IDEA DISCUSSION TEMPLATE [COPY DO NOT OVERWRITE]

[samikanza]

Delete upon creation: This is a template discussion item to propose new ideas for the Ontologies4Chem 2026 Hackathon sessions

Title

Name this with a meaningful title to describe the idea

Context

Describe the background and motivation for the task. Include:

• Why this topic matters
• Existing efforts, discussions, or prior workshops
• Relevant tools, standards, or datasets
• Links to supporting material (if applicable)

Expected outcome of the workshop

What should be achieved by the end of the workshop session? E.g.

• Prototype, draft, or proof of concept
• Agreed modelling pattern or methodology
• Defined terminology or ontology structure
• Mappings or alignments between ontologies/systems

Prerequisites issues/tasks

What needs to be done before the workshop to make the session productive? Possible items:

• Gather input from stakeholders or prior working groups
• Prepare datasets, APIs, or resources
• Define initial scope, concepts, or terminology lists
• Conduct background analysis (e.g. gap analysis, review existing ontologies)

Implementation issues/tasks

Concrete activities participants will work on, such as:

• Build or prototype taxonomies/ontologies
• Align terms or concepts with upper ontologies (e.g. BFO)
• Develop patterns, mappings, or ingestion workflows
• Experiment with tools (e.g. APIs, triple stores, pipelines)

[cthoyt]

you can actually make this more formal using https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/managing-discussions-for-your-community/creating-discussion-category-forms

[StroemPhi]

Implemented as a form. Thanks @cthoyt!