September Strategic Planning Agenda

Welcome and introductions

Hydra 101 and the purpose of this September strategy meeting

Agenda organisation and timing

• Community forecast: manage growth?  How? Notes in report for "New approach" bullet
• New approach to Hydra meeting cycles Richard
  
  • "Straw man" proposals from SG
  • How best to organise face-to-face meetings
  • How to establish viable regional communities and partner meetings, and still stay connected
• The Hydra way - orienting new people to the project; operating standards; expectations of the community.  From Strategy 7: "By OR13, Hydra will have an updated and more polished articulation of its community principles, values, methods and benefits--the recipe that has defined the "hydra way" to date, and much of the project's success." Need to decide the contents list and commission writers. Richard and ???
  
  • How does the project work?
  • How does co-development happen?
  • What is the nature of Hydra's meetings?
  • How to interact effectively on-line and in person
  • How to get the most out of the project
  • Are contributions from new partners actually welcome - if so how/when?
• "Hydra for" documents.  Feedback on "for managers"?  Develop further?  More documents explaining the business case(s)?  Karen & Robin--Tuesday
  
  • documents with language about Hydra that is non technical - more of "why hydra than something else?"
  • grid that describes what the different gems or heads do (functionality) in non tech talk and what state they are in - still being developed, ready to go, can be used with, etc.
    
    • would need ongoing updating
• What would Hydra do if it had money   ?  Fees?  Grants?  Implications...
• Hydra and conferences
  
  • Open Repositories (general - see also Wednesday morning)
  • Other
  • Goodies for non-attended conferences
• Finalize Strategic Plan for coming year.
• Wrap-up, report back, Evening planning

• Winter meeting
  
  • Agenda

• Subsequent meetings 2013/14
  
  • ORCID Dev Congress (if funded) - Feb 2014
  • Regional Hydra event in UK/Ireland Spring 2014
  • OR14 Helsinki
    
    • How do we raise Hydra's profile?
  • Spring meeting
• Marketing discussions
• Meeting summary