VIVO Working Groups 

(updated 20140523 - Layne M. Johnson)

Working Groups operate under the oversight and direction of the VIVO Steering Group, and are advised by the VIVO community at large. The working groups provide regular reports to the VIVO Steering Group on activities, issues, opportunities, plans, and resource needs. The leaders of the Working Group are members of the VIVO Management Team, which also includes the VIVO Project Director and DuraSpace Colleagues (as needed). Anyone, even if you are not a VIVO Member, is invited to participate in the VIVO Working Groups.

The VIVO Working Groups:

• Plan events;

• Manage development tasks;

• Coordinate with other projects, tool developers, and partners;

• Engage with other projects and experts on key issues and opportunities for the VIVO community.

Current VIVO Working Groups and Leaders, Meeting Schedules and Dial In Instructions 

• Applications and Tools Working Group - Chris Barnes, University of Florida, Chair, Ted Lawless, Brown University, Co-Chair. Meetings are held bi-weekly on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. ET. A schedule of upcoming meetings can be found here. To join the meeting, use this Meeting Link. Meeting phone: (213) 493-0014. Anyone is invited to participate.
  
  

• Implementation and Development Joint Working Groups - Jon Corson-Rikert, Cornell University, Chair, and Jim Blake, Cornell University, Co-Chair. Meetings are held weekly on Thursdays at 1 p.m. ET. A schedule of upcoming meetings can be found here. To join the meeting, use this Meeting Link. If requested, enter your name and email address and click "Join". To call in to the meeting: 1-855-244-8681 (Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada), or 1-650-479-3207 (Call-in toll number (US/Canada). Enter the access code: 641 825 891 #. Enter your Attendee ID: 8173 #. Anyone is invited to participate.

  
  

• VIVO-ISF (Integrated Semantic Framework) Ontology Working Group - Dr. Melissa Haendel, Oregon Health & Science University, Chair, and Brian Lowe, Cornell University, Co-Chair. Meetings are held biweekly on Thursdays at 12:00 p.m. ET. A schedule of upcoming meetings can be found here.  To join the meeting, use this meeting link. If requested, enter your name and email address. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: vivoisf, and click "Join". To view in other time zones or languages, please click this link. To call in to the meeting: 1-855-244-8681 (Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada), or 1-650-479-3207 (Call-in toll number (US/Canada). Enter the access code: 647 884 014 #. Global call-in numbers may be found here. Toll-free dialing restrictions may be found here. Anyone is invited to participate.

   

• Outreach and Engagement Working Group - Dr. Kristi Holmes, Northwestern University, Chair, Julia Trimmer, Duke University, Co-Chair. Meetings are held on an as needed basis. The Outreach and Engagement Working Group ensures that the VIVO Community and prospective partners and other stakeholders know about VIVO efforts and provides visibility for VIVO goals, activities, and achievements. Anyone is invited to participate.