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Directory Services Project
January 11, 2002
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Classroom South 514

Purpose of meeting :  Discuss status of directory services for community of interest project.  Focus on:  funding opportunities & tasks for Spring 2002

1.  Meeting purpose with agenda adjustments                                             (  5 min)

2.  Introductions                                                                                             (  5 min)

3.  A Brief History of COI Project                                                                (10 min)

Directories:  DoD, COI, B2B

Objects:  predefined vs. dynamic & flexible (Dublin Core, eduPerson, H323)

Semantic Interoperability:  SOM, LSI, etc.

Usability:  GUI presentation, reuse vs. new definition, user feedback loop

Supporting a dynamic web environment

            Discovery of objects (directories, objectClasses, attributes - people.)

            Object interface with relation to semantic meaning

            Reuse, mapping of objects to objectClasses (feedback loop)

            Evolution of structures based on semantic meaning

4.  Research funding opportunities                                                               (30 min)

Applied "research" opportunities (making it useful)

            Directory of Directories for University System

            Metamerge tool (GSU person registry synchronization)

            Novell eDir (iPlanet & SUN Academic Equipment Grant)

            Internet2 Video Middleware working group - reference model (COI!)

            Defining eduPerson, H323 identity, H323 zone

            GSU Experts Database

            Finding directories, presenting results (No! Not "the list"!)

            Supporting collaboration (Internet2, higher ed, K-20.):

                        People, buildings, video content. matching interests

See January 4, 2001 email (handout):  NSF, SURA, (Tom Arcuragi.)

5.  Consensus on funding & research approach

Next meeting :  Decide on best meeting time for Spring 2002 (Jan-March anyway.)