University in Koblenz, Tuesday 5 October 2004

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction (Meeting Chair)

Scene Setting

• CEDFOP and the EDS: Goals, requirements and progress (Phillipe Tissot, CEDEFOP)
• The TELCERT Project: Interoperability, Testing and Conformance (Kevin Riley, eLoki)
• Experience of LIP & EDS: Implementers from (eg) France, Germany, Greece, UK

Value from Technology

• Standards technology solutions and issues (Peter Rees-Jones, CETIS)
• Approach and Benefits of Profiling (Prof. Ingo Dahn, Koblenz University)
• Testing & Conformance for Interoperability (Andrew Thackrah, The Open Group)
• Open Discussion

Lunch Break

Technology Track (Kevin Riley)

• Software supporting EDS & LIP
• The Core EDS Schema (P R-J)
• CEN/ISSS mapping of EDS to LIP
• Web Services for LIP

Usage Track (David Rose)

• Practical scenarios for EDS Usage
• Testing and conformance - opportunities and benefits

Plenary Discussion: report back, discussion, ways forward

Registration: iwm@uni-koblenz.de

Further information: Ingo Dahn dahn@uni-koblenz.de

A small charge will be made to cover refreshments