2018-04-03 Program Committee


Connection Info:

Attendees

Agenda 

  1. Welcome and introductions
  2. Note taker and facilitator arouner 
  3. Additions/changes to agenda?
  4. Why are we all here?
    1. Richard,  Steering Group liaison
    2. Brian as Host Committee liaison
    3. Andrew, Program Committee Chair
  5. Review program planning and structure of past Connect conferences
    1. Monday - partner meeting
    2. Tuesday morning - workshops: parallel themed or targeted tracks
    3. Tuesday afternoon - plenary
    4. Wednesday morning - parallel themed or targeted presentations
    5. Wednesday afternoon and 
    6. Thursday - unconference and WG/IG meetings
    7. Friday
  6. Getting under way
    1. Soliciting and commissioning content (see Suggestions for Samvera Connect 2017 Program)
    2. Call for workshop proposals
    3. When should we have them due?
    4. Sessionizer for timetabling unconference sessions
    5. Useful documents from last year
  7. Review of Review of logistics/tools

    1. Samvera wiki
    2. Google docs-agenda/minutes
    3. Google listserv (for program committee)
    4. What workshops were valuable/well-attended in the past?
  8. Next steps
    1. Solicit proposals

Meeting Notes

  1. Welcome and introductions
  2. Note taker and facilitator arouner
  3. Why are we all here?
    1. Richard,  Steering Group liaison
    2. Brian as Host Committee liaison
    3. Andrew, Program Committee Chair
    4. introductions for all, new and returning committee members
  4. Review of Connect week schedule—Brian McBride
    1. Monday - partner meeting
    2. Tuesday morning - workshops: parallel themed or targeted tracks
    3. Tuesday afternoon - plenary
    4. Wednesday morning - parallel themed or targeted presentations
    5. Wednesday afternoon and
    6. Thursday - unconference and WG/IG meetings
    7. Friday
  5. Soliciting for workshops
    1. Richard requested (previously) we address this first (presumably so people can make travel plans etc.)
    2. Topics to suggest in CFP:
      1. Intro to Hyrax
      2. Fedora
      3. RSpec rspec.info
      4. Software Carpentry
      5. Valkyrie
      6. Collections Extensions Collection Extensions Requirements Working Group
      7. (Library) Publishing with Samvera
      8. Contributing to Samvera documentation
    3. Timeline for workshop CFP messaging:
      • Draft CFP for workshops / send to committee–4/03 
      • EMAIL CFP for workshops (Partners, Community & Tech?) 4/4
      • EMAIL REMINDER 4/15
      • DEADLINE for submissions 4/27
  6. Review of meeting times for this committee (Samvera program committee)
    1. Will need to go to meeting alternate weeks beginning in July
    2. Scheduled meetings (first Tuesday, 10-11 am CST):
      • April 3
      • May 1
      • June 5–will need to reschedule due to conflict with OR 2018 conference (June 4-7, http://www.or2018.net
      • July 3
      • August 7 
      • September 4
  7. Next Steps
    1. Next steps
    1. CFP for workshops (see above, 5c)
      1. Draft CFP for workshops and send to committee for review 4/03–Andrew
      2. EMAIL CFP for workshops 4/4
    2. Chris volunteered to copy last year's committee Google drive
    3. Review recommendations from last year's Samvera Connect program committee (from committee members and from attendee feedback) 
       for  (see Suggestions for Samvera Connect 2017 Program)