Tutorials and Classes
Tutorials and classes to be co-located with the International Conference on Biomedical Ontology, July 24-26, 2009
- 1. Half-day tutorials
- 2. Two-day classes
- 3. Registration and accommodation details
Half-Day Tutorials
Morning sessions are from 9am to 12.30pm. Afternoon sessions are from 1.30pm to 5pm.
July 20: Morning
- Fabian Neuhaus (NIST): Formal Methods for Biologists; also offered as part of 2-day class on Spatial Ontology and Qualitative Reasoning
July 20: Afternoon
- Mathias Brochhausen (IFOMIS): The Ontology of Paleobiology
July 21: Morning
- Colin Batchelor (Royal Society of Chemistry): An Introduction to Chemistry Ontology
July 21: Afternoon
- Possible excursion to Niagara Falls: 25 minutes from conference venue
July 22: Morning
- Barry Smith (Buffalo): Introduction to Basic Formal Ontology; also offered as part of 2-day class From Basic Formal Ontology to the Information Artifact Ontology
July 22: Afternoon
- Olivier Bodenreider (National Library of Medicine): An Introduction to Biomedical Ontology
- Werner Ceusters (Buffalo): Introduction to Referent Tracking: also offered as part of 2-day class From Basic Formal Ontology to the Information Artifact Ontology
July 23: Morning
- Natasha Noy (Stanford University) Using WebProtégé and NCBO BioPortal to develop and maintain biomedical ontologies
July 23: Afternoon
- David Osumi-Sutherland (Flybase / Gene Ontology Consortium): The OBO-Edit Ontology Developer's Environment: A Practical Introduction
Two-Day Classes
Classes meet from 9am to 5pm, with lunch from 12.30 to 1.30pm.
July 20-21
Randall Dipert and Neil Williams (Buffalo): The Ontology of Events, Powers and Dispositions
Thomas Bittner, Maureen Donnelly and Fabian Neuhaus (Buffalo): Spatial Ontology and Qualitative Reasoning
July 22-23
Werner Ceusters (Buffalo), Alan Ruttenberg (Science Commons) and Barry Smith (Buffalo): From Basic Formal Ontology to the Information Artifact Ontology
David Hershenov (Buffalo): Metaphysical Foundations of Biomedical Ethics
Registration
Registration details are available here.
Please note that space is limited for all events, and early registration is advised.
For information regarding accommodation see here: http://icbo.buffalo.edu/AreaHotels.pdf
Registration information for University at Buffalo students can be found here: UB Student Registration.
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