BOOST Working Group Meeting Follow-up

Dear BOOST Working Group Members,

Thank you for participating in today's productive meeting. Below are the
key decisions made and important action items moving forward.

Key Decisions Made

1. Serialization Format Decision

   - RESOLVED: The group has decided to use JSON as the serialization
   format for the biomass open data standard
   - Key factors in this decision: JSON is the industry default, less prone
   to spacing errors, and sufficient with good documentation
   - Linked-Data discussion to follow with sub-group.


2. Project Timeline Confirmed

   - Currently 25% complete in scoping/alignment phase (targeting end of
   June)
   - Drafting standard phase begins early July
   - v0.1 release target: End of July 2025


Core Schema Development Progress

   - Draft entity relationship diagram completed showing connections
   between key entities
   - Extensive attribute dictionary being developed with data types,
   descriptions, and relevant programs
   - Example JSON payload demonstrated for biomass transactions including
   entities, feedstock, quantities, and certifications


ACTION REQUESTED: Contribution Sign-up

We need your expertise! Follow these steps to sign up for open tasks:

✅ Step 1: Register Your GitHub Username

Complete this form to register as a BOOST contributor:
👉
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoQOUNseqJ1DHvjvh5Q9B5h-JSo-4Tt8ViZhj-sGWDqVq4hQ/viewform?usp=header

📋 Step 2: Choose a Task

Visit our contributor task board and select your GitHub username from the
dropdown in the "Assignee" column next to your chosen issue:
  👉
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ds5UTHqS9Wi5RusYDKBUCmmsUk0y5Cnmb6WpUknrnow/edit?usp=sharing

🔁 Step 3: Assignment Syncs to GitHub
Your assignment will automatically sync to the GitHub issue tracker within
a few minutes.

Other ways to contribute:

   - Review open https://github.com/carbondirect/BOOST/issues and leave
   comments
   - Send feedback to the mailing list  public-boost-01@w3.org


Meeting Presentations

For reference, here are the GitHub-hosted presentations from our meetings:

   - Today's Meeting (June 11, 2025):
   https://carbondirect.github.io/BOOST/presentations/boost_6_11_25.html
   - Kickoff Meeting (May 23, 2025):
   https://carbondirect.github.io/BOOST/presentations/boost_kickoff.html


Next Steps:

   1. Complete the contributor registration and sign up for open tasks
   using the process above
   2.  Continue technical architecture decisions and schema development
   3. Explore linked data options offline (to be reported back to the group)

Next Meeting
Please complete the Doodle poll to help us schedule our next meeting for
the week of June 24th (Phase 2 kickoff):
https://doodle.com/group-poll/participate/bkXnxRXd

Meeting notes are here:
https://github.com/carbondirect/BOOST/blob/main/meetings/meetingNotes_6_11_25.md

The full 48-minute meeting recording is available for review:
https://fathom.video/share/egpeC7YxkzUwLPneEsXGkjdzNp2y5wci

Thank you for your continued commitment to developing this important
biomass tracking standard.

Best regards,
Peter

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*Peter Tittmann*

Senior Scientist
+1 707-849-4135