Dear all, Following discussions with Martin I am sending some homework about the specification of events with which the activity plans are concerned, and also a revision of the Activity Plan scope note. Also attached.
------------------------------------------------------------- socExx Event Specification subclass of : E89 Propositional Object Scope note: This class comprises specifications of events by providing necessary or desirable constraints to their properties, be it on the level of particular items involved or on the level of kinds of processes, items or qualities and quantities involved. Such specifications may be used to recognize that a past or future particular event fits the specification or for planning future events. Characteristically, instances of this class may be created to be associated with instances of socExx Activity Plan, as specification of the kind of event that should trigger the execution of an Activity Plan. For example, we expect a disaster plan for a library to be executed when a disaster happens or as part of a disaster readiness exercise. Examples: * The description of the rainy weather conditions at the location and date of my wedding (socExx Event Specification) done in advance by my wedding planner, which was specified to trigger the plan (socExx Activity Plan) of using a gazeebo. * The description of the sunny weather conditions at the location and date of my wedding (socExx Event Specification) done in advance by my wedding planner, which was specified to trigger the plan (socExx Activity Plan) of taking photographs at the park. * The description of the humidity level reached in the museum store room (socExx Event Specification) done in advance by a preventive conservator, which was specified to trigger the plan (socExx Activity Plan) of turning on the dehumidifier. Properties: * socPxx requires event type (is required event type of): E55 Type (e.g.1 rainy weather and wedding, e.g.2 change of humidity) * socPxx requires actor role (is required actor role of): E55 Type (e.g.1 mayor) * socPxx requires type of thing (is required type of thing of): E55 Type (e.g., a car) * socPxx requires place (is required place of): E53 Place (e.g.1 Cardiff city hall, e.g.2 National Museum Wales store room) * socPxx requires time-span (is required time-span of): E4 Time-span (e.g.1 4th of June 2019, e.g.2 winter of 2019) * socPxx requires actor (is required actor of): E39 Actor (e.g.1 mayor John Smith) * socPxx requires material substantial (is required material substantial of): S10 Material Substantial (e.g.1 wedding ring, e.g.2 air in NMW store room) * ?? socPxx requires condition (is required condition): E89 Propositional Object? (e.g.2 that the RH > 20%) ---------------------------------------------------------- socExx Activity Plan subclass of: E29 Design or Procedure Scope note: This class comprises plans foreseeing specific predefined activities or kinds of activities taking place. They consist of descriptions of specific constraints, patterns or types of activities that could be realized. They may also foresee that the planned activities are realized at times explicitly foreseen by the actor intending the application of the plan, for instance, to organize a conference, in which case we may talk about “active plans”. Alternatively, times of realization may be foreseen in reaction to external events of a kind foreseen by the plan, for instance the rescue activity after an earthquake following a rescue plan, or a penal action in the case of criminal activity according to a penal code, in which case we may talk about “reactive plans”. The specification of the related planned or unplanned events can be done using instances of socExx Event Specification. The fact that an instance of socExx Activity Plan is linked to an instance of socExx Event Specification does not require that it will only be executed after events conforming to that specification take place. The existence of an instance of Activity Plan does not necessarily imply the intention of any Actor to apply it. It may be created together, before or without the will to apply it. For instance, laws are created before they are passed by parliament. Any Activity Plan may require specific conditions for it to be applicable. For example, a plan to excavate a river bank may require that the river is flooded, or my plan to lime plaster my stone wall requires that it is winter (i.e. wet and cold). Examples: The disaster plan of Tate Archives in case of the Thames flooding. The proposal for conservation work for MS Greek 418 at the Saint Catherine library. Provisions of Law 3730/2008 of the Greek Government against smoking in work places. Properties: socP100 concerns: socExx Event Specification socP4 is assessed by: E31 Document ------------------------------------------------------------- All the best, Thanasis This email and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email and/or its attachments you must not take any action based upon them and you must not copy or show them to anyone. Please send the email back to us and immediately and permanently delete it and its attachments. Where this email is unrelated to the business of University of the Arts London or of any of its group companies the opinions expressed in it are the opinions of the sender and do not necessarily constitute those of University of the Arts London (or the relevant group company). 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