Government Linked Data Working Group

Minutes of 06 September 2012

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Benedikt Kaempgen, Bernadette Hyland, Biplav Srivastava, Christophe Gueret, Dave Reynolds, George Thomas, Ghislain Atemezing, Hadley Beeman, Luis Bermudez, Phil Archer, Richard Cyganiak, Sandro Hawke
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13:58:47 <bhyland> Agenda for today: http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/wiki/Meetings:Telecon20120906

Bernadette Hyland: Agenda for today: http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/wiki/Meetings:Telecon20120906

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14:08:11 <PhilA> Topic: Review of last week's minutes

1. Review of last week's minutes

14:08:18 <bhyland> http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/meeting/2012-08-30

Bernadette Hyland: http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/meeting/2012-08-30

14:08:29 <PhilA> http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/meeting/2012-08-30 -> Minutes of last week

http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/meeting/2012-08-30 -> Minutes of last week

14:09:02 <cygri> zakim, code?

Richard Cyganiak: zakim, code?

14:09:02 <Zakim> the conference code is 45394 (tel:+1.617.761.6200 sip:zakim@voip.w3.org), cygri

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14:09:06 <PhilA> bhyland: Last week we talked about what we need to do to improve our messaging

Bernadette Hyland: Last week we talked about what we need to do to improve our messaging

14:09:12 <Zakim> +??P55

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14:09:15 <cygri> zakim, P55 is me

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14:09:22 <cygri> zakim, ??P55 is me

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14:09:22 <Zakim> +cygri; got it

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14:09:34 <Zakim> -DaveReynolds

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14:09:54 <BenediktKaempgen> +1

Benedikt Kaempgen: +1

14:09:55 <Zakim> +??P30

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14:09:55 <gatemezi> +1

Ghislain Atemezing: +1

14:09:59 <sandro> Zakim, DaveReynolds is BenediktKaempgen

Sandro Hawke: Zakim, DaveReynolds is BenediktKaempgen

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14:10:02 <DaveReynolds> zakim, ??P30 is me

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14:10:02 <PhilA> bhyland: Do we have approval for last week's minutes?

Bernadette Hyland: Do we have approval for last week's minutes?

14:10:10 <bhyland> Thanks. Minutes for last week approved.

Bernadette Hyland: Thanks. Minutes for last week approved.

14:10:34 <PhilA> Resolution: Minutes approved

RESOLVED: Minutes approved

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14:10:52 <PhilA> Topic: Community Directory

2. Community Directory

14:10:53 <bhyland> Topic: Community Directory

3. Community Directory

14:10:54 <cgueret_work> zakim, ??P56 is me

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14:11:14 <PhilA> bhyland: We haven't revisited this for quite a while (January :-( )

Bernadette Hyland: We haven't revisited this for quite a while (January :-( )

14:11:28 <bhyland> http://dir.w3.org

Bernadette Hyland: http://dir.w3.org

14:11:28 <PhilA> bhyland: Little has happened in terms of evolution of it

Bernadette Hyland: Little has happened in terms of evolution of it

14:11:44 <PhilA> bhyland: It was updated to the latest version of Callimachus

Bernadette Hyland: It was updated to the latest version of Callimachus

14:12:25 <bhyland> http://dir.w3.org/rdf/2012/directory/categories-list.xhtml?view

Bernadette Hyland: http://dir.w3.org/rdf/2012/directory/categories-list.xhtml?view

14:12:26 <PhilA> bhyland: If you go to the directory statistics http://dir.w3.org/rdf/2012/directory/statistics.xhtml?view

Bernadette Hyland: If you go to the directory statistics http://dir.w3.org/rdf/2012/directory/statistics.xhtml?view

14:12:50 <PhilA> bhyland: we have about 70 organisations, for example. Getting a member request about once a fortnight

Bernadette Hyland: we have about 70 organisations, for example. Getting a member request about once a fortnight

14:12:57 <Zakim> +George_Thomas

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14:13:09 <PhilA> bhyland: It's perhaps looking out of date in some places. Usability is not as good as we'd like

Bernadette Hyland: It's perhaps looking out of date in some places. Usability is not as good as we'd like

14:13:49 <PhilA> bhyland: So I want to get some feedback and get some volunteers to join a meeting to flesh out some requirements to make it more compelling etc.

Bernadette Hyland: So I want to get some feedback and get some volunteers to join a meeting to flesh out some requirements to make it more compelling etc.

14:14:08 <Zakim> + +91.80.67.84.aadd

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14:14:12 <PhilA> bhyland: I asked folk to come prepared today with the URL of a directory that was useful and usable

Bernadette Hyland: I asked folk to come prepared today with the URL of a directory that was useful and usable

14:14:25 <bhyland> zakim, aadd is Biplav

Bernadette Hyland: zakim, aadd is Biplav

14:14:25 <Zakim> +Biplav; got it

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14:14:27 <bhyland> q?

Bernadette Hyland: q?

14:14:39 <bhyland> http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/wiki/Community_Directory_Requirements

Bernadette Hyland: http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/wiki/Community_Directory_Requirements

14:14:45 <PhilA> bhyland: Any comments?

Bernadette Hyland: Any comments?

14:15:04 <PhilA> bhyland: Appeals for honesty...

Bernadette Hyland: Appeals for honesty...

14:15:30 <PhilA> -> Crossover Directory

-> Crossover Directory

14:16:11 <bhyland> PhilA: The Crossover Directory is different but has some of the same issues, namely lack of current content.

Phil Archer: The Crossover Directory is different but has some of the same issues, namely lack of current content. [ Scribe Assist by Bernadette Hyland ]

14:16:59 <bhyland> … PhilA suggested some of the human aspects of directories ...

Bernadette Hyland: … PhilA suggested some of the human aspects of directories ...

14:17:33 <bhyland> … common problem is people working in isolation, collectively not achieving the desired outcome.

Bernadette Hyland: … common problem is people working in isolation, collectively not achieving the desired outcome.

14:18:45 <PhilA> bhyland: The one I think of is Slideshare. I don't like the proprietary, locked down aspect but it's mighty useful

Bernadette Hyland: The one I think of is Slideshare. I don't like the proprietary, locked down aspect but it's mighty useful

14:18:57 <bhyland> q?

Bernadette Hyland: q?

14:19:07 <PhilA> bhyland: Getting Linked Data info into people's hands is important, no?

Bernadette Hyland: Getting Linked Data info into people's hands is important, no?

14:19:23 <PhilA> bhyland: What would make a difference to DERI, for example?

Bernadette Hyland: What would make a difference to DERI, for example?

14:20:02 <PhilA> cygri: Hard to say... one thing that strikes me as important is ability to showcase projects and products that we have done

Richard Cyganiak: Hard to say... one thing that strikes me as important is ability to showcase projects and products that we have done

14:20:35 <PhilA> cygri: We want to say more than "hello, we do LD research" - we want to say we have this OS software, as have produced X etc.

Richard Cyganiak: We want to say more than "hello, we do LD research" - we want to say we have this OS software, as have produced X etc.

14:20:44 <PhilA> cygri: So that level of detail would help

Richard Cyganiak: So that level of detail would help

14:21:04 <Zakim> +Sandro.a

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14:21:21 <PhilA> bhyland: Hadley - in organising events etc. Would it be helpful to have a list of organisations who are doing work in this field?

Bernadette Hyland: Hadley - in organising events etc. Would it be helpful to have a list of organisations who are doing work in this field?

14:21:38 <HadleyBeeman> hi

Hadley Beeman: hi

14:21:38 <HadleyBeeman> sorry

Hadley Beeman: sorry

14:21:51 <PhilA> q+ HadleyBeeman

q+ HadleyBeeman

14:21:55 <PhilA> q+

q+

14:22:13 <HadleyBeeman> As with the community directory, if we take on the challenge of creating and maintaining a list of events, it's a resource commitment.

Hadley Beeman: As with the community directory, if we take on the challenge of creating and maintaining a list of events, it's a resource commitment.

14:22:17 <George> http://opencorporates.com/

George Thomas: http://opencorporates.com/

14:22:34 <George> "We have information on 44,411,651 companies"

George Thomas: "We have information on 44,411,651 companies"

14:22:38 <bhyland> q?

Bernadette Hyland: q?

14:22:42 <PhilA> bhyland: Basically, how can we make it useful for the thing we want to promote

Bernadette Hyland: Basically, how can we make it useful for the thing we want to promote

14:23:11 <HadleyBeeman> Also, there are others chasing lists of events of open data, linked data, government data…  I'd have a look at lanyrd, data.gov.uk, the OKFN, etc.

Hadley Beeman: Also, there are others chasing lists of events of open data, linked data, government data… I'd have a look at lanyrd, data.gov.uk, the OKFN, etc.

14:23:15 <PhilA> George: Raises us of business vocabulary by Open Corporates and its 43 million entries etc.

George Thomas: Raises us of business vocabulary by Open Corporates and its 43 million entries etc.

14:23:33 <PhilA> bhyland: You said it's more about the fact that you can list the info than having our own directory?

Bernadette Hyland: You said it's more about the fact that you can list the info than having our own directory?

14:24:04 <PhilA> George: In the spirit of LD we want it to be easy to incorporate data etc.

George Thomas: In the spirit of LD we want it to be easy to incorporate data etc.

14:24:20 <Zakim> -cygri

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14:24:31 <PhilA> bhyland: You say that if we produce a standalone data we should be able to include data from Open Corporates etc. - so we can take data in and out

Bernadette Hyland: You say that if we produce a standalone data we should be able to include data from Open Corporates etc. - so we can take data in and out

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14:24:44 <cygri> zakim, ??P12 is me

Richard Cyganiak: zakim, ??P12 is me

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14:24:45 <PhilA> bhyland: So the data is two way

Bernadette Hyland: So the data is two way

14:25:27 <bhyland> q?

Bernadette Hyland: q?

14:25:29 <PhilA> bhyland: But the other piece is the usefulness of what we're capturing - if we agree we need it then we need an effort to make the site usable (incl. baic things like specifying a country)

Bernadette Hyland: But the other piece is the usefulness of what we're capturing - if we agree we need it then we need an effort to make the site usable (incl. baic things like specifying a country)

14:25:32 <HadleyBeeman> q-

Hadley Beeman: q-

14:25:41 <PhilA> ack me

ack me

14:25:44 <bhyland> ack HadleyBeeman

Bernadette Hyland: ack HadleyBeeman

14:26:15 <cygri> q+

Richard Cyganiak: q+

14:26:22 <bhyland> PhilA: We touched on this in June 2012, the Comm Directory could act as a showcase of good linked open data.

Phil Archer: We touched on this in June 2012, the Comm Directory could act as a showcase of good linked open data. [ Scribe Assist by Bernadette Hyland ]

14:26:52 <bhyland> … for example, the bathing (swimming for us yanks) water visualization was wonderful.

Bernadette Hyland: … for example, the bathing (swimming for us yanks) water visualization was wonderful.

14:27:11 <bhyland> … Consider focus on visualizations.

Bernadette Hyland: … Consider focus on visualizations.

14:28:13 <bhyland> … Data portals, like data.gov.uk, will include sections on apps that are on that specific data portal site, e.g., "latest", "good visualizations".

Bernadette Hyland: … Data portals, like data.gov.uk, will include sections on apps that are on that specific data portal site, e.g., "latest", "good visualizations".

14:28:41 <bhyland> … We need apps that will make policy makers stand up and say, 'that is cool, I want that for my agency!'

Bernadette Hyland: … We need apps that will make policy makers stand up and say, 'that is cool, I want that for my agency!'

14:29:08 <bhyland> … Add some info about who created the app, etc.

Bernadette Hyland: … Add some info about who created the app, etc.

14:29:12 <bhyland> q?

Bernadette Hyland: q?

14:29:13 <PhilA> bhyland: Any more comments?

Bernadette Hyland: Any more comments?

14:29:14 <Biplav> q+

Biplav Srivastava: q+

14:29:16 <bhyland> ack cygri

Bernadette Hyland: ack cygri

14:29:31 <PhilA> cygri: I guess what we're finding is that we're relying on people entering data about themselves and their projects

Richard Cyganiak: I guess what we're finding is that we're relying on people entering data about themselves and their projects

14:29:44 <PhilA> cygri: So the data ends up being variable in quality to put it mildly

Richard Cyganiak: So the data ends up being variable in quality to put it mildly

14:29:49 <bhyland> cygri: If we rely on people entering info themselves, the info is both variable in quality and potentially uncompelling.

Richard Cyganiak: If we rely on people entering info themselves, the info is both variable in quality and potentially uncompelling. [ Scribe Assist by Bernadette Hyland ]

14:29:56 <bhyland> … Do we need a curator?

Bernadette Hyland: … Do we need a curator?

14:29:56 <PhilA> cygri: So do we need someone to be a more active curator?

Richard Cyganiak: So do we need someone to be a more active curator?

14:30:17 <PhilA> cygri: It's difficult to get to a good level of collection of data without some level of curation

Richard Cyganiak: It's difficult to get to a good level of collection of data without some level of curation

14:30:36 <PhilA> cygri: Someone to highlight certain things, important aspects etc.

Richard Cyganiak: Someone to highlight certain things, important aspects etc.

14:30:52 <PhilA> cygri: This raises the question of who, of course...

Richard Cyganiak: This raises the question of who, of course...

14:31:24 <PhilA> cygri: At the moement, it's not going to make or break someone whetehr they are or are not in the directlry

Richard Cyganiak: At the moement, it's not going to make or break someone whetehr they are or are not in the directlry

14:31:25 <bhyland> … it isn't going to 'make or break anyone's business if they are in the directory today ...'

Bernadette Hyland: … it isn't going to 'make or break anyone's business if they are in the directory today ...'

14:31:42 <PhilA> cygri: So few people will care about it enough to give it sime

Richard Cyganiak: So few people will care about it enough to give it sime

14:32:03 <PhilA> cygri: If the info there isn't complete then there's no incentive for maintaining it

Richard Cyganiak: If the info there isn't complete then there's no incentive for maintaining it

14:32:25 <PhilA> bhyland: I agree with all of your points

Bernadette Hyland: I agree with all of your points

14:32:36 <PhilA> bhyland: I'd like it to be on people's radar

Bernadette Hyland: I'd like it to be on people's radar

14:32:57 <PhilA> bhyland: Make it somewhere for people to look for help making the business case or speakers etc.

Bernadette Hyland: Make it somewhere for people to look for help making the business case or speakers etc.

14:33:33 <PhilA> bhyland: A pharma co. has anounced it's putting money into orgs like DERI rather than doing it themselves. So having a go to place with the weight of the w3.org namespace can be compelling

Bernadette Hyland: A pharma co. has anounced it's putting money into orgs like DERI rather than doing it themselves. So having a go to place with the weight of the w3.org namespace can be compelling

14:33:45 <PhilA> ... the variability of the daat doesn't help

... the variability of the daat doesn't help

14:34:06 <sandro> q+ to muse about selling dogfood

Sandro Hawke: q+ to muse about selling dogfood

14:35:07 <HadleyBeeman> I know I'm not fully in the conversation today, but I think we should take care around the line between building the tools and standards to make government linked data useful and usable — and protecting individual companies, business models, marketing, etc.

Hadley Beeman: I know I'm not fully in the conversation today, but I think we should take care around the line between building the tools and standards to make government linked data useful and usable — and protecting individual companies, business models, marketing, etc.

14:35:11 <cygri> biplav: people will be interested in datasets that are avaialbe; value that it can provide; and who are people i can contact for my problem

Biplav Srivastava: people will be interested in datasets that are avaialbe; value that it can provide; and who are people i can contact for my problem [ Scribe Assist by Richard Cyganiak ]

14:35:25 <bhyland> Biplav: Wants directory to list: What are the datasets, what has been the impact, what have been the benefits?  Better visualization is compelling.

Biplav Srivastava: Wants directory to list: What are the datasets, what has been the impact, what have been the benefits? Better visualization is compelling. [ Scribe Assist by Bernadette Hyland ]

14:36:20 <cygri> biplav: concrete measurements, dollar impact, to grab people's attention

Biplav Srivastava: concrete measurements, dollar impact, to grab people's attention [ Scribe Assist by Richard Cyganiak ]

14:36:54 <PhilA> bhyland: You're saying things like concrete measurements etc. is what anyone would need to make a decision on spending money

Bernadette Hyland: You're saying things like concrete measurements etc. is what anyone would need to make a decision on spending money

14:37:06 <cygri> q+ to suggest focusing on a small area and aim for completeness + high quality

Richard Cyganiak: q+ to suggest focusing on a small area and aim for completeness + high quality

14:37:16 <PhilA> bhyland: we need to move away from research and more into enterprise way of thinking

Bernadette Hyland: we need to move away from research and more into enterprise way of thinking

14:37:20 <gatemezi> How could you see the benefits of datasets different from that we have for e.g. here in http://thedatahub.org/

Ghislain Atemezing: How could you see the benefits of datasets different from that we have for e.g. here in http://thedatahub.org/

14:37:52 <bhyland> +1 to Biplav

Bernadette Hyland: +1 to Biplav

14:37:52 <PhilA> Biplav: We have a transformation department. If I tell them they should use LD, they'd say why? They need a quantification of what was possible before and what would be possible afterweards

Biplav Srivastava: We have a transformation department. If I tell them they should use LD, they'd say why? They need a quantification of what was possible before and what would be possible afterweards

14:38:03 <PhilA> ack sandro

ack sandro

14:38:03 <Zakim> sandro, you wanted to muse about selling dogfood

Zakim IRC Bot: sandro, you wanted to muse about selling dogfood

14:38:12 <bhyland> ack Biplav

Bernadette Hyland: ack Biplav

14:38:13 <Biplav> transformation => transportation

Biplav Srivastava: transformation => transportation

14:38:51 <PhilA> sandro: I was concerned about the directory - us being caught up in a dog food project. But... maybe we could focus on the data and not the UI quality?

Sandro Hawke: I was concerned about the directory - us being caught up in a dog food project. But... maybe we could focus on the data and not the UI quality?

14:39:14 <PhilA> sandro: Maybe something like an ISWC challenge? Ask people with relevant expertise so we'd be the showcase for their work?

Sandro Hawke: Maybe something like an ISWC challenge? Ask people with relevant expertise so we'd be the showcase for their work?

14:39:29 <PhilA> ... so we'd be a feed of data about open data projects

... so we'd be a feed of data about open data projects

14:39:44 <PhilA> ... I'm scared about diverting energy but it might work?

... I'm scared about diverting energy but it might work?

14:39:49 <PhilA> bhyland: Interesting

Bernadette Hyland: Interesting

14:40:02 <Zakim> -cygri

Zakim IRC Bot: -cygri

14:40:29 <PhilA> George: The challenges I've been involved with have been regulated by the America Competes Act

George Thomas: The challenges I've been involved with have been regulated by the America Competes Act

14:40:30 <Zakim> +??P1

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14:40:33 <cygri> zakim, ??P1 is me

Richard Cyganiak: zakim, ??P1 is me

14:40:33 <Zakim> +cygri; got it

Zakim IRC Bot: +cygri; got it

14:40:41 <PhilA> ... need to reach out to the communities that would be interested

... need to reach out to the communities that would be interested

14:41:02 <PhilA> ... lots of otehr less-regulatory driven challenges and then can be pretty high touch. Someone has been heavily involved

... lots of otehr less-regulatory driven challenges and then can be pretty high touch. Someone has been heavily involved

14:41:14 <PhilA> ... i.e. it takes person power

... i.e. it takes person power

14:41:39 <Biplav> What we are discussing is a good topic for a workshop at a conference like ISWC, I think.

Biplav Srivastava: What we are discussing is a good topic for a workshop at a conference like ISWC, I think.

14:42:09 <PhilA> George: Being able to repurpose the data is good of course. Maybe we could set up a SPARQL Push ??

George Thomas: Being able to repurpose the data is good of course. Maybe we could set up a SPARQL Push ??

14:42:09 <bhyland> No, not a workshop, a potential challenge targeted at the right group of developers once we are further along ...

Bernadette Hyland: No, not a workshop, a potential challenge targeted at the right group of developers once we are further along ...

14:42:14 <bhyland> q?

Bernadette Hyland: q?

14:42:22 <bhyland> ack cygri

Bernadette Hyland: ack cygri

14:42:22 <Zakim> cygri, you wanted to suggest focusing on a small area and aim for completeness + high quality

Zakim IRC Bot: cygri, you wanted to suggest focusing on a small area and aim for completeness + high quality

14:42:28 <PhilA> PhilA: Sounds like a sponsorship/funded project oppoertunity??

Phil Archer: Sounds like a sponsorship/funded project oppoertunity??

14:43:05 <PhilA> cygri: Repurposing hte data is interesting but it only becomes interesting if the data is good and interesting. And that's the challenge. Worrying too much about the tech side could be a bit of a distraction if we don't have that quality

Richard Cyganiak: Repurposing hte data is interesting but it only becomes interesting if the data is good and interesting. And that's the challenge. Worrying too much about the tech side could be a bit of a distraction if we don't have that quality

14:43:08 <BenediktKaempgen> +1 to having a challenge to find interesting content for community directory

Benedikt Kaempgen: +1 to having a challenge to find interesting content for community directory

14:43:10 <George> PuSH - DERI did some work that does a SPARQL query on a PubSubHubbub (PuSH) feed hub

George Thomas: PuSH - DERI did some work that does a SPARQL query on a PubSubHubbub (PuSH) feed hub

14:43:19 <George> so

George Thomas: so

14:43:34 <PhilA> cygri: So I'm a little worried about going in that direction

Richard Cyganiak: So I'm a little worried about going in that direction

14:44:01 <bhyland> +! to what cygri is saying that the data needs to be more complete & is a valuable resource that people *want* to combine for some interesting insights

Bernadette Hyland: +! to what cygri is saying that the data needs to be more complete & is a valuable resource that people *want* to combine for some interesting insights

14:44:17 <PhilA> cygri: One idea for how we may improve the data quality might be to limit the scope to a particular topic

Richard Cyganiak: One idea for how we may improve the data quality might be to limit the scope to a particular topic

14:44:40 <PhilA> cygri: The 'open gov data' space is very big. Maybe we can focus on a domain?

Richard Cyganiak: The 'open gov data' space is very big. Maybe we can focus on a domain?

14:44:50 <PhilA> cygri: Try to establish completeness and quality?

Richard Cyganiak: Try to establish completeness and quality?

14:45:02 <PhilA> ... and then expand, based on that success?

... and then expand, based on that success?

14:45:53 <cygri> ack me

Richard Cyganiak: ack me

14:45:55 <PhilA> cygri: No idea what that topic could be

Richard Cyganiak: No idea what that topic could be

14:46:02 <PhilA> PhilA: Agriculture?

Phil Archer: Agriculture?

14:46:44 <bhyland> q?

Bernadette Hyland: q?

14:46:50 <PhilA> sandro: I'd say that if even one of us were motivated to spend ~ 4 hours per week on digging up info - we could have a pretty high quality data set. It seems to me that Gov LD is only a couple of hundred people

Sandro Hawke: I'd say that if even one of us were motivated to spend ~ 4 hours per week on digging up info - we could have a pretty high quality data set. It seems to me that Gov LD is only a couple of hundred people

14:47:16 <PhilA> bhyland: If we just limited it to 4 hours then that sounds like an excellent job for a new hire/intern

Bernadette Hyland: If we just limited it to 4 hours then that sounds like an excellent job for a new hire/intern

14:48:33 <PhilA> action: bhyland to get a Computer Science Intern to spend ca. 4 hours a week on gathering data for the directory

ACTION: bhyland to get a Computer Science Intern to spend ca. 4 hours a week on gathering data for the directory

14:48:33 <trackbot> Created ACTION-75 - Get a Computer Science Intern to spend ca. 4 hours a week on gathering data for the directory [on Bernadette Hyland - due 2012-09-13].

Trackbot IRC Bot: Created ACTION-75 - Get a Computer Science Intern to spend ca. 4 hours a week on gathering data for the directory [on Bernadette Hyland - due 2012-00-13].

14:48:47 <Biplav> q+

Biplav Srivastava: q+

14:49:38 <sandro> bhyland: I'll see if I can find an intern to do this kind of work, eg 4hrs/wk

Bernadette Hyland: I'll see if I can find an intern to do this kind of work, eg 4hrs/wk [ Scribe Assist by Sandro Hawke ]

14:50:17 <sandro> bhyland: At the end of the day, the technology doesn't matter very much.   If we produce turtle & human-readable-stuff, that's enough.

Bernadette Hyland: At the end of the day, the technology doesn't matter very much. If we produce turtle & human-readable-stuff, that's enough. [ Scribe Assist by Sandro Hawke ]

14:50:37 <sandro> bhyland: The point is it's a data-driven app, and some better tool comes along, they can slurp up the RDF.

Bernadette Hyland: The point is it's a data-driven app, and some better tool comes along, they can slurp up the RDF. [ Scribe Assist by Sandro Hawke ]

14:50:54 <bhyland> q?

Bernadette Hyland: q?

14:50:58 <PhilA> bhyland: It shouldn't be about proving RDF, that's a given...

Bernadette Hyland: It shouldn't be about proving RDF, that's a given...

14:51:00 <sandro> bhyland: It's a given that we produce human + machine-readable output from this.

Bernadette Hyland: It's a given that we produce human + machine-readable output from this. [ Scribe Assist by Sandro Hawke ]

14:51:19 <PhilA> Biplav: If you could share what you are thinking of the Intern doing I might be able to help with resources :-)

Biplav Srivastava: If you could share what you are thinking of the Intern doing I might be able to help with resources :-)

14:51:48 <PhilA> bhyland: I'll get a description and if you can help find an alternative or additional person that wouldbe great

Bernadette Hyland: I'll get a description and if you can help find an alternative or additional person that wouldbe great

14:51:57 <PhilA> ... no modelling or vocab development etc.

... no modelling or vocab development etc.

14:52:37 <bhyland> Topic: ISA Programme Vocabs update by PhilA

4. ISA Programme Vocabs update by PhilA

14:53:04 <DaveReynolds> q+

Dave Reynolds: q+

14:53:20 <bhyland> @PhilA, actually there is some work to be done by the editors …

Bernadette Hyland: @PhilA, actually there is some work to be done by the editors …

14:53:45 <DaveReynolds> q-

Dave Reynolds: q-

14:54:20 <bhyland> Agreed, we all want the vocabs to move to LC by TPAC (late Oct 2012(

Bernadette Hyland: Agreed, we all want the vocabs to move to LC by TPAC (late Oct 2012(

14:54:27 <bhyland> s/9/0
14:55:42 <Zakim> -cygri

Zakim IRC Bot: -cygri

14:56:08 <DaveReynolds> q+

Dave Reynolds: q+

14:56:15 <Zakim> +??P1

Zakim IRC Bot: +??P1

14:56:19 <cygri> zakim, ??P1 is me

Richard Cyganiak: zakim, ??P1 is me

14:56:19 <Zakim> +cygri; got it

Zakim IRC Bot: +cygri; got it

14:57:19 <Biplav> q-

Biplav Srivastava: q-

14:58:06 <Zakim> -Biplav

Zakim IRC Bot: -Biplav

14:58:20 <cygri> q?

Richard Cyganiak: q?

14:58:25 <PhilA> ack DaveReynolds

ack DaveReynolds

14:58:53 <bhyland> thanks PhilA and DaveReynolds for concise action request.

Bernadette Hyland: thanks PhilA and DaveReynolds for concise action request.

14:59:25 <PhilA> DaveReynolds: Comfortable with the schemas going in place. Looks to me as if, modulo my comments, the spec docs look good for FPWD

Dave Reynolds: Comfortable with the schemas going in place. Looks to me as if, modulo my comments, the spec docs look good for FPWD

15:00:23 <PhilA> Proposed Resolution: RDF schemas for ADMS and Buisiness Vocab move to /ns space. *ADMS is an update)

Proposed Resolution: RDF schemas for ADMS and Buisiness Vocab move to /ns space. *ADMS is an update)

15:00:40 <DaveReynolds> +1

Dave Reynolds: +1

15:00:42 <cygri> +1

Richard Cyganiak: +1

15:00:43 <cgueret> +1

Christophe Gueret: +1

15:00:44 <bhyland> s/Vocav/Vocab

Bernadette Hyland: s/Vocav/Vocab (warning: replacement failed)

15:00:46 <bhyland> +1

Bernadette Hyland: +1

15:00:51 <BenediktKaempgen> +1

Benedikt Kaempgen: +1

15:00:51 <gatemezi> +1

Ghislain Atemezing: +1

15:00:55 <cygri> q+

Richard Cyganiak: q+

15:00:56 <cgueret> s/schemnas/schemas

Christophe Gueret: s/schemnas/schemas (warning: replacement failed)

15:01:01 <bhyland> Love this bias towards action!

Bernadette Hyland: Love this bias towards action!

15:01:12 <cygri> q-

Richard Cyganiak: q-

15:01:13 <George> +1

George Thomas: +1

15:01:15 <PhilA> Resolved: RDF schemas for ADMS and Buisiness Vocab move to /ns space. *ADMS is an update)

RESOLVED: RDF schemas for ADMS and Buisiness Vocab move to /ns space. *ADMS is an update)

15:01:17 <BenediktKaempgen> Announcement - WS related to QB work (2nd Workshop on Semantic Statistics for Social, Behavioural, and Economic Sciences: Leveraging the DDI Model for the Linked Data Web ) - http://www.gesis.org/en/events/gesis-workshops/ddi/

Benedikt Kaempgen: Announcement - WS related to QB work (2nd Workshop on Semantic Statistics for Social, Behavioural, and Economic Sciences: Leveraging the DDI Model for the Linked Data Web ) - http://www.gesis.org/en/events/gesis-workshops/ddi/

15:01:18 <PhilA> PhilA: Thank you DaveReynolds for your helpful comments

Phil Archer: Thank you DaveReynolds for your helpful comments

15:01:21 <Zakim> -LuisBermudez

Zakim IRC Bot: -LuisBermudez

15:01:33 <cgueret> bye

Christophe Gueret: bye

15:01:35 <gatemezi> thanks all!

Ghislain Atemezing: thanks all!

15:01:36 <Zakim> -cygri

Zakim IRC Bot: -cygri

15:01:37 <George> thanks bhyland :0

George Thomas: thanks bhyland :0

15:01:39 <BenediktKaempgen> bye

Benedikt Kaempgen: bye

15:01:41 <Zakim> -PhilA2

Zakim IRC Bot: -PhilA2

15:01:41 <George> :)

George Thomas: :)

15:01:42 <Zakim> -bhyland

Zakim IRC Bot: -bhyland

15:01:43 <Zakim> -gatemezi

Zakim IRC Bot: -gatemezi

15:01:45 <Zakim> -George_Thomas

Zakim IRC Bot: -George_Thomas

15:01:46 <Zakim> -DaveReynolds

Zakim IRC Bot: -DaveReynolds

15:01:47 <Zakim> -BenediktKaempgen

Zakim IRC Bot: -BenediktKaempgen

15:01:47 <bhyland> thanks everyone, very productive discussion.  Appreciate it.

Bernadette Hyland: thanks everyone, very productive discussion. Appreciate it.

15:01:48 <Zakim> -Sandro

Zakim IRC Bot: -Sandro

15:01:58 <PhilA> bhyland: If you had a directory URL to point to anotehr directory, please add it :-)

Bernadette Hyland: If you had a directory URL to point to anotehr directory, please add it :-)

15:19:41 <PhilA> rrsagent, generate minutes

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15:19:41 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2012/09/06-gld-minutes.html PhilA

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15:19:52 <PhilA> zakim, bye

zakim, bye

15:19:52 <Zakim> leaving.  As of this point the attendees were Sandro, PhilA2, +33.4.93.00.aaaa, gatemezi, +1.267.481.aabb, bhyland, +49.721.aacc, LuisBermudez, cygri, BenediktKaempgen,

Zakim IRC Bot: leaving. As of this point the attendees were Sandro, PhilA2, +33.4.93.00.aaaa, gatemezi, +1.267.481.aabb, bhyland, +49.721.aacc, LuisBermudez, cygri, BenediktKaempgen,

15:19:55 <Zakim> ... DaveReynolds, cgueret_work, George_Thomas, +91.80.67.84.aadd, Biplav

Zakim IRC Bot: ... DaveReynolds, cgueret_work, George_Thomas, +91.80.67.84.aadd, Biplav

15:20:02 <PhilA> rrsagent, generate minutes

rrsagent, generate minutes

15:20:02 <RRSAgent> I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2012/09/06-gld-minutes.html PhilA

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15:20:37 <PhilA> rrsagent, make logs public

rrsagent, make logs public

15:20:41 <PhilA> rrsagent, generate minutes

rrsagent, generate minutes

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