VPH Events

Announcing the first joint workshop organized by the Open Biomedical Ontologies Foundry and the VPH-NoE:

ONTOLOGIES FOR THE VIRTUAL PHYSIOLOGICAL HUMAN

Site: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~bdb/ontologies/
Date: Feb 14th, 2010
Location: European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge, UK
Organizers: Bernard de Bono, Alan Ruttenberg, Barry Smith

An ontology-based interoperability framework for physiology- and disease-related data and models requires community-wide strategies to:
1) co-ordinate and assist with ontology development, and
2) support and simplify resource annotation with ontology terms.

In this meeting, organized jointly by the VPH NoE and OBO Foundry, we aim to:
a) examine relevant case studies and provide detailed discussion and guidelines in ontology development, and
b) build a long-term strategy for the community to establish ontology-based standards for resource interoperability.

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
a) What is an ontology?
b) What is an ontology for?
c) The OBO Foundry - using ontologies to coordinate research.
d) How ontologies help reasoning: overview of tools.
e) Interactive sessions on the VPH, physiology, diseases and disease processes.

If you are using or building ontologies for modeling, and are interested in participating, send your name, contact details and affiliation to Bernard de Bono ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). As places for this workshop are limited, it is advisable to book in advance of the deadline of Dec 18th.