Re: Proposal Schedule/Agenda for Blockchain Workshop

Quick note (not sure if I will make workshop) - but it will be useful to
cleanly separate extensions of current APIs (WebCrypto) or uses of them
(Web Authentication API or support of Bitcoin in Web Payment API) from
entirely new Bitcoin/blockchain APIs/formats. The first is low-hanging
fruit (if the request is sensible and is accepted by implementers,
including browser vendors), while the second requirement such as
"identity" requires a whole new community effort.

For example, Adam Back from Blockstream was wondering if WebCrypto and
the browser vendors could revisit this bug and see if there's any actual
interest from browsers: https://github.com/w3c/webcrypto/issues/82

I would thus also do "Relationship to existing W3C work" first and new
work second rather than a format vs. API/interop discussion at this
stage. In particular, as interop is the goal of both common APIs and
formats :)

  cheers,
       harry


On 06/17/2016 08:41 PM, Trent McConaghy wrote:
> Here's a possible re-arrangement of 
> -identity. Includes reputation, personal data, kyc
> -provenance. Includes licensing of IP, physical assets / supply chain,
> electroncs / energy
> -lower-level infrastructure. Includes consensus, data formats
> -"everything else" / grab bucket
>
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 8:29 PM, Christopher Allen
> <ChristopherA@blockstream.com <mailto:ChristopherA@blockstream.com>>
> wrote:
>
>
>     First pass at a possible new schedule.
>
>     The first morning exercises each day are more to get people to get
>     to know each other in small groups, and to set stage for later
>     interactions.
>
>     Based on the proposals and priorities from the survey, there are 8
>     collaborative exercises and 4 sets of lightning talks (total 16-20
>     lightning talks).
>
>     Goal at end is to prioritize opportunities to work together
>     successfully with impact.
>
>     — Christopher Allen
>
>     Day 1: 29 June
>
>     08:00–08:30Registration
>     08:30–09:00Opening remarks by Doug Schepers
>     08:45–09:15    Keynote: “Intro to standards.” Wendy Seltzer, W3C.
>     09:15–10:15    Exercise: Collaboration Stories (3 phases: small
>     breakout, merged breakout, report out “Secret Sauce”)
>     10:00–10:15Break
>     10:15–10:45 Keynote: “Blockchains, Decentralization, and
>     Standards” Arvind Narayanan
>     10:45–12:30    Exercise: Optimal Uses of Blockchains (3 phases:
>     breakout 1, breakout 2, report out “Optimal Use Cases”)
>     12:30–13:30Break, Lunch; Birds of a Feather Topic tables
>     13:30–14:004 or 5 Lightning Talks “Blockchain Primitives”
>     14:00–15:00Exercise: Common Formats (3 phases: breakout, report
>     out “Top Common Primitives”, group discussion)
>     15:00–15:30    Break
>     15:30–16:004 or 5 Lightning Talks “Interoperability & APIs”
>     16:00–17:00    Exercise: Interoperability (3 phases: breakout,
>     report out “Key Protocols & APIs”, group discussion)
>     17:00–17:30Closing statements
>     18:30–21:00Evening event?
>
>     Day 2: 30 June
>
>     08:00–08:30Registration
>     08:30–09:00Recap (Doug, Wendy & Graphic Facilitators)
>     09:00–10:00    Exercise: Passions & Commitments (Take a Panel + 2
>     rounds)
>     10:00–10:304 or 5 Lightning Talks “Identity”
>     10:30–12:00Exercise: Identity  (3 phases: breakout, report out
>     “Identity Risks & Opportunities”, group discussion)
>     12:30–13:30Break, Lunch; Demo tables
>     13:30–14:004 or 5 Lightning Talks “Other…”
>     14:00–15:00Exercise: Missing Topics (3 phases: breakout, report
>     out “What are we missing?”, group discussion)
>     15:00–15:30    Break & Personal Exercise: “Propose what would you
>     like to see W3C or this community work on together”
>     15:30–16:00Exercise: 35 process and Dot Voting on proposals
>     16:00–17:00    Facilitated Discussion: Emerging Priorities for W3C
>     & Community
>     17:00–17:30Close: Recap, Actions Items & Commitments
>
>     — Christopher Allen
>
>
>
>
>
>
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