Attending

• Duncan Dickinson (DD)
• Vicki Picasso (VP)
• Simon Pockley (SP) (absent)
• Greg Pendlebury (GP)
• Norm Lawler (NL)

Apologies

• Amanda Nixon (AN)

Minutes

Project Manager report

• Community Day:
• Seemed to be well received
• VP: Can QCIF announce support details via ANDS Partners/General lists & ReDBox for those that didn't attend
• NL: To action
• VP: How do groups look to fund development work? Will support engagement start first?
• NL: 
• Work towards support contracts over the coming months.
• Groups wishing to engage QCIF to develop features would fall under a project contract. People may go with other groups (e.g. VeRSI).
• QCIF need to determine model for projects, contracts and consortia.
• VP: A core set of functionality could be determined and funded by a consortia. Could this be funded through funds directed back via ANDS?
• 1.5 release planning
• Group needs to discuss how to proceed with the 1.5 release
• GP: Fortnightly development presentation to highlight changes
• VP: Need to work with those institutions that have implemented
• Discussion regarding community-based development
• Need to set terms of reference
• Members of a user reference group need to be active contributors.
• VP: Need to consider release cycle and institutional ability to install and test
• DD: Extend 1.5 for testing and feedback
• GP: Release as a release candidate
• NL: Leave at 1.5 with extra time for testing and bug fixes. Need to set release due date, pref by end of May.
• VP: Authentication plugin (e.g. LDAP) is likely to be a common feature
• DD: Can we release as a plug-in?
• GP: Yes, release as a plug-in 
• VP: Will look at a URG around 1.5 and plug-ins.
• DD: RC 1.5 in April for testing over April/May.
• Align announcement with URG model 

Lead Developer report

University of Newcastle report

Flinders University report

ANDS report

QCIF report

Community items

Action Items