2017-03-29 - Modelling Events, Activities

Summary

• 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.

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