PCD Schedule 2008

Timeframe	Activity	Scheduled	Location
2008
January	Year 2 (2007-8) Connectathon	Jan 29-Feb 1	Chicago, IL
	TC develops Year 3 (2008-9) Supplements and Updates	Jan 2-mid Apr
February	Demonstration at HIMSS Showcase	Feb 24-28	Orlando, FL
April	Face-to-Face Meeting agenda includes resolving remaining issues with Year 3 Supplements	Apr 21-23	Chicago, IL
May	TC publishes Year 3 Supplements for public comment May 1, public comment period ends May 31	May 31
	AAMI Conferences & Committees	May 30-Jun 2
June	TC publishes Year 3 Supplements for public comment June 6, public comment period ends July 7	June 6
	World of Health IT Showcase applications deadline
July and August	IHE Educational Webinars	July and August
	TC to review & resolve public comments on Year 3 Supplements	July 7 - 23
August	IHE publishes Year 3 PCD Supplements for Trial Implementation	August 1
	Applications open for Connectathon participants
September	Publish draft final version Year 2 TF for public comment	September 15
	Public comment period for draft final version Year 2 TF	Sept. 15 – Oct. 15
	Call for Brief Profile proposals for Year 4 cycle	Sept. 15
	PC develops Year 4 (2009-10) Brief Profile proposals	Sept. 15 - Oct. 15
?	Calls for participation in Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS 2009
?	World of Health IT Showcase applications deadline
?	HIMSS Showcase application deadline
	MESA, NIST (PnP) and MWB test tools available
	Connectathon applications deadline
October?	MESA Installation test results due (Class A tests)
October	PCD Face to Face Meeting. Agenda includes: Review, resolution of comments, approval of the draft final version Year 2 TF; Review and selection of Brief Profile Proposals and other matters.	Oct. 21-23	Milford, MA
	PC begins developing Showcase Scenario
?	Showcase participant workshop	?
November	TC publishes final (stable) Year 2 TF incorporating comments	Nov. 1
	Applications open for Connectathon participants; IHE will have posted TF
	MESA test results due for Class B profiles
	World of Health IT - Interoperability Showcase	Nov 4-6	Copenhagen, Denmark
	PC to begin developing Year 4 Detailed Proposals
December	PCD Virtual Connectathon partner transaction testing; IHE may support a Virtual Connectathon
	MESA test results due for Class C profiles
	Deadline for Year 4 (2009-10) Detailed Proposals	Dec 31
2007
October	PC/TC to develop and select Short Profiles for Year 3 (2008-9) TF
November	PC to begin development of Detailed Profiles for Year 3 (2008-9) TF
December	Virtual Connectathon for PCD
	Pre-Connectathon tests due by 12/31