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2012 04 30 Meeting Minutes

Contents

  1. 1 Attending
    1. 1.1 Apologies
  2. 2 Minutes
    1. 2.1 Review of last meeting's minutes and action items
    2. 2.2 Project Manager report
    3. 2.3 Lead Developer report
    4. 2.4 University of Newcastle report
    5. 2.5 Flinders University report
    6. 2.6 ANDS report
    7. 2.7 QCIF report
    8. 2.8 Community items
  3. 3 Action Items

Attending


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

Apologies



Minutes

Review of last meeting's minutes and action items


Project Manager report

  • ReDBox v1.5RC2 to be released May 7
    • DOI Functionality has had to be dropped due to ANDS timelines. This can be added at a future date.
  • GP has submitted his resignation
    • Last day June 1
    • Heading down south to the NLA
    • DD would like to thank GP for his great work
    • DD and NL to start determining a replacement
  • Meetings with a number of Universities regarding their Metadata Stores projects
  • Discussions are occurring regarding a number of ReDBox project possibilities
  • EIF048 has about 6 weeks left
    • Need to prepare a final report for ANDS

Lead Developer report

  • GP has been very active on the mailing list, helping the community with technical questions
  • Last week:
    • Geospatial map interfaces completed (RC2)
  • Now:
    • Working on SRU interfaces (for NLA) (RC2)
    • Responding to UAT reports from RC1
  • Post 1.5RC2 release:
    • LDAP plugin
    • Training new developer
    • Possible ANDS DOI integration

University of Newcastle report

  • Installed 1.5RC1 and testing
    • Will write up test results and send through
    • Has sent 1.4 UAT results to GP
  • User group:
    • VP: to email list to check who is UAT'ing and get feedback by Friday
    • VP: demo for RC2 next week 

Flinders University report

  • 1.5RC1 installed and undergoing testing
  • AMS started
  • Staffing AMS project
    • DD to send through position description

ANDS report

  • Absent

QCIF report

  • Looking at post-EIF048 project opportunities
  • Hiring a replacement for Greg
    • Also bringing on a 2nd developer to assist with knowledge transfer and as back-up
  • Arranging a meeting with Intersect and VeRSI re ReDBox
    • Need to plan development work across states
    • Need to work out how to contract feature development that crosses multiple institutions
      • NL: ANDS don't want to be the primary conduit for this work
    • VP: Need to know who's picked ReDBox
      • DD to follow-up with SP
      • NL to contact community day attendees and check ReDBox selection

Community items

  • VP: what is RDA Test access now that sandbox is being shut down?
    • SP: determine process
  • DD: UAT groups should get their NLA access sorted out in the near future.

Action Items


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