Response to Issue #2 DODS Basic Issues DODS Basic Issues Agenda

MONDAY 13 August 2001: Strategic - software - regions/pilots - population - clients - structure
9:00 - 10:10 Overview -- The State of NVODS
10:10 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15 - 11:30 The Integrated Ocean Observing System and NVODS
11:30 - NOON Where will NVODS be in 2 years?
NOON - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 Define Protocol for DODS+ (Software Tasks List)
2:00 - 2:30 Software Development and Maintenance
2:30 - 2:45 BREAK
2:45 - 3:15 Brief summary of plans for regions

Peter: Southeast, West Coast
Worth: Gulf Coast
Linda: Northeast

3:15 - 4:15 Discussion of regions as a concept to pursue in the project
4:15 - 5:00 National pilots/projects
7:30 - Dinner at Coast Guard House

TUESDAY
8:30 - 9:30 Metadata and Standards discussion in the context of an NVODS 3rd party metadata site
9:30 - 10:00 NVODS servers -- What data sets should we target? Do we need to develop new servers?
10:00 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15 - 11:15 NVODS clients, where should we focus?
11:15 - NOON NVODS Structure I. Discussion of Working Groups
NOON - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:00 NVODS Structure II. Community Involvement -- How do we entrain other contributors to the NVODS effort?
2:00 - 2:45 Finalize Software Development
2:45 - 3:00 BREAK
3:00 - 4:30 First year report and future meetings.
4:30 ADJOURN