TCG Meeting (online) - May 6 2025 @ 13:00 UTC

• Attendees : Adrian, André, Anne, Baptiste, Bruno, Francesca, Gilles, Grégory, Gus, Janet, Jeremy, Jesus, Judy, Marco, Mark CD, Mark K, Markus, Mathieu, Pierre F, Pierre LS, Renaud, Sara, Sebastien, Tamara, Tess, Tom, Yihan
• Regrets :

Actions

• Marco: Start update to DocStd with Markus and appropriate group regarding errata and other known issues.
  • DONE (follow up meetings in UMD and online)
• All (for Interop planning):
  • Please send out a call for IVOA participation to your groups.
  • Add your requests for sessions and other notes to the planning page (https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/ProgramPrep2025A).

• MM: correct session times on preparation page
  • since it's a preparation page, I removed them
• MM: make sure Bruce is aware of session details and Priya's in-person attendance

Agenda

• (standing item): documents on track
  • RFC
    • VOResource-1.2 - approved
    • VOEvent-2.1 - status check
      • BC: All comments to date have been incorporated or responded to.
    • StandardsRegExt -1.1 - status check
  • -no- EN, Errata
  • VEPs: some seem to be coming up, report on TCG page, please

• June Interop planning
  • what's the status
    • FC: 137 registered, ~40 in-person
      • Should finish by 1pm Friday
      • Encouragement to have in-person speakers where practical
    • AR:
      • Rooms are set. All in same building
      • Need to finalize catering numbers this week
      • Need room for Wed Exec meeting? No
      • Reminder to designate someone who monitors Zoom chat and hands. Separate from note taker.
      • Food court and other local eateries will be open.
    • Sunday issue for in person attendance?
      • MM: Although formal TCG meeting will be Monday morning, will leave an informal meeting in program for Sunday.
      • MD: Let's meet on DocStd
      • MD: Great, we can find a space if needed but will let Anne know if she is needed to open a room, etc.
  • details:
    • web page: https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/3121/
    • registration: https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/3121/registrations/1444/
    • call for abstract: https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/3121/abstracts/
      • general call, so far 8 abstracts: PDF
        • 1 - Bruce's session IAU
          • MM will make sure Bruce is aware of session details and Priya's in-person attendance
        • 5 - DM
        • 6 - Some discussion about which session it belongs in, but let's host them in Apps where they may get a wide audience to start any relevant discussions. That said, schedule constraints could push it somewhere else. Maybe will not need DM 2.
        • 7 - Apps
        • 8 - Bruce's session
        • 9 - DSP
        • 10 - DAL
        • 11 - Semantics
    • check your call for participation
  • schedule / wiki page: https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/InterOpJune2025
    • where are we?
      • Swap sessions 4 and 12, i.e., Apps+TD (4) <==> Apps (12)
      • Can new Apps 4 be plenary (move Sematics)? Maybe it's too hard.
      • MM will correct session times on preparation page
      • AR: Will sessions be recorded? Where will they be stored?
        • MM: Yes, all sessions.
        • AR: Can we have a dry run?
        • MM: Can do local storage, then get them uploaded later. Coordinate with Adrian and Pat
      • Zoom links should be published a day ahead.
  • planning page: https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/ProgramPrep2025A
    • still open, but please ping Marco also by email to alert for changes/updates
  • TCG hybrid meeting: come up with topics for the agenda!

• Ongoing activities / other topics:
  • REC/EN track alerts?
  • Data Models organisations
  • Major version transitioning in Registry
  • astronet.ru publishing registry
    • Need to wait a few more months
  • Radio IG vice-chair
  • statistics on clients (agents) for TAP (and other protocols): OPS/DAL/Apps
  • GWS -> DSP name changes: there are still pieces to update
  • IVOA static website rebuilding: session at interop, possibly switch before

• AOB

• Date for the next TCG meeting
  • Monday 2 June 2025 - hybrid - 9:00-12:30 EDT (UTC-4)
    • vconf details will follow
    • a break planned 10:30-11:00 EDT