1. International Defence Enterprise Architecture Specification (IDEAS)
Meeting 03/2006
Record of Decisions
12-16 June 2006
Stockholm, Sweden

2. Continuing Program of Activities
Develop the IDEAS Data Model
To specify the minimum set of data elements, attributes and relationships needed to support coalition force planning
Develop the Data exchange specification
Specifies the interchange standard for participating IDEAS members and forms the main body of documentation used for configuration management of the data exchange mechanism
Develop the Data exchange mechanism
Specifies the data exchange format for IDEAS (probably based on XML technologies)
Co-exists as part of each nations architecture repository solution

3. Meeting Objectives
Focus on using the BORO methodology to support the IDEAS analysis over the week
Existing IDEAS model will be used as the base model
Tidy up the IDEAS model with a top level foundation
Use the BORO methodology to integrate the other models into the extended IDEAS model
Scope will be Comms laydown –followed by focussing on System and Organisation

4. Agenda Monday 12 0900-0920 Welcome call by Maj Gen Christer Lidström,
COS Joint C4I & CIO, Training and Procurement, SwAF HQ
Administrative Information
IDEAS WG meeting
Tuesday 13
IDEAS WG meeting
Guided tour at the army museum 19:00 (se map)
Wednesday 14
IDEAS WG meeting
Introduction to the SwAF EA program
Hosted dinner by Maj Gen Lidström
Thursday 15
Full day SwAF EA Workshop (as stated above)
(Spec program will be added later)
Industry sponsored social event
Trip by boat to the Swedish Archipelago
Friday 16
SwAF Briefing on Services and SOA
IDEAS WG meeting and to wind up the party
Demo of "Co-ordinated services for information and C2"
Transportation to Arlanda Airport

5. SwAF EA Workshop - 15 June
Welcome and Introduction Moderator Johan Bendz, FMV
Capability Engineering using Architecture Key Note Speaker: Anders Johnsson, FMV
Break
IDEAS Working Group Introduction Fariba Hozhabrafkan, UK
Enterprise Architecture & Network Based Defence Mikael Hagenbo, Sw AF
Break
A System View: ”The Thread” as a concept Per Johannisson; FMV
for Systems Engineering
Demonstration of an SBA-tool for Development Johan Strand/Magnus Sparf, Front End
of Systems Architectures
Lunch
Information Architecture for Effect Based Ove Gardelius/Björn Nilsson,
Command Ekelöw/Anates, Truls Pärsson, FMV
Break
Management of resources, Indirect Fire Staffan Martinsen, FMV
14.35 – Integrating Mission and Resource Management Jonas Rosén, Eurostep
using PLCS Johan Strand Front End
15.10 – Computer Aided Messaging Architecture Chung-Wai Lee, FMV
15.30 – Break
The Design Rules Developed within Ledsyst: P-G Jönsson, FMV, Håkan
Results and Experiences Davidsson, Combitech
Summing up Johan Bendz

6. Current Meeting Participation
Active Nations:
Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
United States
Observer Organisations:
NATO (by MOD Rep)
Object Management Group (by MOD Rep)
Swedish Armed Forces/FMV Architecture Team

7. Methodology and Approach
Participants explored the use of Business Objects Reference Ontology (BORO) methodology to clarify concepts
Participants continued to:
use UML as modeling language
derive model from agreed operational constructs
provide complete semantics

8. WG Decisions
IDEAS WG has agreed to use the UK MODAF Meta Model extensions for evaluation in the evolution of their equivalent models
Rules for the development of the IDEAS model were established and agreed to with the BORO methodology as the basis
Possible Sep 06 meeting for IDEAS model review, location and confirmation TBC
Next confirmed meeting scheduled for Oct 06 – Washington DC, following the US DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference

9. WG Decisions (2)
National Reps will interface with J6 Staff to determine a communications infrastructure matrix prior to next meeting (holdover from prior meeting)
Chairperson of the IDEAS WG for the next 3 meetings is handed over to Kim Lambert, Australian DoD
Meeting minutes and access to IDEAS WG material will be made available to Sweden

10. Actions(1) Prior to next meeting:
UK MOD will develop and propose the top level ontological model to be used as the 80% solution based upon the results of this meeting and the 0.3 IDEAS model
Using the approved methodology, clean up 0.3 version of the IDEAS model
National representatives will identify and provide additional operational scenarios for further model development
Validate proposed IDEAS meeting schedule

11. Program of Work Schedule
Mid-September 2006 (TBC)
Dependant on progress of work
October 27 – November
Virginia Beach and Washington, USA
Meeting will occur following the US DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference (24-26 Oct 06)
March
Canberra, Australia
May/June 2007 (not to conflict with CWID 07)
Ottawa, Canada
Oct/Nov 2007
Meeting will occur following the US DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference
Location TBD