DCAT Meeting Notes February 1, 2011

Meeting Agenda

Due to capacity constraints on the teleconference line, if you plan to attend the meeting please email Valorie Hollister at vhollister[at]duraspace.org in advance to ensure their will be space. This month's meeting will occur Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 9:00am Eastern/14:00 GMT.. For dial in instructions, click here.

1. News

   1. So long and big thank you to Ronee Francis
   2. DSpace 1.7 promotion
      1. 1.7 webinar recording posted shortly
      2. Univ of Mich 1.7 upgrade complete?
   3. DSpace 1.8
      1. Oct 2011
      2. what might be included: release notes
   4. e-Forum on Jan 20-21 "Is DSpace 1.7 on your roadmap?" - hosted by Alice Platt
   5. Open Repositories Conference, June 8-11, 2011
      1. DSpace user group mtg chair, Holly Mercer - sent out call on 1/31
      2. planning a joint DCAT/committer mtg/cocktail hour at OR11
   6. Other news?

2. New feature discussion process

   1. how did it go? what are some of the issues?
   2. next steps for high priority, broad interest
      1. when to schedule discussions (don't want to conflict w/e-forum)
      2. use the discussion forum or the mailing list?
   3. participation
      1. if you haven't lead a discussion yet (aim is for everyone to lead one every 6-8 wks), please sign up for a week and make a JIRA issue selection (something that interests you!)
         1. this week - Jan 26 - Feb 4: Sarah Shreeves - DS587 Tombstoning 
      2. please participate in discussions, even if it is just to vote on the discussion leaders recommendations, +1, -1 or 0
      3. pick issue and sign up on the discussion schedule - each member to lead one discussion every 6-8 wks
      4. if possible, the week you are the discussion leader, please attend the committer mtg
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3. Recruiting new members 

   1. any candidates? (particularly in Europe or Asia)

4. DCAT Discussion Schedule

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5. Meeting Attendees:

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NEXT MEETING ON MARCH 1, 2011 AT 3PM/20:00 GMT