GDC Agenda 2014-02-05

Agenda

• World Summit (15 minutes)
  • Need clearly defined answer to who, what, where, when and why?
    • Review Juergen's statement of purpose that will help in considering these questions

• Budget
  • IHE International?

• Potential Date(s)
  • HL7 Plenary & Working Group Meeting: Sept. 14-19, Chicago
    • Consider overlapping with HL7 meeting; Sept. 15-17
  • Update from Chris on discussion with Karen Van Hentenryk and Chuck Jaffe regarding possibility of synergy
  • Connectathon Conference 2015, January 28, 2015 in Cleveland, OH

• Program Planning w/Social Events
  • Develop program and identify speakers
  • Identify potential social events

• Logistics
  • Identify and secure venue and hotel room block
  • Create registration site

• Marketing
  • Define marketing plan

• Assign action items - due 2/17 in preparation for 2/19 call

• GDC Governance and Process

• Roster and distribution list

• Governance states that national deployment committees should designate representatives; some national deployment committees are not likely to participate regularly

• Communication to additional participants

• Devise incentives for participation

• Voice in decision-making process
• Requirement to report to GDC annually and review reports of other NDCs
• Opportunity for sharing of best practices and understanding international trends
• Specific topics of interest:

• Managing an NDC
• Organizing and executing education events, Connectathons and testing services
• Coordination with government initiatives and deployment projects
• Action Item: Chris to draft communication encouraging participation

• Leadership: Co-chair elections
• Other communications and administration
• National Deployment Committee Reports

• Review process
• Schedule and communication

• IHE Colombia/Brazil communication

• Proposal for Connectathon
• Proposal for IHE Americas
• Response needed
• Meeting at Connectathon

• Review White paper on professional certification from Stefan Sauerman, Werner Henschelchen, Justin Fyfe

• Add to agenda for 1/29

Global Deployment Coordination Committee