2017-03-29 - Modelling Events, Activities
- Brief update on standard development work to date and latest revisions to the specification
- Outline next steps:
- call to action to this group and beyond to begin testing the specification using real data
- creating a primer to guide implementation
- minor update to the paging specification
- Update on open issues
- Schema.org proposal for recurring events still in review
- Need to explore description of equipment at facilities and for sessions in more detail
- Need to agree process for standardising activity list
- Review of planned next steps to support adoption and uptake of the standard
- Discussion around approach for capturing detail on how people sign up to events
- Agreed to schedule a call in a months time on that topic
- Discussion around capturing information about disability support at events
- Consensus was that we should develop a strawman proposal, e.g. mixture of free-text fields and a limited set of classifications, then share this with a more expert group
- Tentatively schedule for a call in 6 weeks time
- Review of next steps for standardising activity lists
- We now have a data format
- Need to ask people to share the structured lists they have as open data
- Need to decide on process on getting alignment between lists
- This will be the focus of our next CG call on 12th April
Additional Suggestions:
- Jade (EMDP), add some guidance on what detail is useful to include in event descriptions
- Terry (GLL), create a "kitchen sink" example data file that can be easily cut-down/customised by developers
Actions/Requests:
- Nick (SE) provide links to Active Places data/documentation on equipment
- Ben (Imin) file an issue to start capturing discussion around disability support at events
- Jade (EMDP) share some information on disability data capture in their new system
- Nick (ODI) / Jade to review engagement & outreach docs
- Leigh schedule community call to discuss how best to represent disability support
- Leigh schedule community call to start capturing requirements around event availability and booking
- Leigh include guidance on event descriptions in Primer
- Leigh to put together roadmap for standardising activity lists, to circulate to the group.