2011Nov22

Etherpad for meeting notes: http://firuta.huh.harvard.edu:9000/FP-2011Nov22

Agenda

• NSF Workshop RFP
• iDigBio presentation update: http://etaxonomy.org/mw/IDigBio_2011
• Pending Tech Issues
  • Authentication/Authorization, Dave Vieglais to join us next week.
  • 20 Questions for Query definition
  • API for Query and for Cluster finding
  • Tech group needs to make a decision on or set a date for decision for the query language for pub-sub for Apple Pie.
  • Tech group needs to make a decision on or set a date for decision for the domain objects supported for Apple Pie.
  • Tech group needs to decide on or set a date for decision for the scope, composition, and implementation of the "global cache."

Reports

• Lei
  • Working on query language and questions that could be answered for subscription purpose in FPush.
  • Working on mapper prototype: Almost finish the annotation parsing part by using sparql. Need to add several more annotation examples for test.
• Bob
  • Working on competency questions
  • Telephone tag started with NSF Program Officers about Workshop possibilities. Found the several hundred page report about the first (?) one they held. Link to follow.
  • Began study of OAuth2 and DataONE current authorization service architecture; Invited Vieglais to next team call.
• Maureen
  • Working on cleaning up FP-WebUI
  • Working on documentation for specify-oai and "the prototype"

Notes

Present: Bertram, Lei, James, Jim, Paul, Bob, Maureen

• NSF Workshop RFP

Bob: Has started trying to contact program officer. Reviewing report from a prevously funded workshop. Lots of emphasis on knowlege organization systems.

• iDigBio presentation update: http://etaxonomy.org/mw/IDigBio_2011

James: Page up and has gotten some annotation. Have created a shell for a talk.

Walking through talk.

Bob: Error correction being a fairly minor scientific story, assessing fitness for use being much more relevant.

I like slide # 11 :) Or is it # 6? The one with the Kepler workflow ..Can I get a copy?

Action Item: James to send out copy of the presentation or post it on the wiki.

• Pending Tech Issues
  • Authentication/Authorization, Dave Vieglais to join us next week.

Bob: Started GBIF discussion group. DataOne has changed their Authentication/Authorization APIs, perhaps closer to oauth.

• • 20 Questions for Query definition

Bob: Subeffort not added yet to the requirements pages.

Maureen: Requiremements page refactored with pointers to sub pages for particular requirements, with questions going on sub pages. Coordination mechanism set up on main requirements page.

Bob: Suggesting SPARL, plus two sets of key-value pairs, one domain independent (like opaque objects), other with domain vocabularies directly embeded.

ActionItem: Group to work throgh these in prepration for week friday.

• Continue to next week:
  • API for Query and for Cluster finding
  • Tech group needs to make a decision on or set a date for decision for the query language for pub-sub for Apple Pie.
  • Tech group needs to make a decision on or set a date for decision for the domain objects supported for Apple Pie.
  • Tech group needs to decide on or set a date for decision for the scope, composition, and implementation of the "global cache."