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Designed by Fedora community stakeholders in August, the first WebAccessControl [3] code sprint was completed on September 4. An initial implementation is now available, with associated documentation [4] and common scenarios [5] that can be used to demonstrate the current functionality. A second code sprint to complete the work is scheduled to run from October 26 - November 6.

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The API Extension Architecture, a community approach to extending Fedora 4 capabilities in a way that can be used across the various Fedora 4 client application stacks, continues to be a popular topic amongst Fedora community members. The fourth planning meeting [6] was held on September 25, and the next meeting [7] is scheduled for October 9. Use cases [8] continue to be collected and refined, and guidelines for evaluating use cases [9] have been created.

If you are interested in the API Extension Architecture, please join the discussion on the fedora-community mailing list [10] and attend the next meeting [11].

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Following a recent Fedora 4 workshop that included a session [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kmaRuLQd9qm3RmfN-qZ03rtHuEYvdDZml0Ms4SHniQg/edit?usp=sharing] on on migrating from Fedora 3 to 4 [13], a Hydra interest group [Fedora 3 to 4 Migration Interest Groupgroup [14] was formed to work through the details and document the process for migration in the context of a legacy Hydra application. Please join this interest group as it is still in the early planning phase.

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Hydra Connect

Hydra Connect [2115] was held at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis campus, Minneapolis, MN, from 21-24 September. This event brought together 200 Hydra implementers from 60 institutions around the world. Presentations slides are available on the wiki [16].

Paris Fedora 4 Workshop and User Group Meeting

A one-day Fedora 4 Workshop and User Group Meeting was held on Sept. 25, 2015 in Paris, France. David Wilcox, the Fedora Product Manager, delivered a Fedora 4 workshop that included an overview of core and extended features along with a hands-on section.  Regional Fedora users also presented updates on local projects and use cases for features in Fedora 4. All workshop and user group slides can be found on the wiki [17].

Upcoming Events

DC Area Fedora User Group Meeting

The DC Area Fedora User Group, which meets twice annually, will hold held its next meeting Fall meeting [2518] on October 7-8 at the Univesity of Maryland. The meeting will include included both user group presentations and a Fedora 4 workshop. Presentation and workshop slides will can be posted following the meeting.found on the wiki [18].

Upcoming Events

Islandora Camp Connecticut

Islandora Camp is a three day event centered around the community of people who use and improve Islandora. The schedule offers two days of conference sessions and a full day of hands-on workshop training working with Islandora as either a developer or front-end site administrator. This camp will take place in downtown Hartford, CT from October 20 - 22. For full information and to register, please visit the camp web page [19].

eResearch Australasia

David Wilcox will travel to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, to deliver a Fedora 4 training workshop [20] on October 23 at the eResearch Australasia conference [21]. This event will also be an opportunity for the regional Australasian Fedora Users group [22] to meet and discuss Fedora implementations in Australasia. An informal meeting has been scheduled [23] for October 22 for anyone who would like to attend.

Mid-West Fedora Users Group Meeting

The first meeting [24] of the newly-formed Mid-West Fedora Users Group will take place on October 22-23 at the Art Institute of Chicago. The event will feature presentations from regional Fedora users and a Fedora 4 workshop delivered by Andrew Woods. Please register in advance [25] if you would like to attend.

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David Wilcox will be in Vancouver, BC for the annual DLF Forum [26] to deliver a Fedora 4 workshop on October 27. Please register for the workshop [27] in advance using the Sched app.

References

[1]  ]  https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Production+Sprint+Schedule
[2]  https://jira.duraspace.org/issues/?filter=13121
[3]  http://www.w3.org/wiki/WebAccessControl
[4]  https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FEDORA4x/WebAC+Authorization+Delegate
[5]  https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FEDORA4x/WebAC+Authorization+Delegate#WebACAuthorizationDelegate-ExampleScenarios
[6]  https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/2015-09-25+-+Fedora+API+Extensions+Meeting
[7]  https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/2015-10-09+-+Fedora+API+Extensions+Meeting
[8]  https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Use+Cases+-+API+Extension+Architecture
[9]  https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Use+Case+Evaluation
[10] https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/fedora-community
[11] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/2015-10-09+-+Fedora+API+Extensions+Meeting
[12] https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/fedora-tech/3dNdSiOytTw
[13] https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kmaRuLQd9qm3RmfN-qZ03rtHuEYvdDZml0Ms4SHniQg/edit?usp=sharing
[14] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Fedora+3+to+4+Migration+Interest+Group
[15] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Hydra+Connect+2015
[16] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/hydra/Hydra+Connect+2015
[17] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/Events/Paris+Fedora+4+Workshop+and+User+Group+Meeting%3A+25+September+2015
[18] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/Events/Washington+D.C.+Area+Fedora+User+Group+Meeting%3A+7-8+October+2015
[19] http://islandora.ca/camps/ct2015
[20] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/Events/eResearch+Australasia+Fedora+4+Training+Workshop+-+23+Oct+2015
[21] http://conference.eresearch.edu.au/eres2015/
[22] https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/anz-fedora-users
[23] https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!topic/anz-fedora-users/LWz39OvReJE
[24] https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/Events/Midwest+Fedora+User+Group+Meeting%3A+22-23+October+2015
[25] https://drive.google.com/open?id=1S1OYhbFMffA-mqZ4OK5ix4l4f3Z5Gw5TkegRxqml5Xw
[26] http://www.diglib.org/forums/2015forum/
[27] http://dlfforum2015.sched.org/event/19e9d88b84add4d6aabda01203373f77