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Kick Off Meeting 20 August

Editorial history

08/08/12: SL, created page

Suggested links

See Schedule
See Conference January 2013 discussion page

Suggested goals

• Strengthen team

• Communicate and discuss project process and schedule

• Train team members, especially facilitators, in palaeography

• Test and discuss online training material which will be used with project associates in week commencing September 3rd

Things to be discussed

• Project goals

• Project process

• User needs and proposed technical solutions

- Hands on demo of technical solutions and

• Palaeography training needs of project facilitators (and ?project advisors)

• Palaeography training needs of project associates and discussion of how best to train project associates using online resources

Possible agenda

Please give me your views on the proposed agenda and timings below. The start time of 10.00 a.m. Uk time is suggested to enable Stuart to get there from Reading, and to ensure that any US dial-in participants don't need to call in before 5.00 a.m. U.S. East Coast time (Colin)

- Details of dial-in arrangements will be posted on this page before Monday. Jo is sorting them out now (Colin)
- Participants should bring laptops and powercables (if available) with them to TNA, Kew, on Monday August 20th

Location: The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. For sat navs use the postcode TW9 4AD (Bessant Drive).
Instructions to get to TNA: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/visit/where.htm

Proposed start: 10.00 a.m. (UK time)
Proposed end: 16.00 (UK time)

10.00-10.30 Welcome; introductions & personal goals; project goals (Colin & all participants)

10.30-11.30 Transcription process proposal; editorial policy proposal (Colin, William, Jill; Charlene)

11.30-12.30 Project processes and user needs; technology proposal, demo, & discussion (Stuart & Colin, with Giovanni by phone)

12.30-13.30 Lunch

13.30-16.00 Palaeography training (Colin; other facilitators; Charlene; National Archives palaeographer (if available)); including demonstration of various online resources which have been developed to support individuals and teams in the transcription process

- Facilitators need to discuss this together before Mon. August 20th; and also need to discuss this with Charlene before Mon. August 20th, in context of latest draft of MarineLives Editorial Method/Directions for Transcribers

Physical attendees

Dr Stuart Dunn (Confirmed) (advisor)
Colin Greenstreet (Confirmed) (project leader & facilitator)
Jo Pugh (Confirmed) (advisor)
William Tullett (Confirmed) (facilitator)
Jill Wilcox (Confirmed) (facilitator)
Karen Gunnell (Confirmed, a.m.) (associate)

Dial in/web conference attendees

Dr Charlene Eska (from East Coast, USA; 10.30-11.30 London time; + 15.30-16.00 London time) (advisor)
Giovanni Colavizza (from Friuli, Italy) (advisor & associate)
Margaret Schotte (from Toronto; probably 11.30-12.30 London time) (advisor)

Possible physical or dial in/web attendee

Richard Blakemore (advisor) - depends on state of his PhD submission

Unable to attend

Alex Calvo (associate) - in Taiwan
Sarah Laseke (facilitator) - working
Patrizia Rebulla - working on MPhil thesis
Ida Sjoberg (associate) - on holiday
Tommy Walters (associate) - on holiday
Dr Catherine Buchanan (advisor) - on holiday

Status unknown

Angus Gorrie (associate)
Emma Hardy (associate)
Jerome Mockett (associate)
Gordon O'Sullivan (associate)
Marta Rezzano (associate)

Comments

2012-08-10 16:40:47 nbsp Please use this comments box to express your views as to the goals, agenda, etc. of the planned kick off meeeting --Users/ColinGreenstreet

2012-08-11 06:50:41 nbsp Please would all readers of this page record whether they are planning to attend the August 20th kick off meeting. Will they be physically present, or so they plan to dial in or log in from a remote location? Jo Pugh of the National Archives is exploring what dial in or log in options may be available. --Users/ColinGreenstreet

2012-08-11 17:31:54 nbsp I will definitely be able to attend Jill Wilcox --Users/jillwilcox

2012-08-15 18:42:51 nbsp I have added a draft agenda, and start and finish times for the August 20th meeting. Please comment. --Users/ColinGreenstreet

2012-08-16 12:23:42 nbsp I can attend via dial-in. Just let me know the instructions. --Users/charleneeska

2012-08-16 15:20:19 nbsp I would like to try to dial in from Toronto for some portion of the day--perhaps the 11:30-12:30 Project Processes? --Users/margaretschotte

2012-08-16 15:40:01 nbsp Charlene and I have spoken, and she is now planning to dial in for one hour from 10.30-11.30 (05.30-06.30 EST), so that she can briefly present the draft transcriptiona nd editorial policy (which we will circulate in advance of Monday), and then listen to team comments. She will also be available from 15.30 - 16.00 (10.30-11.00 EST) to answer questions and listen to comments after those attending the afternoon palaeography practice session (that's me for certain, I need it) have tried to apply the proposed policies on some concrete examples --Users/ColinGreenstreet

2012-08-16 15:44:34 nbsp Margaretm certainly the project processes and technology discussion from 11.30-12.30 would benefit from your input. There are links between editorial policy and technology which will need to be discussed. For example, the closer to an exact replica of the manuscript and its original markings we go, the greater the potential complexity and resources needed for XML markup. So we need a proper discussion of what different members of the team (including the marine historians, so Margaret and Richard) would like to be able to do with the output of the project. The target outputs could affect whether we wish to capture some fine details or not, and whether we wish to code them up to allow analysis. I am planning to discuss this topic when I meet with Stuart tomorrow (Friday lunchtime, and we dial Giovanni Colavizza into our discussion), but the discussion will need to continue on Monday --Users/ColinGreenstreet