formal model of the UBL semantics) will hold a joint session with the UBL TC Wednesday 5 November from 15h00-17h00 California time in order to report on its work and solicit feedback from the TC. From 17h30 to 19h00 that evening, the Ontolog Forum will present a tutorial for UBL meeting participants wishing to learn more. The Ontolog Forum will hold its own three-day meeting in another room in the drop-in center on Wednesday through Friday, 5-7 November. REGISTRATION To register for the meeting, send mail to the UBL chair (jon.bosak@sun.com) and vice chair (mcrawford@lmi.org) stating your intention to participate. Due to limited space, first preference will be given to voting members of the UBL TC. Observers and guests are welcome to apply, but seating of non-members will be on a space-available basis. A list of the people who have registered as of 15 October 2003 can be found at http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/200310/msg00008.html ########################################################## REMINDER: POWER CORDS AT UBL MEETINGS Every participant using a device that consumes AC power is reminded to bring an extension cord and a three-way tap to the meeting room in which he or she intends to participate. ########################################################## ACCESS Due to the drop-in center's proximity to the Moscone, parking is relatively plentiful but also expensive. Except for the Mayor's Breakfast Monday 3 November, there are no big events scheduled for the Moscone that week, so parking should be easy if you can afford it. Participants should also consider using public transit to get to the drop-in center, which is located three blocks from the Montgomery Street BART (subway) station. Connections between BART and CalTrain have recently been established at the Millbrae BART/CalTrain station, extending the reach of public transit as far south as San Jose and as far north as Sacramento. Combined BART/CalTrain trips take longer than driving, but they allow working use of most of the time spent and are quite comfortable. BART now also runs directly from the International Terminal at San Francisco Airport (SFO). For a BART map, see http://www.bart.gov/stations/map/systemMap.asp A guide to BART fares and schedules can be downloaded from http://www.bart.gov/docs/BART062203.pdf CalTrain schedules can be downloaded from http://www.caltrain.com/schedule_pdf.html WALKING DIRECTIONS FROM MONTGOMERY STREET BART Note the direction of train travel as you enter the station. Exit the train and go upstairs. If you have arrived from the East Bay (Embarcadero station and points east), continue on the upper level in the direction of train travel. If you have arrived from the west and south, go down to the end of the upper level in the direction opposite train travel. As you approach the end of the upper level, take the exit on the left labeled "Market/New Montgomery." Go upstairs to street level, emerging in front of the Palace Hotel. Make an immediate 180 degree turn (toward the Bank of America across the street) and cross New Montgomery. Turn right down New Montgomery. Note espresso opportunity at Enzo's, one block down, and another espresso opportunity at "Specialty's [sic]" one block further. As you approach Howard Street, you will note a brown brick building straight in front of you; this is 631 Howard. If you become disoriented (a common experience when exiting the Montgomery Street station), note the following: - New Montgomery is the street between Second and Third Streets. If you find yourself on Second or Third Street by mistake, no problem, just head in the same direction (south), and when you cross Howard, turn right if you've been going down Second Street or left if you've been going down Third Street and look for 631 Howard. - If you find yourself walking uphill, you are going the wrong way. Howard Street lies down a slight but noticeable slope from the BART station. HOTELS Hotel reservations are the responsibility of individual participants. Due to the depressed state of the local economy, hotel space in downtown San Francisco is readily available, though of course it is always advisable to make reservations well in advance. People who intend to use BART should ask about proximity of the hotel to a BART station before confirming reservations. The stations nearest Montgomery Street are Embarcadero, Powell Street, and Civic Center. There are also Muni lines (buses) that run near the meeting location. Here is a relevant message regarding hotels: http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/ubl/200310/msg00007.html MEALS Meals are the responsibility of the participants. There are a number of cafes and restaurants within easy walking distance of the drop-in center. Participants approaching from Montgomery Street BART in the morning will find several establishments selling coffee on the streets leading to Howard; for optimum caffeination, it is suggested that participants purchase a suitable espresso drink on their way to the opening session each day. There is also a break area near the meeting rooms that has a refrigerator and microwave oven and stocks ordinary office-grade coffee, water, tea, and soft drinks. WINE AND CHEESE Our traditional wine-and-cheese party will be held Thursday evening right after the Library Content Subcommittee meeting. Participants are encouraged to bring a bottle of wine from their country or state to demonstrated the quality of their local vines. DEFAULT UBL BAR The default after-meeting bar is an excellent microbrewery called the Thirsty Bear at 661 Howard, just down the street from the drop-in center. DEFAULT UBL FANCY RESTAURANT Hawthorne Lane, around the corner from the drop-in center, is one of the best restaurants in California, and priced accordingly. DEFAULT UBL BUDGET RESTAURANT Chevy's Mexican Restaurant, 3rd Street at Howard (across the street from the Moscone Center and about a block from the drop-in center), is a good choice for convenient, relatively inexpensive lunches and dinners. CULTURAL OPPORTUNITY NEARBY The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, located about a block and a half from the meeting, will be showing the largest collection of photos by Diane Arbus ever assembled and the first serious retrospective of her work in 25 years. Arbus (1923-1971), sister of the poet Howard Nemerov, was a powerfully perceptive and influential photographer of the disturbingly mundane with a special ability to collaborate actively with her subjects and a real affection for (as the MOMA site puts it) "subcultures, codes, and rituals." In other words, really strange people. She brought to bear on her subjects a sophisticated technical approach derived from a career in fashion photography, giving her photos a distinctive look that combines with the subject matter to lend the images tremendous impact. Opinions of Arbus vary, but no one comes away from her pictures unaffected. This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime show if you can deal with the subject matter. CAUTION: Even Arbus fans find some of her work pretty disturbing. Not recommended for kids or people prone to depression. If you don't get a chance to see the photos in the original silver, the SFMOMA gift shop is probably worth a quick visit to pick up a copy of the Arbus catalogue, a fresh duotone printing of 200 of her best images. It's also a great place to get gifts. Another interesting place to visit in the immediate area is the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco at 655 Mission Street. Highly recommended for kids and people who love animation. Jon Bosak Chair, OASIS UBL TC
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