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by Corvas Brinkerhoff :: Rate this Message:

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Owen and others,
I think this is a great suggestion and would like to participate in  
such discussions.  Your suggested time slot works for me.  Please keep  
me posted.

-Corvas

On Jun 26, 2009, at 1:15 PM, Owen Densmore wrote:

> I'd like to start a new series of tech discussions @ the complex in  
> the 11:30-12:30 Wed time slot.  The theme is to complete the  
> Hollywood Model (HM) that Steve has articulated so well.
>
> HM Phase I: Projects, like Movies, have a life cycle: the initial  
> proposal, team organization, implementation, and team dispersion.  
> Independent subcontracting is used to create an ecology which is  
> very responsive to the movie industry.
>
> Our focus on projects within the complex is the first step in our  
> own, Santa Fe Tech version of the HM.  Our own version of Phase I
>
> But to complete the HM, we need Phase II: interoperability and  
> standard frameworks.  The tools that form the practitioner's kit,  
> along with the interoperability that allow multiple practitioners to  
> work together in order to form the project teams.  Hollywood teams  
> have a pipeline that includes standards and interoperability, but  
> with latitude within groups as to how they perform their magic.
>
> So I'd like to start a set of discussions that focus on what  
> technologies we feel are core to our projects within the complex.  
> The first meeting will be broad, discussing the areas of interest  
> such as modeling, visualization, deployment (web vs desktop).
>
> After we decide on our "ecology", we'll begin topical meetings.  An  
> example would be Roger's exploration into SVG recently, building a  
> nifty clock entirely in JavaScript.  Another would be Steve and I  
> discussing the Merton project where we use GAE (Google App Engine)  
> including Python on the server side, JavaScript (AJAX & Google Maps)  
> on the client, and XML for communication between the two.
>
>    -- Owen
>
> [Sorry for the wide mailing, but I didn't want to miss anyone who'd  
> be interested.]
>
>
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