Meeting: 13 Sept 2005

From Katrina Help Info

13 Sept 2005 - Conference call


Table of contents
1 Call-in Information
2 Agenda
3 Summary
4 Decisions
5 Action Items
6 Resources
7 Transcripts

Call-in Information

  Scheduled Conference Date:      Tuesday, September 13, 2005
  Scheduled Start Time:     7:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time  (5PM PDT, 8PM EDT)
  Scheduled End Time:     8:25 p.m. Central Daylight Time  
  Dial-in Number:     1-858-300-3030 (San Diego, CA)
  Participant Access Code:     32423

Agenda

Status of the PeopleProject Data--Geilhufe 15:36, 11 Sep 2005 (EDT)

  • A copy will go to Katrinasafe.com
  • A copy will be avaliable to the community to put into a resource like RDATA.

Status of the Katrinalist.net site --Geilhufe 15:36, 11 Sep 2005 (EDT)

  • Decoupling user interface development from database development --KaPingYee 18:06, 12 Sep 2005 (EDT)

Future of the PeopleFinder Project--Geilhufe 22:23, 11 Sep 2005 (EDT)

  • Set some immediate and medium term goals.

Organization

  • Clarify who all the contacts/leads are for the parts of the project, what next steps are, and who has what action item. -- Jonl 17:59, 11 Sep 2005 (EDT)


Summary

feel free to update this summary from your memory of the call

  • began with background information about project
  • discussed roles of key team members, see resources below
  • discussed goals of both peoplefinder and shelterfinder projects
    • peoplefinder: connect evacuees with those in search of them
    • shelterfinder: create a list of shelters, associated contact information, and idea of how many people are there so that volunteers in this relieve effort can make better informed decisions
  • external messaging must be clear and consistent
  • discussed which interfaces should be used for searching data entry
  • discussed which platforms would be used for continued development
  • discussed conducting analysis/evaluation of project efficiency and effective to improve the next go at it
  • discussed pros/cons of distributed and consolidated databases
  • discussed how we should handle privacy

Decisions

feel free to update as some decisions may not be definitive

  • regarding search and data entry interfaces
    • until katrinasafe gets up and running:
      • use katrinalist.net for searching data, distribute HTML form to other sites so that can search katrinalist.net
      • use data entry forms on katrinalist.net
    • after katrinasafe is up and running:
      • use katrinasafe data entry forms. they will provide a client for use by Red Cross shelters, which only covers 20% of the shelters. (I'm not clear on whether we promote the other 80% to use that client too or if they should continue to use katrinalist interfaces)
      • (I'm not clear what we decided about search interfaces katrinalist.net or katrinasafe.com)
  • regarding further development
    • development should continue to link evacuee and shelter data.
    • development should occur on an opensource platform - RData appears to be the likely candidate
  • regarding security
    • access to CSVs and outbound PFIF data should require authentication (i.e. a password-protected page)

Action Items

feel free to volunteer

  • organize call for deciding on which platform to continue development Asun
  • organize press media call through peoplefinder list
  • organize call regarding privacy. include this group and others working with this data
  • define clear and consistent external messaging
  • standardize katrinalist search interface and distribute
  • create password protected page for CSV download and outbound PFIF feed
  • schedule weekly meeting for same time next week

Resources

Transcripts

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