SIFA UK Quarterly Meeting - Summer ´08 - June 2008

• Welcome / Introduction by Mark Phillips
• Update on POC 2 by Mary Mallon
• SIF Services overview by Doug Quinton
• Building a working knowledge of the SIF specification by Robert Hutchison
• Basic overview of navigating the Community Site and website by Penny Murray
• Planning your SIF Implementation by Laurie Collins
• 14-19 Agenda presentation by Ann Hughes, Becta

SIFA UK Quarterly Meeting - Spring ´08 - March 2008

• Welcome and introduction to the SIFA UK Quarterly Meeting - Mark Phillips, DCSF
• Strategic Direction Update - Paul Shoesmith, Becta
• Partnership Exchange presentation - Iain Bullock, Capita
• Real-time Reporting presentation - Simon Shaw, Becta
• Introduction to SIFA, SIFA UK and SIF - Larry Fruth, SIFA
• ´´Alternative Use Cases for vertical reporting (ie MIAP) session - Doug Quinton, Edustructures

SIFA UK Quarterly Meeting - Winter ´07 - December 2007

• Spec for Developers/Overview of Specification
• New Activity/Directions in SIF Infrastructure
• "Can we implement SIF without a ZIS?”
• Welcome by Paul Shoesmith, Becta
• Governance beyond the SIFA Community by Paul Shoesmith, Becta

SIFA UK Quarterly Meeting - Autumn ´07 - October 2007

• Welcome by Nick Barron, Becta
• SIFA UK Update, by Larry Fruth, SIFA
• National Pilot Birmingham Update by Karen Crowston and David Owens, Link2ICT
• SIFA / ADL Partnership briefing by Larry Fruth, SIFA
• Update on Data Model Priorities by Paul Spencer

SIFA UK Quarterly Meeting - Summer ´07 - July 2007

• Introduction from Nick Barron, Becta
• Welcome from Mark Phillips, Operations Director, Data Services Group, DfES
• Lessons Learned from Proof of Concept 1 - Karen Crowston, Link2ICT Service Birmingham
• Proof of Concept 2 Briefing - Paddy Maguire, C2k
• Proof of Concept 2 Briefing - Ian O´´Donoghue, Capita
• The benefits of SIF to Schools - Laurence Nicholas, Ninestiles School, Birmingham
• Close - Nick Barron, Becta

Interoperability Workshops for Local Authorities - May 2007

• Presentation slides from the Interoperability Workshops for Local Authorities on 16th, 17th, 18th, 22nd, 23rd & 24th May 2007.

SIFA UK Quarterly Meeting - Spring ´07 - March 2007

• ´´Welcome´´ by Mark Phillips, Operations Director, DfES and Chair of SIFA UK Board
• Introduction to SIF by Nick Barron, Senior Architect Data Services, Becta
• The State of SIF and SIFA by Larry Fruth, CEO, SIFA
• Internet Plasticity Nodes or the benefits of SIF to LAs and schools by Tim Riley and Bren Taylor, Link2ICT
• Proof of Concept (Birmingham) Update by Nick Barron and David Owens, Becta
• SIF Overview by Doug Quinton, Edustructures
• Gartner Case Study, Bill Rust - referenced in Mark Phillips presentation

SIFA 2008 Annual Specification Developers Camp and End Users Meeting - January 2007

• Using the SIF Implementation Specification when Developing Agents Q&A