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Developers / DCAT Meeting before OR15 on Mon, June 8, 2015
Face-to-face developer's meeting on topic of the DSpace RoadMap at OR2015 in Indianapolis.Who is invited?
- All Committers,
- All DSpace Community Advisory Team (DCAT) members,
- Any other interested DSpace developers or technology-savvy individuals
If you don't fall into one of the above categories, you are still welcome to attend. However, be warned that discussion will likely get very technical at times (which is why we recommend you be a developer or have a technology background).
Space may be limited. Please sign up on the Sign Up sheet below. If we begin to achieve capacity, preference will be given to Committers or DCAT Members. However, we welcome any interested DSpace developers to join us and take part in the discussion!
Logistics
- Day: Monday, June 8th, 2015 (Workshop / Tutorial day)
- Time: 1:30pm - 5:00pm (Tentative, pending finalized Workshop/Tutorial day schedule)
- NOTE: This working meeting is considered a "workshop", so it is listed as part of the Workshop/Tutorials. The time and location will be provided once the Workshop schedule is announced.
- 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 Topics or Ideas
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.
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.
- Discussion of Strategic Planning activities in progress by Steering Group and other working groups, including..
- DSpace 2015-18 Strategic Plan for Technology (in progress)
- DSpace 2015-16 Technical Roadmap (will be drafted by OR15 based on ongoing Use Case Analysis and above Strategic Plan for Technology)
- DSpace 6.0 Planning:
- 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)
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.
Sign Up Sheet - Will Be Attending (If you are only able to attend part of the meeting, please note your approximate arrival)
- Tim Donohue
- user-6062e
- Mark H. Wood
- Ivan Masár
- Andrea Schweer
- Claire Knowles
- Lisa Johnston
- Terrence W Brady
Possibly Attending / Unsure
- Monika Mevenkamp
- (add your name here)
Meeting Notes
(Will be added after the meeting, obviously)