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::* Only real potential downside: The more formal Working Group status will commit the participants to a specific (two year) time frame for project completion | ::* Only real potential downside: The more formal Working Group status will commit the participants to a specific (two year) time frame for project completion | ||
:* '''Bruce''': Budgets for WGs go through their parent committees | :* '''Bruce''': Budgets for WGs go through their parent committees | ||
− | :* Some funding discussion ensued; Nancy described some previous/current DMT activities | + | :* Some funding discussion ensued; '''Nancy''' described some previous/current DMT activities |
− | :* Sophie: We really have two project needs: (1) Technical maintenance/development of the Clearinghouse Drupal infrastructure, and (2) development of new training content for the Clearinghouse | + | :* '''Sophie''': We really have two project needs: (1) Technical maintenance/development of the Clearinghouse Drupal infrastructure, and (2) development of new training content for the Clearinghouse |
::* The WG status might help provide a pipeline for funding of (1), while (2) will be a more involved, ongoing task | ::* The WG status might help provide a pipeline for funding of (1), while (2) will be a more involved, ongoing task | ||
* Vote on proposal | * Vote on proposal | ||
− | :* Matt solicited any objections to the proposal; none were heard | + | :* '''Matt''' solicited any objections to the proposal; none were heard |
− | :* Nancy moved to make the DMT Working Group a formal Working Group of the DS Committee in accordance with the statement of work document | + | :* '''Nancy''' moved to make the DMT Working Group a formal Working Group of the DS Committee in accordance with the statement of work document |
− | :* Rama seconded the move | + | :* '''Rama''' seconded the move |
:* A voice vote was conducted; the proposal passed unanimously by a voice vote of those present on the call! | :* A voice vote was conducted; the proposal passed unanimously by a voice vote of those present on the call! |
Revision as of 17:29, April 19, 2017
Meeting Notes - Data Stewardship Committee - 2017-04-17 2 p.m. EST / 12 p.m. MST / 11 a.m. PT
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Attendees: Matt Mayernik, Sophie Hou, Shelley Stall, Ruth Duerr, Rama, Bruce Caron, Paul Lemieux, Jamie Collins, Heather Brown, Nancy Hoebelheinrich, David Moroni, Mark Parsons, Bob Downs, Shannon Leslie
Notes:
1) ESIP Program Committee update
- Main agenda item has been preparing for all hands Summer Meeting
- Also: Travel support is available to support speakers for the meeting (although deadline has already passed for the 2017 meeting in Bloomington)
2) Conference reports
- 2017 RDA Plenary
- Ruth: Attended virtually; included session for new group (Preservation Tools, Techniques, and Policies Interest Group - https://www.rd-alliance.org/groups/preservation-tools-techniques-and-policies)
- *Objective: Gathering & aggregating list of repository software
- *Ultimately: Produce a registry of tools
- Rama: Whatever comes of it will be of interest to our committee; hopefully some of us can provide input (see web link)
- Matt heard from attendees that our Data Rescue document was a hot topic at the meeting
- Rama: Invited speaker (Michael Diepenbroek, co-chair of RDA’s "Fitness for use" WG) at upcoming Information Quality Cluster telecon (Tuesday May 9, 11 AM EDT) will be talking about some RDA-related topics; might be of interest to DS cluster folks
- EGU 2017: At least one person (Mark Parsons) plans to attend
- Sophie: Reports that she, Nancy and Shelley have been invited to a meeting hosted by Belmont Forum to discuss how to develop training/education for data-related skills
- Other members from the Data Stewardship Committee might also have been invited.
3) Data Management Training - Working Group Proposal
- Discussion
- Nancy:
- Thanked everyone for support of the initiative. Will add comments she received from Rama and others to the scoping document.
- The new status (if approved) will make it easier to obtain funding for projects such as improvements to the DMT Clearinghouse (via hiring of a Drupal engineer)
- Only real potential downside: The more formal Working Group status will commit the participants to a specific (two year) time frame for project completion
- Bruce: Budgets for WGs go through their parent committees
- Some funding discussion ensued; Nancy described some previous/current DMT activities
- Sophie: We really have two project needs: (1) Technical maintenance/development of the Clearinghouse Drupal infrastructure, and (2) development of new training content for the Clearinghouse
- The WG status might help provide a pipeline for funding of (1), while (2) will be a more involved, ongoing task
- Vote on proposal
- Matt solicited any objections to the proposal; none were heard
- Nancy moved to make the DMT Working Group a formal Working Group of the DS Committee in accordance with the statement of work document
- Rama seconded the move
- A voice vote was conducted; the proposal passed unanimously by a voice vote of those present on the call!