TEI 2017 Conference

This is the single hardest thing to pull off in the conversion, so I hit it first. I've been able to adapt the jTEI processing code to generate HTML, and it seems to be basically working. Also validated all the encoded abstracts and tweaked them to fix a couple of Schematron issues.

The basic structure is there. Lots more to do, of course, including the gnarly egXMLs.

I'm now producing documents, although they're empty. :-)

Sent the abstract for mine to KT for circulation to the PC.

I've started work on generating the products from the abstracts, by putting a framework in place with an ant script and some resources. I'm currently having an issue with extracting the Schematron from the RNG file, due to a Saxon error I haven't seen before. Still working on that.

Set up TEH and booked the station time; worked through some questions and the first abstract. All going well. I had to fix a couple of issues in my own project transformations, which had ended up with hard-coded local paths instead of editor variables.

Planned out the intro-to-TEI workshop we'll be offering at the conference. The workshops all need to be in place before we can put up the registration form.

Created a new Oxygen project for TEH, the incoming abstract encoder:

• Created the project folder structure in tei2017/abstracts.
• Created a project file, abstracts.xpr.
• Adapted the JTEI ODD file so that it works for our project and contains explicit instructions on the workflow, svn, etc. Some additional schematron and tweaks to attribute values done.
• Customized the JTEI document type to create a new type which looks to our schemas for validation.
• Imported the transformation scenarios from JTEI (ODT and PDF).
• Created a template for new documents.
• Made my own submission into the first example, since it's already encoded.
• Added all the original and revised submissions in the abstracts/originals folder.
• Added transformation scenarios for the ODD file which put the RNG in the right place, and build the documentation, placing it in abstracts/documentation.

I think we're ready for the project to start, but I expect to be tweaking this as TEH gets started and finds under-documented or broken bits.

I'm currently in discussions with the Parkside about possible venues for the Board and Council meetings. I've sent a follow-up message to SIG conveners who didn't respond to my first one, with a deadline of Aug 31, at which time if we don't hear from them we'll assume they're not meeting. Finally, we decided who to hire to do the abstract encoding, and she will come in on Friday.

Got my submission done (the revised 750-word version), and SA and I proofed each other's. Will submit tomorrow.