2020-09-01 Meeting Page

01, September 2020  — 8AM PT, 11AM ET, 16:00 UK, 17:00 CET

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Recording: Zoom Link

Attendees

• Dan Gisolfi

Goals

• Assign action items for next meeting
• Gather agenda suggestions for next meeting

Agenda Items

Announcement Details

• Education Meetings
  • Blockchain Automation Framework: Scheduled for 31 August 2020. See Slack Channel and Mailing List for details.
  • Aries DID Ledger Architecture: Scheduled for 14-Sep-2020; See Slack Channel and Mailing List for details.
  • Decentralized DID Namespace Registry (DDNR): Scheduled for 23 September 2020. See Slack Channel and Mailing List for details.
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Action items

• Education Meetings: David Luchuk to work with Dan Gisolfi to ensure these sessions are recorded and made available.

Agenda

• Welcome
• Antitrust Policy Notice
• New Introductions
• Review / Approve minutes from last meeting (04-Aug-2020)
• Decision Points (accept or reject)
  • Next TSWG Meeting (7-Sept) is Labor Day in USA.
    • Proposed that this mtg is skipped and next mtg will be as scheduled 21-Sept.  <ACCEPTED>
  • TIP Proposal Template 
    • Proposed that initial template be posted to GitHub and evolve based on experience of using it to create TIPs <ACCEPTED>
  • Saturn V Proposal - (https://github.com/trustoverip/technical-stack-wg/blob/master/_proposals/saturn-v-tip.md)
    • Suggestion that this proposal be set aside to focus on a new Action Item to create Design Principles <ACCEPTED>

• Discussion topics
  
  • ToIP and TSWG Deliverables and Process
    • Understanding TOIP Deliverables Version 5
    • Review TSWG Deliverables Process (NOTE: this document is currently not publicly visible. Is that on purpose?)
    • TIP Incubation and Graduation Process (work-in-progress)TIP Process Activities

• Q&A

Open Items

• David to provide HOST capabilities so that we can record the session
• ISO Interlock discussion : ToIP Liaison (Vicky Lemieux) to ISO TC 307 (Emily Dawson Secretariat)
• Need to discuss Issue #1 - TIP Repo Template Contents
• Need to add USE CASES to TOIP Deliverables
• Need to establish chair duration and cycle times
• Possible library - collection of links 

Action Items

• Set Agenda for next meeting (Sept 21, 2020)
  • Owner: TBC

• Publish TIP Proposal Template
  • Owner: Gisolfi
  • Due date: 21-Sept

• Create Design Principles document 
  • Owner: Reed, Gosolfi
  • Due date: 21-Sept

• Prime SC Repo with new Process Document using TOIP Deliverables Version 5 
  • Owners: Reed, Gisolfi
  • Due Date: 21-Sept

• Create Deliverable Process Deck
  • Owners: Luchuk, Reed, Gisolfi
  • Due Date: 9-Sept

• Reminder: All terminology suggestions should be submitted as Issues to the Concepts and Terminology WG Repo

New Items

1. Welcome and Linux Foundation antitrust policy (André)
2. Introduction of new members
   1. Claudia Grytz, esatus AG
   2. Karen Hand, Ontario, Agro industry expertise and focus
3. WG Reminder: Our Objectives
   1. Introductory notes and walk-through of objectives - with specific focus on the assistance and guidance mode that the WG focuses on; TIPs and other work which has work-in-progress and/or active collaboration
   2. Show and tell of the GitHub page+repo about the utility projects being documented. Utility Foundry decision tree and workflow being the work/task which has the current focus - to create sample stories of network projects in Layer 1
4. Open Items
   1. DID Utility / DID Method Cross-Industry Interlock
      1.  Enterprise Ethereum Alliance: Status of Drummond's conversation with Dan Burnett on collaboration on ToIP-compatible DID methods for Ethereum. 
         1. Richard Esplin mentioned "Cross ledger InterOp Fest" with Indy.
            1. Indy Interop-athon Virtual Conference - Sept. 1, 2 - Indy Interop-a-thon - Making "Network of Networks" Real
            2. Not specifically linked with the EEA conversation (likely wait for Drummond Reed)
5. Utility Project Status Update
   1. Bedrock
      1. Call for interested companies that may be interested in joining. Send email request to Dan Gisolfi stating company name and contact email address.
      2. Pre-Launch activities progressing with target formation of LF Utility project set for 01 Oct 2020.
   2. SSI4DE
      1. Co-Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs.
      2. 3 projects (out of 11) to be selected in the competition to be funded over a period of 3 years.
      3. Launch ceremony could occur this month.
   3. Sovrin MainNet
      1. Transition Team has commenced work. Stability of MainNet is the focus. There is focus on membership ramp-up and acquiring new funds for the Sovrin Foundation to have operational stability and hire for new positions including a Community Manager (see post from Sovrin Foundation around this).
   4. others
6. Layer 1 Technology Projects: 
   1. Hyperledger Indy: easy tasks for a new contributor to get started. Contact Richard Esplinif you want additional guidance.
7. WG Research Status Update
   1. Horizontal Interop
      1. Who has convened to establish a list of applicable use cases?
         1. OPEN item - will require following up into the next meeting. Lack of volunteers would indicate lower priority of this topic.
         2. May be a good item to carry forward into the APAC meeting to seek and generate interest.
   2. UFWG Sandbox Utility
      1. Who will lead a subgroup to create this utility
         1. The members of the UFWG need to gain experience before writing guidelines and best practices.
         2. Challenge: Create a Sample Utility comprised of 3-5 nodes for testing purposes using the Blockchain Automation Framework (BAF)
         3. Goal: Leverage this research exercise as a way to create BAF artifacts for Hyperledger Indy
         4. Tools: Bootstrapping Node Hosting - Learn BAF
   3. Utility Foundry Workflow Update
      1. New User Stories?
         1. GitHub repo has an entry from Vinod on the Kochi OrgBook; likely to be discussed at an upcoming meeting
      2. Swimlane 1 Deep Dive: Volunteers requested
8. Education & Awareness
   1. Set dates for upcoming presentations to the UFWG. These events will be recorded and the dates should not leverage UFWG Monthly meetings.
      1. Jessica Townsend (Accenture): Presentation of BAF process and toolset
         1. would be recorded and made available for those who are unable to participate at the specific instance
         2. date to be announced via the mailing list and Slack in the coming days
      2. Kapil Singh (IBM): DDNR Awareness
         1. session will be announced in the coming days
9. Topics for Future Meetings
   1. Trustbloc