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Standard Naming Exercise

Agenda 4

The agenda for the 4th meeting has not been set.

Please edit the nextsteps document to help set the direction of the meeting.

Agenda 3

• Conformance of Parameter Element

• Conformance of Domain Element

• Discussion of nextsteps

Agenda 2

Durations (in brackets) are notional for the discussions and actual work.

• Review of Element Issues [0:30]

• Review of Other Common Questions [0:30]

• Discussion of Exercise Spreadsheet [1:00]

• Presentation of Preferred External Standards [0:40]

• Discussion of Next Steps [0:30]

Agenda 1

Durations (in brackets) are notional for the discussions and actual work.

• Introduction and potentialgoals [0:10]

• Show available tools and materials [0:15]

• Discussion 1: Choose goals and identify steps to achieve them. [0:40]
  The two sub-discussions below are likely to go together.

• 1. Which goals of the potentialgoals list are the best ones to address?

  2. What steps are needed to address those goals?

• Discussion 2: What is best way to proceed? [0:20]

• 1. Work as large group.

  2. Divide up into smaller groups.

  3. First a, then b.

• Take steps toward goals. (Break out in groups as agreed.) [1:30]

• If meeting in groups, come back together and report. [0:15]

• Determine value of second meeting; schedule if appropriate. [0:15]

List of Potential Goals

Please see the potentialgoals page.

See references for each goal at externalstandards.

Detailed Plan for Naming Exercise

This plan is subject to change depending on our adopted goals.

1. D Describe problem on wiki and issue invitation.

2. D Finalize date and time based on responses.

3. D Finalize (such as it is) proposed schema (publish all documents to wiki as produced).

4. [Graybeal] Write XSL (or find tool) to convert XML to more readable format.

5. D Produce Excel template for variable metadata entry and distribute

6. D Create example data set to work with

7. D Document reference sources for relevant standards.

8. D Hold first meeting/discussion/workshop. (See Agenda 1 below.)

9. D Document results of first meeting on wiki.

10. [all?] Organize/evaluate references before second meeting

11. [Watson?] Identify, research, or update other documents as needed for further work.

12. [all] (TBD) Hold second meeting/discussion/workshop.

13. [Graybeal] Finalize example metadata descriptions (XML).

14. [Graybeal, ?] Update schema or XML to reflect recommended improvements.

15. [Graybeal] Updated CIMT XML and XSL documents. (By May 15.)

16. [ip] Publish results to this wiki site.