W3C

MW4D IG bi-monthly meeting

28 Jul 2008

Agenda

See also: IRC log

Attendees

Present
Stephane Boyera-W3C (Steph), Jacob Ninan-IATA (jacob), Ken Banks-kiwanja.net (Ken), Jeffrey Sonstein-Rochester institute of Technology (Jeffs), Bill Gillis-EFR Source (Bill), Renjish Kumar (Renjish)
Regrets
Chair
Stephane
Scribe
Stephane

Contents


 

Stephane: at each meeting, we will approve the last meeting minutes
... got a request to put full name and affiliation of participants

will do that

<jeffs> approve them

<bgillis> approve them

<scribe> ACTION: steph to publish last meeting m inutes and update participants name before [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2008/07/28-mw4d-minutes.html#action01]

RESOLUTION: minutes of last meeting approved

<jeffs> +1

Actions

Stephane to send detailed info about IRC

Stephane: done http://www.w3.org/2008/MW4D/teleconference.html

<bgillis> IRC action summary very helpful thankyou

Stephane to summarize framework discussion on hte mailing-list

Stephane: Done http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-mw4d/2008Jul/0017.html

Stephane to initiate discussion about Wiki usage on the mailing list

Stephane: pending

Jacob: place to have a consolidated view of the emails sent to the list ?

Stephane: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-mw4d/

public archives

view by author/thread/subject/dates

sorted by month

introduction

<jeffs> some folks may find discussions on mobile devices useful at http://chw.rit.edu/blog/

Jacob: working at IATA in Geneva

interest in the group: mobile for development

specific interest in developmnet, will move in this domain soon

how to bring development is of interest

that's why i'm joining, and hope to contribute

Ken: interest in mobile for development since early 2003

started with conservation and charity

kiwanja.net

interested in tools for ngo/non-profit in dev. countries

small scales

focus on grass-root/non-profit access to mobile for them to work better

Renjish: working for Capgemini consulting India, managing the technology

services lab in Mumbai. The lab is involved in creating thought

leadership on systems, platforms and architectures in the telecom, media

and entertainment sector. My background is in IP networks, mobile (GSM,

3G) both from a technology and business perspective.

My interest in this forum is strictly personal, and I do not represent my company's views.

<jeffs> uri?

<jeffs> is there a URI for renjish? company, personal, etc

Stephane: no we are not managing profiles

format of the framework/vision statements

<bgillis> Is there an updated version of document online, or the same document you originally sent?

<jeffs> is anyone who is actually a citizen & resident of a developing-world country now on this mtg?

Stephane: not yet

<jeffs> if not, suggest high priority we find ways to engage such ppl here

Stephane: explain the diff between just a web page or a w3c document

Jacob: didn't get the diff

<jeffs> suggest high priority we find ways to engage more citizens of developing world in these conversations

http://www.w3.org/TR/

bill: for now, start with what is the most accessible for people, perhaps wiki

and then move it for official w3c publicaiton later

more accesssible for people without a w3c background

<jeffs> agree w Bill, more visibility & accessibility helps bring in more people

bill: make it the easiest way for people to contribute

i don't know if a wiki would be a barrier or not

Jacob: important to moderate the comments

through an editor

<scribe> ACTION: Steph to make the current framework document on the wiki [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2008/07/28-mw4d-minutes.html#action02]

Framework document

Stephane: send a first draft: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-mw4d/2008Jul/0017.html

<jeffs> structure as-is okay, can be modified as we go along & find what we actually need

<bgillis> Agree with Jeff..structure is fine for now

renjish: high level structure may be discussed later

stephane: vision section

jacob: 2 options: expanding mobile telephony is important, but focusing on the services is also important

depending on the time

Renjish: we should look at the challenges of extending mobile penetration

we can provide solution here

Stephane: practically i believe we should look at exploiting hte full potential of mobile phones when available

Bill: +1.

also not only a matter of available content

or apps/services

<jeffs> think next version of "vision statement" also needs to refer to engaging ppl from developing world to help define what is needed

one piece, but many others barriers, related to web access

jeffs: we need to listen to folks who are in the target areas

to get what are their views

+1

Jeffs: put that at the very early stage of the document

Ken: who are we talking to ?

who are those people

?

Jeffs: agree,

Stephane: the discussions will take place on the "stakeholder" session

but agree ot put tha ton the vision

Next meeting

<jeffs> I am avail in August, do not want us to lose momentum through moving meetings around or delaying next mtg

Stephane: keep the two meetings ?

Jeffs: keep on track

Next Meetings: Monday 4 august 2008 and Monday 18 August 2008

Summary of Action Items

[NEW] ACTION: Steph to make the current framework document on the wiki [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2008/07/28-mw4d-minutes.html#action02]
[NEW] ACTION: steph to publish last meeting m inutes and update participants name before [recorded in http://www.w3.org/2008/07/28-mw4d-minutes.html#action01]
 
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