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2024 11 21 steering group minutes

Participants

  • Ariel Rokem (fairwell!)
  • Franco Pestilli (welcome!)
  • Camille Maumet
  • Yaroslav Halchenko
  • Dora Hermes
  • Kim Ray
  • Cyril Pernet
  • Chris Markiewicz
  • James Kent (From the OHBM open-science special interest group - OSSIG)
  • Ju-Chi Yu (From the OSSIG)
  • Robert OostenVeld (for the MED file format discussion)

MED file format

  • MED is a new file format, a clinical format

    • Nominally an update of the MEF3 format which is widely supported

  • The file formats are a little different, there are no common readers, not yet supported by the community.

  • File format may be a privatized from a clinical neurologist (MEF3, MET stat), it's not a free format.

  • YH: Since its not free, do we need to support them?

  • RO: This is a newer format that is potentially being added last minute, has not yet been community vetted.

  • YH: Should we establish requirement for adding a new file format? For example, adoption.

  • RO: Wide adopt is a current criteria, and its not yet met. It should also add additional value, and that has not yet been established.

  • CP: We should establish a procedure for adding new formats based on this request.

  • CM: Where should the procedure be established?

  • others: Where other guidelines are provided on the BIDS website.

  • CP: We should not support this file format because it does not meet criteria, we should share the criteria with them.

  • RO: suggested responding that the steering group choose not to include it now, but that it could be included in BIDS 2.0.

  • Steering Group decicions: to not include at this time.

OpenScience Room at OHBM

  • wanting to have a BIDS opener at OHBM

    • there will be a platform for the town hall this year
      • either crowdcast or zoom, decision has not been made yet. With zoom you can do youtube streaming at the same time.

  • OSR there was not a good attendance last year, they are looking for more engagement

  • Would like for a 20-30 minute BIDS summary.

  • Who from BIDS will be at OHBM that can present?

    • Remi mentioned that BIDS townhall will likely not be during OHBM but the OSR can support this using their platform.

    • Franco will be attending, Kim Ray will attend.

    • CP: yes BIDS will have a representative that present during the opener, the person can be identified later.

    • CamM: townhall online is more inclusive and important, can the OSR detail more about what they are expecting BIDS to present?

    • JY: not a beginner, looking for a BIDS update and where the community can contribute. They are planning about a 10-20 minute slot, but could have up to 45 mins.

    • AR: since a townhall is already being planned, a shorter presentation seems appropriate.

    • JK: suggests to condense the BIDS townhall for the BIDS opener

    • JY: they are planning to bring the hacking space back to the OSR which might have been why last year's OSR was less successful.

    • CM: when should we let OSSIG know how long BIDS would like to present?

    • JY: December.

    • CamM: 20 minutes is reasonable

    • JY: OSSIG will provide the platform for BIDS townhall, the platform is not yet determined but they will support.

    • CamM: we should have/create an email account - the steering group needs to have a mechanism for communication (other than slack) (Camille will do, added to the todo items).

New Steering Group Member

  • Welcome Franco Pestilli!

  • Which accounts does Franco need to join/gain access to?

    • slack, hackmd, google drive, mattermost, github teams (owner permissions - Chris M will do this)

  • share the source for maintainer updates with Franco

  • NIH DCC - BIDS will need microsopy.

Additional Discussion

  • we decided to move to mattermost a while ago but never adopted it, let's do it now.
  • AR added steering group members, should all members be allowed to be in the group?
  • CM: supports all SG members, we will move forward with all steering group members.