Day 1 - Thursday 4th February 2010

• foster a common understanding of the progress and challenges of each of the represented communities:
  • SDMX
  • Linked Data / Semantic Web
  • Publishers of statistical datasets
  • Users of statistical datasets
• Develop a number of hypotheses regarding how best to exploit both SDMX and the semantic web

10.30    Welcome and introductions

• Start the process of developing guidelines for publishers of aggregate statistical data
  • making best use of SDMX and RDF/ linked data
  • encouraging development of reusable tools based on the guidelines
  • accelerating the adoption of both SDMX and RDF/linked data
• Share knowledge and experience between communities
• Agree a set of principles for carrying the work forward
• Agree a plan to continue the work and disseminate results

11.00   User Scenarios - facilitated discussion

• Population or economic visualisation (Alan Smith) 
• UK Labour market scenario (Sinclair Sutherland)
• Census scenario - ESRC  (David Martin / Paul Richards)
• Community website scenario - OpenlyLocal.com (Chris Taggart)

12.00   Should we adopt the SDMX data model as the standard ?

             Presentation on SDMX data model (Chris Nelson) 20 minutes

             Presentation on SCOVO data model (SCOVO team) 20 minutes

             Discussion 20 minutes

 13.00   Lunch (tables by scenario?)

 13.45    Is Linked Data the most appropriate mechanism for data discovery?

              Presentation on data discovery with linked data (Leigh Dodds - include the four principles) 20 minutes

              Presentation on SDMX Registry (Eurostat) 10 minutes

              UK Government URI standard / guidelines (Paul Davidson) 10 minutes

              Discussion 20 minutes

14.45   Which mechanisms are best for which activities?

• Exchanging complete datasets
• Visualising datasets
• Navigating within datasets
• Retrieving partial datasets
• Operating across datasets
• Manipulating datasets (e.g. tabulation, aggregation)

 4 sessions, each taking one scenario, to develop solution options to deal with each activity listed above, taking the best approach available

17.30    Day 1 wrap-up

18.30    Meet in bar in Northcote House

19.30    Dinner in Northcote House (and organising committee planning day 2 in the bar)

Day 2 - Friday 5th February 2010

• test out, and illustrate the hypotheses using proposed scenarios and sample data
• draw out any agreed principles or conclusions from this initial workshop
• agree future collaboration and communications strategies

9.00     Describe proposed Tracks (Ontologies, 2 -3 development tracks, other tracks - 4 tracks in all)

             plus communications track starting at 14.00

9.30    Working in tracks (including buffet lunch)

14.45  Coffee break (track leads convene)

15.15  Conference summation and closing remarks

16.00    Close