Getting ready for participation in the April Connectathon involves more than buying a plane ticket to The Netherlands. From January until April, participants complete a set of required pre-connectathon tests. March through mid-April participants share configuration information with test partners, perform internet testing for some profiles, pre-load test data, finish some last-minute pre-connectathon tests, and familiarize themselves with the tests they will be required to run at the connnectathon. The links below contain details for your Connectathon preparation activities.

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Email list for Connectathon announcements	All participants in the EU Connectathon must join this group. It is used for technical and logistical announcements from the EU Connectathon sponsors and technical managers. To subscribe, send an email to EU_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com. Please note that you need to sign in to a Google account (or create one) in order to join this group.
Gazelle	Gazelle is IHE's online tool for managing registration, pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing.
Profiles to be tested	Review the list of profiles to be tested. Please note those that are 'dropped' or which have low registration. Access the list
IHE Technical Frameworks	Ensure that you are working off the latest documentation (not an out-of-date version on your hard drive). Final Text Technical Frameworks & Trial Implementation Supplements are published on ihe.net. Some are interested in knowing the specifics of the updates since last year.  Each domain's Technical Committee processes Change Proposals that are then incorporated into Technical Frameworks annually.
Tool resources	Find an index to IHE test tools, a mapping of tools to profiles, tool documentation, test cases, and tool training material.
ATNA testing & digital certificates	Pre-connectathon & connectathon testing requirements for the ATNA profile.  How to get your digital certificate.
Training resources	Pointers to training & documentation about tools, gazelle & connectathon processes
Profile-specific preparation	In order to make you more efficient at the Connectathon, for some profiles we encourage you to do this preparation in advance.
Network & configuration details	Configurations for your test systems, OID assignments, IP addresses, Connectathon network description
XDS/XDS-I ATNA Tues-Wed partner assignments	On Tues & Wed of Connectathon week, we assign some test partners for infrastructure actors in XDS, XDS-I and ATNA (Audit Record Repositories and Doc Registries & Repositories)
Cross-Community testing	Explanation of multiple affinity domain Connectathon tests for participants testing XDS.b, XDS-I.b, PDQ/PDQv3, PIX/PIXv3, and cross-community profiles XC* (eg XCA, XCPD, etc)
Thorough/Supportive testing explained	This page describes the difference between Thorough and Supportive connectathon testing
Connectathon test review	Your connectathon preparation should include reviewing tests you will have to run during Connectathon week.  Here's how.
10 Connectathon tips from the pros	This page shares tips from vendors that have participated in the Connectathon for many years.
Connectathon logistics (TBC)	IHE Europe staff manages contracts, fees, badges, hotel & shipping, and provides help for all non-technical details regarding the connectathon.
Connectathon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

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  IHE Europe manages the schedule and logistics for the event.  Pointers to details are gathered here. If you have questions or need help, please contact the IHE Europe staff at project-manager@ihe-europe.net 

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Connectathon location & dates	Den Haag, NL (See this link for further details) April 16-20, 2018 Opening hours:  Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 6:30pm Friday : 8:30am - noon Testing hours Monday - Thursday: 9:00am - 5:30pm Friday : 9:00am - noon   All participants are required to attend until noon on Friday ! Even though you are fine with your tests, some partners may still need your assistance to finish up their tests.
Detailed Connectathon Schedule	This schedule will help you stay on track from January through April!  We also have the Weekly Reminder page containing technical preparation steps.
Email list for Connectathon announcements	All participants in the EU Connectathon must join this group. It is used for technical and logistical announcements from the NA Connectathon sponsors and technical managers. To subscribe, send an email to EU_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com. Please note that you need to sign in to a Google account (or create one) in order to join this group.
Connectathon Technical Resources	Find details about technical preparation for connectathon:  tools, network, training, and much more.
Policies & Guidelines	IHE Europe publishes these policies for contracting, payment, and participation in the IHE European Connectathon 2018.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

  Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

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Welcome! We gather resources here for our wonderful volunteer monitors.

1. Monitor recruitment
2. Monitor Email list
3. Logistics: Travel, Expenses, Non-Disclosure & Confict of Interest forms 
4. WHERE & WHEN? Schedule, Gazelle, Table Assignments
5. WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments
6. HOW? Training Material
7. IHE Technical Framework Documentation
8. Our FAQ for vendor participants
9. Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
10. Contact us

Monitor recruitment

The application period for being a monitor at The Hague is now closed.

Monitor Email list

All monitors shall join the Google group dedicated to monitors. No personal email will be sent. Google group

Logistics

Please carefully review the following material:

• Test assignments:
• Google spreadsheet
• Gazelle Test Management
• Training
• Slides
• Streaming

If you have questions about travel or other logistics, Anne-Gaëlle Bergé  is happy to help.

WHEN & WHERE? Schedule, Gazelle & Table Assignments

The 2018 European Connectathon, IHE's week-long interoperability testing event, is held in The Hague.

•  Get details on the event
• Pre-register for the social event on Thursday evening, it's free for monitors

Table Assignments

show where monitors & tests systems will be located in April.

• Spreadsheet with table assignments: To be published
• PDF of table layout at the Connectathon: To be published

HOW? Training Material

We expect additional profile- and tool-specific training to be available here.

Audience	Topic	Date-Time / Duration
Req'd for new monitors Returing monitors are welcome	Connectathon monitor - process overview - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Q&A	mp4 | pdf
Req'd for new monitors Returing monitors are welcome	Gazelle walk-through We have two resources for you. - Webex training on how monitors use gazelle & the proxy during connectathon week to work with participants and verify tests.
New monitors	Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework This covers terminology used in IHE Technical Frameworks explains the structure of IHE documentation, and describes IHE's publication cycle. If you've never read IHE documentation before, you will find this background information helpful. (Streaming link) (.mp4)	0:40
New monitors	Connectathon Terminology: Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors)	0:11
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**optional** educational material for monitors	IHE 2017 Educational Webinar Series IHE sponsored its annual educational webinar series during summer and fall. You will find overview presentations for each IHE domain as well as 'speciality' presentations on topics like security, cross-community sharing of healthcare information, etc. These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific. IT Infrastructure domain training material These presentations *are not* connectathon-specific. They are geared to an audience which is familiar with healthcare interoperability problems in general but is not familiar with the way IHE addresses problems or the specific profiles provided by ITI. You may find topics of interest to you in your "day job".	multiple presentations available; duration varies
	Some of you may be interested in the training material we compile for vendor participants, but monitors do not need to review it. We collect participants' material on our Training Page.

 

IHE Technical Framework Documentation

To prepare for the connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate. Each IHE domain's Technical Framework is segmented into multiple volumes; Volume 1 contains the use cases the profile addresses, the process flow and a diagram of the actors & transactions in the profiles. The technical details of the transactions are not in Vol 1, and as a monitor, you do not need to be an expert at that level. If you are reading a Trial Implementation Supplement, you will see that the contents are separated into Volume 1 and Volume 2 within the supplement.

If you are not familiar with IHE documentation, we recommend you view the "Interpreting the IHE Technical Framework" video in the training section above before you read the documentation.

IHE publishes its documents, organized by domain, on the Technical Framework page of ihe.net.

Our FAQ for vendor participants

We have put together this FAQ with answers to questions we frequently receive from our vendor participants. You may find it informative.

Video

This is a great welcome to new monitors captured on video. While it is was done by a SIIM board member at the beginning of Connectathon monitor training in 2009, his points about the benefits of your volunteer service stand true today. We invite you to watch this 5 minute video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=6SrkvyB1EPs

Contact Us

For help with logistics (travel, hotel, expenses), please contact TBD
For questions about Connectathon processes & tools, or your assignment, contact Anne-Gaëlle Bergé.