Interop May 2008 TriesteIVOA VOQL Group – Pedro Osuna IVOA VOQL Opening Plenary Session Trieste Interop meeting May 2008

Interop May 2008 TriesteIVOA VOQL WG – Pedro Osuna No major issues found; nearly ready Inputs to the list expected next couple of weeks Finalizing agreements and wrapping up document by the end of Oct 2007 Beginning of standardisation process to be initiated in Nov 2007 Definitive doc for approval ready before the end of the year From Cambridge closing plenary session

Reminder of VOQL-TEG members Alex Szalay (NVO) Francois Ochsenbein (CDS) Pat Dowler (CVO) Jeff Lusted (AG) Inaki Ortiz (ESAVO) Yuji Shirasaki (JVO) Benjamin Guffler (GAVO) Pedro Osuna (IVOA VOQL Chair) Interop May 2008 TriesteIVOA VOQL WG – Pedro Osuna

Interop May 2008 TriesteIVOA VOQL WG – Pedro Osuna Activities since last interop REGION discussions Continued during November and December led by: Alex Szalay (NVO) Pat Dowler (CVO) Jeff Lusted (AG) Main issues dealt with Better use functional approach Stay as close as possible to SQL-92 Make sure STC can be used within the language Do not reinvent the wheel: look at Open GIS

From Sep 2007 to today VOQL Chair to VOQL-TEG asking to review ADQL doc on January 2008 VOQL Chair informs TCG (TCG Meeting teleconf) on ADQL nearly-finished status and moving to RFC (27 Feb 2008) Distribution of latest ADQL to the VOQL-TEG. Announcement that it will be distributed to the VOQL general group (19 Mar 2008) Interop May 2008 TriesteIVOA VOQL WG – Pedro Osuna

From Sep 2007 to today (II) VOQL Chair to VOQL general group distributing latest ADLQ doc to fulfill the 4 weeks asking for comments within the Working Group before starting the RFC (26 Mar 2008) Discussions within the Working Group of comments received (see voql and voql-teg mailing lists) RFC initiated for ADQL (30 Apr 2008) Interop May 2008 TriesteIVOA VOQL WG – Pedro Osuna

Session to discuss ADQL One session on Wed to discuss on RFC comments Interop May 2008 TriesteIVOA VOQL WG – Pedro Osuna