Scheduled Session Descriptions

Title	registered?	Speakers Confirmed	Description	Requirements	Format
Detailed demos/case studies of three contrasting production systems	---	Hydra@Hull - Richard Green Avalon - Michael Klein ScholarSphere - Carolyn Cole ~~ScholarSphere Patricia Hswe~~	This workshop will offer three detailed demos and case studies of mature production systems from the Hydra community. The contrasting case studies are Hydra@Hull from the University of Hull, Avalon Media Systems from Indiana University and Northwestern University, and ScholarSphere from Penn State University.	Ballroom: As Richard said, projection and lapel mics would be at the top of my list. I can’t think of any pre-workshop assignments or information I’d need to share. I think a lecture setup would work well. Round tables always result in empty or turned chairs. We might also want a wireless mic and runner in case people have questions.	90 min workshop
Dive into Hydra		Bess Sadler Mark Bussey	As an introduction to the Hydra technology stack, this workshop will take you through installing and configuring the core components of Hydra, and expose you to common tools used in Hydra development. In the end, you will have Hydra running on top of Fedora and Solr with example digital objects created. Please visit the workshop tutorial description here to perform the prerequisite steps before you arrive: https://github.com/projecthydra/hydra/wiki/Dive-into-Hydra.		180 min workshop
~~Intro to Blacklight Hydra UX (Usability, and User Experience, and Dev focused)~~ Intro to Blacklight and Hydra UX		Jesse Keck Mark Bussey	90 minute workshop on basic user interface customization for Blacklight based applications (including Hydra). Introduces customizing the look and feel for branding purposes as well as simple behavior customizations such as implementing custom search and facet terms.	- I think a list of attendees email addresses would be helpful. We may send out a brief note to those attending about what we’ll be covering and things they may want to download in advance if they want to follow along. - Round tables or lecture would probably be fine. No preference really. - We will need power, a projector, and a screen.	90 min workshop
Hydra for (new) Managers	---	~~Chris Awre~~ Tom Cramer Robin Ruggaber Karen Cariani	Are you a manager new to our community or interested but wanting to better understand what is involved? This workshop is designed to answer the most common questions facing a manager interested in maximizing benefit from the Hydra Community.	This workshop will work for most any size so 38 attendees is fine as long as we can a room that will comfortably hold them. I think we should send a reminder about the workshop to those who are interested with a few topic teasers and a request for them to bring their questions. Lecture/Lectern style is least desirable - at Hydra Connect I, we had people in one large square so that people were facing one another and we had some chairs around the edges, this worked well and we had much more discussion than at OR14. Round tables could work too but can be awkward for the group to discuss topics as a whole. We will need a projector and note cards.	90 min workshop
How to migrate a Hydra head from one version of Hydra to another (not just previous to next version)? What to expect, what to look out for?	Local	Dan Brubaker Horst Adam Wead	Hydra is a great toolkit for rapidly creating digital repository software. What is it like after initial development ceases? Share your experiences with two seasoned Hydra developers. We’ll talk about what is easy, what isn’t, and what we can do about it. Topics will include updating Hydra’s stack components including Solr and Fedora, as well as its related gems such as Active Fedora.	14 attendees will be find, less than 20 would be best Email to set expectations helpful The time will mostly be spent in discussion or Q&A. A circle of chairs is probably best but we can be flexible. If the room had a projector and screen we would probably use it but it is not strictly necessary.	90 min workshop
How to manage a Hydra project		Julie Rudder Mark Notess Will Cowan Richard Green Karen Cariani	This interactive session will provide perspectives on managing Hydra projects, considering in particular staff and onboarding needs, leveraging and contributing to the Hydra community, and a survey of software development approaches in use.	Count: 50 is okay, we think. Room setup: This is not a hands-on workshop but there should be a lot of discussion hopefully. So anything that would facilitate some looking at the screen and some discussion. I think people will have their laptops so tables would be nice though they are not totally necessary. I think U shape would be too hard with that many people. We will need some space for the panel to sit though, is that possible? Attendee List: I would like to see the list, if possible, for planning purposes so we know the ratio of new to Hydra vs experienced. We are doing a survey before the workshop (should be out today) about managing hydra projects, Mark Notess will be sending that to the community list though FYI. Equipment: We would need power, projector, screen, and wifi!	90 min workshop
How to manage agile development		Jack Reed Rose Pruyne	Agile is based on self-organizing cross-functional teams addressing evolving requirements and delivering solutions incrementally. Adaptive planning and continuous improvement make Agile teams highly flexible and able to rapidly respond to change. Participants in this workshop will learn about the principles and benefits of Agile and will engage in core Agile activities that they can take back to their own teams.	Number of attendees (25 projected to be 36) is fine. Projector, screen, and post-its -- yes. If the room has white boards, that's great. If not, 1 or 2 of those easels with the big white tablets will be a-ok. Rose will be bringing a few supplies, too -- medium-point sharpies, that sort of thing. It would be good to have power, projector, and screen for the workshop. Post'its might also be good.	90 min workshop
The latest on geodata in Blacklight and Hydra		Bess Sadler Jack Reed	The latest on working with geodata in Hydra and Blacklight		90 min workshop
The latest on RDF and Hydra		Tom Johnson Karen Estlund	The latest on working with RDF in Hydra. Model and create complex metadata with the Hydra 7.		90 min workshop
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