[DDI-SRG] TIC Meeting in October

[Wendy Thomas]

Achim,

I'll add this to the agenda. Thanks for getting this moving.

Wendy


On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Joachim Wackerow wrote:

> In autumn a TIC meeting is planned from 29. to 31. October (Monday to
> Wednesday). The location is in Germany at the International Conference
> and Research Center for Computer Science Schloss Dagstuhl in Wadern.
>
> A three-day workshop on DDI 3.0 will take place in the week before at
> the same location from 24. to 26. October (Wednesday to Friday) run by
> Arofan, Wendy, and me (organized by GESIS-ZUMA, in cooperation with DDI
> Alliance).
>
> Some first ideas for an agenda of the TIC meeting can be:
>
> - Review of the up to now candidate draft period
>   - What does the result of the use cases tell us?
>   - What does the experience with tools implementation tell us?
> - Future development DDI 3.x
>   - Review of plans and features, which were discussed and planned for
> DDI 3.0, but not realized.
>   - SDI group subjects
>   - life cycle approach
>     - which are the missing parts of the life cycle
>     - where should they go
>     - is there a need for additional modules
>     - are the modules in sync with the life cycle approach
>   - new ideas
>
> Additionally a registration for the accommodation at Dagstuhl is
> required. Soon I will provide further details. Accommodation including
> full board will be 60 Euro (what seems to be really cheap, I hope the
> food is good :) ).
>
> Mary told me, that the DDI Alliance will probably cover the expenses for
> travel and accommodation/food (maximum four nights). In addition to the
> people already there (Arofan, Wendy, and me) maybe four people can be
> considered. Four nights would enable a full three-day meeting. I would
> like to emphasize STRONGLY to get the cheapest air fares possible. This
> means usually early booking of air travel.
>
> The decision on a proposed subsequent informal DDI Expert meeting is
> still pending. This meeting would probably affect the travel plans.
>
> I would be interested to get an overview who will come to the meeting.
> Arofan, Wendy, perhaps J, and I will be there anyway.
> Please send an related email to Wendy and me.
>
> Other ideas for the agenda?
>
> Wendy: We could discuss shortly this meeting tomorrow. Especially who
> will come and who we would like to have at the meeting (are the
> additional four people enough?).
>
> Achim
>
>
> Information regarding the location
>
> General information on Dagstuhl
> http://www.dagstuhl.de/
>
> How to get to Schloss Dagstuhl Computer Science Center
> including details and maps
> http://www.dagstuhl.de/ueber-dagstuhl/anreise/
>
> Google maps
> Frankfurt and Dagstuhl
> http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&hl=de&geocode=&saddr=frankfurt&daddr=dagstuhl&sll=49.60893,7.229004&sspn=0.655847,1.2854&ie=UTF8&z=9&om=1
> Local detail
> http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=dagstuhl&sll=51.124213,10.546875&sspn=10.169372,20.566406&ie=UTF8&ll=49.530048,6.897032&spn=0.005132,0.010042&t=h&z=17&om=1
>
> Pictures:
> http://www.dagstuhl.de/ueber-dagstuhl/presse/downloads/
>
> Event list of Dagstuhl
> http://www.dagstuhl.de/en/program/calendar/?dag_type=345&dag_year=2007
>
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