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• Day: Monday, June 8th, 2015 (Workshop / Tutorial day)
• Time: 1:30pm - 5:00pm
  
  • NOTE: This working meeting is considered a "workshop", so it is listed as part of the Workshop/Tutorial day schedule.
  • PLEASE be sure to SIGN UP for this workshop using the OR2015 Workshop signup form linked off of the Workshop/Tutorial day schedule
  • A lunch is provided for all workshop attendees from 12:30pm-1:30pm. See the Conference Program for more details:
• Where: Hyatt Regency D
  • Hotel Floorplan at http://www.indianapolis.hyatt.com/hyatt/images/hotels/indri/floorplan.pdf
• Attendance Limit: 25-35 people maximum

Agenda

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Note
title Format of Meeting
This meeting will be organized as a group discussion. Although at times one or more of us may lead discussion sections, it is meant to be a group discussion and not a series of presentations.

Info
Please feel free to add your own ideas for meeting topics. Based on the number of topics and time available, we may need to reschedule some topics for a virtual meeting.

 

1:30pm : Introductions

• Name, Institution, How are you using DSpace?, How have you customized DSpace (or anything you'd be willing to contribute back)?
• Assign a note taker!

1:45pm - 3:00pm :  DSpace Strategic Plan & Technical RoadMap

• Overview & Discussion of the 2015-18 Strategic Plan (especially concentrating on the "Technology" section) -Discussion of Strategic Planning activities in progress by Steering Group and other working groups, including.. Please review DSpace 2015-18 Strategic Plan for Technology (in progressfinal draft)DSpace 2015-16 Technical Roadmap (in progress, and based on the Use Case Analysis and above Strategic Plan for Technology
• Overview & Discussion of the Technical RoadMap (for 6.0, 7.0 and beyond) - Please review RoadMap (final draft)

3:00pm - 3:30pm : Coffee Break

• Coffee to be provided in the Regency Foyer

3:30pm - 5:00pm: RoadMap Continuation, 6.0 & Open Discussion

• Continuation of above Strategic Planning & RoadMap discussions (if necessary)
• DSpace 6.0 Planning Release planning:
  
  • Rough Timeline (Proposed: "Feature PR deadline" of Mid-to-Late September -> "Feature Freeze" Mid-to-Late October -> "Testathon" Mid-November -> "Final Release" Early-to-Mid December)
  • What features/fixes are at your institution that you'd like to offer for possible inclusion in 6.0?
    • Reminder: new features need a Pull Request before "PR deadline", and require documentation
  • Discussion of any anticipated "bigger changes" (i.e. large features), and when they will be ready for early testing/analysis
  • Conscript / gather volunteers for 6.0 Release Team (RT)
• Time Permitting:
  • Open Discussion Topics - Any topics that attendees have to discuss
  • set the timeline (PR deadline, feature freeze, final release date)
  • discuss any anticipated "big changes" and ask for estimates on when they'll be ready for testing
  • conscript/gather volunteers for the 6.0 RT
  • Compare notes on any integration or acceptance testing work under-way (see DS-2288 and DS-2397)

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Sign Up to Attend!

If you're planning to attend this meeting, please add your name to the sign up sheet. This will allow us to determine a proper headcount and ensure we have enough space for everyone.

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