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DESCRIPTION:Click for Latest Location Information: http://semtechbizsf2012.semanticweb.com/sessionPop.cfm?confid=65&proposalid=4609\ngist is an OWL based upper ontology designed to cover the broadest number of business information system scenarios with the fewest primitive concepts.  Unlike other upper ontologies, which are generally based on high level abstractions that are difficult to understand let alone agree with, gist is based on well known and generally agreed upon primitives.  \ngist has been used as the basis for five major enterprise ontologies, and has evolved from that experience over the last five years.  \nIn this presentation attendees will learn:\n?	Why basing your ontological development on a well vetted upper ontology will save you considerable time and improve the quality of your modeling effort\n?	The kinds of characteristics to look for in an upper ontology\n?	Brief summary of experience from application of gist at Procter & Gamble, LexisNexis, Sallie Mae, Washington State Unemployment and Sentara Healthcare\n?	Where to get gist and how to get started.\n?	The main objectives of gist:  high coverage with the smallest number of unambiguous concepts.\n?	The core components of gist: people, places, intentions, stuff, time, events, behaviors and agreement
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SUMMARY:gist:  A Freely Available Upper Ontology for Business, Introduction and Case Studies
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