Hi, If there were conference calls I would likely just end up listening for the most part at the mean time. I am open to have this option, but I read the minutes anyway (when they are posted) to see what was discussed that relate to the development of the repository and the cellml site. In other words, I don't feel it's critical for me to attend them until I physically return to the institute (should be real soon (TM) anyway), that and I prefer to attend meetings in person.
Also, the current meeting time would put it at Sunday 4pm EST, which I will be busy as it is the afternoon of weekend. However, I _should_ receive my chest x-ray report by next week, and if it says I am healthy I should have my NZ work visa application sent sometime around mid next week (or first couple days of November). I heard the visa application itself takes 2-3 weeks to process, so I hope to be back asap after that's done. Cheers, Tommy. PS feel free to start making a list on what should be done on the repository, or what should I be doing. David Nickerson wrote: > Hi Matt, > > Just wondering how you'd see such conference call meetings improving > community involvement over the current situation of the project being > managed in Auckland with discussion of relevant issues on the > cellml-discussion mailing list? > > > Andre. > > Matt wrote: > >> It seems very rare to need to use a whiteboard in the CellML meetings >> themselves. It doesn't stop other community based standards/tools >> groups from doing this. >> >> I would be more interested in getting this project addressing >> community issues more directly now. I don't mind having any internal >> ones about specific issues that people want to problem solve, but I >> want CellML to be driven more widely by the community now. >> >> The first on the agenda will obviously be things like implementations >> of the CellML API, simulation metadata, and repository workflows. But >> I assume there are many niggles that people would like to bring up off >> the cuff. >> >> cheers >> Matt >> >> >> On 10/27/06, Andrew Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Matt wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I think it will now be beneficial to move CellML meetings to a >>>> conference call forum to include contributors outside of the >>>> institute. Can people get back to me with the following: >>>> >>>> 1) They are interested in this or not >>>> >>> There are some downsides to such an approach (e.g. there is currently no >>> easy way to quickly draw a diagram on the whiteboard, making files in an >>> SVG editor and uploading them is difficult to do just to add something >>> to the diagram in response to feedback from others / to explain >>> something better), so I think we should only do this if external people >>> are actually taking part. One option would be to have a physical >>> meeting, but use teleconferencing to let external people hear what is >>> going on, and contribute to the discussion if they want. >>> >>> >>>> 2) Their time zone and preference for times >>>> >>> I will be happy with any time within Monday-Friday 8:00 - 18:00 NZDT. >>> >>>> 3) How regularly they would like to have them >>>> >>> Once a week, but with >>> >>>> 4) Names of people who should attend that aren't in this immediate >>>> email list. >>>> >>> Shane Blackett has been regularly attending CellML meetings, so he >>> should be included (CCd). >>> >>> I believe Edmund has expressed a desire to attend CellML meetings, so I >>> have sent this reply to him as well. >>> >>> I believe Nigel Lovell, Socrates Dokos, and some other members of the >>> optics modelling group at UNSW have been using CellML, and some of their >>> students have written tools, so I have also added them to the CC list. >>> >>> We should probably also see if some other members of the Oxford >>> Physiology group are interested, such as Penny Noble (CCd). Steve >>> McKeever and Jonathan Cooper from computer science at Oxford might also >>> be interested. Vincent Rouilly has also been developing CellML models, >>> as has Dan Beard, so might also be interested. >>> >>> Also, I believe Jagir is looking into using CellML for his PhD project, >>> so it would be worthwhile to include him as well, if he is interested. >>> >>> I have also added [email protected] to the CC list. If I have >>> missed anyone who is interested, please feel free to say so. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Andrew >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> cellml-discussion mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.cellml.org/mailman/listinfo/cellml-discussion >> > > _______________________________________________ cellml-discussion mailing list [email protected] http://www.cellml.org/mailman/listinfo/cellml-discussion
