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 ==== March 20, 2024 ====
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+Welcome & Intro:
+  * Nathan Bunker, representing AIRA, initiated the meeting, extending a warm welcome to all participants.
+  * Attendees introduced themselves, detailing their organizational affiliations and roles concerning vaccine code sets.
+  * Acknowledgment of challenges in grasping and communicating technical facets of vaccine codes was noted.
+Roundtable Updates:
+  * Attendees shared updates on ongoing projects and obstacles related to vaccine code sets.
+  * Identified challenges encompassed dynamic updates, international coordination, and interoperability issues.
+Discussion:
+  * François KAAG provided insights into the NUVA qualification project.
+  * Nathan Bunker outlined the day's agenda, emphasizing discussion on CVX metrics and reporting.
+  * Louise Bourges and Paloma Hawry delved into mapping endeavors and encountered challenges regarding code set granularity.
+  * Marvin Philippi shared hurdles encountered while exchanging data with an app, citing historical vaccine records and international variations in product codes.
+  * Jeffrey Goggin highlighted difficulties in interpreting exchanged data, particularly from international sources.
+  * Roua El Kalach stressed the necessity for standardization and fulfilling community expectations post-COVID.
+Next Steps:
+  * Discussion ensued regarding potential solutions and collaborations to tackle challenges.
+  * Consensus was reached on the significance of sustained communication and collaboration.
+Action Items & Closing Remarks:
+  * Commitment to follow-up on mapping efforts between different code sets.
+  * Agreement to explore solutions for interoperability challenges.
+  * Continued discussions planned on standardization and community expectations.
+  * Nathan Bunker expressed gratitude to the attendees for their active participation, underscoring the vital role of ongoing collaboration in addressing vaccine code set challenges.
+  * Presentations from Taylor Rubens-Augustson (CANImmunize), Paloma Hawry, and Faisal Reza (CDC) provided valuable insights into regional perspectives and collaborative efforts.
+  * Emphasis was placed on aligning with international standards while addressing local needs.
+  * Concerns regarding resource intensity, international coordination challenges, and effective dating in mapping were thoroughly discussed.
+  * François KAAG's demonstration of the Python utility for mapping alignments between NUVA and Civics codes was well-received.
+{{ :ivci:international_vaccine_codes_2024.03.20.pptx |}}
+==== December 12, 2023 ====
+Participants:
+  * Nathan Bunker, AIRA
+  * Paloma Hawry, CDC
+  * Rob Snelick, NIST
+  * Caroline Rosen, CDC
+  * Chris Sorenson, AIRA
+  * Clément Hennequin, NIST
+  * François KAAG, France
+  * Hossam Tamri, CDC
+  * Max Masnick, MITRE
+  * Roua El Kalach, CDC
+  * Cheryl Taylor, NIST
+  * Taylor Rubens-Augustson, CANImmunize
+  * Jeff Goggin, KidsNET Care
+  * Ishmael Mellouli, NIST
+{{ :ivci:international_vaccine_codes_2023.12.13.pptx |}}
+Introduction Round:
+  * Participants introduced themselves, mentioning affiliations and roles.
+  * Representatives from CDC, AIRA, NIST, France, MITRE, CANImmunize, and KidsNET Care present.
+Meeting Scope:
+  * Emphasis on code-centric metrics, policy discussions, and code set operations.
+  * Focus on vaccine code sets at the national and international levels.
+Meeting Schedule and Format:
+  * Nathan outlined the meeting format and agenda.
+  * Planned discussions on CVX updates management and future topics.
+  * Reminder of the technical and detailed focus of the discussions.
+Next Steps:
+  * Encouragement for participation in updates and discussions.
+  * Clarification on the meeting's purpose and scope.
+  * Anticipation of discussions on code sets and mappings.
+Meeting Conclusion:
+  * Acknowledgment of potential late joiners.
+  * Overview of the meeting structure with introductions, updates, and future topics.
+  * Nathan thanked participants, concluding the meeting introduction.
+Speaker: Nathan Bunker, AIRA
+  * Discussion on code structure, status, and reference linking.
+  * Introduction of the data quality checking engine.
+  * Additional data fields, usage, concept type, and test age explained.
+  * Incomplete data challenges and future considerations discussed.
+Paloma Hawry: Data Retrieval
+  * Alternative method discussed for retrieving information.
+  * Nathan Bunker acknowledged Paloma's input.
+Chris Sorenson, AIRA: Automation Process
+  * Automated script for retrieving files presented.
+  * Manual steps before automation explained.
+  * Emphasis on XML format consistency and testing procedures.
+Max Masnick (MITRE): Smart Health Cards
+  * Presentation on Smart Health Cards, workflow, and implementation guide.
+  * JSON format, GitHub repository, and localization options highlighted.
+  * Discussion and questions from participants.
+Code Set Update Process Presentation:
+  * Cheryl and Caroline explained the manual process for updating the NIST immunization test suite.
+  * Manual process overview, time frame, challenges, and future considerations discussed.
+  * Desire expressed for exploring more efficient and automated methods in the future.
+General Discussion:
+  * Participants engaged in a discussion about the dynamic nature of code acceptance, especially during events like the COVID pandemic.
+  * Nathan requested more details from Max regarding the Smart Health Cards project.
 ==== October 10, 2023 ====