This document outlines the ongoing process for several ontology projects at the W3C, including completing documentation, addressing new use cases through extension and adaptation, and maintaining an agile evolution process. It discusses status updates and next steps for work products like SWAN-SIOC, AO, CiTO+SWAN, ORB, DeXI, and establishing a community process to support ongoing evolution. The document calls for volunteers and suggestions to help actualize the outlined process and action items.

1. Ongoing Community
Process for Ontologies
A Discussion Outline
W3C HCLS Scientific Discourse Task
28 February 2011

2. Main Issues
• Multiple work products
• SWAN-SIOC (done)
• AO, CiTO+SWAN, ORB, DeXI (ongoing)
• Need to complete SIG Notes process
• How do we support ontology evolution?

3. Why?
• Because these are not fixed for all time
• Environment is in motion around us
• New use cases require extension
• New ontologies require adaptation

4. ORB
• SIG Note complete
• Need full HCLS discussion & approval

5. AO
• Lots of interest in AO and AF
• > 80 AF alpha users
• Need SIG Note with multiple contributions

6. CiTO-FaBIO
• SIG Note? recommended

7. DeXI
• Met w/Yolanda Gil last week
• will align closely with Provenance Model
• Need volunteers for OWL completion
• Need volunteers for SIG Note prep

8. Community Process
• W3C process good for getting out specs
• Need to provide for agile evolution
• new use cases, “next rev”,...
• Open to any / all suggestions!

9. Actualization
• Volunteers & suggested new participants

10. Action Items
• Review action items / next steps