Duncan Dickinson (DD)
Vicki Picasso (VP)
Amanda Nixon (AN)
Simon Pockley (SP)
Norm Lawler (NL)
DD to submit final report to ANDS by June the 18th
DD to circulate to AN and VP for input/feedback
SP would like overview of ongoing model in report
Technical panel
Nomination email has gone out
Group discussed role and authority of the user group and technical panel
Developer position
Interviews have occurred
QCIF resolving process for making an offer
Greg has headed to Canberra
Working through NLA testing
NLA EAC-CPF feed ready to go, waiting for harvest
SP to look into NLA time-frames
Working through 1.5 UAT
Having difficulties with hiring a technical person
DD indicated that this could be a broad issue
AN would prefer to have in-house skills but it may be difficult to get a position + person. May need to outsource.
NL indicated that the user group can be the central point for helping ensure timelines etc.
VP asked about governance in open source community
SP has been discussing this with colleagues
DD - Apache model good for technical use
Group discussed a few different model (ePrints, DuraCloud etc) but no great examples
Group discussed issues with staffing and possible delays in getting technical staff on-board
NL has emailed out SLA details to the PRG