===== Academic WG Teleconference, 01 Nov 2018 =====

**Present:** Claude Baudoin, Mike Bennett, Charles Dickerson (co-chair), Steve MacLaird, Karen Shunk, Jason Smith (co-chair).

==== Letter to potential academic participants ====

  * Karen Shunk sent before the meeting a rewritten version of Diane's draft.
  * Further wordsmithing and tightening of the text took place.
  * Final version approved for issuance.

==== Agenda of Seattle's in-person meeting ====

  * Claude volunteered to be the emcee
  * OMG overview (See if Richard is available. Otherwise, Karen can do it)
  * Talk(s) about the three “legs” of our value proposition to academia (Jason)
    * Help support the use of standards within curricula
    * Leverage our contacts within academia to help generate the next batch of standard bearers
    * Use OMG standards in our toolkit to facilitate the operation and goals of academia.
  * Use the Loughborough/JLR case study. Charles and Ji cannot attend in person, nor present remotely due to time zones differences; in lieu of that, they will record a video to present the impact study in absentia. Jason will introduce it.
  * After the presentations, leave time for Q&A and discussion on value, roadmap, action items.
  * Conclude by inviting attendees to spread the word, including to colleagues who might attend the Reston meeting. Ask whether meeting on Sunday afternoon was a good idea.
  * Invite people who want to to continue the conversation at the bar.

==== Action Items ====

  * Jason: Create an agenda document, and sent it to [[agendas@omg.org]] for posting on the event website.
  * Mike Bennett: submit additional rows for the table in 4.2.
  * All: join the next meeting on Wednesday 21 November at 10:30 am PST, 1:30 pm EST, 1830 UTC (Nov. 15 was not convenient for several people, and Nov. 22 is Thanksgiving Day in the US). The GoToMeeting instructions are the same every time.