TCG Meeting (online) - Tuesday March 31 2026 @ 13:00 UTC

Attendees

• Attendees :
• Regrets : Adrian, Steve, Francesca

• vconf link: zoom room

Actions

• OPEN - put together a template for call for proposals; model after DAL (re-open?) - or re-think it?
• OPEN - (ALL) brainstorm within groups about contributing to the data model usage hack-a-thon/workshop proposal (use this etherpad) (ONGOING)
  • about another month to go before trying a wrap-up - the time is running/has run out
• OPEN - standards to be moved to the obsolete section: CDP
• NEW - (MM) contact AN regarding newcomers session: DONE (actually the ending is different)
• NEW (MM (and TD)) Add official TCG review for VOEvent and forward to Exec.
• NEW (MM (and TD)) Comfirm with DMWG and LM that MANGO doc is in final state, then add official TCG review for VOEvent and forward to Exec.
• NEW (MM (and TD)) Check with JS for vote on DocRegExt. Then maybe confirm with MD that all is ready, then add TCG review and forward to Exec.

Agenda

• (standing item): documents on track
  • RFC
    • VOEvent-2.1 - TCG:done
    • MANGO-1.0 - TCG:done
    • DALI-1.2 RFC page: RFC nearly empty
    • DocRegExt -1.0 - TCG:done
  • EN
    • DataOrigin-1.2: PEN ( PEN doc): status & discussion
  • Errata
    • any?
  • VEPs
    • any?

• IVOA June 2026 Interoperbaility Meeting
  • webpage: https://indico.ict.inaf.it/event/3454
  • program page: https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/InterOpJune2026
  • program setup: https://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/ProgramPrep2026A
  • send out calls
  • propose sessions
  • remember to register (if you plan to attend and haven't done so yet)
  • CSP driven sessions
    • Science Platforms: 4 confirmed speaker + 2 invited
    • AI & archives: 1 confirmed + 3 potential

• report on current activities, plans from here to June

• IGs & TCG/CSP interfacing (draft idea here: https://yopad.eu/p/IVOA_IG_ToR_proposal-365days): contribute (e.g. by email to me)

• how to handle priorities and activities besides documents on track and roadmaps

• other topics
  • positions still TBF
    • Radio IG vice-chair role is open
    • Edu IG vice-chair: open but something is moving
  • Coordination roles reaching nominal deadline
    • Registry, DCP: no extension
    • DM, DSP, Semantics, TD (deputy), Operations, SS (deputy), Radio (chair): extension possible
  • new website: it is there, time to start renovations on content

• AOB

• Date for the next TCG
  • proposal: Wed. 29th April - at 20:00 UTC

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