1. ® Copyright © 2013 Open Geospatial Consortium Ideas for OGC Voluntary Leadership Group August 29 th, 2013 Net Meeting House Keeping: Please Mute microphone/telephone when not speaking to reduce background noise GotoMeeting includes a chat window; feel free to use this mechanism to communicate The session will be recorded and a transcript produced to ensure we capture all comments for updating the public Wiki; the recordings will not be made public

2. OGC ® Agenda Sub-group Updates Progress Snapshot Merged/merging Topics Timeline Validation Poll Contents Timing Logistics Meeting Logistics Any other Business

3. OGC ® Sub-Group Updates Snapshot of RecommendationsSnapshot Merged/ Merging Topics Diversity, Harmonisation and External Submissions Add SWG Creation ? Active direction, Documentation Format and Policies? Quality versus Quantity Integrate Programs Add SWG Creation ? Improve Communications ? With Vision and Mission Add Performance Metrics? Topic OAB, the above mergers cover top 10 priority topics

4. OGC ® Sub-Group Updates (2) Timeline What is attainable for Frascati (Reminder, BoD meeting on the 17 th ) ? Discussion? TopicDetailPriority 1TopicUpdateVision1.4 3TopicStandardsDiversity1.8 20TopicQualityVsQuantity1.9 8 TopicStandardsLifeCycleAndHarmoniza tion2.1 6TopicExternalSubmissions2.2 5TopicIntegratePrograms2.3 16TopicSWGCreation2.3 28TopicActiveDirection2.3 29TopicImproveCommunication2.3 34TopicOAB2.4

5. OGC ® Validation Poll Contents of poll –Measure agreement on a given recommendation »On a scale of 1 to 5 (with 1 being strongly agree, and 5 being strongly disagree) rate (example from Topic Active Direction): »Allocate Additional OGC Staff for act as the documentation lead for the Standards Program 'DocLead' (DRAFT) Currently Scheduled for a September 6 th roll out - When should the validation poll occur ? –Before Frascati »Benefits : shows progress to the wider membership, validates initial recommendations prior to the meeting »Drawbacks : Enough time for the groups to produce content ? –After Frascati: »Benefits : more time for sub-groups to work, more content, initial reactions from Frascati attendees collected »Drawbacks: may slow the process down

6. OGC ® Logistics Comments from some members of the group on volume of email (too many moving parts) Scheduled meetings Meetings Use outlook (or other ) meeting functions ? Cross posts to TC-Discuss Core ideas captured ( Jeff D LB, John Herring) High velocity of responses (management challenge) Any Other Business

7. OGC ® Meeting Outcomes Topic Merging –TopicSWGCreation (as a secondary topic) merged with TopicDiversity super group –TopicSelfAssesment (as a secondary topic) merged with TopicVisionAndMission –TopicImproveComunications merged with TopicIntegratePrograms Create a draft table proposing linkages/dependencies between the topics, taking into account priorities while recognizing a) the “live” nature of the process and b) the complexity of relationships between cross-cutting topics and c) the top down – bottom up nature of the process Subgroups to document content relevant to other topics to ensure they are captured (ideally in comments section on private Wiki) while focussing on there own priority topics Timeline –September 16 th for final pre-Frascati “Snapshot” in Private Wiki –Validation poll moved to after the Frascati meetings, with a closed and open approach to ensure there is an opportunity to add comments –Limit the number of polls to two, to ensure interest in responding –Mark to put together a general communication to the membership after the Frascati meetings on results to date