Scheduled Milestones as of 2005
Note: Lead editors/authors/volunteers are tentatively listed. An early deliverable of the WG consists of a more formal tasklist, including dated checkpoints and confirmed contributors. The exact set of deliverables may differ from those drafted below.
| Scheduled Milestone | Description | Editor/Contact | Status/History |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share and lead discussion of InterParty elements as background thinking on the Agent Core | This is an attempt to leverage the extensive work conducted already by the InterParty project. Information on InterParty can be found here. | Robina Clayphan | Completed per email of 8 October 2003 |
| Develop a brief RDF description for Agents | Based on the abstract architecture model. | Andy Powell | Deferred November 2005 |
| Draft a set of functional requirements for an Agent Core | To be used as basis for discussion and development of the Agent Core specification: current functional requirements draft. | Andrew Wilson | Completed per email of 10 February 2004 |
| Engagement with other Working Groups. | Contact other working groups (eg. Education, Government, Libraries) to ascertain their views on requirements and/or purposes of describing agents. | John Roberts/Andrew Wilson |
Due end September 2005. Completed November 2005. |
| Determine purpose(s) of agent description work | Post to DC-Agents and other identified relevant WG lists seeking further views on the purposes of describing agents. | Andrew Wilson |
Due end October 2005. Completed November 2005. |
| Review previous agent description work | Check through DCMI records and mailing list archives for relevant documents produced by earlier work of the Agents WG. | Tom Baker |
Due end of November 2005. Completed October 2005. |
| Revise functional requirements document | Revise functional requirements document using input from earlier mailing list comments and results of above 3 activities. | Andrew Wilson | Due end of January 2006 |
| Draft Dublin Core™ Application Profile for describing agents | Develop draft application profile for describing agents based on the revised functional requirements document. | John Roberts/Andrew Wilson | Due mid-May 2006 |