The IHE Connectathon

This section is about the IHE Connectathon. It provides generic description of the process and contains links to details about upcoming Connectathons.

Purpose of the IHE Connectathon

The IHE Connectathon is a week-long testing event managed by sponsoring organizations. Currently there are events annually in North America, Europe and Asia. The major goal of the Connectathon is to promote the adoption in commercially available healthcare IT systems of the standards-based interoperability solutions defined by IHE. The Connectathon serves as an industry-wide testing event where participants can test their implementations with those of other vendors.

The sponsors record the results of the testing and produce a results matrix that lists the Integration Profile and Actor combinations that each participant has tested. The results do not indicate or imply that an organization/vendor has a product that is ready for market. These results are published and promoted by the sponsors to inform the healthcare community about the adoption of IHE solutions by industry and to encourage purchasers of healthcare IT systems to require support of IHE Actors and Integration Profiles in their requests for proposals and purchasing specifications.

Connectathon participants are encouraged to offer the IHE Integration Profile/Actor combinations they test in commercially available systems as quickly as possible. When they do they are encouraged to publish IHE Integration Statements to describe for prospective purchasers the IHE capabilities offered in these systems. IHE maintains a registry where Integration Statements are published and encourages purchasers of healthcare IT systems to consult these documents to identify IHE-compliant systems.

Participation in IHE demonstrations requires that an organization successfully complete a minimum set of tests for any actor/profile pair to be demonstrated. A demonstration manager will publish the minimum requirements for demonstration participation and evaluate the Connectathon tests. Systems that do not successfully complete the required tests for an actor/profile combination are not included in public IHE demonstrations. By signing up for an IHE demonstration, the company is accepting the part of the IHE process that is the Connectathon testing.

Many vendors participate in Connectathons without any direct plans to participate in a demonstration. Even in cases where vendors are participating in preparation for a demonstration, the major goal of the Connectathon is to refine the implementation of IHE Actors and Integration Profiles in the systems being tested.

The IHE wiki also has this nice summary of the purpose of Connectathons.

Registration Process

Registration

Web registration is performed through the Gazelle Test Management Tool at the following URL:

EU connectathons: http://gazelle.ihe.net/EU-CAT
NA connectathons: https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na/

"How to" information specific to NA Connectathon Registration is here.

Web registration allows participants to :

Provide administrative information about the company that registers, including location and contact information. In EU, registrant will be asked for the VAT number of the company.
Provide information about systems that will participate in the connectathon. For each system the registrant will have to provide the list of actors and integration profiles supported.
Provide information about company/organization representative that will participate at the connectathon.
Gazelle will check the integrity of the system (are all actor/integration profile dependencies met) for the registrant
Gazelle will allow the registrant to generate a contract in the form of a PDF file
Registration is complete when the signed contract is returned to the Connectathon sponsor, eg. IHE Europe Technical Project Manager and to the IHE Europe secretariat. Detailed instructions are provided within the generated contract.
Online registration that is not followed by the reception of a signed contract is considered a null once the registration deadline is reached

Registration Process

Phase 1 : Company/Organization creation in Gazelle
1. Create an account for your organization following this link on the gazlle home page
2. Enter demographics for your organization
3. Enter contact people (billing, marketing, technical) in gazelle and provide information about your organization.
Phase 2 : Create the systems (How to add a system)
1. Login in to Gazelle and select the testing session you are targetting : Connectathon or Projectathon
2. Make sure the selected testing session is the one of interest (see screen capture)
3. Create the systems (or import systems from previous session) and edit the information about the system (version, name, ...).
4. Provide information about the actors and profiles supported by the system (what you would like to test)
5. Indicate demonstrations you are interested in participating in
6. Optionally, request Supportive Testing
Phase 3 : Generate the contract
1. generate the contract/application
2. sign contract/application
3. submit contract/application
4. Invoice will be send to your billing contact after the reception of the contract/application (Connectathon only)
Phase 5 : Register connectathon participants
1. Login in to Gazelle and select the testing session you are targetting : Connectathon or Projectathon
2. Visit page : Registration -> Testing Session Participants
3. Add/Edit participant list

Important notice

In order to ease the registration process :

Registrants that participated in a previous connectathon can re-use their gazelle login/password from that connectathon. If you have forgotten your password, gazelle can send you a new one, based on your login or on your email.
Systems that tested at a previous connectathon are already preloaded can be "imported" into the current connectathon session. This will avoid re-entering data about systems that were already entered for the previous event.
It is not possible to import Configurations or Test Results from previous test sessions.

System Registration and Contract Generation - North American Connectathons

Participation in a North American Connectathon requires system registration in Gazelle Test Management and a signed contract generated by that system.

These are the steps needed to enter the required data and generate the contract. There are instructions in the contract on how to submit the contract with payment.

Create at least one user account in Gazelle Possibly create accounts for other users	7 slides
Enter organization demographics	6 slides
Enter information for Finance, Marketing and Technical Contacts	13 slides
Enter information for one or more test systems	13 slides
Generate Connectathon contract	5 slides

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Connectathon Test Process

Based on registration, participants to the connectathon need to perform a series of test in order to be successful. Some of the tests need to be performed ahead of the connectathon and some need to be performed during the connectathon.

Preparatory (pre-Connectathon) Testing

All participants are required to run a series of software tests in advance of the Connectathon. These tests, typically done with tools provided by IHE, are designed as auditing tests to make sure you have prepared in advance; these are not full test suites or certification tests for a profile.

Connectathon Testing

Each participant system is assigned a table that typically seats two people comfortably. Participants bring their equipment to the table and use the Gazelle system to identify specific tests as defined by their choice of actor/profile pairs. A participant will select a test to be run, and Gazelle presents a list of test partners. The participant will walk over to a peer’s table and arrange a time for testing. After a specific test is completed, the participant marks the test complete in Gazelle. A volunteer monitor is observing a worklist. He/she will see an item for grading and walk over to grade the test. Some tests can be graded without visiting the participants who ran the test. The monitor enters the test result in Gazelle, and the cycle continues. During the evenings, Connectathon Managers review the individual test results and enter pass/fail grades in Gazelle for specific profile/actor pairs.

Items to bring to your attention:
- You can run tests in any order. With the exception of a few “Do This First” tests, order is not important.
- After you complete a test, you should start another test. Monitors are limited resources and may not appear immediately.
- The test cases indicate the kind of evidence needed to document the tests, and Gazelle provides a mechanism to store log information and screen captures. This is designed to make it easier for participants and monitors to find test results.
- In many instances, client applications initiate tests because that is a natural workflow. If you have server applications, you should be pro-active and seek out client applications for testing. Do not stand in the corner and wait for someone to ask you to dance.
- If you find a problem while running a test, you are allowed to update your application during the event and re-run the test later.

Testing depth: Supportive/Thorough testing

In order to successfully complete testing at the IHE Connectathon and appear in IHE's public database of successful Connectathon testing results published by IHE, a system must complete either Thorough or Supportive Connectathon testing. This is call testing depth. This page explains the difference.

*** What is Thorough testing? ***

The list of required tests for each actor and profile is developed by the IHE Connectathon Technical Managers and is published for each Connectathon test system in Gazelle Test Management. Thorough testing at a Connectathon normally consists of successful completion of one instance of each Preparatory and Conformance test and three instances of each Interoperability test for the Profile/Actor pair it is testiing.

*** What is Supportive testing? Why would we do Supportive testing? ***

Participants who have successfully tested at a previous Connectathon may qualify to perform Supportive testing.

The benefits of Supportive testing are:

Participants receive full Connectathon credit for testing (ie a "pass") if they successfully perform one instance of an Interoperability test for a profile/actor pair. Of course, you may choose to do more than one. This frees you up to spend more time testing other profiles.
Participants doing Supportive testing are also required to assist other participants testing who need a partner, even if you have already completed your 'one required test'.

*** Who qualifies for Supportive testing? ***

In order to qualify for Supportive testing, a Participant:

Must previously have passed Thorough testing for that particular Actor and Profile at an IHE Connectathon whose results are reported in the IHE Connectathon Results database at http://connectathon-results.ihe.net/
Must also have published an IHE Integration Statement in the IHE Product Registry (http://product-registry.ihe.net/) for that Actor/Profile.

*** How do we request Supportive testing? ***

Supportive requests are made directly in Gazelle Test Management and must be complete by the close of Connectathon system registration for your testing session.

Gazelle Test Management is http://gazelle.ihe.net/TM in Europe, and https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na/home.seam in North America
After logging in, select menu Registration .Then select Manage SUTs.
Edit your test system.
Select the Profile/Actors tab.
In the column Requested testing type, select 'Supportive' for the corresponding profile/actor. Note: Only the actors/profile/options that are eligible for the Supportive testing enable you to select a testing type. For the others, the column shows N/A : Not Applicable.

After registration closes, the Connectathon Technical Project Managers will review and approve your request based on the criteria in the previous section. If you don't meet the criteria, you will do Thorough testing.

*** FAQ ***

Q: Which profiles are eligible for Supportive testing?
A: In general, profiles that are in Final Text and have had no signficant Change Proposals in the previous year are eligible for supportive testing.

When you register for profile/actors in gazelle, those eligible for supportive testing will contain a dropdown list enabling you to select either Thorough or Supportive testing; otherwise N/A is displayed.

Q: If a profile has been around for multiple years but is not yet Final Text, is it a candidate for Supportive testing?
A: No. Only Final Text profiles are eligible.

Q: Are Connectathon fees the same for Thorough vs. Supportive?
A: There is no difference in cost. Connectathon fees are based on the number of systems registered. Fees are not affected by the number of domains/profiles tested, nor by thorough/supportive.

Q: Is there any difference in the final results for Thorough vs. Supportive?
A: No. If a Participant successfully completes Supportive testing, from a connectathon results point of view, it is equivalent to Thorough testing; ie. the Connectathon sponsors publish Profile/Actor pairs that are successfully tested by a Participant organization in the Connectathon results database. There is no distinction between those tested as thorough vs supportive.

Q: Can companies update their IHE Integration Statement with these results?
A: In fact, there is no link between Connectathon testing and IHE Integration Statements. An organization can publish an IHE integration statement for its product without ever testing at an IHE Connectathon.

Profile-specific Connectathon Preparation

Advanced Preparation for EU and NA Connectathons:

In order to make you more efficient at the connectathon, for some profiles we encourage you to do some preparation in advance. Typically this is done two to three weeks prior to the start of the Connectathon.

As a first thing, consider reviewing the test cases you will have to execute.
The preparation includes tasks (eg. pre-loading data) that you can do in advance that will save you valuable time during the Connectathon week. Most of these tasks are documented as preparatory test instances in Gazelle Test Management.
The information is organized by domain, profile, actor.

If your profile-of-interest does not appear, we are not asking anything special of you for advanced prep.

Laboratory Domain
LAW	Analyzer, Analyzer Mgr	Please review the value sets below to make sure your system will find codes you understand. Send requests to append codes to Anne-Gaëlle; please include the list of codes + display name + code system (might be LOINC/LN) and the name of the value set to update. Observation identifiers (used in OBX-3): http://gazelle.ihe.net/RetrieveValueSet?id=1.3.6.1.4.1.12559.11.4.2.21 Ordering codes - Universal Service Identifiers (used in OBR-4): http://gazelle.ihe.net/RetrieveValueSet?id=1.3.6.1.4.1.12559.11.4.2.15
PCC & QRPH domains + C-CDA (Technical Project Mgr: Steve Moore)
CDA-based profiles	Content Creators	Review the guidance for CDA doc validation at the connectathon (information for both Connectathon participants and Monitors): -- Overview of CDA document testing procedure -- Validation of CDA documents

Connectathon Monitors

Monitors are volunteer domain experts who assist the Connectathon Manager in overseeing testing.

They develop special expertise in an IHE domain or set of profiles
They verify test results and record them in testing management system (Gazelle)
They help clarify requirements when necessary
They are neutral arbiter without affiliation to any organizations participating in testing.

Monitor Qualifications

Usually the monitor qualifications are among the followings

IT administrator with a technical background involved in daily integration issues
Used to reading log messages and dump files from devices to troubleshoot issues
Willingness to read details of Integration Profiles and base standards
Skeptical, but with sense of humor and positive attitude
Ability to multi-task and work under stress
Interested in helping identify and resolve issues

Monitor Recruitment

Monitors are recruited from major health IT professional societies and provider organizations.

The North American and European connectathons require a team of about 40 to 50 monitors.Sponsors provide training and support for travel expenses to Connectathon.

A call for volunteer monitors is issued few month ahead of the connectathon. In both Europe and North America, the monitors who are candidates for a connectathon fill out an application form prior to being selected.

Click here to get resources for EUCAT Monitors.

IHE Connectathon FAQ

We hope you will find the answer to your question here. If not, please Contact Us

What is an IHE domain? ...a profile? ... a profile option? ...a transaction?
What is an IHE Integration Statement?
What is the output of the Connectathon?
Does IHE report the results of testing individual transactions? ..of profile options?
What happens at a Connectathon? How does it work?
What is a test partner? How do I find test partners?
There is a rule that says you have to test with three test partners. What happens if there are not three partners?
May I test with my own system or my company as a test partner?
What happens if I am working on a test and my partner fails?
What is the Connectathon grading system?
What is the pass/fail rate at the Connectathon?
How many staff members should I allocate to the event?
What is the Connectathon schedule?
Do I have to stay the entire time?
Why travel to a Connectathon? Can't I just test over the internet?
What happens if my engineers don't have their software working on the first day? What happens if they don't have it working on the third day?
Would you cut off your arm to save the rest of your body? You really do want to know the answer to this in the context of the Connectathon.
What is the difference between IHE interoperability testing and conformance testing?
Do I need to test at a Connectathon to sell a product? ...to publish an Integration Statement?
What is a Connectathon Technical Manager and who are they in Europe & North America?
What is a domain Technical Project Manager? Who are they?
What is a Connectathon Monitor?
What are Thorough and Supportive testing?
Does IHE supply the computer systems at the Connectathon?
What kind of hardware do participants bring to the Connectathon?
May I contact other participants in advance to discuss testing or other items?
Will a .NET application communicate with a Java application?
Do you know how to configure my system for printing with your printer? Do you know how to configure my VM software?
How many plants should my conference organizer order?

1. What is an IHE domain? ...a profile? ... a profile option? ...a transaction?

IHE is organized by clinical and operational domains. In each domain, users with clinical and operational experience identify integration and information sharing priorities and vendors of relevant information systems develop consensus, standards-based solutions to address them. IHE domains are responsible for developing and maintaining IHE Technical Frameworks containing IHE profile, actor, and transaction requirements.

Profiles describe clinical information managements use cases and specify how to use existing standards (HL7, DICOM, etc,...) to address them. Systems that implement IHE profiles solve interoperability problems. For equipment vendors, profiles are implementation guides. For healthcare providers, IHE profiles are a shorthand for integration requirements in purchasing documents.

Actors are responsible for producing, managing, and/or acting on information in the context of an IHE profile. Each IHE profile assigns specific requirements to specific actors.

Transactions are interactions between actors that communicate the required information through standards-based messages. IHE defines a set of transactions based on ASTM, DICOM, HL7, IETF, ISO, OASIS and W3C standards in Volume 2 of each domain's Technical Framework. As the scope of the IHE initiative expands, transactions based on other standards may be included as required.

An IHE profile may define one or more options that an actor may choose to support. An option typically represents an enhanced capability for the actor within that profile.

2. What is an IHE Integration Statement?

IHE Integration Statements tell customers the IHE profiles supported by a specific release of a specific product.

Developers of commercial and open source healthcare IT systems can publish IHE Integration Statements to indicate their products' conformance with specifications in the IHE Technical Frameworks. IHE capabilities are always expressed in terms of a profile/actor pair. An actor within a profile may support an option. IHE Integration Statements do not reference specific transactions. See http://product-registry.ihe.net/PR/pr/introPR.seam

By comparing the IHE Integration Statements from different products, a user familiar with the IHE concepts of actors and integration profiles can determine the level of integration between them.

3. What is the output of the Connectathon?

IHE publishes the IHE profile/actor pairs that each company successfully tests during connectathon week. Connectathon results are not reported on individual products or product versions. IHE maintains this database of the results from past connectathons.

4. Does IHE report the results of testing individual transactions? ..of profile options?

See previous question. IHE reports the profile/actor pairs that each company successfully tests. While we test options and transactions at the connectathon (always within the context of a profile), IHE does not report results of individual transactions or options.

5. What happens at a Connectathon? How does it work?

Each participant system is assigned a table that typically seats two people comfortably. Participants bring their equipment to the table and use the Gazelle system to identify tests defined by their choice of actor/profile pairs. A participant will select a test to be run, and Gazelle presents a list of test partners. The participant will walk over to a peer’s table and arrange a time for testing. After a specific test is completed, the participant marks the test complete in Gazelle. A volunteer monitor is observing a worklist. He/she will see an item for grading, will put down their donut (maybe), and walk over to grade the test. The monitor enters the test result in Gazelle, and the cycle continues. During the evenings, Connectathon Managers review the individual test results and enter pass/fail grades in Gazelle for specific profile/actor pairs.

Items to bring to your attention:
- You can run tests in any order. With the exception of a few “Do This First” tests, order is not important.
- After you complete a test, you should start another test. Monitors are limited resources and may not appear immediately.
- The test cases indicate the kind of evidence needed to document the tests, and Gazelle provides a mechanism to store log information and screen captures. This is designed to make it easier for participants and monitors to find test results.
- In many instances, client applications initiate tests because that is a natural workflow. If you have server applications, you should be pro-active and seek out client applications for testing. Do not stand in the corner and wait for someone to ask you to dance.
- If you find a problem while running a test, you are allowed to update your application during the event and re-run the test later.

6. What is a test partner? How do I find test partners?

Gazelle, our connecathon management tool, assigns you a set of connectathon tests based on the the profiles, actors, and options you have registered to test. Your test partners are other vendors' system that have implemented complementary actors, eg they are on the other end of a transaction you support within a profile.

When you start an individual test within gazelle, you will be presented with a list of other vendors' test systems that are valid partners for that test.

In advance of the connectathon, you can determine who your potential test parters are. Gazelle produces a pdf report of Connectathon registration organized by profiles within each domain. See gazelle menu Registration-->Registration Overview.

7. There is a rule that says you have to test with three test partners. What happens if there are not three partners?

If there are zero partners, the Connectathon Managers will not allow you to test. There will be no way to receive credit for testing. Connectathon Managers will not administer conformance tests as a substitute for interoperability tests.

If there are one or two test partners, Connectathon Managers will award credit if you successfully test with all available test partners.

8. May I test with my own system or my company as a test partner?

No, even if your profile has limited test partners. IHE assumes that a company is able to make their own systems work together in their own labs. We would like to see applications from different vendors working together.

9. What happens if I am working on a test and my partner fails?

For each individual test, both you and your test partner (from another company) must successfully complete all steps. When a test fails, it is often unclear where the error occurred. Even if it is apparent that the fault lies with your partner, we do not grant you credit for that test. Sometimes, your partner will be able to repair the defect and you can successfully complete the test. Otherwise, you abandon that test instance, find a different test partner, and try the test again.

10. What is the Connectathon grading system?

Based on the profiles, actors, and options you register to test, you are assigned a set of connectathon tests. In most instances, you will be required to perform three instances of each specific test wtih a different test partner to demonstrate interoperability. In no cases are participants from organization/company "A" allowed to test with equipment from the same company "A" in order to satisfy testing requirements.

Throughout the week, Connectathon Monitors evaluate the results of these tests -- by visiting your system to observe results, by observing test logs, or by running test tools with your equipment. Each evening, Connectathon Managers check your progress against the requirements for each profiel/actor pair, and assign a "passing grade" to systems that have completed their work. for that profile/actor.

11. What is the pass/fail rate at the Connectathon?

The pass rate is quite high, but not 100%. The purpose of the question is to communicate to participants that the connectathon sponsors want all participants to complete the tests for each actor/profile that is registered, but the sponsors do not guarantee success. Before the connectathon and during the connectathon, some participants drop registration of actor/profile pairs to focus on the areas where they can succeed. IHE sponsors do not publish any failures; however, IHE sponsors also do not give a participant credit for testing merely for showing up.

12. How many staff members should I allocate to the event?

Your staff members should be technical people who know how to operate and troubleshoot your equipment. Do not use the connectathon event to train new staff.

The responsibilities of a Connectathon participant include understanding the list of required tests, scheduling tests during the week with different test partners, executing test steps, gathering result logs, troubleshooting problems, demonstrating results for connectathon monitors, and monitoring test progress during the week. These are demanding tasks, and experience has shown us that it is extremely difficult to be successful if you send just one staff member.

If you haven't registered for too many profiles, two staff members should be adequate. If you have questions about staff levels for your test system, contact a Connectathon Manager for some guidance.

13. What is the Connectathon week schedule?

Each Connectathon published its own schedule. NA and EU Connectathons typically run for five days, starting on Monday morning and ending on Friday at noon. Some targeted Connectathons are shorter.

13a. When does the Connectathon end?

NA and EU Connectathons end at noon on Friday. (Other events have published schedules.)
All participants are required to be in attendance until the end of Connectathon.
Participants are not allowed submit test results after the end of the Connectathon
Any finished test that is not evaluated by a connectathon monitor onsite will remain ungraded. We do not evaluate tests after the connectathon closes. You must plan your time to complete all work, both running your tests and ensuring they get graded, before the connectathon ends.

14. Do I have to stay the entire time?

Yes. This is a requirement for participating in the Connectathon. Other participants rely on you to complete their testing. This is a collaborative event.

15. Why travel to a Connectathon? Can't I just test over the internet?

The IHE Connectathon is designed as a face-to-face, collaborative testing event. Since 2001, organizations participating in the Connectathon have realized the benefits of having engineers in the same room running tests, finding and fixing bugs, and exercising the IHE capabilities in their products with their industry partners. Due to Covid restrictions, IHE hosted several virtual Connectathons, and IHE continues to make plans for both in-person and virtual testing events.

16. What happens if my engineers don't have their software working on the first day? What happens if they don't have it working on the third day?

It is common for participants to find bugs and fix them early in the week, allowing them to complete tests later that may not have worked on Monday. If you are still struggling on Wednesday, see FAQ question 17.

17. Would you cut off your arm to save the rest of your body? You really do want to know the answer to this in the context of the Connectathon.

...or, during Connectathon week, you may find that you have bitten off more than you can chew. If you are registered to test multiple profile/actor pairs, you are responsible for monitoring your testing progress during the week. Connectathon participants are encouraged to manage their time and fully complete testing for a given profile/actor pair rather than perform partial, but incomplete, testing on a number of profile/actor pairs.

During the Connectathon, you may choose to drop one profile/actor in order to concentrate on completing another. Likewise, Connectathon Managers may on a case-by-case basis advise a participant to drop profile/actor pairs if we think you're at risk of not completing your work.

18. What is the difference between IHE interoperability testing and conformance testing?

We define conformance testing as testing your system against IHE profiles or existing standards using a test harness (test tool). You plug in your system, execute the conformance tests, wheels turn, bells ring and a conformance result pops out of the test harness.

IHE Interoperability testing is conducted by connecting peer systems on a network (or exchanging media where appropriate) and testing the communication and application behavior of those systems. During a Connectathon, we do perform some conformance tests, but the focus is on testing the behavior of two or more systems together.

The interoperability testing provides better proof that systems will work together in the field. It also helps us test the IHE Integration Profiles themselves. Sometimes problems in profiles or communication standards are difficult to find until different developers write applications and test these together.

19. Do I need to test at a Connectathon to sell a product? ...to publish an Integration Statement?

You may sell a product wtih IHE capabilities or publish an IHE Integration Statement for your product without testing at a Connectathon.

20. What is a Connectathon Technical Manager and who are they in Europe & North America?

Connectathon Managers oversee the technical aspects of the Connectathon testing event. The support vendors as they prepare for the Connectathon and communicate the test requirements and schedule. They are responsible for the Connectathon test process and manage that during the event itself. With the growth of IHE, a Connectathon Manager will be aware of each of the domains tested during the event, but is not responsible for the details of each domain (see “Domain Managers for $200").

Eric Poiseau manages connectathons in Europe, and Steve Moore is the technical manager for the January North American connectathons.

21. What is a domain Technical Project Manager? Who are they?

Technical Project Managers work with domain Technical Committees to review new profiles during the annual profile development activities. They provide guidance on pre-Connectathon test tool development, write Connectathon tests and oversee testing in each domain during the Connectathon. The Technical Project Managers are listed here.

22. What is a Connectathon Monitor?

The Connectathon sponsors recruit a contingent of volunteers to evaluate the results of the tests you run with your partners. Connectathon Monitors are experts in a variety of clinical areas; they are PACS administrators, security whizzes, academics and more. They are not vendors (ie vendors don't evaluate other vendors' work).

23. What are Thorough and Supportive testing?

We have a full explanation here.

24. Does IHE supply the computer systems at the Connectathon?

No, you must provide your own equipment.

25. What kind of hardware do participants bring to the Connectathon?

Years ago, many participants had large computers shipped to the Connectathon. Now, the majority of test systems arrive on the connectathon floor running on laptop computers. Production-level hardware is generally not needed to complete connectathon testing.

26. May I contact other participants in advance to discuss testing or other items?

Yes.

27. Will a .NET application communicate with a Java application?

This a trick question. IHE relies on network protocols that are independent of implementation technology. If your software properly implements the communication protocol, your application will be able to exchange messages with peer systems. It does not matter if the peer system uses .NET, Java, C++ or python.

28. Do you know how to configure my system for printing with your printer? Do you know how to configure my VM software?

No, and no. The staff you send to the connectathon should know the ins and outs of your test system.

29. How many plants should my conference organizer order?

None. (We really did get this question once.) This is an engineering event. Leave your decorative plants at home. However, a small bowl of chocolates has been known to be popular with visiting test partners and connectathon monitors.

10 Connectathon Preparation Tips from the Pros

This page shares 10 Connectathon Tips from vendors that have participated in the IHE Connectathon for many years

SHED EXCESS BAGGAGE: During Connectathon preparation, you may realize that you're signed up to test too much, or that you didn't finish development on the profile that was a stretch goal. Send your Connectathon Manager a note requesting to drop that profile/actor so you can focus your efforts where you're sure to succeed. You can drop actors anytime from close of registration through connectathon week itself.
SHARE: Approve your system's configs in Gazelle Test Management. Find your partners' approved configs and enter them into your system.
STUDY FOR THE TEST: Read through the tests before you arrive on-site at the Connectathon. Here are some tips on how best to do this.
USE Rocket.chat (or other messaging tool): Unless corporate policy prohibits the use of skype on your computer, get a skype account. On the top of the gazelle home page under 'User Preferences', identify your skypeID. While you are running a test with a partner that is 3 aisles away, you will find it efficient to use skype to communicate.
GET TRAINED: View our training on connectathon process and use of Gazelle Test Management and other tools during connectathon week. Review the Training page.
CHECK THE CHECKLIST: In the weeks prior to the Connectaton, finish your preparatory tests. Have you completed the items for your profiles?
IDENTIFY TEST PARTNERS: Use gazelle to examine the list of systems registered for each profile that you are testing (menu Connectathon-->Registration Overview or menu Connectathon/Find systems). Identify a few potential partners for the first day or two of testing. This will enable you to hit the ground running at the beginning of the week.
MAKE A CHEAT SHEET: Write your configuration information on a business-card-sized piece of paper; include your system name, table #, your name & skypeID. Make 50 copies. During the Connectathon, when test partners approach you with a config question, it's very easy to hand them a copy...not all of your partners will have completed #2.
IDENTIFY YOUR PRIORITIES / MAKE A PLAN. This item applies to companies testing many profiles. You should decide which are most important to you. Make a plan to ensure you complete 100% of tests for your top priority profiles, rather than 80% of tests for all profiles.
ASK QUESTIONS: If you're puzzled about some aspect of the connectathon process, ask questions now. Contact us!

A Beginner's Guide to Successful Testing at the Connectathon

This page is dedicated to the newbies but most of the tips apply to everybody so do not hesitate to go through this page. Might you have some other good tips to share, contact Anne-Gaëlle Bergé.

Many thanks to our contributors:

Dave Franken
Eric Poiseau

Help Each Other

This is so important that it's basically the Golden Rule. We're all in it together and to be successful with our tests, we need each other. Luckily, the Connectathon-floor is mostly "manager-and sales rep"-free, there are only helpful developers and there is a big camaraderie. Competition stops at the door. Trying to be helpful is great, but you also have to be honest. If someone asks you to do a test and you really don't have time for it, just say no. Don't make someone else wait for you and waste his precious time.

Read the Specs Carefully and Closely

Everything starts at the specs (Technical Framework). Make sure your implementation is based on the most recent version, there's a new release about every year. Supplements are released even more often, so be sure to pay close attention to when new versions are released. The specs are carefully constructed by committees, so usually there is little room for interpretation. Most disputes at Connectathon (you're doing it wrong! no, you're wrong!) are solved by just reading the specs carefully.

You would also follow the tutorials/trainings (http://gazelle.ihe.net/training). Although we try to make testing as easy as possible, this is not an easy task and discovering how the test tools are working on the connectathon floor is not a solution !

Test your implementations before coming to the Connectathon

This should be pretty obvious, but what I'm trying to say is that when you're planning to (re)develop an implementation for the Connectathon, you should leave plenty of room to test your software before actually going. The Connectathon shouldn't be used to test and redevelop your software (although that's inevitable), but mainly to get green check marks for software which already works. TLS/SSL is a big hurdle for most vendors, you really want to make sure this works before coming, otherwise you'll likely be spending and wasting the entire first day just to get SSL working.

Pre-Connectathon testing should guide you in the testing you need to perform before arriving on the connectathon floor.

Make sure your software is flexible

One mistake we've made in the past is that every time we wanted our consumer to connect to another registry, we had to recompile and redeploy our software with a new configuration. If you make sure you can easily connect your software to another system than the one that's currently configured, you will save a lot of time. You should only recompile and redeploy your software when you've made an actual change to the source due to a bug you've discovered, not because you want to connect differently.

Peers configuration can be imported from Gazelle Test Management. Gazelle allows you to export peers configuration in a CSV file that can then be easily used to feed your own application, avoiding you to enter them manually !

Make sure you can easily locate the log details a test needs

Most tests require you to upload log files or copy-paste some info from them. You should make sure that you can easily locate whatever the test needs. A mistake we've made in the past was to have every log info dumped to a single file which rotated every 2MB. It was a mess and we wasted a lot of time just to find what we were looking for. An idea here is to have a log per endpoint you're connected with or per transaction.

Using the proxy is one of the solution to make sure the exchanged messages are stored correctly. We will still do not have the ability to capture the logs of transaction under TLS, but for all the rest this is allow you easily capture the actual messages exchanged with the peers.

Manage your logistics

A lot of time at the Connectathon is spent on managing logistics, rather than actual testing. By this I mean finding partners to test with and streamlining tests. We always print out business card sized notes with our details (endpoints, table # and things like that). Skype is the de facto communication tool used at the Connectathon so you should have an account and add your test partners. This saves you from having to walk across the room every time you want to discuss something with your test partner. At Gazelle you can find everyone's system configs, so make sure you preload that information in advance.

Gazelle allows you to share a skype account information for each systems that you have registered. We recommend to use a dedicated account, one you create for the purpose of the event. Note that all your peer may not have the authorization to use skype…. so wearing good pair of shoes is a plus !

Don't try to do too much

There are a lot of exciting profiles and testing them is a lot of fun, but also a hassle, especially when things don't work out or you have to fix some bugs. You should limit yourself to something that's realistic so you won't have a lot of unfinished profiles at the end. To give you a number, my partner and I did about 50 tests per person in 4.5 days, which amounts to about 11 tests per person per day. That might not seem like a lot, but it really is. I think that trying to do something like 40 tests per person for the week is an achievable goal, but you should be careful not to overburden yourself.

Connectathon Results

During the Connectathon each IHE actor/profile combination is assigned a series of unit and system tests to perform. When a system completes the required set of tests with the required number of partners, the Connectathon managers update an electronic database to indicate that the participant completed that suite of tests. After the Connectathon is completed and after several days of review, all results that indicate completed testing are published in a common database/webserver. IHE does not publish any results that indicate an organization tried but did not complete testing.

Participants are encouraged to refer to their participation in the Connectathon in marketing and promotional materials. The appropriate language to use is to indicate that the vendor has “completed Connectathon testing of <<one or more specific IHE actors in one or more IHE integration profiles>>”.

Companies are strongly discouraged from using IHE participation to make unsupported product claims, including comparisons with other vendors. Claims using such words as “gold stars”, “certification,” and “validation” are not appropriate, as the Connectathon is not a certification event and IHE is not a certifying body. Companies using references to their IHE participation in ways that, in the view of the sponsoring organizations, violate the spirit of the initiative will risk having their names removed from the official list of IHE participants.

Again, publishing IHE Integration Statements is the best way to document your products’ IHE capabilities.

History of Connectathons

In North America

From January 2011, IHE USA is using Gazelle Test Management to manage the connectathons.

In Europe

In Europe, the connectathon is an opportunity for the promotion of IHE in the hosting country. For more than 10 years now, we have moved around Europe, promoting IHE through the connectathon. The following list presents the history of the connectathon events in Europe.

2001 : Charenton-le-pont in Paris suburb
- First European Event. 18 systems from 13 companies with the objective to prepare demonstration of the SWF, PIR, KIN and CPI profiles at the Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR)
- Photo Gallery
2002 : Villejuif in Paris suburb
- Italy and Germany joined the second european event raising the number of systems to over 50. The embryo of Kudu was created. A few postgresql tables and some PHP pages to manage the testing.
- Photo Gallery
2003 : Aachen, Germany
- First time we had a social event ! Thanks to Berthold Wein who organized the entire event, we have been able to discover Aachen, a city that use to be the European Capital at the time of Charlemagne
- Photo Gallery
2004 : Padova, Italy
- First time we have tested IT-infrastructure profiles. Great pasta
- Photo Gallery
2005 : Noordwijkerhoud, The Netherlands
- The connectathon took place the week before the 1st HL7 meeting in Europe. We were in the Tulip region, just on time... the flowers were all cut before the HL7 meeting began. We were very lucky.
- Photo Gallery
2006 : Barcelona, Spain
- Tapas, Paella,... Great city
- Photo Gallery
2007 : Berlin, Germany
- Event in parallel to IteG
- Photo Gallery
2008 : Oxford, UK
- Snow in Oxford on the sunday. The event took place in a big tent on Saint Catherine college campus. When we turned the coffee machine on, the power went down...
- Photo Gallery
2009 : Vienna, Austria
- Part of the event was managed using Gazelle
- The event took place in the Remise. Very nice room decoration.
- Photo Gallery
2010 : Bordeaux, France
- The 10th European Connectathon. A cake and good wines...
- First event entirely managed by Gazelle
- Photo Gallery
2011 : Pisa, Italy
- epSOS Projectathon in parallel to the Connectahon
- Access to the internet through a wimax antenna... Challenging !
- 4th event managed by Gazelle: need to improve the performance of Gazelle as it does not support the load.
- Photo Gallery
2012 : Bern, Switzerland
- epSOS Projectathon in parallel to the Connectahon
- 6th event managed by Gazelle: Huge improvement in the performance. Use of the proxy and of the OrderManager

2013 : Istanbul, Turkey
- Information, accomodation, travel and hotel : http://cat2013.org
- Technical information, registration : http://gazelle.ihe.net/content/ihe-europe-2013-connectathon

Next event:

2014: Vienna, Austria

View IHE European Connectathon in a larger map

In Korea

2012: Daegu
- IHE Korea has used Gazelle.

In Japan

2012 : Tokyo
- IHE Japan has used Gazelle.

Contact Us

Contact information & email lists for asking questions & staying informed about IHE activities and Connectathons.

Connectathon Contacts & Support
Tool support
IHE Committee mailing lists and Developer forums
IHE Domain Technical Project Managers

Connectathon Contacts & Support
European Connectathon email list	IHE Community in Zoho
European Connectathon Technical Manager	Anne-Gaëlle Bergé
European Connectathon logistics - contract, payment, hotel, badges...	IHE-Europe Connectathon website
North American Connectathon email list	na_connectathon google group To join the group, send an email to NA_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com
North American Connectathon Technical Manager	Philip DePalo
North American Connectathon logistics - contract, payment, hotel, badges...	IHE USA staff

Tool Support
For a link to each tool & info for getting support, see -->	Index to IHE test tools

IHE Committee mailing lists & Developer forums

IHE regional & domain committees

Technical forums for implementers of IHE profiles

IHE Mailing Lists

IHE Domain Technical Project Managers - oversee testing and support Technical Committees in IHE domains
Devices (formerly Patient Care Devices)	John Rhoads
IT Infrastructure	Philip DePalo
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	Anne-Gaëlle Bergé
Patient Care Coordination
Pharmacy	Anne-Gaëlle Bergé
Quality, Research & Public Health
Radiation Oncology	Walter Bosch
Radiology	Lynn Felhofer

Current Connectathons

Links to information about upcoming Connectathons world-wide:

NA Connectathon 2023

IHE USA welcomes your participation in the IHE Global Connectathon 2023. This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed!

The remainder of this information is for historical reference and will be updated soon.

If you have questions, please contact the IHE USA sponsors: connectathon@ihe.net

For Participants

Gazelle Connectathon Test Management	https://gazelle.iheusa.org
Participation Checklist	Detailed NA Connectathon Schedule
Registration	Pre-Registration Advice Contracts, Fees, Payment Registration Checklist Registration Training Thorough vs Supportive Testing Explained
IHE Technical Frameworks, Consolidated CDA	List of profiles offered for testing IHE Technical Frameworks Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) R2.1 Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) R2.2 FHIR Specification
Schedule and Logistics Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info ...	Detailed Connectathon Schedule Policies and Guidelines Connectathon Badges Hotel Information Shipping and Extra Electrical Service Seating Assignments
Pre-Connectathon	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Training Material for Pre-Connectathon Tasks
Technical Resources	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Tool Resources Application and Network Configuration NAT Request Form Connectathon Test Review Existing profiles have test definitions now, New and revised profiles will have test definitions available September 1, 2022 Connectathon Week Resources
Training Material / Webex Presentations	How to Register in Gazelle Test Management All Training Material
Communication (email addresses, email lists)	Email Addresses to Request Assistance, Suggest Improvements, etc Connectathon Announcements: ZoHo
Miscellaneous	FAQ's

File attachments:

IHE Connectathon NAT Request 23.pdf

Global Connectathon 2022 New Supplements

New Supplements

The following table contains new supplements that are published for the first time. We include only those supplements that have been published after January 2022.

We purposely omit supplements that have been re-published.

Domain	Acronym	Supplement / Profile
Radiation Oncology	DRRO	Deformable Registration in Radiation Oncology (DRRO)
Radiology	IMR	Interactive Multimedia Report

Global Connectathon Atlanta 2022 Week Resources

Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

Testing schedule for the week

Daily
After-hours access

Daily 'need to know' announcements
Seating assignments
Network information

Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
Wireless

Gazelle Test Management
Guidance for Monday's session
Assigned partners and assigned patients

XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
XCA, XCPD, XCA-I

Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - configuration, location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Sep 12, 2022	8:00 am - 4:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Sep 12, 2022	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Sep 12, 2022	8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Sep 13, 2022	8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Sep 14, 2022	8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Sep 15, 2022	8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Sep 16, 2022	8:00 am - noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor. There is a curfew time TBD.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 8am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the ZoHo List and Rocket Chat.

Seating Assignments

Seating Assignments (PDF)

Seating Assignments (Google Sheet) There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg T1. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization. You can use the spreadsheet now for a table location if you need to ship something or order services. Your table location will also be entered in Gazelle before testing. This will show up for you and your partners as you are running tests.

Network Info

NetworkDescription: Network Configuration Guide.
Important DNS Information

Wireless / PCD Testers

SSID: PCD
Password: provided on site

Gazelle Test Management

Gazelle on-site: https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8:00-10am is for system set-up and testing. After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor --> give XDM and PDI media to monitor Samantha Neiheisel at table M28.

It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.

Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
In general, work on other no-peer tests.
Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk BB3

logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - BB1

Tool help - see section below

Dr. Phil - BB2

First & last resource for technical support. Ask me anything.

If I do not know, I will find someone who does.

Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.

e.g. "I need to reset my password"

Monitor support
ITI FHIR Profile Support

Steve Moore - W7

QRPH, PCC and C-CDA tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors.
"I need to drop a profile/actor in QRPH or PCC"

Lynn Felhofer - W6

ITI (Not FHIR) and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
"I need to drop a profile/actor in RAD or ITI"

Anne-Gaëlle / Malo Toudic - Rocket.chat

Gazelle support. This is Level 3 support. Remote in Rocket.chat

John Rhoads - R6

DEV tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
"I need to drop a profile/actor in PCD"

Assigned partners and assigned patients

For Document Sharing (XD*, XC*, MHD) profiles and ATNA, Connectathon Managers make some assignments to help manage testing. First-time participants can read an overview of multiple affinity domains at Connectathons here. This section only applies to test systems in those profiles.

Document sharing / multiple affinity domain testing: See the Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways
Here are both the Document Source Patient Assignments and the XDS, XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners
Schedule for XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues Wed Thu (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

See Lynn Felhofer with any questions about these assignments.

Tools - configuration, location & support

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Test Management
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam
Support	Malo
Summary	Overall test management during Connectathon.
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Proxy
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/proxy Proxy is accessible at 151.80.206.32
Support	Malo
Summary	Captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation. Applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication. When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Documentation	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss
Support	Malo
Summary	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository (syslog collector). Validates syslog audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Documentation	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle EVSClient
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient
Support	Malo
Summary	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe), with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Gazelle Patient Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle
Summary	Simulators for actors in PAM, PDQ, PIX are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon. Source of test patients during Connectathon. Connectathon tests do not call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Order Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle
Summary	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange. Simulators are used by participants in RAD and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes at Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality worklist SCP
Documentation	Order Manager training slides User Manual Recording: how to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist (.mp4)
Provider organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
PCD Tools
Configuration	http://pcdtool:8080/pcdtool
Support	John
Summary	Used in PCD profile testing to validate one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
US ONC ETT for C-CDA
Configuration	https://ttpedge.sitenv.org/ttp/#/validators/ccdar2
Support	Steve Moore
Summary	Used to test C-CDA documents. Not for general CDA testing.
Provider Organization	NIST
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools
Configuration
Support
Summary	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Documentation	on-line tool documentation
Provider organization	NIST
CDA Validation Tools
Support	Steve
Summary	For PCC, QRPH, and C-CDA testing
Documentation	IHE CDA Testing Procedure Overview
XDS Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor: IP: 10.111.8.58 http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://tools.iheusa.org/xdstools/
Support
Summary	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, eg XC*, XDS. Specific tests contain instructions to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Provider Organization	NIST
XDS-I Tools
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/xds-imaging/
Support	Steve
Summary	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations
Provider Organization	NIST, + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
FHIR Read-Write Server (HAPI)
Configuration	Connectathon Floor IP: 10.111.8.57 Web GUI: http://fhir-read-write.ihe-us-test.net:8080/fhir Server base URL (R4): http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseR4 Server base URL (STU3): http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseDstu3
Support	Steve
Summary	(1) Hosts the Connectathon patients as FHIR Patient Resources. These Patient Resources will be referenced by other Resources that are created/exchanged in peer-to-peer tests . i.e. you will not reference a copy of this resource that resides on your server or that of your test partner. (2) Hosts FHIR Resources that are test data for various IHE Profiles, e.g., mCDS, QEDm, MHD-SDC. (3) Participants can upload & validate FHIR Resources created by their systems. -- -- Instructions are in Connectathon test '_Resource_Check for several profiles. (4) Participants that are FHIR clients will upload a FHIR CapabilityStatement for their test system onto this server, making them available to all participants and monitors. Instructions are in test '01_DoThis1st_CapabilityStatement'
Provider Organization	HAPI Server deployed at Connectathon by Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
FHIR Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor: IP: 10.111.8.58 http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://tools.iheusa.org:9743/home
Support
Summary	MHD profile testing
Documentation	Overview training recording
Provider Organization	NIST
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)
Configuration	GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net/ login/password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: central-archive.ihe-europe.net / 11112 IP addr / port: / 11112 AET: DCM4CHEE QIDO-RS: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs WADO-RS: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	Used as a commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects. Participants store their objects here. Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS. Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that participants have stored their objects here.
Provider organization	dcm4che.org
Mitre Canary
Configuration	GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:18080 Note: This is correct. We are running the canary tool on the same host as the Central Archive.
Support	Steve
Summary	Used to test VRDR/FHIR
Provider organization	Mitre
SAML STS
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gazelle-sts?wsdl
Support	Malo
Summary	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
IHE TEST TOOLS DEPLOYED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTATHON WEEK:
Index to IHE Test Tools: https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Test_Tool_Information

IHE USA NA Connectathon Austin 2023 Week Resources

Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

NOTE: Some information may be historical reference to 2022 if not updated yet

Testing schedule for the week

Daily
After-hours access

Daily 'need to know' announcements
Seating assignments
Network information

Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
NAT Request Form
Wireless

Gazelle Test Management
Guidance for Monday's session
Assigned partners and assigned patients

XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
XCA, XCPD, XCA-I

Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - configuration, location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Mar 6, 2023	9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Mar 6, 2023	9:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Mar 6, 2023	9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Mar 7, 2023	9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Mar 8, 2023	9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Mar 9, 2023	9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Mar 10, 2023	9:00 am - noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor. There is a curfew time TBD.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 8am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the ZoHo List and Rocket Chat.

Seating Assignments

Seating Assignments (PDF)

Network Info

NetworkDescription: Network Configuration Guide.
Important DNS Information
NAT Request Form

Wireless / PCD Testers

SSID: PCD
Password: provided on site

Gazelle Test Management

Gazelle on-site: https://gazelle.iheusa.org

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: https://gazelle.iheusa.org

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8:00-10am is for system set-up and testing. After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor --> give XDM and PDI media to monitor Samantha Neiheisel at table M28.

It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.

Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
In general, work on other no-peer tests.
Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help located at the entrance:

IHE USA staff - Help desk

logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff

Tool help - see section below

Dr. Phil

First & last resource for technical support. Ask me anything.

If I do not know, I will find someone who does.

Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.

e.g. "I need to reset my password"

Monitor support
ITI Profile Support

Steve Moore - B4

QRPH, PCC and C-CDA tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors.
"I need to drop a profile/actor in QRPH or PCC"

Anne-Gaëlle / Malo Toudic - A5

Gazelle support. This is Level 3 support. Remote in Rocket.chat

John Rhoads - F5

DEV tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
"I need to drop a profile/actor in PCD"

Assigned partners and assigned patients

Document sharing / multiple affinity domain testing: See the Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways
Here are both the Document Source Patient Assignments and the XDS, XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners
Schedule for XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues Wed Thu (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

See Lynn Felhofer with any questions about these assignments.

Tools - configuration, location & support:

Tool Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14kRClO2T-aEQDgFWBp-RnfdlKCjsBdI4XVPv0TGH8y4/edit#gid=1157320744

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Test Management
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam
Support	Malo
Summary	Overall test management during Connectathon.
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Proxy
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/proxy Proxy is accessible at
Support	Malo
Summary	Captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation. Applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication. When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Documentation	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss
Support	Malo
Summary	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository (syslog collector). Validates syslog audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Documentation	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle EVSClient
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient
Support	Malo
Summary	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe), with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Gazelle Patient Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle
Summary	Simulators for actors in PAM, PDQ, PIX are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon. Source of test patients during Connectathon. Connectathon tests do not call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Order Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle
Summary	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange. Simulators are used by participants in RAD and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes at Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality worklist SCP
Documentation	Order Manager training slides User Manual Recording: how to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist (.mp4)
Provider organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
PCD Tools
Configuration	http://pcdtool:8080/pcdtool
Support	John
Summary	Used in PCD profile testing to validate one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
US ONC ETT for C-CDA
Configuration	https://ttpedge.sitenv.org/ttp/#/validators/ccdar2
Support	Steve Moore
Summary	Used to test C-CDA documents. Not for general CDA testing.
Provider Organization	NIST
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools
Configuration
Support
Summary	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Documentation	on-line tool documentation
Provider organization	NIST
CDA Validation Tools
Support	Steve
Summary	For PCC, QRPH, and C-CDA testing
Documentation	IHE CDA Testing Procedure Overview
XDS Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor: IP: 10.111.8.58 http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://tools.iheusa.org/xdstools/
Support
Summary	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, eg XC*, XDS. Specific tests contain instructions to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Provider Organization	NIST
XDS-I Tools
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/xds-imaging/
Support	Steve
Summary	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations
Provider Organization	NIST, + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
FHIR Read-Write Server (HAPI)
Configuration	Connectathon Floor IP: 10.111.8.57 Web GUI: http://fhir-read-write.ihe-us-test.net:8080/fhir Server base URL (R4): http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseR4 Server base URL (STU3): http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseDstu3
Support	Steve
Summary	(1) Hosts the Connectathon patients as FHIR Patient Resources. These Patient Resources will be referenced by other Resources that are created/exchanged in peer-to-peer tests . i.e. you will not reference a copy of this resource that resides on your server or that of your test partner. (2) Hosts FHIR Resources that are test data for various IHE Profiles, e.g., mCDS, QEDm, MHD-SDC. (3) Participants can upload & validate FHIR Resources created by their systems. -- -- Instructions are in Connectathon test '_Resource_Check for several profiles. (4) Participants that are FHIR clients will upload a FHIR CapabilityStatement for their test system onto this server, making them available to all participants and monitors. Instructions are in test '01_DoThis1st_CapabilityStatement'
Provider Organization	HAPI Server deployed at Connectathon by Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
FHIR Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor: IP: 10.111.8.58 http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://tools.iheusa.org:9743/home
Support
Summary	MHD profile testing
Documentation	Overview training recording
Provider Organization	NIST
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)
Configuration	GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net/ login/password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: central-archive.ihe-europe.net / 11112 IP addr / port: / 11112 AET: DCM4CHEE QIDO-RS: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs WADO-RS: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	Used as a commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects. Participants store their objects here. Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS. Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that participants have stored their objects here.
Provider organization	dcm4che.org
Mitre Canary
Configuration	GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:18080 Note: This is correct. We are running the canary tool on the same host as the Central Archive.
Support	Steve
Summary	Used to test VRDR/FHIR
Provider organization	Mitre
SAML STS
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gazelle-sts?wsdl
Support	Malo
Summary	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
IHE TEST TOOLS DEPLOYED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTATHON WEEK:
Index to IHE Test Tools: https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Test_Tool_Information

NA CAT 2023 Connectathon DNS

Background

We use a fake domain name (ihe-europe.net) for our Joint Connectathon. Particpant systems are assigned more or more host names (e.g., acme2) and the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for that host would be acme2.ihe-europe.net
The Gazelle Test Management System ("Gazelle") is hosted at https:https://gazelle.iheusa.org
Some other tools such as the Gazelle Security Suite are hosted at gazelle.ihe.net.
The server gazelle.ihe.net also hosts other content such as documentation.
Prior to the connectathon, these two systems live outside of the Connectathon test room and have public IP addresses:

https://gazelle.iheusa.org
gazelle.ihe.net

During the event:

The full server https://gazelle.iheusa.org.
The tooling part of gazelle.ihe.net is linked at the bottom of https://gazelle.iheusa.org and lives on the private network.
Other content (documentation) remains on the original gazelle.ihe.net

The Gazelle Test Management software records URL's that link to items inside the https://gazelle.ihe.net system or inside the gazelle.ihe.net system. The software works best if you use the fully qualified domain name in the URL rather than trying to use an IP address or just "gazelle"
In previous years, we have seen evidence that DNS "stuff" from offsite locations such as your hotel might be cached in your system and interfere with your work in the testing area. We have advice below on how to manage that.

What Does This Mean for You?

Manual Network Configuration (i.e., Fixed IP Address)

Make sure you set the Search Domain to: ihe-europe.net.

That means if someone tells you their hostname is acme2 and you try to connect to acme2, your underlying system software should try a DNS lookup on acme2.ihe-europe.net and things should just work.

For DNS servers, use only the server we supply: 10.250.50.71

If you use a different DNS server, you will not be able to resolve IP addresses for your partner systems.
You will also get redirected to the public IP address of some of the resources listed above, and that will cause a (large) mess.

What Else Should You Do?

When you return to your hotel room and decide you need to do more work, you can still connect to gazelle.ihe.net. Your hotel DNS should give you the public IP address of those systems at home, and you will be redirected.

When you are in the Convention Center and you use the public IP address for either of those resources, your connection goes out the firewal to the server at home and then gets redirected back through the firewall. The round trip traffic just puts more load on the network for no benefit.

Resist the temptation to enter a fixed IP address when you browse to Gazelle Test Management or to the other tools at gazelle.ihe.net.

What If?

You might have a link to documentation that starts with https://gazelle.ihe.net. That should still work inside the Convention Center through redirects. If you have problems getting to such documentation, use this prefix: https://gazelle.ihe-europe.net. That URL points to the IHE Europe server back in Rennes and should not have any redirect issues.

Do not use this link for anything other than documentation.
Do not use this link for any tools

IHE Change Proposals

Overview

IHE Change Proposals (CPs) are individual Microsoft Word documents that describe in detail the text changes required of an existing IHE document (Technical Framework, Trial Implementation Supplement) to correct an outright error, clarify an issue or perhaps add new functionality to an existing profile, actor or transaction. Each IHE domain manages the inbound proposals, completes the CP documents to include the appropriate deletions and additions to existing documents, publishes the CP documents and incorporates those changes into the existing Final Text or Trial Implementation supplements.

Final Text and Trial Implementation supplements are published annually (schedule depends on the domain), while Change Proposal documents can be published at any time during the year. For purposes of Connectathon testing, Connectathon participants are responsible for the updates documented in the Change Proposal documents when the Change Proposal documents are published. This allows participants at the Connectathon events to use the latest updates to existing IHE profiles.

One caveat to the paragraph above is that there does need to be a realistic cutoff date for the publication of Change Proposals. A Connectathon participant cannot be expected to modify a Connectathon system to meet a Change Proposal that is published by a committee one week prior to the Connectathon.

Change Proposal Cutoff Date

Participants in January Connectathons in North America will be responsible for CP documents published by committees on or before November the prior year.

Participants in the April Connectathons in Europe are responsible for CP documents published on or before January prior to the event.

See the table below for links to Change Proposal documents.

In the rare case that the Technical Project Manager for a domain determines that a specific Change Proposal is critical for successful testing of an IHE Integraton Profile or Trial Implementation Supplement, that Technical Project Manager will track that Change Proposal and communicate directly with the Connectathon participants regarding that issue. This is indeed a rare event. There are times that issues are found during the pre-Connectathon testing, and the Technical Project Manager for that domain will work with the appropriate Technical Committee to evaluate the issue and document a path to address the issue.

List of Resources

IHE is working on a unified process for managing Change Proposals, but that documentation process is still under development. The table below lists the domains that are offered for testing for NA and EU Connectathons. The second column in the table below indicates the domains that have links to their Change Proposal documents on IHE's main Technical Frameworks page: http://www.ihe.net/Technical_Frameworks.

Domain	Link on TF Page	Link to Change Proposal Summary
Anatomic Pathology
Cardiology		ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Cardio/TF_Maintenance
IT Infrastructure	Y	ITI CP Tracking Spreadsheet -- The 'Approved CPs' tab lists CPs that have passed ballot and will be incorporated into the next Technical Framework publications -- the 'Open CPs' tab contains CPs assigned for future work
Laboratory
Patient Care Coordination		https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/PCC_Change_Proposals
Patient Care Devices		http://wiki.ihe.net/index.php?title=PCD_CP_grid
Pharmacy		not yet available
Quality, Research, Public Health		QRPH CP Tracking Spreadsheet
Radiology	Y	Radiology CP Tracking Spreadsheet -- 'Final Text' CPs have been approved but not yet incorporated -- 'Incorporated' CP are now in the RAD TF and TI supplements

2023 IHE Connectathon in Rennes (France)

Connectathon participants technical registration and resources.

Registration is closed; contact technical.manager@ihe-europe.net to sign-up for the event.

Join the IHE Community in Zoho to receive the latest news about the event.

Rennes skyline

For general information about the connectathon and the connectathon week (in particular the related events), visit IHE Europe connectathon dedicated website.

Not yet part of the IHE Community in Zoho, register here.

All the documentation listed below is also accessible from Gazelle Test Management at https://gazelle.ihe.net/gazelle.

Some of the links below redirect to Moodle. Those resources are accessible as a guest.

Registration process: How to fulfill your registration to attend the IHE Connectathon this year.
Agenda: All the important milestones
Training material: Resources to go smoothly through the IHE Connectathon process. WIP, access the old training center here.
Request a visa letter: May you need a visa to enter Belgium, IHE-Europe can provide you with an invitation letter. Simply fill-in this form and send it back to office[at]ihe-europe.net. Invite letter will only be provided to participants from companies which have already send back their contract and for registered attendees in Gazelle.
XDS Affinity Domains: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N1CoXyYqDGCsNyCefvV7eW76XyzzndFP_hlIJjXE-to/edit#gid=0
Notes to read before you pack and leave

2023 IHE Connectathon in Rennes - Webinars

A serie of webinars is organised by IHE-Europe. Make sure to register to secure your seat.

The IHE IPS Profile

24 April - 4:00PM CEST

Target: all
Agenda:

Insight in the global development of IPS and implementation in Canada
How do we test the IPS profile at the IHE Connectathon

What's new in IHE IT-Infrastructure ?

27 March - 4:00PM CEST

Target: all
Agenda:

Introduction of the IT-Infrastructure domain: what does it cover in terms of business cases (high level)
What is new since September ?
What will happen until the Summer (and in scope for the Connectathon in September)
Focus on hot profiles
Q&A session

What's new in IHE Radiology?

29 March, 3:30PM CEST

Target: all
Agenda:

Introduction of the Radiology domain: what does it cover in terms of business cases (high level)
What is new since September ?
What will happen until the Summer (and in scope for the Connectathon in September)
Focus on WIA, WIC, and AIR profiles (AI in Radiology is the focus of the Connectathon this year)
Q&A session

What's new in IHE Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ?

30 March, 2:30-4PM CEST

Target: all
Agenda:

Introduction of the PaLM domain: what does it cover in terms of business cases (high level)
What is new since September ?
What will happen until the Summer (and in scope for the Connectathon in September)
Focus on a few profiles (to be determined)
Q&A session

Call for monitor webinar

3 April, 2:30PM CEST

Target: anyone interested to volunteer as a monitor and eligible as such.
Agenda:

Objective of the IHE Connectathon
Benefit of volunteering as a monitor
Missions of the monitor team
How to prepare

NB. IHE-Europe follows a recruitment process for the monitors. Participating in the monitor webinar does not imply that you will be part of the team in 2023.

Call for participation webinar

Target: Product owners / Decision makers
Agenda:
- The value for companies to participate in the IHE Connectathon
- The various areas of interoperability that are identified as the main focus for 2023 for which IHE Profiles are going to receive special attention.
- The process and schedule to register for the Connectathon
- The ways to prepare for the Connectathon to maximise value for the companies and their tested systems.
- What to expect and tips to perform efficient testing during the Connectathon week
- The resources made available by IHE-Europe and the contacts to get dedicated support.
Recording available here (sign in as a guest).

Ask me Anything about my past participation(s) to the IHE Connectathon

Target: Technical / Product owners / Decision makers
Speakers:

Thorsten Conrad (VISUS): IHE Connectathon participants for 10+ years
Derek Huguchi (Agfa Healthcare): Discovered the IHE Connectathon for the first time in Montreux (2022)
More to come

Topics:

Ask them anything about the value of the IHE Connectathon, how they prepared to get ready, tips, and so on.

Recording available here (sign in as a guest).

Agenda (2023)

2023 IHE-Europe Connectathon in Rennes: Monitor Recruitment Form

A "Call for monitors" webinar was organised on 3 April. If you were not able to make it, here are the recording and slides.

Thank you for your interest in becoming a monitor at the European Connectathon Rennes 2023. We kindly ask you to fill in this form as part of our recruitement process. However filling the form does not mean that you will be automatically allowed to join the team. Applications are reviewed and accepted based on IHE-Europe monitor recruitment process and criteria (see below).

Monitors are members of the community who serve as independent evaluators of the tests results during the IHE Connectathon. Monitors examine tests in real time or examine evidence after the test. Connectathon Monitors should be recommended by their IHE National initiative, if one exists in their country of residence. Monitors from countries without an IHE National Initiative may apply directly.

Monitors agree to perform their duties under the supervision of the Connectathon Technical Manager and operate in a collaborative manner as part of the Testing Team.

Note that France welcomes the IHE-Europe Connectathon in Rennes.

Monitors availability is expected during the entire connectathon event: from 25th (10AM) to 29th September (Noon) 2023 in Rennes, France.

Monitor selection critieria:

The candidate must not work for a company that is participating (or has participated) in an IHE Connectathon as a supplier.
Field and level of expertise in the "testable profiles"
Number of companies from the monitors' origin country

We try to maintain a constant ratio between the number of companies and the number of monitors from a given country.

No more than 3 persons from the same company to allow the dissemination of IHE
The monitor must have no conflict of interest and must accept the NDA.
The method of financing travel and accommodation will also be taken into account. IHE-Europe may refuse to pay for air tickets for travel outside Europe.
To enable the dissemination of IHE, new monitors are more than welcome, they could represent between 15 and 20% of the team.

The information entered in the form is only used by the Connectathon Management Team and will be kept in our records up to one year after the connectathon ends. Data will be deleted earlier upon writing request.

You need an account to fill out this form. If you do not have one yet, contact Wei Jing TEY; she will be happy to help.

[ARCHIVES] Past connectathons

Archives of past connectathons

NA Connectathon 2019 Resources

IHE USA welcomes your participation in the IHE North American Connectathon 2019. This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration is open in the Gazelle Test Management System Sep 10 - Oct 12, 2018.

Important for 2019!!

Contract submission and payment are due at the close of registration. That means you have to generate the contract and make payment by October 12, 2018. If you have questions, please contact the IHE USA sponsors: connectathon@ihe.net

For Participants

Gazelle Connectathon Test Management	http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na
Participation Checklist	Detailed Connectathon Schedule
Registration	Pre-Registration Advice Contracts, Fees, Payment Registration Checklist Registration Training Thorough vs Supportive Testing Explained Registration Assessment / Status
IHE Technical Frameworks, Consolidated CDA	List of profiles offered for testing, January 2019 IHE Technical Frameworks New Supplements for January 2019 Testing IHE Change Proposals Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) R2.1
Schedule and Logistics Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info ...	Detailed Connectathon Schedule Policies and Guidelines Connectathon Badges Hotel Information Shipping and Extra Electrical Service Seating Assignments
Pre-Connectathon	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Training Material for Pre-Connectathon Tasks
Technical Resources	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Tool Resources Application and Network Configuration Connectathon Test Review Existing profiles have test definitions now New profiles will have test definitions available Nov/Dec, 2018 Connectathon Week Resources (NA2019)
Targeted Resources	ATNA Testing and Digital Certificates Cross-Community (XC* Profile) Testing Connectathon XDS Affinity Domain Metadata Codes Profile-specific advance Connectathon Preparation
Training Material / Webex Presentations	How to Register in Gazelle and Generate a Contract All Training Material Training Material for Pre-Connectathon Tasks Training Material for Connectathon Tasks
Communication (email addresses, email lists)	Email Addresses to Request Assistance, Suggest Improvements, etc Connectathon Announcements: To subscribe, send an email to NA_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com Other mailing lists
Miscellaneous	FAQ's

For Monitors:

Connectathon Monitor Resources Page

NA Connectathon 2019 New Supplements

New Supplements

The following table contains new supplements that are published for the first time. We include only those supplements that have been published after January 2018.

We purposely omit supplements that have been re-published.

Domain	Acronym	Supplement / Profile
Cardiology
IT Infrastructure	AS4	Asynchronous AS4 Option
IT Infrastructure	RMU	Restricted Metadata Update
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Patient Care Coordination	CDA-DSS	CDA Document Summary Section
Patient Care Coordination	DCP	Dynamic Care Plan
Patient Care Coordination	FPv2	Family Planning Version 2
Patient Care Coordination	PCS	Paramedicine Care Summary
Patient Care Devices
Pharmacy
Quality, Research, Public Health	QORE	Quality Outcome Reporting for EMS
Radiology	EBIW	Encounter Based Imaging Workflow
Radiology	WIA	Web-based Image Access

NA Connectathon 2019 Application and Network Info

Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon. Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
Training on gazelle configuration entry
Connectathon Network Description
IP Addresses

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

An important Connectathon preparation task for December is to share configuration parameters for your test system (ports, URLs...).

Configuration entry is a two-step process prior to the Connectathon. We want you to spend your time at the Connectathon working on interoperability issues and not asking your neighbor, "What is the URL of your Repository?"

Starting in December, we collect your system's configuration parameters in gazelle. Due December 21, 2018.
Then, you retrieve your partners' parameters from gazelle and enter them into your system. Finish this task before arriving at the Connectathon.

Gazelle assigns you default parameters based on the profiles & actors you signed up to test. Your task is to update those to actual parameter for your test system and marked them 'Approved'. This is done in gazelle under menu Configuration-->System Configuration.

Hostnames: Each test system in gazelle is given a hostname. You can allocate additional hostnames for your systems if you need them. IP addresses will be assigned to hostnames shortly before the Connectathon.

The gazelle proxy: The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font. There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Many systems need OIDs as part of their configuration (Patient ID Sources, XDS Source & Repositories, homeCommunityIDs, others...). These are assigned in gazelle under menu Configuration-->OIDs for current session.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Steve Moore (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

There is a a new Gazelle in town. The training for this has changed.

Configuration 101 (.pdf): Entering configuration information into Gazelle
Configuration 102 (.pdf): Instructions for entering webservices parameters
Configuration 103 (.pdf): Instructions for finding your OIDs
Configuration 104 (.pdf): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

Connectathon Network Description

The connectathon network is the backbone for our interoperability testing. Please read this before arriving in Cleveland: NetworkDescription-NA2019.pdf

IP Addresses

In January, fixed IP addresses will be assigned for all hostnames you configured as part of your configuration work in Dec/Jan (hosts, ports, URLs, ...).
You can see your IP addresses using Gazelle (http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na)
-- Configurations -> (Company) : Systems Configuration
-- Select a system
-- The hosts and IP addresses associated with that system will display at the top
You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle (http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na)
-- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
-- Lower left: Download hosts file

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

NA Connectathon 2019 Monitor Resources

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

Connectathon Week Resources

Connectathon Week Schedule
Gazelle link
Monitors' Profile Assignments
Seating chart
Network Information
Tools - on-site location, config & support

Contact us. Get help
Technical Preparation Resources

Technical Specs: IHE Technical Framework & C-CDA 2.1
Monitor Training Material

Overall timeline for Connectathon Monitors
Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
Our Connectathon FAQ for vendor participants

Connectathon Week Resources

>>Schedule for the week:

Monday Jan 21

11:00-11:30 - Arrive at Cleveland Convention Center, pick up your badge at the registration desk
11:30 - Monitor welcome meeting in Room 26A
noon - Lunch!
1:00 - 1:30 - Find your table, get hooked to the network
1:30 - 5:30 - Test verification begins

Tueday Jan 22

9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session
6:30 - 8:30 - Social event at Collision Bend Brewery

Wed & Thur Jan 23, 24

9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session

Friday Jan 25

8:00 - noon - Final testing session.
Connectathon ends promptly at noon.

>>Gazelle:

The link to Gazelle on-site & off-site is the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

See Steve (P28), Cédric (N28), or Lynn (P27) about any Gazelle problems, password resets, etc

>>Seating chart:

-- Seating assignments - Note that vendor able locations are visible in test instance in gazelle to help you locate test partners in the room

>> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.

>>Network Info:

Network support staff on-site -- at a labelled table near the entry doors to the Connectathon room.
Connectathon Network Description for testing participants
Wireless network for monitors:

SSID: Monitors
Password: cleveland 19

>>Test tools

(1) For TOOLS CONNECTATION LOCATION & CONFIGURATION: See https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2019-week-resources#Tool Note: The link sends you to the Participants' page so that we all have consistent configuration information. Most monitors will want to bookmark that link.

(2) For a SUMMARY OF CONNECTATHON TOOLS, THEIR USE & AVAILABLE TRAINING: See Training Section below.

Contact Us:

>>Ask questions. Get help on-site:

Logistics (expenses, travel...): Sarah Bell at the Registration Desk or Help Desk
Network problems: Network support staff (at a labelled table near the entry doors to the Connectathon room)
Gazelle help: Lynn Felhofer (P27)
Questions on Patient Care Devices PCD tests: Paul Sherman (E27)
Questions on CDA, RFD tests: Steve Moore (P28)
Questions on all other tests: Lynn Felhofer (P27)
Tool help: ...varies by tool. See links in the section above.

>> Email Support

Sarah Bell (sbell@himss.org) - Logistics support (travel, hotel, expenses)
Lynn Felhofer (felhofer.lynn@gmail.com) - Technical support (Connectathon processes & tools, or your monitor assignment)
Monitor Email List - We use this google group to communicate with monitors: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ihe-na-connectathon-monitors

Technical Preparation Resources:

>> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.

We organize IHE profiles with common characteristics or technologies into "clusters", and then we assign monitors to evaluate tests in one "cluster" (perhaps two). The google spreadsheet contains the first draft of monitor assignments. We try to assign you to profiles that match your expertise. We hope that some assignments allow you to learn something new. During the Connectathon, you will have an opportunity, if you wish, to work in areas outside of your primary assignment. In fact, each monitor has the capability to evaluate tests in almost any profile.

There are two tabs in the spreadsheet:

The first "Assignments" tab contains a row for each monitor. The columns identify the profile "clusters". The numbers in the column indicate how you will spend your time, eg a "1" indicates you will devote your time evaluating tests in that cluster. Some monitors are asked to split time between two clusters. During Connectathon week monitors will have the opportunity to evaluate tests in another area based on your interest or on our need for help in a certain area.
The second "Cluster-Profiles" tab identifies the profiles in each cluster. Each profile listed in Column D contains a link to that profile's documentation. If the link is to Technical Framework Volume 1, then there is one chapter per profile. If the link is to a Trial Implementation Supplement, then the entire profile is contained within one document. The yellow rows also point to available preparation material.

>> Technical Specifications:

The specifications we test at the Connectathon are contained in IHE Technical Framework documentation. IHE publishes its Technical Framework documents, organized by domain, on the Technical Framework page of ihe.net.

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 Volume 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 below before you read the documentation.

If you have time prior to the Connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in Technical Framework "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate.

We also test HL7 Consolidated CDA® Release 2.1. Those specifications are here.

>> Monitor training material

While we provide material to enable monitors to do some preparation prior to the Connectathon, we understand the demands of your day job, and we have no requirement for you to do advance prep.

That said, this section contains links to available training material that falls into 4 categories.

The January 8 Connectathon Monitor webinar -- if you have time for only one prep item, this is the one to choose.
General training topics -- probably of more interest to first-time monitors
Cluster-specific training material -- these trainings are organized according to the 'clusters' of profiles you are assigned to.
Connectathon tools overview & training material -- outline of tools, how they're used, and available training

Topic	Date/Time Duration
Connectathon overview for all monitors:
Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar: - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Streaming Recording \| Download recording (.mp4) Slides	64 min
General training: (primary audience is 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)	40 min
Connectathon Terminology Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	11 min
Using gazelle to review Connectathon test definitions How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	8 min
IHE 2018 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.	multiple presentations; duration varies
Cluster-specific trainings:
Please refer to the Monitor Assignments. Then, find the Cluster-Profiles tab. For each cluster of profiles, you will find links to available Preparation Material, including recordings and slide presentations.	multiple presentations; duration varies

>> The following table summarizes tools deployed during Connectathon, how they're used, and available training material:

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Proxy
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development
Summary	“man in the middle”… captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation. (not applicable to TLS message exchange)
Use in	Many...applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication. When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Training	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
PCD Tools
Provider Organization	NIST
Summary	Validates one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
Used in	PCD cluster: monitors verify messages exchanged in peer-to-peer tests
Training	provided on-site
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development
Summary	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository. Validates audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Used in	SEC cluster: monitors verify ATNA questionnaires, validate audit records, and check TLS connections.
Training	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
XDS Toolkit
Provider Organization	NIST, + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
Summary	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, XDS, XDS-I, XCA and related profiles. New functionality supporting MHD profile.
Used in clusters	XC*, XDS, XDS-I, Mobile clusters. Specific tests instruct monitors to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Training	provided on-site
Gazelle EVSClient
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development, with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Summary	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Used in	CDA: monitors validate CDA documents and RAD/CARD monitors validate DICOM objects (via the Gazelle Samples page). Plus other validators are used (see Summary above).
Training	User Manual
Gazelle Patient Manager
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development
Summary	Simulator for actors in Patient ID mgmt profiles: PIX, PDQ, PAM. Source of "Connectathon test patients".
Use	Simulators are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon. Source of test patients during Connectathon. Connectathon tests do not call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Training	User Manual
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools
Provider Organization	NIST
Summary	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Used in clusters	Monitors may use the tools for message validation in the PatID cluster and for VRDR.
Training	provided on-site on-line tool documentation
HAPI Servers
Provider Organization	HAPI servers deployed at Connectathon by Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Summary: Validation of FHIR Resources. Vendors participants will store some Resources here. Hosts test data for some FHIR-based IHE profiles.
Summary	Participants will store some Resources here. Hosts test data for some FHIR-based IHE profiles.
Used in clusters	Mobile: monitors validate FHIR resources.
Training	the first 10 minutes of this recording slides 2-6 of this accompanying presentation
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)
Provider Organization	dcm4che.org
Summary	Used as a commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects. Participants store their objects here. Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS.
Used in	RAD, CARD clusters, primarily by participants. Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that vendors have stored their objects here, but will not use other features.
Gazelle Order Manager
Provider Organization	IHE Europe Development
Summary	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange
Used in clusters	Simulators are used by participants in RAD, CARD, and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality Worklist SCP. Connectathon tests do not call for monitors to use Order Manager.
Training	Order Manager training slides User Manual Recording: how to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist (.mp4)

Overall timeline for Connectathon Monitors:

*BEFORE CONNECTATHON-->*
Refer to this Connectathon Monitor Travel Guide for guidance on all travel-related tasks!
Nov 15	-- Complete Monitor Travel Survey. -- If you will book flights to Cleveland, activate your account in Concur Travel.
Nov 30	Book flights (if applicable). Refer to the Connectathon Monitor Travel Guide. Monitors must arrange airfare through Concur Travel.
Dec 1	Register for your Monitor badge. You will receive an invitation from Cvent via email with registration link.
Dec 1	Request advance per diem. Send per diem form to sbell@himss.org. (Alternatively, submit post-event per diem form by Feb 9, 2019.)
Jan 8, 10-11 am CST	Attend the Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar: - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Recording link \| Slides
*CONNECTATHON WEEK-->*
	See details above.
*AFTER CONNECTATHON-->*
Feb 9	If you did not request advance per diem by Dec 1 then send your post-event per diem form to sbell@himss.org.

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

Our Connectathon 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.

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IHE Europe 2018 Connectathon in The Hague

the hague

Official information (about Hotel, Transportation, Location) from IHE Europe available at the following URL: http://connectathon.ihe-europe.net/

This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration will open in gazelle on Dec 1st 2017 to January, 15th 2018.

Some years ago, Dave Franken shared good tips with us about how to prepare to be successful in Luxembourg, read him here.

Technical Resources

Registration, tools, network, digital certs, all stuff technical...

Schedule and Logistics

Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info...

Weekly reminders

What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!

Monitor Resources

Logistics, training, and resources for our wonderful volunteers!

Training Resources

Tutorials, webinars, and how-to documentation.

Get help when you need it.

EU Connectathon 2018 Technical Resources

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.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the EU Connectathon 2015 main page

EU Connectathon 2018 Schedule & Logistics

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.

Go Back! to the NA Connectathon 2015 main page

EU Connectathon 2018 Monitor Resources

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

Monitor recruitment
Monitor Email list
Logistics: Travel, Expenses, Non-Disclosure & Confict of Interest forms
WHERE & WHEN? Schedule, Gazelle, Table Assignments
WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments
HOW? Training Material
IHE Technical Framework Documentation
Our FAQ for vendor participants
Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
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:

Training

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.	mp4 \| pdf
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
	...
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

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.

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IHE Europe 2019 Connectathon in Rennes (France)

Official information (about Hotel, Transportation, Location) from IHE Europe available at the following URL: https://connectathon.ihe-europe.net/

This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration will open in gazelle on Nov 30th 2018 to January, 26th 2019.

Some years ago, Dave Franken shared good tips with us about how to prepare to be successful in Luxembourg, read him here.

Technical Resources

Registration, tools, network, digital certs, all stuff technical...

Schedule and Logistics

Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info...

Weekly reminders

What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!

Monitor Resources

Logistics, training, and resources for our wonderful volunteers!

Training Resources

Tutorials, webinars, and how-to documentation.

Get help when you need it.

EU Connectathon 2019 Technical Resources

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. Please provide your company name when subscribing, your request might not be accepted otherwise.
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.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the EU Connectathon 2015 main page

[DEPRECATED] ATNA Testing for Connectathons & digital certificates

ATNA is a widely tested profile. This page contains guidelines that address frequently asked questions about testing expectations.

THIS PAGE APPLIED TO IHE CONNECTATHONS IN 2019. It is now OUT-OF-DATE and archived.

It has been REPLACED by THIS PAGE for 2020 Connectathons.

Important updates to ATNA Documentation in the ITI Technical Framework

Why add enhanced cybersecurity to your product?

Questions about ATNA testing?

Important updates to ATNA in the ITI Technical Framework

The ITI Technical Committee worked on updates to add 3 new options to the ATNA Secure Node & Secure Application actors. The options affect the [ITI-19] Authenticate Node transaction. As of September 2018, these options are now approved and testable at 2019 Connectathons:

'FQDN Validation of Server Certificate' option
'BCP195 TLS Secure Connection - All TLS Versions' option
'BCP195 TLS Secure Connection - TLS 1.2 Floor' option

Please read: CP-ITI-1145 - "Three new options related to [ITI-19] Authenticate Node".

==> Why add enhanced cybersecurity to your product?

IHE is strongly encouraging all vendors to implement and test these new options at 2019 Connectathons. Click here to learn more!

Security (TLS) Policy for 2019 IHE NA and EU Connectathons

These new options introduce variability in the Connectathon testing environment that did not exist in previous Connectathons. Depending on whether or not a Connectathon test system supports these options, it may be able to support TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and/or TLS 1.2, and one or more of several ciphers. On the Connectathon test floor, different systems with a mix of TLS versions and ciphers would be a barrier to connectivity.

So, in order to ensure interoperability between systems testing over TLS, the Connectathon technical managers have selected a TLS version and cipher to use for peer-to-peer tests over TLS. (This is analagous to a hospital mandating similar requirements at a given deployment.)

*** For 2019 IHE NA and EU Connectathons, peer-to-peer testing over TLS (without the new ATNA options) shall be done using:

TLS 1.2
cipher TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA

(Note that we intentionally chose a 'less secure' cipher for 2019 and anticipate choosing one of the recommended ciphers from BCP195 for future IHE Connectathons.)

A digital certificate, issued by the Gazelle Security Suite (GSS) tool. New certs are needed for 2019 Connectathons. See the next section.
Note that this policy is compatible with the baseline ATNA requirements in [ITI-19] Authenticate Node, in particular referenced standard RFC 7525.

*** For the 2019 IHE NA and EU Connectathons, we will use the Gazelle Security Suite tool to test the new ATNA options:

client behavior for a Secure Node/Application supporting the 'FQDN Validation of Server Certificate' option
the ability of a Secure Node/Application to negotiate down from TLS 1.2 to 1.1 to 1.0 as required by the 'BCP195 TLS Secure Connection -- All TLS Versions' option
the ability of a Secure Node/Application to require that transactions occur with TLS 1.2 and one of the required ciphers in the 'BCP195 TLS Secure Connection -- TLS 1.2 Floor' option

(i.e. testing of the options will not be peer-to-peer)

Gazelle Security Suite (GSS) Tool for ATNA testing:

Tool-based testing of TLS (node authentication) and of the format and transport of your audit messages is consolidated in one tool - the Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)

Link to the tool: http://gazelle.ihe.net/gss.
Instructions for use of the tool are contained in ATNA test descriptions - here.
Recorded training on the Gazelle Security Suite - here

==> GSS: Digital Certificates for IHE Connectathons

The Gazelle Security Suite (GSS) tool is the SINGLE PROVIDER OF DIGITIAL CERTIFICATES for both NA and EU Connectathons. As of November 27, 2018, the GSS tool is updated to provide digital certificates for 2019 IHE Connectathons.

To obtain a digital certificate from the GSS tool for pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing, follow the instructions in pre-Connectathon test 11100.

Some facts about the new digital certificates:

If you have a digital certificate from a Connectathon in 2018 or earlier, it will not work for 2019 Connectathons.
If you generated your digital certificate in GSS before Nov 27, 2018, you must generate a new one.
Your new digital certificate:

is from a new Certificate Authority (CA) with a stronger key - 2048 length (before Nov 2018, the CA created certificates with 1024 key length). You must add the certificate for the new CA in your trust store.
will contain the fully-qualified domain name (FQDN) of your test system. When you use GSS to request the certificate, the tool will prompt you for this value. The FQDN value(s) will be in the subjectAltName entry of your digital certificate. (You may need to provide more than one FQDN when you generate your certificate, eg if you will use your system to test TLS connections outside of the Connectathon network, such as with the NIST XDS Tools in your local test lab.)

Pre-Connectathon test 11100 contains detailed instructions for generating your certificate, including how to get the fully-qualified domain for your test system on the Connectathon network.
Item (3.b.) means that each system testing TLS transactions during Connectathon week will have a digital certificate that is compatible with the new FQDN validation option in ATNA. Thus, TLS connections with test partners will work whether the client is performing FQDN validation, or not. This is intentional.

Note that the certificates are only for testing purposes and cannot be used outside of the IHE Connectathon context.

==> GSS: ATNA Questionnaire

Systems testing ATNA are required to complete the ATNA Questionnaire in the GSS tool, ideally during pre-Connectathon testing. Embedded in the questionnaire are Audit Record tests and TLS tests customized for the profiles & actors you will test at Connectathon.

Follow instructions in pre-Connectathon test 11106.
Note: You must use TLS 1.2 and the new digital certificates when performing TLS tests in the questionnaire.

==> GSS: ATNA Logging Tests

Read the Technical Framework; you are responsible for all requirements in Record Audit Event [ITI-20] transaction. We will not repeat the requirements here.

WHICH SCHEMA???: The ITI Technical Framework defines the Record Audit Event [ITI-20] transaction, and specifies use of the DICOM schema for audit messages.

The DICOM schema is found in DICOM Part 15, Section A.5.1.
The Gazelle Security Suite tool uses the DICOM schema with IHE modifications:

For 2019 Connectathons in NA and EU, the schema used by the tool is based on DICOM 2017c here: https://gazelle.ihe.net/XSD/IHE/ATNA/dicom_ihe_ps3.15_a.5.1_2017c.xsd

We expect implementations to be compliant, and we have tested audit messages using the DICOM schema at IHE Connectathons since 2016.

The GSS tool will only provide validation against the DICOM schema. If you fail that test, it is our signal to you that your audit messages are not compliant with the latest DICOM schema. See pre-Connectathon test 11116.
We expect peer-to-peer testing at the Connectathon to occur using messages compliant with the DICOM schema.
Some might be interested in this email exchange on the IT Tech Cmte email list.

SENDING AUDIT MESSAGES: You can send your audit records to the GSS tool simulating an Audit Record Repository See pre-connectathon test 11117.

Questions about ATNA Testing?

Contact Lynn Felhofer, Technical Project Manager for the IT Infrastructure domain.

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EU Connectathon 2019 Schedule & Logistics

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Connectathon location & dates	Rennes, FR (See this link for further details) April 8-12, 2019 Opening hours: Monday 8:00am - 5:30pm Tuesday - Thursday: 8:30am - 5:30pm 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.
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 2019.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Connectathon 2019 Monitor Resources

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

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

Monitor recruitment

The recruitment period for the 2019 connectathon in Rennes is now open. Submit your application through the form available at https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/monitor-recruitment-form-rennes-fr-2019. You are required to be logged in to access this page; if you do not have an account on Gazelle website (different than the one for Gazelle applications), please email to Hilary Ramanantsalama and Anne-Gaëlle Bergé to get an access.

Monitor Email list

When the recruitment period is over and the manage team has selected the monitors, all monitors will be invited to join the Google group dedicated to monitors. No personal email will be sent.

Logistics

Please carefully review the following material:

Test assignments:

Google spreadsheet
Gazelle Test Management

Training

If you have questions about travel or other logistics, Hilary Ramanantsalama and Anne-Gaëlle Bergé are happy to help.

WHEN & WHERE? Schedule, Gazelle & Table Assignments

The 2019 European Connectathon, IHE's week-long interoperability testing event, is held in Rennes.

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.	mp4 \| pdf
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
	...
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

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

Contact Us

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

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Monitor Recruitment Form Rennes, FR 2019

2019-01-30 Update: application period is closed. The team is processing the results; the list of monitors will be available soon.

Please use this form to express your interest in participating at the IHE Europe 2019 Connectathon as a Monitor. Filling this form is part of our recruitment process and does not mean that you will be able to join the team. Applications are reviewed and accepted based on the registration of systems (amount of systems, tested profiles and so on).

Monitors are members of the community who serve as independent test result evaluators during the IHE Connectathon. Monitors examine tests in real time or examine evidence after the test. Connectathon Monitors shall be recommended by their IHE National initiative, if one exists in their country of residence. Monitors from countries without an IHE National Initiative may apply directly.

Monitors agree to perform their duties under the supervision of the Technical Project Manager and operate in a collaborative manner as part of the Testing Team.

Monitors presence is expected during the entire connectathon event: April, 8th (noon) to April, 12th 2019 (noon).

The information entered in the form are only used by the Connectathon Management Team and will be kept in our records up to one year after the connectathon ends. Data will be deleted earlier upon writing request.

You need an account to fill out this form. If you do not have one yet, contact Hilary and Anne-Gaëlle; they will be happy to help.

NA Connectathon 2018 Resources

The contents of this page apply to a past Connectathon.

For details on the NA 2019 IHE Connectathon, see https://gazelle.ihe.net/cat/NA2019

IHE USA welcomes your participation in the North American Connectathon 2018. This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration is open in gazelle Sep 6 - Oct 6, 2017.

Important for 2018!!

Contract submission and payment are due at the close of registration. That means you have to generate the contract and make payment by October 6, 2017. If you have questions, please contact the IHE USA sponsors: connectathon@ihe.net

For Participants

Gazelle Connectathon Test Management	http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na
Participation Checklist	Participant Checklist
Registration	Pre-Registration Advice Contracts, Fees, Payment Registration Checklist Registration Training Thorough vs Supportive Testing Explained Registration Assessment / Status
IHE Technical Frameworks, Consolidated CDA	List of profiles offered for testing, January 2018 IHE Technical Frameworks New Supplements for January 2018 Testing IHE Change Proposals Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) R2.1
Schedule and Logistics Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info ...	Detailed Connectathon Schedule Policies and Guidelines Connectathon Badges Hotel Information Shipping and Extra Electrical Service Seating Assignments
Pre-Connectathon	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Training Material for Pre-Connectathon Tasks
Technical Resources	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Tool Resources Application and Network Configuration Connectathon Test Review Existing profiles have test definitions now New profiles will have test definitions available Nov/Dec, 2017 Connectathon Week Resources (NA2018)
Targeted Resources	ATNA Testing and Digital Certificates Cross-Community (XC* Profile) Testing Codes for XDS Affinity Domain Profile-specific advance Connectathon Preparation
Training Material / Webex Presentations	How to Register in Gazelle and Generate a Contract All Training Material Training Material for Pre-Connectathon Tasks Training Material for Connectathon Tasks
Communication (email addresses, email lists)	Email Addresses to Request Assistance, Suggest Improvements, etc Connectathon Announcements: To subscribe, send an email to NA_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com Other mailing lists
Miscellaneous	FAQ's

For Monitors:

Connectathon Monitor Resources Page

NA Connectathon 2018 Application and Network Info

Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon. Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
Training on gazelle configuration entry
Connectathon Network Description
IP Addresses

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

An important Connectathon preparation task for December is to share configuration parameters for your test system (ports, URLs...).

Starting in December, we collect your system's configuration parameters in gazelle. Due December 22, 2017.
Then, you retrieve your partners' parameters from gazelle and enter them into your system. Finish this task before arriving at the Connectathon.

The gazelle proxy: The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font. There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Steve Moore (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

There is a a new Gazelle in town. The training for this has changed.

Configuration 101 (.pdf): Entering configuration information into Gazelle
Configuration 102 (.pdf): Instructions for entering webservices parameters
Configuration 103 (.pdf): Instructions for finding your OIDs
Configuration 104 (.pdf): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

Connectathon Network Description

The connectathon network is the backbone for our interoperability testing. Please read this before arriving in Cleveland: NetworkDescription2018.pdf

IP Addresses

In January, fixed IP addresses will be assigned for all hostnames you configured as part of your configuration work in Dec/Jan (hosts, ports, URLs, ...).
You can see your IP addresses using Gazelle (http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na)
-- Configurations -> (Company) : Systems Configuration
-- Select a system
-- The hosts and IP addresses associated with that system will display at the top
You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle (http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na)
-- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
-- Lower left: Download hosts file

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

NA Connectathon 2018 Monitor Resources

The contents of this page apply to a past Connectathon.

For details on the NA 2019 IHE Connectathon, see:

---> https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2019-monitor-resources

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

Connectathon Week Resources

Connectathon Week Schedule
Gazelle link
Monitors' Profile Assignments
Seating chart
Network Information
Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - location & support

Contact Us
Technical Preparation Resources

Technical Specs: IHE Technical Framework & C-CDA 2.1
Monitor Training Material

Timeline for Connectathon Monitors
Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
Our Connectathon FAQ for vendor participants

Connectathon Week Resources

>>Schedule for the week:

Monday Jan 15

11:00-11:30 - Arrive at Cleveland Convention Center, pick up your badge at the registration desk
11:00 - Monitor welcome meeting in Room 21
noon - Lunch!
1:00 - 1:30 - Find your table, get hooked to the network
1:30 - 5:30 - Test verification begins

Tueday Jan 16

9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session
6:30 - 9:30 - Social event at Dante's Inferno

Wed & Thur Jan 17, 18

9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session

Friday Jan 19

9:00 - noon - Final testing session.
Connectathon ends promptly at noon.

>>Gazelle:

The link to Gazelle on-site & off-site is the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

See Lynn (P27), Eric (P26), or Steve (P28) about any gazelle problems, password resets, etc

>>Seating chart:

-- Seating assignments - Table locations are visible in test instance in gazelle to help you locate test partners in the room

>> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.

>>Network Info:

Network support staff on-site -- go to table C31.
Connectathon Network Description for testing participants: NetworkDescriptionNA2018.pdf
Wireless network for monitors:

SSID: Monitors
Password: <ask Lynn for this>

>>Ask questions. Get help:

Logistics (expenses, travel...): Jeremiah Myers at the Registration Desk or Help Desk
Network problems: Network support staff (C31)
Gazelle help: Lynn Felhofer (P27)
Questions on Patient Care Devices PCD tests: Paul Sherman (F21)
Questions on CDA, RFD tests: Steve Moore (P28)
Questions on all other tests: Lynn Felhofer (P27)
Tool help: ...varies by tool. See link in the next section.

>>Test tools - locations & support:

See https://gazelle.ihe-europe.net/content/na-connectathon-2018-week-resources#Tools

We point you to the Participants' page so that we all have consistent information.

Contact Us:

Please contact Jeremiah or Lynn for support. We will use the Connectathon monitor google group to make announcements to the monitor team.

Jeremiah Myers (jmyers@himss.org) - Logistics support (travel, hotel, expenses)
Lynn Felhofer (felhofer.lynn@gmail.com) - Technical support (Connectathon processes & tools, or your monitor assignment)
Monitor Email List - We use this google group to communicate with monitors: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!members/ihe-na-connectathon-monitors

Technical Preparation Resources:

>> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.

There are two tabs in the spreadsheet:

The first "Assignments" tab contains a row for each monitor. The columns identify the profile "clusters". The numbers in the column indicate how you will spend your time, eg a "1" indicates you will devote your time evaluating tests in that cluster. Some monitors are asked to split time between two clusters. During Connectathon week monitors will have the opportunity to evaluate tests in another area based on your interest or on our need for help in a certain area.
The second "Cluster-Profiles" tab identifies the profiles in each cluster. Each profile listed in Column D contains a link to that profile's documentation. If the link is to Technical Framework Volume 1, then there is one chapter per profile. If the link is to a Trial Implementation Supplement, then the entire profile is contained within one document. The yellow rows also point to available preparation material.

>> Technical Specifications:

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

If you have time prior to the Connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in Technical Framework "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate.

We also test HL7 Consolidated CDA® Release 2.1. Those specifications are here.

>> Monitor training material

While we provide material to enable monitors to do some preparation prior to the Connectathon, we understand the demands of your day job, and we have to requirements for you to do advance prep.

That said, the table below contains links to available training material that falls into 3 categories. (More will be added before January.)

The January 9 Connectathon Monitor webinar -- if you have time for only one prep item, this is the one to choose.
General training topics -- probably of more interest to first-time monitors
Cluster-specific training material -- these trainings are organized according to the 'clusters' of profiles you are assigned to.

Topic	Duration
Connectathon overview for all monitors:
Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar: - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Recording link \| Slides	60 min
General training: (primary audience is 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)	40 min
Connectathon Terminology Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	11 min
Using gazelle to review Connectathon test definitions How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	8 min
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 this Training Page.
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.	multiple presentations; duration varies
Training for Connectathon tools:
See links in this note sent to the monitor email list.
Cluster-specific trainings:
CDA Cluster Training Overview of CDA Testing Procedure	n/a
ITI-ETC (ITI Other) Profile Overview Recording link \| slides	7 min
Media Cluster Profile Overview Recording link (2017) \| slides	18 min
Mobile Cluster Profile Overview Recording link (2018) \| slides	39 min
PatID Cluster Profile Overview Recording link (2017) \| slides	7 min
RAD Visual Cluster Profile Overview slides	n/a
RAD-Web Cluster Profile Overview Recording link (2017) \| slides	20 min
RAD-WF (Radiology Workflow) Cluster Profile Overview Recording link (2017) \| slides	34 min
RFD (Retrieve Form for Data Capture) Cluster Profile Overview Recording link (2017) \| slides	30 min
Security Cluster Profile Overview Recording link (2017) \| slides Using the Gazelle Security Suite Tool for ATNA verification -- Recording \| slides Participant ATNA Resource Web Page Secure Retrieve (SeR) Profile test scenario -- slides	32 min 20 min
SR Cluster Profile Overview slides	n/a
*XC (Cross Community Cluster)** Profile Overview Recording link (2017) \| slides	43 min
XDS (Document Sharing Cluster) Profile Overview Recording link (2017) \| slides Tool training -- there is a new version of XDS Tools this year; Bill will tutor on-site in Cleveland.	34 min
XDS-I Cluster Profile Overview slides	n/a
XDW Cluster Profile Overview slides	n/a

Timeline for Connectathon Monitors:

BEFORE CONNECTATHON-->
Refer to this Connectathon Monitor Travel Guide for guidance on all travel-related tasks!
Nov 17	-- Complete Monitor Travel Survey. -- If you will book flights to Cleveland, activate your account in Concur Travel.
Dec 1	Book flights (if applicable). Refer to the Connectathon Monitor Travel Guide. Monitors must arrange airfare through Concur Travel.
Dec 1	Register for your Monitor badge. You will receive an invitation from Cvent via email with registration link.
Dec 1	Request advance per diem. Send per diem form to jmyers@himss.org. (Alternatively, submit post-event per diem form by Feb 9, 2018.)
Jan 9, 10-11 am CST	Attend the Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar: - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Recording link \| Slides
CONNECTATHON WEEK-->
Mon Jan 15, 11:00-11:30 am	Monitors arrive at the Cleveland Convention Center and pick up badges at registration desk.
Monday 11:30 am	Monitor welcome/orientation meeting. Meeting Room 23 on the Exhibit Floor level, adjacent to the Registration/Check-in.
Monday noon - 1:00 pm	Lunch -- get to know your monitor colleagues. Participants will be having lunch, too.
Monday 1:00 - 1:30 pm	Monitors find their table on the Connectathon floor and get hooked up to the network.
Monday 1:30 - 5:30 pm	Connectathon testing session. Monitors start work on test verification.
	AFTER HOURS ACCESS: There is no expectation that volunteer monitors will support vendor participants outside of the daily testing sessions. Monitors and participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor... -- mornings starting at 7:30 am -- evenings until 11pm Mon-Thurs. No re-entry is permitted after 9pm. Everyone must leave the test floor at 11pm.
Tue, Wed, Thurs 9 am-5:30 pm	Connectathon testing sessions / test verification.
Tues Jan 16 6:30-9:30 pm	Social Event for Connectathon participants and monitors at Dante's Inferno.
Fri Jan 19 8 am-noon	- Final Connectathon testing session. - Connectathon ends promptly at noon.
AFTER CONNECTATHON-->
Feb 9	If you did not request advance per diem by Dec 1 then send your post-event per diem form to jmyers@himss.org.

Video

Our Connectathon 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.

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NA Connectathon 2018 Week Resources

Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

The contents of this page apply to a past Connectathon.

For details on the NA 2019 IHE Connectathon, see https://gazelle.ihe.net/cat/NA2019

Testing schedule for the week

Daily
After-hours access

Daily 'need to know' announcements
Seating assignments
Network information

Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
Wireless

Gazelle
Guidance for Monday's session
Assigned partners and assigned patients

XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
XCA, XCPD, XCA-I

Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Jan 15, 2018	8:00 am - 4:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Jan 15, 2018	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Jan 15, 2018	10:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Jan 16, 2018	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Jan 17, 2018	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Jan 18, 2018	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Jan 19, 2018	8:00 am - noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor...

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 9am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the na_connectathon email list.

Seating Assignments

-- Seating assignments - There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg L28. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization. You can use the spreadsheet now for a table location if you need to ship something or order services. Your table location will also be entered in Gazelle before the end of the calendar year (2017). This will show up for you and your partners as you are running tests.
-- Connectathon floor plan

Network Info

NetworkDescriptionNA2018.pdf: Read the Connectathon Network Description before arriving in Cleveland
"I need another fixed IP address!"

Wireless / General

SSID: NA2018
Password: cleveland18
Security type: TBD

Wireless / PCD Testers

SSID: PCD
Password: cleveland18
Security type: TBD

Gazelle

Gazelle on-site: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 7:30-10am is for system set-up. After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor --> give XDM and PDI media to monitor Dawn Schwartz at table N22

It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.

Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
In general, work on other no-peer tests.
Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk

logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - (C31)

Tool help - see section below

Steve Moore - (P28)

First & last resource for technical support. Ask me anything.
QRPH, PCC and C-CDA/HealthStory tests, test requirements & grading
Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.

"I need to reset my password"
"I need to drop a profile/actor"

Lynn Felhofer - (P27)

ITI and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading
Monitor support

Eric Poiseau - (P26)

LAB, PATH, PHARM tests, test requirements & grading
Gazelle support. This is Level 3 support.

Paul Sherman - (F21)

PCD tests, test requirements & grading

Assigned partners for some profiles

Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways
XDS Patient Assignments and, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners (see all 5 tabs in the spreadsheet)
XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues, Wed, Thurs: Cross-CommunityTesting Schedule (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

Tools - locations & support

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Tool errata - as we find issues with tools, we will document them here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oNVe8_L7_ll20bCrG--lqlVeIab0cMTEMl8qADhprtk/pubhtml

Integral Tools

The tools listed in the first table below are considered an integral part of Connectathon testing. These tools are referenced in Connectathon tests and are part of the test procedure.

Tool	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
Gazelle Itself	Test Management	http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na	Eric (P26)
Gazelle Security Suite	- Home of ATNA Questionnaires - TLS client / server simulator - ATNA Audit message validator - Syslog collector (ARR simulator)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss	Abderrazek (P25)
CDA Validation (several)	PCC, QRPH and C-CDA Testing	IHE CDA Overview of Testing Procedure	Steve (P28)
DICOM Central Archive	Archive for DICOM objects	GUI front-end: http://central-archive.ihe-us-test.net:18080/dcm4chee-web3/ password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: central-archive.ihe-us-test.net / 11112 IP addr / port: 10.242.128.43 / 11112 AET: DCM4CHEE	Steve (P28)
Gazelle EVS Client	Home page	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient	Eric (P26)
	DICOM validators (DCCHECK, dcm4che, Dicom3Tools, Pixelmed-REM, dcmcheck)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/dicom/validator.seam	Eric (P26)
	HL7v2 validator HL7v3 validator	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v2/validator.seam https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v3/validator.seam	Eric (P26)
	PDF/A validator (XDS-SD)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/pdf/validator.seam	Eric (P26)
	XDW validator	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/xdw/validator.seam	Abderrazek (P25)
Gazelle proxy	message capture/validation (non-TLS)	http://ihe.wustl.edu/proxy	Abderrazek (P25)
Gazelle Order Manager	Is the DSS/OF for CARD & RAD profiles: --DICOM Modality Worklist SCP for RAD & CARD modalities --RAD-13 sender for RAD & CARD Image Managers Watch this short "how to" video	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager	Anne-Gaëlle (P25)
Gazelle Patient Manager	Source of pre-load Patients Patient Demographics Supplier and Patient Encounter Supplier in the PAM Profile	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager	Anne-Gaëlle (P25)
FHIR Read-Only Server	- Hosts FHIR Resources used as datasets for some profiles	http://fhir-read:8080/hapi-fhir-ro (web GUI) http://fhir-read:8080/hapi-fhir-ro/baseDstu3 (server base)	Steve (P28)
FHIR Read-Write Server	- Resource validation - Participants can store resources here	http://fhir-write:8080/hapi-fhir-rw (web GUI) http://fhir-write:8080/hapi-fhir-rw/baseDstu3 (server base)	Steve (P28)
NIST HL7 v2.x	For HL7 v2.x PIX/PDQ For QRPH VRDR HL7 messages	http://hl7v2tools.nist.gov/portal/#/ http://hl7v2-cf-validator.nist.gov/cf-validator/#/home	Rob (P22)
PCD Tools	PCD Message Validation	http://ihe-pcd-con.nist.gov/PCD-HL7WebCon/#home.htm	John Garguilo (E22)
SAML STS	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing	https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/sts	Abderrazek (P25)
XDS Tools	XD* profile testing	- Endpoints for the XDS Public Registry - Red, Green, and Blue - are on: http://nist1:9080/ - XDS toolkit: TBD - XDS Registry Dashboard: from the toolkit home page, select Connectathon Tools --> Dashboard	Bill (M28)
XDS Toolkit 2018	XD* test support XCA test support MHD test support	http://xdstools.ihe-us-test.net	Bill (M28)
XDS-I Tools 2018	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations. Uses the NIST XDS Toolkit directly	http://xds-imaging-tools.ihe-us-test.net	Steve (P28)

Backup or Experimental Tools

The tools listed in the table below are considered as backups or possibly experimental.

Backup: Tool is available if someone needs to review/resolve an issue by using one of our tools. These are not part of the defined testing protocol.

Experimental: A tool is in development. We may ask you for your help in running a few tests to examine the behavior of our testing software.

Tool

Status

Used for

Location / Config info

Support

NA Connectathon 2018 New Supplements

New Supplements

The following table contains new supplements that are published for the first time. We include only those supplements that have been published after January 2017.

We purposely omit supplements that have been re-published.

Domain	Acronym	Supplement / Profile
Cardiology
IT Infrastructure	RMD	Remove Metadata and Documents
IT Infrastructure	NPFS	Non-patient File Sharing
IT Infrastructure	mXDE	Mobile Document Data Element Extraction
IT Infrastructure	mCSD	Mobile Care Services Discovery
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Patient Care Coordination	360x	360x Closed Loop Referral
Patient Care Coordination	DCTM	Dynamic Care Team Management
Patient Care Coordination	RIPT	Routine Interfacility Patient Transport
Patient Care Coordination	QEDm	Query Existing Data for Mobile
Patient Care Coordination	PMDT	Point-of-Care Medical Device Tracking
Patient Care Devices
Pharmacy
Quality, Research, Public Health	mRFD	Mobifile Retrieve Form for Data Capture
Radiology	XRR-WD	Cross-Enterprise Remote Read Workflow Definition
Radiology	MAP	Management of Acquisition Protocols
Radiology	SOLE	Standardized Operational Log of Events

NA Connectathon 2020 Resources

IHE USA welcomes your participation in the IHE North American Connectathon, Jan 21-24, 2020 in Cleveland.

This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration was open in Gazelle Test Management from Sep 12 - Oct 25, 2019. Infomation for some items below will be added as we get closer to January.

If you have questions, please contact the IHE NA Connectathon sponsors: connectathon@ihe.net

For Participants

Gazelle Test Management	IHE manages Connectathon system registration and testing in our on-line system called "Gazelle Test Management": https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na
Testing Tools	Tools for Connectathon week are Available Here: NA CAT20 Testing Tools
Schedule and Logistics	Detailed Connectathon Schedule (aka Participant Timeline) Contract, Fees, Payment Connectathon Policies and Guidelines Connectathon Badges Hotel Reservations / Cleveland Travel Information Shipping and Extra Electrical Service Seating Assignments
Specifications to be tested	List of profiles for testing, January 2020 IHE Technical Frameworks Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) R2.1
Technical resources for all	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Test Tool Information Application and Network Configuration Connectathon Test Review -- Existing profiles have test definitions now -- New profiles will have test definitions available Dec/Jan Connectathon Week Resources (NA2020)
Technical resources for targeted profiles	Profile-specific Advance Connectathon Preparation ATNA Testing and Digital Certificates Connectathon XDS Affinity Domain Metadata Codes (i.e. codes.xml) Cross-Community (XC* Profile) Testing
Training Material / Webex Presentations	Available Training Material
Miscellaneous	A Beginner's Guide to Successful Testing at the IHE Connectathon FAQs
Contact us!	Email addresses and mailing lists
Connectathon System Registration	System registration is now closed. Here are links to registration resources: Registration Checklist For first-time participants: -- Pre-Registration Advice -- How to Register in Gazelle and Generate a Contract -- Thorough vs Supportive Testing Explained

For Monitors:

Connectathon Monitor Resources Page

NA Connectathon 2020 Week Resources

Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

Testing schedule for the week

Daily
After-hours access

Daily 'need to know' announcements
Seating assignments
Network information

Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
Wireless

Gazelle Test Management
Guidance for Monday's session
Assigned partners and assigned patients

XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
XCA, XCPD, XCA-I

Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - configuration, location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Jan 20, 2020	8:00 am - 4:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Jan 20, 2020	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Jan 20, 2020	10:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Jan 21, 2020	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Jan 22, 2020	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Jan 23, 2020	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Jan 24, 2020	8:00 am - noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor. There is a curfew time TBD.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 9am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the na_connectathon email list.

Seating Assignments

-- Seating assignments - There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg L28. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization. You can use the spreadsheet now for a table location if you need to ship something or order services. Your table location will also be entered in Gazelle before the end of the calendar year (2018). This will show up for you and your partners as you are running tests.

Network Info

NetworkDescription: Read the Connectathon Network Description before arriving in Cleveland
Important DNS Information

Wireless / General

SSID: NA2020
Password: cleveland20

Wireless / PCD Testers

SSID: PCD
Password: provided on site

Gazelle Test Management

Gazelle on-site: https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8:00-10am is for system set-up. After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor --> give XDM and PDI media to monitor Samantha Neiheisel at table M28.

It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.

Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
In general, work on other no-peer tests.
Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk

logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - (Separate table, just inside the balllroom)

Tool help - see section below

Dr. Phil - (C31)

First & last resource for technical support. Ask me anything.

If I do not know, I will find someone who does.

Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.

e.g. "I need to reset my password"

Monitor support

Steve Moore - (K31)

QRPH, PCC and C-CDA tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors.
"I need to drop a profile/actor in QRPH or PCC"

Lynn Felhofer - (L28)

ITI and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
"I need to drop a profile/actor in RAD or ITI"

Anne-Gaëlle / Malo Toudic - (C28)

Gazelle support. This is Level 3 support.

Paul Sherman - (H28)

PCD tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
"I need to drop a profile/actor in PCD"

Assigned partners and assigned patients

Document sharing / multiple affinity domain testing: See the Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways
Here are both the Document Source Patient Assignments and the XDS, XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners
Schedule for XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues Wed Thu (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

See Lynn Felhofer (L28) with any questions about these assignments.

Tools - configuration, location & support

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Test Management
Configuration	https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	Overall test management during Connectathon.
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Proxy
Configuration	https:gazelle.iheusa.org/proxy Proxy is accessible at 10.242.128.41
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	Captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation. Applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication. When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Documentation	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository (syslog collector). Validates syslog audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Documentation	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle EVSClient
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe), with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Gazelle Patient Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle (C28)
Summary	Simulators for actors in PAM, PDQ, PIX are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon. Source of test patients during Connectathon. Connectathon tests do not call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Order Manager
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager
Support	Anne-Gaëlle (C28)
Summary	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange. Simulators are used by participants in RAD and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes at Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality worklist SCP
Documentation	Order Manager training slides User Manual Recording: how to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist (.mp4)
Provider organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
PCD Tools
Configuration	http://pcdtool:8080/pcdtool
Support	John (E7)
Summary	Used in PCD profile testing to validate one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
US ONC ETT for C-CDA
Configuration	https://ttpedge.sitenv.org/ttp/#/validators/ccdar2
Support	Steve Moore(K31)
Summary	Used to test C-CDA documents. Not for general CDA testing.
Provider Organization	NIST
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools
Configuration
Support	Jungyub (M26)
Summary	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Documentation	on-line tool documentation
Provider organization	NIST
CDA Validation Tools
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	For PCC, QRPH, and C-CDA testing
Documentation	IHE CDA Testing Procedure Overview
XDS Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor: http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://github.com/usnistgov/asbestos/wiki/CAT-Home
Support	Bill (J31) Sunil (J32)
Summary	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, eg XC*, XDS. Specific tests contain instructions to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Provider Organization	NIST
XDS-I Tools
Configuration	http://xds-imaging-tools:8080/toolkit
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations
Provider Organization	NIST, + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
FHIR Read-Write Server (HAPI)
Configuration	Web GUI: http://fhir-read-write.ihe-us-test.net:8080/fhir Server base URL (R4): http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseR4 Server base URL (STU3): http://fhir-read-write:8080/fhir/baseDstu3
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	(1) Hosts the Connectathon patients as FHIR Patient Resources. These Patient Resources will be referenced by other Resources that are created/exchanged in peer-to-peer tests . i.e. you will not reference a copy of this resource that resides on your server or that of your test partner. (2) Hosts FHIR Resources that are test data for various IHE Profiles, e.g., mCDS, QEDm, MHD-SDC. (3) Participants can upload & validate FHIR Resources created by their systems. -- -- Instructions are in Connectathon test '_Resource_Check for several profiles. (4) Participants that are FHIR clients will upload a FHIR CapabilityStatement for their test system onto this server, making them available to all participants and monitors. Instructions are in test '01_DoThis1st_CapabilityStatement'
Provider Organization	HAPI Server deployed at Connectathon by Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
FHIR Toolkit
Configuration	See details on the homepage for XDS and FHIR toolkit: >> On the Connectathon floor: http://nist1:8080/ >> From outside: https://github.com/usnistgov/asbestos/wiki/CAT-Home
Support	Bill (J31) Sunil (J32)
Summary	MHD profile testing
Documentation	Overview training recording
Provider Organization	NIST
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)
Configuration	GUI front-end: http://central-archive:8080/dcm4chee-arc/ui2 login/password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: central-archive.ihe-us-test.net / 11112 IP addr / port: 10.242.128.43 / 11112 AET: DCM4CHEE QIDO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-us-test.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs WADO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-us-test.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	Used as a commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects. Participants store their objects here. Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS. Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that participants have stored their objects here.
Provider organization	dcm4che.org
Mitre Canary
Configuration	GUI front-end: http://central-archive:18080 Note: This is correct. We are running the canary tool on the same host as the Central Archive.
Support	Steve (K31)
Summary	Used to test VRDR/FHIR
Provider organization	Mitre
SAML STS
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/sts
Support	Malo (C28)
Summary	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
IHE TEST TOOLS DEPLOYED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTATHON WEEK:
Index to IHE Test Tools: https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Test_Tool_Information

Connectathon DNS

Background

We use a fake domain name (ihe-europe.net) for our Joint Connectathon. Particpant systems are assigned more or more host names (e.g., acme2) and the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for that host would be acme2.ihe-europe.net
The Gazelle Test Management System ("Gazelle") is hosted at https:https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam
Some other tools such as the Gazelle Security Suite are hosted at gazelle.ihe.net.
The server gazelle.ihe.net also hosts other content such as documentation.
Prior to the connectathon, these two systems live outside of the Connectathon test room and have public IP addresses:

https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam
gazelle.ihe.net

During the event:

The full server https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam lives in Montreux on the private network used for testing.
The tooling part of gazelle.ihe.net is linked at the bottom of https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM/home.seam and lives on the private network.
Other content (documentation) remains on the original gazelle.ihe.net

The Gazelle Test Management software records URL's that link to items inside the https://gazelle.ihe.net system or inside the gazelle.ihe.net system. The software works best if you use the fully qualified domain name in the URL rather than trying to use an IP address or just "gazelle"
In previous years, we have seen evidence that DNS "stuff" from offsite locations such as your hotel might be cached in your system and interfere with your work in the testing area. We have advice below on how to manage that.

What Does This Mean for You?

Manual Network Configuration (i.e., Fixed IP Address)

Make sure you set the Search Domain to: ihe-europe.net.

That means if someone tells you their hostname is acme2 and you try to connect to acme2, your underlying system software should try a DNS lookup on acme2.ihe-europe.net and things should just work.

For DNS servers, use only the server we supply: 10.110.0.20.

If you use a different DNS server, you will not be able to resolve IP addresses for your partner systems.
You will also get redirected to the public IP address of some of the resources listed above, and that will cause a (large) mess.

What Else Should You Do?

When you return to your hotel room and decide you need to do more work, you can still connect to gazelle.ihe.net. Your hotel DNS should give you the public IP address of those systems at home, and you will be redirected.

When you are in the Convention Center and you use the public IP address for either of those resources, your connection goes out the firewal to the server at home and then gets redirected back through the firewall. The round trip traffic just puts more load on the network for no benefit.

Resist the temptation to enter a fixed IP address when you browse to Gazelle Test Management or to the other tools at gazelle.ihe.net.

What If?

You might have a link to documentation that starts with https://gazelle.ihe.net. That should still work inside the Convention Center through redirects. If you have problems getting to such documentation, use this prefix: https://gazelle.ihe-europe.net. That URL points to the IHE Europe server back in Rennes and should not have any redirect issues.

Do not use this link for anything other than documentation.
Do not use this link for any tools

NA Connectathon 2020 Monitor Resources

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

Connectathon Week Resources

Connectathon Week Schedule
Gazelle link
Monitors' Profile Assignments
Seating chart
Network Information
Tools - on-site location, config & support

Contact us. Get help
Technical Preparation Resources

Technical Specs: IHE Technical Framework & C-CDA 2.1
Monitor Training Material

Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
Our Connectathon FAQ for vendor participants

Connectathon Week Resources

>>Schedule for the week:

Monday Jan 20

11:00-11:30 - Arrive at Cleveland Convention Center, pick up your badge at the registration desk
11:30 - Monitor welcome meeting in Room 26A
noon - Lunch!
1:00 - 1:30 - Find your table, get hooked to the network
1:30 - 5:30 - Test verification begins

Tueday Jan 21

9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session
6:30 - 9:30 - Social event

Wed & Thur Jan 22, 23

9:00 - 5:30 - Connectathon testing session

Friday Jan 24

8:00 - noon - Final testing session.
Connectathon ends promptly at noon.

>>Gazelle:

The link to Gazelle on-site & off-site is the same: http://gazelle.iheusa.org

See Anne-Gaëlle or Malo (C28), Steve (K31), or Dr. Phil (C31) about any Gazelle problems, password resets, etc

>>Seating chart:

-- Click Here -

>> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.

>>Network Info:

Network support staff on-site -- at a labelled table near the entry doors to the Connectathon room.
Connectathon Network Description for testing participants
Wireless network for monitors:

SSID: NA2020
Password: cleveland20

>>Test tools

For TOOLS CONNECTATHON LOCATION & CONFIGURATION: See https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2020-week-resources#Tools Note: The link sends you to the Participants' page so that we all have consistent configuration information. Most monitors will want to bookmark that link.

Contact Us:

>>Ask questions. Get help on-site:

Logistics (expenses, travel...): Sarah Bell at the Registration Desk or Help Desk
Network problems: Network support staff (at a labelled table near the entry doors to the Connectathon room)
Gazelle help: Dr. Phil (C31)
Questions on Patient Care Devices PCD tests: Paul Sherman (E28)
Questions on CDA, RFD tests: Steve Moore (K31)
Questions on Radiology and IT Infrastructure tests: Lynn Felhofer (L28)
Tool help: ...varies by tool. See links in the section above.

>> Email Support

Sarah Bell (sbell@himss.org) - Logistics support (travel, hotel, expenses)
Philip DePalo (naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com) - Technical support (Connectathon processes & tools, or your monitor assignment)
Monitor Email List - We use this google group to communicate with monitors: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ihe-na-connectathon-monitors

Technical Preparation Resources:

>> Monitors' Profile Assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.

There are two tabs in the spreadsheet:

The first "Assignments" tab contains a row for each monitor. The columns identify the profile "clusters". The numbers in the column indicate how you will spend your time, eg a "1" indicates you will devote your time evaluating tests in that cluster. Some monitors are asked to split time between two clusters. During Connectathon week monitors will have the opportunity to evaluate tests in another area based on your interest or on our need for help in a certain area.
The second "Cluster-Profiles" tab identifies the profiles in each cluster. Each profile listed in Column D contains a link to that profile's documentation. If the link is to Technical Framework Volume 1, then there is one chapter per profile. If the link is to a Trial Implementation Supplement, then the entire profile is contained within one document. The yellow rows also point to available preparation material.

>> Technical Specifications:

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

If you have time prior to the Connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in Technical Framework "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate.

We also test HL7 Consolidated CDA® Release 2.1. Those specifications are here.

>> Monitor training material

While we provide material to enable monitors to do some preparation prior to the Connectathon, we understand the demands of your day job, and we have no requirement for you to do advance prep.

That said, this section contains links to available training material that falls into 4 categories.

The January 8 Connectathon Monitor webinar -- if you have time for only one prep item, this is the one to choose.
General training topics -- probably of more interest to first-time monitors
Cluster-specific training material -- these trainings are organized according to the 'clusters' of profiles you are assigned to.

Topic	Date/Time Duration
Connectathon overview for all monitors:
Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar: - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Streaming Recording Slides	approx 60 min
General training: (primary audience is 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)	40 min
Connectathon Terminology Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	11 min
Using gazelle to review Connectathon test definitions How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	8 min
IHE 2019 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.	multiple presentations; duration varies
Cluster-specific trainings:
Please refer to the Monitor Assignments. Then, find the Cluster-Profiles tab. For each cluster of profiles, you will find links to available Preparation Material, including recordings and slide presentations.	multiple presentations; duration varies

Video

Our Connectathon 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.

NA Connectathon 2017 Resources

This page is now out-of-date. If you are looking for information about the January 2018 Connectathon, click here.

IHE USA welcomes your participation in the North American Connectathon 2017. This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration is open in gazelle Sep 12 - Oct 7, 2016.

Important for 2017!!

Contract submission and payment are due at the close of registration. That means you have to generate the contract and make payment by October 7, 2016. This is a different policy from previous years. If you have questions, please contact the IHE USA sponsors: connectathon@ihe.net

For Participants

Gazelle Connectathon Test Management	http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na
Participation Checklist	Participant Checklist
Registration	Pre-Registration Advice Contracts, Fees, Payment Registration Checklist Registration Training Thorough vs Supportive Testing Explained Registration Assessment / Status
IHE Technical Frameworks, Consolidated CDA	List of profiles offered for testing, January 2017 IHE Technical Frameworks New Supplements for January 2017 Testing IHE Change Proposals Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) R2.1
Schedule and Logistics Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info ...	Detailed Connectathon Schedule Policies and Guidelines Connectathon Badges Hotel Information Shipping and Extra Electrical Service (TBA) Seating Assignments
Pre-Connectathon	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Training Material for Pre-Connectathon Tasks
Technical Resources	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Tool Resources Application and Network Configuration Connectathon Test Review Connectathon Week Resources (NA2017)
Targeted Resources	ATNA Testing and Digital Certificates Cross-Community (XC* Profile) Testing Code Table (HL7 V2) Codes for XDS Affinity Domain Profile-specific advance Connectathon Preparation
Training Material / Webex Presentations	All Training Material Training Material for Pre-Connectathon Tasks Training Material for Connectathon Tasks
Communication (email addresses, email lists)	Email Addresses to Request Assistance, Suggest Improvements, etc Connectathon Announcements: To subscribe, send an email to NA_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com Other mailing lists
Miscellaneous	FAQ's

For Monitors:

Connectathon Monitor Resources Page

NA Connectathon 2017 Contact Information

Contact Information

Connectathon Technical Project Manager (Steve Moore) Use the email address at the right for any kind of Connectathon technical support question. Your email will be entered into a Jira tracking system	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
IHE USA Connectathon Management and Logistics	connectathon@ihe.net
Domain Technical Project Managers (by Last Name) Contact a Domain Technical Project Manager if your question is specific to a profile in a particular domain.
Paul Dow + Cardiology	pdow@acc.org
Lynn Felhofer + IT Infrastructure + Quality, Research and Public Health + Radiology	felhofer.lynn@gmail.com
Steve Moore + Patient Care Coordination + Consolidated CDA testing	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
Eric Poiseau + Anatomic Pathology + Laboratory + Pharmacy	eric.poiseau@inria.fr
Paul Sherman + Patient Care Devices	paulrshermancce@gmail.com

NA Connectathon 2019 Contact Information

Contact Information

Connectathon Technical Project Manager (Steve Moore) Use the email address at the right for any kind of Connectathon technical support question. Your email will be entered into a Jira tracking system	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
IHE USA Connectathon Management and Logistics	connectathon@ihe.net
Domain Technical Project Managers (by Last Name) Contact a Domain Technical Project Manager if your question is specific to a profile in a particular domain.
Paul Dow + Cardiology	pdow@acc.org
Lynn Felhofer + IT Infrastructure + Quality, Research and Public Health + Radiology	felhofer.lynn@gmail.com
Steve Moore + Patient Care Coordination + Consolidated CDA testing	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
Eric Poiseau + Anatomic Pathology + Laboratory + Pharmacy	eric.poiseau@inria.fr
Paul Sherman + Patient Care Devices	paulrshermancce@gmail.com

NA Connectathon 2017 Application and Network Info

Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon. Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
Training on gazelle configuration entry
Connectathon Network Description
IP Addresses

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

An important Connectathon preparation task for December is to share configuration parameters for your test system (ports, URLs...).

Starting in December, we collect your system's configuration parameters in gazelle. Due Jan 6, 2017.
Then, you retrieve your partners' parameters from gazelle and enter them into your system. Finish this task before arriving at the Connectathon.

The gazelle proxy: The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font. There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Lynn Felhofer (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

There is a a new Gazelle in town. The training for this has changed.

Configuration 101 (.pdf): Entering configuration information into Gazelle
Configuration 102 (.pdf): Instructions for entering webservices parameters
Configuration 103 (.pdf): Instructions for finding your OIDs
Configuration 104 (.pdf): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

Connectathon Network Description

The connectathon network is the backbone for our interoperability testing. Please read this before arriving in Cleveland: NetworkDescription2017.pdf

IP Addresses

In January, fixed IP addresses will be assigned for all hostnames you configured as part of your configuration work in Dec/Jan (hosts, ports, URLs, ...).
You can see your IP addresses using Gazelle:
-- Configurations -> (Company) : Systems Configuration
-- Select a system
-- The hosts and IP addresses associated with that system will display at the top
You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle:
-- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
-- Lower left: Download hosts file

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

NA Connectathon 2017 New Supplements

New Supplements

The following table contains new supplements that are published for the first time. We include only those supplements that have been published after January 2016.

We purposely omit supplements that have been re-published.

Cardiology
IT Infrastructure	Advanced Patient Privacy Consents (APPC)
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Patient Care Coordination	Bed Management (BED)
Patient Care Coordination	Cross-Enterprise Cardiovascular Heart Team Workflow Definition (XCHT-WD)
Patient Care Coordination	Dynamic Care Plan (DCP)
Patient Care Devices
Pharmacy
Quality, Research, Public Health
Radiology	Radiation Exposure Monitoring for Nuclear Medicine (REM-NM)

NA Connectathon 2017 Week Resources

Deprecated: For Reference Only

This is a resource page for an event that is complete. Please do not assume any information on this page is current.

Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

Testing schedule for the week

Daily
After-hours access

Daily 'need to know' announcements
Seating assignments
Network information

Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
Wireless

Gazelle
Guidance for Monday's session
Assigned partners

XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
XCA, XCPD, XCA-I

Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Jan 23, 2017	7:30 am - 4:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Jan 23, 2017	7:30 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Jan 23, 2017	10:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Jan 24, 2017	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Jan 25, 2017	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Jan 26, 2017	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Jan 27, 2017	8:00 am - noon	Connectathon Teset Session 5: Hard stop at noon

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor...

mornings starting at 7:30 am
evenings until 11pm Mon-Thurs. No re-entry is permitted after 9pm. All Participants must leave the test floor at 11pm.

There is no support from volunteer monitors or technical management outside of the daily Testing Sessions; during after-hours, they will be preparing for the next day.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 9am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the na_connectathon email list.

Seating Assignments (No Longer Current)

Network Info (No Longer Current)

NetworkDescriptionNA2017.pdf: Read the Connectathon Network Description before arriving in Cleveland
"I need another fixed IP address!"

Wireless / General

SSID: NA2017
Password: cleveland17
Security type: TBD

Wireless / PCD Testers

SSID: PCD
Password: cleveland17
Security type: TBD

Gazelle

Gazelle on-site: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam

Guidance for Monday's session (No Longer Current)

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 7:30-10am is for system set-up. After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor --> XDM and PDI media to monitor George or Raj at table K24

It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.

Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
In general, work on other no-peer tests.
Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help: (No Longer Current)

IHE USA staff - Help desk

logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - (C18)

Tool help - see next section

Steve Moore - (K28)

First & last resource for technical support. Ask me anything.
PCC and C-CDA/HealthStory tests, test requirements & grading
"I need to drop a profile/actor"
Gazelle help

Eric Poiseau - (K27)

LAB, PATH, PHARM tests, test requirements & grading
Gazelle support

Lynn Felhofer - (K25)

ITI, QRPH, and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading
Monitor support

Paul Sherman - (L18)

PCD tests, test requirements & grading

Assigned partners for some profiles

Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways
XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners (see all 4 tabs in the spreadsheet)
XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues, Wed, Thurs: Cross-CommunityTesting Schedule (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

Tools - locations & support (No Longer Current)

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Tool errata - as we find issues with tools, we will document them here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oNVe8_L7_ll20bCrG--lqlVeIab0cMTEMl8qADhprtk/pubhtml

Integral Tools

The tools listed in the first table below are considered an integral part of Connectathon testing. These tools are referenced in Connectathon tests and are part of the test procedure.

Tool	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
Gazelle Itself	Test Management	http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na	Eric (K27)
Gazelle Security Suite	- Home of ATNA Questionnaires - TLS client / server simulator - ATNA Audit message validator - Syslog collector (ARR simulator)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss	Cedric (K26)
CDA Validation (several)	PCC, QRPH and C-CDA Testing	IHE CDA Overview of Testing Procedure	Steve (K28)
DICOM Central Archive	Archive for DICOM objects	GUI front-end: http://central-archive.ihe-us-test.net:8080/dcm4chee-web3/ password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: 10.242.128.43 / 11112 AET: DCM4CHEE	Steve (K28)
Gazelle EVS Client	Home page	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/home.seam	Eric (K27)
	DICOM validators (DCCHECK, dcm4che, Dicom3Tools, Pixelmed-REM, dcmcheck)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/dicom/validator.seam	Eric (K27)
	HL7v2 validator HL7v3 validator	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v2/validator.seam https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v3/validator.seam	Eric (K27)
	PDF/A validator (XDS-SD)	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/pdf/validator.seam	Eric (K27)
	XDW validator	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/xdw/validator.seam
Gazelle proxy	message capture/validation (non-TLS)	http://ihe.wustl.edu/proxy	Eric (K27)
Gazelle Order Manager	Is the DSS/OF for CARD & RAD profiles: --DICOM Modality Worklist SCP for RAD & CARD modalities --RAD-13 sender for RAD & CARD Image Managers Watch this short "how to" video	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager	Cedric (K26)
Gazelle Patient Manager	Is the Patient Demographics Supplier and Patient Encounter Supplier in the PAM Profilfe	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager	Cedric (K26)
NIST HL7 v2.x	For QRPH VRDR HL7 messages	http://hl7v2-cf-validator.nist.gov/cf-validator/#/home	Rob S (M28)
Patient Generation and Sharing	--Preload patients for PIX/PDQ/XDS... --HL7v2 and V3 Patient ID Feed --Choose a patient to initiate creation of a RAD/CARD modality worklist in Order Manager	Gazelle Test Management: menu Connectathon-->Patient Generation and Sharing	Lynn (L25)
PCD Tools	PCD Message Validation	http://ihe-pcd-con.nist.gov/PCD-HL7WebCon/#home.htm	John (L17)
SAML STS	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing	https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/sts	Cedric (K26)
XDS Tools	XD* profile testing	- Endpoints for the XDS Public Registry - Red, Green, and Blue - are on: http://nist1:9080/ - XDS toolkit: TBD - XDS Registry Dashboard: from the toolkit home page, select Connectathon Tools --> Dashboard	Bill (J28)
XDS Toolkit 2017		http://xdstools.ihe-us-test.net	Bill (J28)
XDS-I Tools 2017	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations. Uses the NIST XDS Toolkit directly	http://xds-imaging-tools.ihe-us-test.net	Steve (K28)

Backup or Experimental Tools

The tools listed in the table below are considered as backups or possibly experimental.

Backup: Tool is available if someone needs to review/resolve an issue by using one of our tools. These are not part of the defined testing protocol.

Experimental: A tool is in development. We may ask you for your help in running a few tests to examine the behavior of our testing software.

Tool	Status	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
Gazelle EVS / HPD validator	Backup			x ()
Gazelle EVS / DSUB validator	Backup			xxx()
Gazelle EVS / WADO validator (XDS-I.b)	Backup			xxx()
Gazelle XDStar Client	Backup			()
RFD Simulator	Experimental	RFD based profiles	http://rfd-test-tools	Ralph (J22)
XCA Tools	Experimental	XCA testing	Beta testing: Conformity Assessment	Bill (J28)

NA Connectathon 2017 Monitor Resources

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

Note this page is now out-of-date. NA2018 Connectathon info is here

Table of Contents

Connectathon Week Resources

Connectathon Week Schedule
Gazelle on-site
Profile Assignments
Seating assignments
Network Information
Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - location & support

Timeline for Connectathon Monitors
Technical Preparation Resources

Link to gazelle
Technical Specs: IHE Technical Framework Documentation

Monitor preparation and Training Material
Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
Our FAQ for vendor participants
Contact Us

Connectathon Week Resources

>>Schedule for the week:

Mon Jan 23, 11:00-11:30 am	Monitors arrive at the Cleveland Convention Center and pick up badges at registration desk outside the Grand Ballroom.
Monday 11:30 am	Monitor welcome/orientation meeting. Meeting Room 21 on the Exhibit Floor level, adjacent to the Registration/Check-in.
Monday noon - 1:00 pm	Lunch -- get to know your monitor colleagues. Participants will be having lunch, too.
Monday 1:00 - 1:30 pm	Monitors find their table on the Connectathon floor and get hooked up to the network.
Monday 1:30 - 5:30 pm	Connectathon testing session. Monitors start work on test verification.
	AFTER HOURS ACCESS: Monitors and participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor... -- mornings starting at 7:30 am -- evenings until 11pm Mon-Thurs. No re-entry is permitted after 9pm. Everyone must leave the test floor at 11pm. There is no support from volunteer monitors or technical management outside of the daily Testing Sessions; during after-hours, they will be preparing for the next day.
Tue, Wed, Thurs 9 am-5:30 pm	Connectathon testing sessions / test verification.
Tues 6:30-9:30 pm	Social Event for Connectathon participants and monitors at Punch Bowl Social in The Flats of Downtown Cleveland.
Fri Jan 27 8 am-noon	- Final Connectathon testing session. - Connectathon ends promptly at noon.
*AFTER CONNECTATHON-->*
Feb 10	If you did not request advance per diem by Dec 5, then send your post-event per diem form to jmyers@himss.org.

>>Gazelle:

Off-site & on-site (same as before the Connectathon): http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam

>> Profile assignments:

Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.

We organize IHE profiles into "clusters" with common characteristics, and then we assign monitors to evaluate tests in one "cluster" (perhaps two). The google spreadsheet contains the first draft of monitor assignments. We try to assign you to profiles that match your expertise. We hope that some assignments allow you to learn something new. In fact, each monitor has the capability to evaluate tests in almost any profile.

There are three tabs in the spreadsheet:

The first "Assignments" tab contains a row for each monitor. The columns identify the profile "clusters". The numbers in the column indicate how you will spend your time, eg a "1" indicates you will devote your time evaluating tests in that cluster. Some monitors are asked to split time between two clusters. During Connectathon week monitors will have the opportunity to evaluate tests in another area based on your interest or on our need for help in a certain area.
The second "Cluster-Profiles" tab identifies the profiles in each cluster. Each profile listed in Column D contains a link to that profile's documentation. If the link is to Technical Framework Volume 1, then there is one chapter per profile. If the link is to a Trial Implementation Supplement, then the entire profile is contained within one document. The yellow rows also point to available preparation material.

>>Seating assignments:

See this spreadsheet.

>>Network Info:

Network support staff (C18)
Wireless / General

SSID: NA2017
Password: cleveland17
Security type: TBA

Wireless / General

SSID: PCD
Password: cleveland17
Security type: TBA

Connectathon Network Description - this is the description of the Connectathon testing network. Target audience for this document is testing participants. FYI-only for Monitors.

>>Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk

logistics, hotel, expenses...

Network staff - (C18)

Tool help - see next section

Lynn Felhofer - (K25)

ITI, QRPH, and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading
Monitor support
Gazelle support

Steve Moore - (K28)

PCC and C-CDA/HealthStory tests, test requirements & grading

Eric Poiseau - (K27)

LAB, PATH, PHARM tests, test requirements & grading
Gazelle support

Paul Sherman - (L18)

PCD tests, test requirements & grading

>> Test tools - locations & support:

See: https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2017-week-resources#Tools

(we document the tool list in one place -- on the vendor's information page)

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Timeline for Connectathon Monitors:

*BEFORE CONNECTATHON-->*
Nov 17	Complete Monitor Travel Survey. See Jeremiah's email for details.
Dec 2	Complete and return Non-Disclosure and Conflict of Interest forms. Send to jmyers@himss.org.
Dec 5	Book airfare (if applicable). Refer to the Monitor Travel Guide. Monitors must arrange through Innovative Travel.
Dec 5	Register for your Monitor badge. You will receive an invitation via email with registration link.
Dec 5	Request *advance* per diem. Send per diem form to jmyers@himss.org. (Alternatively, submit post-event per diem form by Feb 10, 2017.)
Jan 11, 10-11am CST	Connectathon Monitors - Preparation & Process Webinar: - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Gazelle walk-through - Q & A Link to recording \| slides
Mon Jan 16, 3:00 CST	Media Cluster Profile Overview Link to recording (18 min)
Mon Jan 16, 4:00 CST	Mobile Cluster Profile Overview Link to recording (47 min)
Tue Jan 17, 10:00 CST	RFD Cluster Profile Overview Link to recording (30 min)
Tue Jan 17, noon CST	Security Cluster Profile Overview Link to recording (32 min)
Tue Jan 17, 4:00 CST	XDS Cluster Profile Overview Link to recording (34 min)
Wed Jan 18, 10:00 CST	*XC Cross-Community Cluster** Profile Overview Link to recording (43 min)
Wed Jan 18, 1:00 CST	RAD-WF Radiology Workflow Cluster Profile Overview Link to recording (34 min)
Wed Jan 18, 3:00 CST	RAD-Web Cluster Profile Overview Link to recording (20 min)
Sun, Jan 22, 2:05 CST	Packers vs. Falcons -- NCF Championship Game
CONNECTATHON WEEK-->
Mon Jan 23, 11:00-11:30 am	Monitors arrive at the Cleveland Convention Center and pick up badges at registration desk.
Monday 11:30 am	Monitor welcome/orientation meeting. Meeting Room 21 on the Exhibit Floor level, adjacent to the Registration/Check-in.
Monday noon - 1:00 pm	Lunch -- get to know your monitor colleagues. Participants will be having lunch, too.
Monday 1:00 - 1:30 pm	Monitors find their table on the Connectathon floor and get hooked up to the network.
Monday 1:30 - 5:30 pm	Connectathon testing session. Monitors start work on test verification.
Tue, Wed, Thurs 9 am-5:30 pm	Connectathon testing sessions / test verification.
Tues 6:30-9:30 pm	Social Event for Connectathon participants and monitors at Punch Bowl Social in The Flats of Downtown Cleveland.
Fri Jan 27 8 am-noon	- Final Connectathon testing session. - Connectathon ends promptly at noon.
*AFTER CONNECTATHON-->*
Feb 10	If you did not request advance per diem by Dec 5, then send your post-event per diem form to jmyers@himss.org.

Technical Preparation Resources:

>> Link to gazelle:

http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam

Gazelle is the tool we use to manage test execution and verification for the IHE Connectathon.

>> IHE Technical Framework Documentation:

The specifications we test at the Connectathon are contained in IHE Technical Framework documentation. IHE publishes its Technical Framework documents, organized by domain, on the Technical Framework page of ihe.net.

If you have time prior to the Connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in Technical Framework "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate.

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

Monitor Preparation & Training Material:

>> Cluster-specific preparation:

The Monitor Assignments Spreadsheet contains cluster-specific preparation & training material. See the Cluster-Proiflies tab. Each cluster contains links to the availlable preparation material for monitors.

>> Other Training Material:

Audience	Topic	Date-Time / Duration
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) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	0:11
All monitors	Using gazelle to review Connectathon tests How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	0:08
All monitors	Connectathon monitor - process overview - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Q&A Gazelle walk-through - How monitors use gazelle during connectathon week to verify tests. recording \| slides	Jan 11, 2017 10am CST
All monitors	Some profile 'clusters' have additional training material prepared by IHE Technical Project Managers. This content will become available from now into Jan 2017. Find it on the Cluster-Profiles tab of the monitor assignments google spreadsheet.
optional	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 this Training Page.
optional	IHE 2016 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.	multiple presentations available; duration varies

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

Contact Us:

Jeremiah Myers (jmyers@himss.org) - Logistics support (travel, hotel, expenses)
Lynn Felhofer (felhofer.lynn@gmail.com) - Technical support (Connectathon processes & tools, or your monitor assignment)
Monitor Email List - We use this google group to communicate with monitors: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!members/ihe-na-connectathon-monitors

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2017_Monitor_Travel_Guide_Final.pdf	636.5 KB
IHE_NA_Connectathon_Mutual_Non-Disclosure_Agreement.docx	66.29 KB
IHE_USA-Conflict_of_Interest.docx	103.28 KB
CAT17_Table Assignments_Final_withMonitors.xls	78 KB
ConnectathonWeekProcessForMonitors-NA2017.pdf	4.78 MB

NA Connectathon 2021 Resources

IHE USA welcomes your participation in the IHE North American Connectathon, March 1-5, 2021 in the Cloud.

This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration will open in Gazelle Test Management in December 2020. Infomation for some items below will be added as we get closer to January. Below is content from the previous NA CAT2020

If you have questions, please contact the IHE NA Connectathon sponsors: connectathon@ihe.net

For Participants

Schedule and Logistics	Detailed Connectathon Schedule (aka Participant Timeline) Contract, Fees, Payment Connectathon Policies and Guidelines Connectathon Badges
Gazelle Test Management	IHE manages Connectathon system registration and testing in our on-line system called "Gazelle Test Management": https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na
Connectathon System Registration	System registration: Register Now! Registration Checklist For first-time participants: -- Pre-Registration Advice -- How to Register in Gazelle and Generate a Contract -- Thorough vs Supportive Testing Explained
Specifications to be tested	List of profiles for testing IHE Technical Frameworks Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) R2.1
Testing Tools	NA CAT21 Testing Tools
Technical resources for all	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Test Tool Information Application and Network Configuration Connectathon Test Review -- Existing profiles have test definitions now -- New profiles will have test definitions available Dec/Jan Connectathon Week Resources
Technical resources for targeted profiles	Profile-specific Advance Connectathon Preparation ATNA Testing and Digital Certificates Connectathon XDS Affinity Domain Metadata Codes (i.e. codes.xml) Cross-Community (XC* Profile) Testing
Training Material / Webex Presentations	Available Training Material
Miscellaneous	A Beginner's Guide to Successful Testing at the IHE Connectathon FAQs
Contact us!	Email addresses and mailing lists

For Monitors:

Connectathon Monitor Resources Page

NA Connectathon 2021 Application and Network Info

Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon. Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
Training on gazelle configuration entry
IP Addresses
Connectivity Testing

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

Hostnames: Each test system in gazelle is given a hostname. This will be the full qualified domain name. You will also incldue your static IP address.

The gazelle proxy: The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font. There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Philip DePalo (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

There is a a new Gazelle in town. The training for this has changed.

IHE Services has provided this guide to assist with the online process for setting up your congifurations:

Online Configuration Guide

The information below is geared towards a Face to Face Connectathon:

Configuration 101 (.pdf): Entering configuration information into Gazelle
Configuration 102 (.pdf): Instructions for entering webservices parameters
Configuration 103 (.pdf): Instructions for finding your OIDs
Configuration 104 (.pdf): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

IP Addresses

You must follow the guide above to edit and enter your own IP and domain name.
You will then download the hosts file to whitelist other participants in your firewall.
You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle (http://gazelle.iheusa.org)
-- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
-- Lower left: Download hosts file

Connectivity Testing

You may use this IHE Services guide to perform connectivity testing: Connectivity Testing

Thank you for your patience during this new process. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

NA Connectathon 2021 Week Resources

Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

Testing schedule for the week
Daily 'need to know' announcements
Network information
Gazelle Test Management
Slack User Guide
Test Execution Guide
Guidance for Monday's session
Assigned partners and assigned patients

XD*, ATNA
XCA, XCPD, XCA-I

Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - configuration, location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Mar 1, 2021	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Mar 1, 2021	10:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Mar 2, 2021	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Mar 3, 2021	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Mar 4, 2021	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 4
Fri, Mar 5, 2021	8:00 am - noon	Connectathon Test Session 5: Hard stop at noon

Daily 'need to know' announcements

Follow Slack #connectathon-announcements channel for all event related notes.

Network Info

Online Configuration Guide
more network info: https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/na-connectathon-2021-application-and-network-info

Gazelle Test Management

Gazelle Test Management: https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na

Slack User Guide

Please review the following user guide for information on how to work within the slack workspace. You must be a registered participant to join the slack workspace. You can register here: Participant Registration

Slack User Guide

Test Execution Guide

Please reivew the following test execution guide. This will be the method used to have your tests monitored and completed.

Test Execution Guide

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8:00-10am is for system set-up. After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
In general, work on other no-peer tests.
Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

Tool help - see section below

Dr. Phil -

First & last resource for technical support. Ask me anything.

If I do not know, I will find someone who does.

Gazelle help. Traditional Level 1 and Level 2 support.

e.g. "I need to reset my password"

Monitor support

Steve Moore -

QRPH, PCC and C-CDA tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors.
"I need to drop a profile/actor in QRPH or PCC"

Lynn Felhofer - On Slack: IHE.Lynn.Felhofer

ITI and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
"I need to drop a profile/actor in RAD or ITI"

Paul Sherman & Michael Kirwan -

DEV tests, test requirements & grading => support for participants and monitors
"I need to drop a profile/actor in DEV"

Assigned partners and assigned patients

Document sharing / multiple affinity domain testing (red/green/blue assignments): click here
Document Source Patient Assignments and the XDS, XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners click here
Schedule for XC* testing on Tues Wed Thu (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first): click here

See Lynn Felhofer with any questions about these assignments.

Tools - configuration, location & support

TOOLS DEPLOYED AT CONNECTATHON
Gazelle Test Management	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.iheusa.org/gazelle-na
Support	On Slack: #tool-gazelle-test-management
Used for	Overall test management during Connectathon.
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Proxy	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.iheusa.org/proxy IP address: 147.135.50.8
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-proxy
Used for	Captures messages exchanged between two test systems and enables message validation. Applicable to messaging in all IHE profiles that do not require TLS communication. When participants link proxy message in test instances, monitors can use the link to examine message content and (for some messages) call validators in EVSClient.
Documentation	Proxy overview for monitors Proxy training recording (.mp4) (targeted at participants) Proxy User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Security Suite (GSS)	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/gss IP address: 151.80.206.33
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-security-suite
User for	Source of digital certificates for ATNA/TLS. Simulates an Audit Record Repository (syslog collector). Validates syslog audit records. TLS Simulators (client & server), including for new ATNA options. Home of the ‘ATNA Questionnaire’ for systems testing ATNA. SAML assertion provider for XUA.
Documentation	GSS "how to" recording for monitors (.mp4) GSS User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle EVSClient	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient
Support	On Slack: # gazelle-evs-client
Used for	Validators for HL7v2, v3 messages, CDA documents, & FHIR Resources. Multiple DICOM validators. Other validators: XDW, PDF/A, DSUB, HPD… When you validate a message from within the Gazelle Proxy or Gazelle Samples area, it calls validators within the EVSClient.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe), with embedded validators provided by many organizations
Gazelle Patient Manager	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/PatientManager IP address: 151.80.206.33
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-patient-manager
Used for	Simulators for actors in PAM, PDQ, PIX are used by participants during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes during Connectathon. Source of test patients during Connectathon. Connectathon tests do not call for monitors to use Patient Manager.
Documentation	User Manual
Provider Organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
Gazelle Order Manager	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	https://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager IP address: 151.80.206.33
Support	On Slack: # tool-gazelle-order-manager
Used for	Order Placer and Order Filler simulator in departmental workflow profiles; DICOM Modality Worklist provider (SCP) and HL7 order exchange. Simulators are used by participants in RAD and LAB during pre-Connectathon testing; sometimes at Connectathon, especially as a DICOM Modality worklist SCP
Documentation	Order Manager training slides User Manual
Provider organization	Kereval (IHE Europe)
PCD Tools	Ready for NA2021? YES!
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/pcdtool/
Support	On Slack: #tool-pcd-tool
Used for	Used in PCD profile testing to validate one to one messages passing patient and device information. New functionality validates some detailed ACM profile content.
US ONC ETT for C-CDA Ready for NA2021?
Configuration	https://ttpedge.sitenv.org/ttp/#/validators/ccdar2
Support	On Slack:
Summary	Used to test C-CDA documents. Not for general CDA testing.
Provider Organization	NIST
PIX/PDQ and Vital Records Test Tools	Ready for NA2021?
Configuration
Support	On Slack:
Used for	Validators for PIXv2, PIXv2, PDQv2 and PDQv3 messages. Validation for Vital Records Death Reporting.
Documentation	on-line tool documentation
Provider organization	NIST
CDA Validation Tools	Ready for NA2021?
Support	On Slack:
Used for	For PCC, QRPH, and C-CDA testing
Documentation	IHE CDA Testing Procedure Overview
XDS Toolkit	Ready for NA2021? Yes
Configuration	https://tools.iheusa.org/xdstools >> During Connectathon week: >> From outside: https://github.com/usnistgov/asbestos/wiki/CAT-Home
Support	On Slack: # tool-xds-toolkit
Used for	Validates messages and simulates actors in document sharing profiles, eg XC*, XDS. Specific tests contain instructions to use Toolkit to verify messages, or as a Doc Consumer simulator to perform queries against participants' tests systems.
Provider Organization	NIST
XDS-I Tools	Ready for NA2021? Yes
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/xds-imaging
Support	On Slack: #tool-xds-imaging
Used for	For testing XDS-I and XCA-I implementations
Provider Organization	NIST + Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (for XDS-I & XCA-I)
FHIR Read-Write Server (HAPI)	Ready for NA2021? Yes
Configuration	GUI front end: http://cat-nist-tools.ihe-europe.net:6080/hapi-fhir-rw/ FHIR base URL: http://cat-nist-tools.ihe-europe.net:6080/hapi-fhir-rw/baseR4
Support	On Slack: # fhir-readwrite-server
Used for	(1) Participants can upload & validate FHIR Resources created by their systems. -- -- Instructions are in Connectathon test '_Resource_Check for several profiles. (2) Participants that are FHIR clients will upload a FHIR CapabilityStatement for their test system onto this server, making them available to all participants and monitors. Instructions are in test '01_DoThis1st_CapabilityStatement'
Provider Organization	https://hapifhir.io/
FHIR Toolkit (aka "Asbestos")	Ready for NA2021? Yes
Configuration	https://tools.iheusa.org:9743
Support	On Slack: # tool-fhir-toolkit
Used for	MHD profile testing
Documentation	Release notes Connectathon FAQ Recorded training (from 2020, but still applicable, and a chance to see Bill again :-) )
Provider Organization	NIST
MITRE Inferno	Ready for NA2021? Yes
Configuration	http://tools.iheusa.org/inferno
Support	On Slack: # tool-mitre-inferno
Used for	FHIR Testing, there are no Connectathon specific tests
Documentation
Provider Organization	MITRE
DICOM Central Archive (dcm4chee)	Ready for NA2021? Yes.
Configuration	Note: this is updated for NA2021 GUI front-end: https://central-archive.ihe-europe.net/dcm4chee-arc/ui2 login/password: user/user IP addr / port: 147.135.232.187 / 11112 AET: CENTRAL_ARCHIVE QIDO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs WADO-RS: http://central-archive.ihe-europe.net:8080/dcm4chee-arc/aets/CENTRAL/rs
Support	On Slack: # tool-dicom-central-archive
Used for	A commonly-accessible repository for DICOM objects. Participants store their objects here. Available to other participants via DICOM C-FIND, C-MOVE, QIDO-RS, and WADO-RS. Monitors use the web-based GUI to verify that participants have stored their objects here.
Provider organization	dcm4che.org
Index to IHE TEST TOOLS AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF CONNECTATHON WEEK:
Index to IHE Test Tools: https://wiki.ihe.net/index.php/IHE_Test_Tool_Information

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Patterns for Connectathon Test Execution & Evaluation - NA CAT 2021.pdf	148.2 KB
Connectathon Online Management using Gazelle TM & Slack.pdf	98.49 KB

NA Connectathon 2016 Resources

IHE USA welcomes your participation in the North American Connectathon 2016. This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration is open in gazelle Sep 14 - Oct 9, 2015.

New for 2016!!

Contract submission and payment are due at the close of registration. That means you have to generate the contract and make payment by October 9, 2015. This is a different policy from previous years. If you have questions, please contact the IHE USA sponsors: connectathon@ihe.net

For Participants

Gazelle Connectathon Test Management	http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na
Participation Checklist	Participant Checklist
Registration	Pre-Registration Advice Contracts, Fees, Payment Registration Checklist Registration Training Thorough vs Supportive Testing Explained Registration Assessment / Status
IHE Technical Frameworks, Consolidated CDA	List of profiles offered for testing, January 2016 IHE Technical Frameworks New Supplements for January 2016 Testing IHE Change Proposals Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) R2.1
Schedule and Logistics Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info ...	Detailed Connectathon Schedule Policies and Guidelines Connectathon Badges Hotel Information Shipping and Extra Electrical Service (TBA) Seating Assignments (TBA)
Pre-Connectathon	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Training Material for Pre-Connectathon Tasks
Technical Resources	Pre-Connectathon Preparation Tool Resources Application and Network Configuration Connectathon Test Review Connectathon Week Resources (NA2016)
Targeted Resources	ATNA Testing and Digital Certificates Cross-Community Testing Code Table (HL7 V2) Profile Specific Instructions
Training Material / Webex Presentations	All Training Material Training Material for Pre-Connectathon Tasks Training Material for Connectathon Tasks
Communication (email addresses, email lists)	Email Addresses to Request Assistance, Suggest Improvements, etc Connectathon Announcements: To subscribe, send an email to NA_connectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com Other mailing lists
Miscellaneous	FAQ's

For Monitors:

Connectathon Monitor Resources Page

NA Connectathon 2016 Schedule & Logistics

IHE USA sponsors the North American Connectathon and 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 USA staff at connectathon@ihe.net

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Connectathon location & dates	Cleveland Convention Center & HIMSS Innovation Center -- Cleveland, Ohio January 25-29, 2016
Email list for Connectathon announcements	All participants in the NA 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 NA_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.
Detailed Connectathon schedule	This schedule will help you stay on track from October through January! We also have the Weekly Reminder page containing technical preparation steps.
Contracts, Fees, Payment	Four steps to register for the Connectathon.
Policies & Guidelines	IHE USA publishes these policies for contracting, payment, and participation in the IHE North American Connectathon 2016.
Connectathon badges	Order badges for your staff that will attend the Connectathon. Order early; badge prices increase after November 21.
Hotel info	http://iheusa.org/connectathon-participantresources.aspx#hotelandtravel
Shipping & extra electrical service	Service kit for Cleveland Convention Center
Seating assignments	Seating assignments (TBA)- There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. First tab: each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg L28. Second tab: seating assignments sorted by Organization. Connectathon floor plan (TBA)
NA Connectathon Conference 2016	January 27, 2016 - a one-day educational & networking event at the HIMSS Innovation Center.
Connectathon Technical Resources	Find details about technical preparation for connectathon: tools, network, training, and much more.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the NA Connectathon 2016 main page

NA Connectathon 2016 Contact Information

Contact Information

Connectathon Technical Project Manager (Steve Moore) Use the email address at the right for any kind of Connectathon technical support question. Your email will be entered into a Jira tracking system	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
IHE USA Connectathon Management and Logistics	connectathon@ihe.net
Domain Technical Project Managers (by Last Name) Contact a Domain Technical Project Manager if your question is specific to a profile in a particular domain.
Paul Dow + Cardiology	pdow@acc.org
Lynn Felhofer + IT Infrastructure + Quality, Research and Public Health + Radiology	felhofer.lynn@gmail.com
Steve Moore + Patient Care Coordination + Consolidated CDA testing	naconnectathon.helpdesk@gmail.com
Eric Poiseau + Anatomic Pathology + Laboratory + Pharmacy	eric.poiseau@inria.fr
Paul Sherman + Patient Care Devices	paulrshermancce@gmail.com

NA Connectathon 2016 Monitor Resources

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

Table of Contents:

On-site logistics: Daily schedule, Gazelle, Table assignments, Network,
Tools at Connectathon
Profile Assignments
Technical Specs: IHE Technical Framework Documentation
Training Material
Preparation Logistics: pre-Connectathon timeline, Travel, Expenses, Profile assignments, Non-Disclosure & Conflict of Interest forms
Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
Our FAQ for vendor participants
Contact Info

On-Site Logistics

Connectathon Schedule:

Mon Jan 25, 8:30-9:00am	Monitors arrive at the Cleveland Convention Center.
Monday 9:00 am	Meeting Room 21 on the Exhibit Floor level, adjacent to the Registration/Check-in: Badge & monitor packet pick-up. Monitor welcome/orientation meeting. If you cannot arrive by 9am, don't worry; you can get your badge at the main Connectathon registration desk when you arrive.
Monday 9:30am	Monitors find their table on the Connectathon floor and get hooked up to the network. The Connectathon managers will then turn their attention to welcoming vendor participants until testing starts at 10am.
Monday 10 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon testing begins promptly at 10am
Tue Jan 26 Wed Jan 27 Thu Jan 28 9am-5:30	Connectathon testing session FYI: Off-Hours Access + Participants in the Connectathon will have support from staff (technical managers and volunteer monitors) during regular testing session hours. + The Connectathon testing floor is staffed by hotel security 24/7. + The Connectathon floor will be open at 7am Tues through Friday. Entry/re-entry will be allowed until 9pm each evening. No re-entry after 9pm. If you happen to be working very late, you will be asked to leave the Connectathon floor at 11pm.
Fri Jan 29 8am-noon	- Final Connectathon testing session. - Connectathon ends promptly at noon.

Gazelle:

Off-site & on-site (same as before the Connectathon): http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam

Network Info

Wireless / General

SSID: NA2016
Password: cleveland16
Security type: TBD

NetworkDescriptionNA2016.pdf - this is the description of the Connectathon testing network. Target audience for this document is testing participants. FYI-only for Monitors.

Seating assignments:

CAT16_Table_Assignments_For_Monitors.pdf

Ask Questions. Get Help:

Monitor Logistics support -

IHE USA staff - Help Desk
Network staff - (J31)

Monitor Technical Support -

Steve Moore - (K28)

PCC & Consolidated CDA tests

Paul Sherman - (F35)

PCD tests

Eric Poiseau - (L27)

LAB & PHARM tests
Gazelle support

Lynn Felhofer - (H28)

ITI, RAD, and QRPH tests, requirements & grading
Gazelle support

Tool help

See Tools - location & support (we maintain one copy on the participant resources page)

Tools - locations & support

See this Tools Information (we maintain this in one place -- on the vendor's information page)

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Profile assignments

PROFILE ASSIGNMENTS: Monitor profile assignments are in this google spreadsheet.

We group IHE profiles into "clusters" with common characteristics, and then we assign monitors to evaluate tests in one "cluster" (perhaps two). The google spreadsheet contains the first draft of monitor assignments. We try to assign you to profiles that match your expertise. We hope that some assignments allow you to learn something new. In fact, each monitor has the capability to evaluate tests in almost any profile.

There are two tabs in the spreadsheet:

The first "Assignments" tab contains a row for each monitor. The columns identify the profile "clusters". The numbers in the column indicate how you will spend your time, eg a "1" indicates you will devote all of your time evaluating tests in that cluster.
The second "Cluster-Profiles" tab identifies the profiles in each cluster. Each profile listed in Column D contains a link to that profile's documentation. If the link is to Technical Framework Volume 1, then there is one chapter per profile. If the link is to a Trial Implementation Supplement, then the entire profile is contained within one document.

IHE Technical Framework Documentation

The specifications we test at the Connectathon are contained in IHE Technical Framework documentation. 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 Volume 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.

To prepare for the connectathon, we recommend you read the chapter in Technical Framework "Volume 1" for the profiles you are assigned to evaluate.

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

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

Training Material

Audience	Topic	Date-Time / Duration
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) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	0:11
All monitors	Using gazelle to review Connectathon tests How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	0:08
All monitors	Connectathon monitor - process overview - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Q&A Gazelle walk-through - How monitors use gazelle during connectathon week to verify tests. recording \| slides	Jan 13, 2016 10am CST
All monitors	Some profile 'clusters' have additional training material prepared by IHE Technical Project Managers. This content will become available througout Jan 2016. Find it on the Cluster-Profiles tab of the monitor assignments google spreadsheet.
optional	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 this Training Page.
optional	IHE 2015 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.	multiple presentations available; duration varies

Pre-Connectathon Logistics

Wed Nov 11	Monitors submit Travel Survey, Non-Disclosure Form and Conflict of Interest Forms to Nick.
Fri Nov 120	Monitor Travel Guide is available here.
Fri Nov 20	Monitor profile assignments are here.
Wed Dec 18	Deadlines from the Monitor Travel Guide: - Monitors book flight to Cleveland through HIMSS Travel Agency (if applicable) - Monitors register for Connectathon badge and obtain Social Event Ticket - Monitors submit Advance Per Diem form (if applicable)
December	General monitor preparation --> If you have time, read the Vol 1 chapter for the profiles you have been assigned to.
January	General monitor preparation --> If you have time, review some of the Connectathon tests for your profiles.
Wed Jan 13 10am CST	Monitor Training Webinar - Click this link to first register and then attend - Event Number: 928 306 265 Password: Meeting1 This webinar will be recorded for those unable to attend.
Mon Jan 25 - Fri Jan 29	Connectathon! Daily schedule is detailed below.
Mon Feb 15	Monitors submit Post-Event Per Diem form (if applicable)

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

Contact Info

Logistics help (travel, hotel, expenses), please contact Nick Druzbanski (ndruzbanski@himss.org)
Technical help (Connectathon processes & tools, or your assignment), please contact Lynn Felhofer (felhofer.lynn@gmail.com)
Monitor Email List: We use this google group to communicate with monitors: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ihe-na-2016-connectathon-monitors

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Monitor_Travel_Guide.pdf	242.43 KB
Per_Diem_Request_Form.pdf	73.81 KB

NA Connectathon 2016 New Supplements

New Supplements

The following table contains new supplements that are published for the first time. We include only those supplements that have been published after January 2015.

We purposely omit supplements that have been re-published.

Cardiology	Registry Content Submission - Electrophysiology (RCS-EP)
IT Infrastructure	Cross-Community Document Reliable Interchange (XCDR)
IT Infrastructure	Mobile Alert Communication Management (mACM)
IT Infrastructure	Patient Identifier Cross-reference for Modile (PIXm)
IT Infrastructure	Add RESTful Query to ATNA (update to ATNA profile)
IT Infrastructure	Cross-Enterprise Document Workflow Extension to Cross-Community Environment (XDW for XCA & XCDR)
Patient Care Coordination	Clinical Mapping (CMAP)
Patient Care Coordination	Data Access Framework (DAF)
Patient Care Coordination	Guideline Appropriate Ordering (GAO)
Patient Care Coordination	Remote Patient Monitoring
Quality, Research, Public Health	Aggregate Data Exchange (ADX)
Quality, Research, Public Health	Data Element Exchange (DEX)
Radiology	Clinical Decision Support - Order Appropriateness Tracking (CDS-OAT)
Radiology	Web-based Image Capture (WIC)

Connectathon 2016 Week Resources

Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

Testing schedule for the week

Daily
After-hours access

Daily 'need to know' announcements
Seating assignments
Network information

Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
Wireless
Printer

Gazelle
Guidance for Monday's session
Assigned partners

XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
XCA, XCPD, XCA-I

Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon, Jan 25, 2016	7:30 am - 4:00 pm EST	On-site check-in / badge pickup
Mon, Jan 25, 2016	8:00 am - 10:00 am	Connectathon Participant system set-up
Mon, Jan 25, 2016	10:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 1
Tue, Jan 26, 2016	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 2
Wed, Jan 27, 2016	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Session 3
Thu, Jan 28, 2016	9:00 am - 5:30 pm	Connectathon Test Sesson 4
Fri, Jan 29, 2016	8:00 am - noon	Connectathon Teset Session 5: Hard stop at noon

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor...

mornings starting at 8am on Monday, and at 7am on Tues-Fri
evenings until 11pm Mon-Thurs. No re-entry is permitted after 9pm. All Participants must leave the test floor at 11pm.

There is no support from volunteer monitors or technical management outside of the daily Testing Sessions; during after-hours, will be preparing for the next day.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 9am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the na_connectathon email list.

Seating Assignments

Network Info

NetworkDescriptionNA2016.pdf: Read the Connectathon Network Description before arriving in Cleveland
"I need another fixed IP address!"

Wireless / General

SSID: NA2016
Password: cleveland16
Security type: TBD

Wireless / PCD Testers

SSID: PCD
Password: cleveland16
Security type: TBD

Printer (table )

PLEASE PRINT A TEST PAGE AFTER CONFIGURING THE PRINTER AS FOLLOWS

IP Address: TBD
Model: TBD
Driver: TBD

Gazelle

Gazelle on-site: http://10.242.100.100/gazelle-na/home.seam

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8-10am is for system set-up. After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor --> XDM and PDI media to monitor Penny at table H24

It is good practice to hand a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.

Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
In general, work on other no-peer tests.
Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk

logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - (J31)

Tool help - see next section

Steve Moore - (K28)

First & last resource for technical support. Ask me anything.
PCC and C-CDA/HealthStory tests, test requirements & grading
"I need to drop a profile/actor"
Gazelle help

Eric Poiseau - (L28)

LAB, PATH, PHARM tests, test requirements & grading
Gazelle support

Lynn Felhofer - (H28)

ITI, QRPH, and Radiology tests, test requirements & grading
Monitor support

Paul Sherman - (F35)

PCD tests, test requirements & grading

Assigned partners for some profiles

Red, Green, Blue assignments for Registries & Gateways
XDS, XDS-I, ATNA: Tue-Wed-Assigned-Partners (see all 4 tabs in the spreadsheet)
XCA, XCPD, XCDR, XCA-I on Tues, Wed, Thurs: Cross-CommunityTesting Schedule (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

Tools - locations & support

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Tool errata - as we find issues with tools, we will document them here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14flrFx47V3OKwzHIhH8TU3DEg09ks9l51041_D0SQNk/pub

Integral Tools

The tools listed in the first table below are considered an integral part of Connectathon testing. These tools are referenced in Connectathon tests and are part of the test procedure.

Tool	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
Gazelle Itself	Test Management	http://10.242.100.100/gazelle-na	Eric (L28)
Gazelle Security Suite	TLS client / server simulator	http://vm-tools-na-2016/gss	Eric (L28)
CDA Validation (several)	PCC, QRPH and C-CDA Testing	IHE CDA Overview of Testing Procedure	Steve (K28)
Clunie DICOM Tools	DICOM validation	See configuration in gazelle for OTHER_IHEUSA_Clunie_DICOM_2016	David C (L23)
DICOM Central Archive	Archive for DICOM objects	GUI front-end: http://10.242.100.11:8080/dcm4chee-web3/ password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: 10.242.100.11 / 11112 AET: DCM4CHEE	Steve (K28)
Gazelle EVS Client	Home page	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/home.seam	Eric (L28)
	DICOM validators (DCCHECK, dcm4che, Dicom3Tools, Pixelmed-REM, dcmcheck)	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/dicom/validator.seam	Eric (L28)
	HL7v2 validator HL7v3 validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v2/validator.seam http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v3/validator.seam	Eric (L28)
	PDF/A validator (XDS-SD)	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/pdf/validator.seam	Eric (L28)
	XDW validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/xdw/validator.seam	Abderrazek (L27)
Gazelle proxy	message capture/validation (non-TLS)	http://10.242.100.100/proxy/home.seam	Eric (L28)
NIST HL7 v2.x	For 2 QRPH messages	http://hl7v2-cf-validator.nist.gov/cf-validator/#/home	Rob S (H32)
Patient Generation	Patient Generation and Sharing	Gazelle menu: Connectathon -> Connectathon -> Patient Generation & Sharing	Abderrazek (L27)
PCD Tools	PCD Message Validation	http://ihe-pcd-con.nist.gov/PCD-HL7WebCon/#home.htm	John (F37)
SAML STS	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing	https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/sts	Abderrazek (L27)
XDS Tools	XD* profile testing	- Endpoints for the XDS Public Registry - Red, Green, and Blue - are on: http://nist1:9080/ - XDS toolkit: TBD - XDS Registry Dashboard: from the toolkit home page, select Connectathon Tools --> Dashboard	Bill (K27)
XDS Toolkit 2016		10.242.52.12	Bill (K27)

Backup or Experimental Tools

The tools listed in the table below are considered as backups or possibly experimental.

Tool	Status	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
Clunie DICOM Tools	Backup	DICOM Object Validation	See configuration in gazelle for OTHER_IHEUSA_Clunie_DICOM_2016	David C (L23)
Gazelle EVS / HPD validator	Backup			Abderrazek (L27)
Gazelle EVS / DSUB validator	Backup			Abderrazek (L27)
Gazelle EVS / WADO validator (XDS-I.b)	Backup			Abderrazek (L27)
Gazelle XDStar Client	Backup		http://vm-tools-na-2016/XDStarClient	Abderrazek (L27)
HPD Provider Directory Test Tool	Backup	HPD Federation Option	http://sitenv.org	None
Order Manager Simulator	Backup	Send HL7v2 orders DICOM MWL SCP	http://vm-tools-na-2016/OrderManager	Anne-Gaëlle (L27)
Patient Manager	Backup	PAM, Patient Management	http://vm-tools-na-2016/PatientManager	Anne-Gaëlle (L27)
RFD Simulator	Experimental	RFD based profiles	http://10.242.11.14	Ralph (J26)
XCA Tools	Experimental	XCA testing	Beta testing: Conformity Assessment	Bill (K27)
XCPD	Experimental		Beta testing: Conformity Assessment
XDS-I.b Conformity Assessment	Experimental	XDS-I.b testing	Best testing: Conformity Assessment	Steve (K28)

NA Connectathon 2015 Resources

This is an archive page maintained for reference.

For information about the current IHE North American Connectathon, please visit the home page of this site.

IHE USA welcomes your participation in the North American Connectathon 2015. This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration was open in gazelle from Aug 25 - Oct 3, 2014.

Jan 2015 Connectathon Week Resources One-stop-shopping for technical references used to support Connectathon testing.	Schedule and Logistics Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info...
Technical Preparation Resources Registration, tools, network, digital certs, all stuff technical...	Monitor Resources Logistics, training, and resources for our wonderful volunteers!
Training Resources Tutorials, webinars, and how-to documentation.	Weekly reminders What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!

NA Connectathon 2015 Technical Resources

Getting ready for participation in the January Connectathon involves more than buying a plane ticket to Cleveland. From November until January, participants complete a set of required pre-connectathon tests. December through mid-January 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 January connnectathon. The links below contain details for your Connectathon preparation activities.

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Email list for Connectathon announcements	All participants in the NA 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 NA_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.
Detailed Connectathon timeline	Calendar of deadlines from October through January!
Weekly reminders	What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!
Connectathon week resources	Reference page for Connectathon participants
Profiles to be tested	Review the list of profiles to be tested in nine IHE domains, plus Consolidated CDA. Please note those that are 'dropped' or which have low registration.
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. Here is a link to each domain's Change Proposals that have been incorporated into updates published in 2014: Cardiology: no CPs processed in 2014 IT Infrastructure: ---- CPs: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance-2014/CPs/3_FinalText/ ---- TI Supplements moved to Final Text: XCPD, On-Demand Documents Laboratory: ---- no updated TF in 2014; next release in 2015 ---- completed CPs:http://wiki.ihe.net/index.php?title=Laboratory_Technical_Committee#Completed_and_assigned_CPs Radiology: ---- CPs: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Radiology/TF_Maintenance/5_Done%20Incorporating/ ---- TI Supplements moved to Final Text: IOCM
Health Story Consolidation, C-CDA, Release 1.1	C-CDA implementation guide for participants testing HIMSS Health Story Project C-CDA documents as a Creator or Consumer.
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
Cross-Community testing	Explanation of multiple affinity domain Connectathon tests for participants testing XDS.b, XDS-I.b, PDQ/PDQv3, PIX/PIXv3, XCA, XCA-I and XCPD
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	IHE USA staff manages contracts, fees, badges, hotel & shipping, and provides help for all non-technical details regarding the connectathon.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

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NA Connectathon 2015 Schedule & Logistics

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Connectathon location & dates	Cleveland Convention Center & HIMSS Innovation Center -- Cleveland, Ohio January 26-30, 2015
Email list for Connectathon announcements	All participants in the NA 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 NA_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.
Detailed Connectathon schedule	This schedule will help you stay on track from October through January! We also have the Weekly Reminder page containing technical preparation steps.
Weekly reminders	What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!
Contracts, Fees, Payment	Four steps to register for the Connectathon.
Policies & Guidelines	IHE USA publishes these policies for contracting, payment, and participation in the IHE North American Connectathon 2015.
Connectathon badges	Order badges for your staff that will attend the Connectathon. Order early; badge prices increase after November 21.
Hotel info	http://iheusa.org/connectathon-participantresources.aspx#hotelandtravel
Shipping & extra electrical service	Service kit for Cleveland Convention Center
Seating assignments	-- Seating assignments - There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg L28. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization. -- Connectathon floor plan
NA Connectathon Conference 2015	January 28, 2015 - a one-day educational & networking event at the HIMSS Innovation Center.
Connectathon Technical Resources	Find details about technical preparation for connectathon: tools, network, training, and much more.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

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NA Connectathon 2015 Network Info

Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon. Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
Training on gazelle configuration entry
Connectathon Network Description
IP Addresses

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

An important Connectathon preparation task for December is to share configuration parameters for your test system (ports, URLs...).

Starting in December, we collect your system's configuration parameters in gazelle. Due Jan 9.
Then, you retrieve your partners' parameters from gazelle and enter them into your system. Finish this task before arriving at the Connectathon.

The gazelle proxy: The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font. There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Lynn Felhofer (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

This is the same process as 2013 and 2014 connectathons, with minor enhancements to the gazelle user interface:

Gazelle user manual: System Configuration topic
Configuration 101 (.mp4 10 min): entering DICOM and HL7 configuration parameters for your system
Configuration 102 (.mp4 11 min): special instructions for entering webservices parameters & finding your OIDs
Configuration 103 (.mp4 7 min): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

Connectathon Network Description

The connectathon network is the backbone for our interoperability testing. Please read this before arriving in Cleveland: NetworkDescription2015.pdf

IP Addresses

In January, fixed IP addresses will be assigned for all hostnames you configured as part of your configuration work in Dec/Jan (hosts, ports, URLs, ...).
You can see your IP addresses using Gazelle:
-- Configurations -> (Company) : Systems Configuration
-- Select a system
-- The hosts and IP addresses associated with that system will display at the top
You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle:
-- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
-- Lower left: Download hosts file

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NA Connectathon 2016 Application and Network Info

Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon. Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
Training on gazelle configuration entry
Connectathon Network Description
IP Addresses

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

An important Connectathon preparation task for December is to share configuration parameters for your test system (ports, URLs...).

Starting in December, we collect your system's configuration parameters in gazelle. Due Jan 8.
Then, you retrieve your partners' parameters from gazelle and enter them into your system. Finish this task before arriving at the Connectathon.

The gazelle proxy: The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font. There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Lynn Felhofer (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

This is the same process as 2013 and 2014 connectathons, with minor enhancements to the gazelle user interface:

Gazelle user manual: System Configuration topic
Configuration 101 (.mp4 10 min): entering DICOM and HL7 configuration parameters for your system
Configuration 102 (.mp4 11 min): special instructions for entering webservices parameters & finding your OIDs
Configuration 103 (.mp4 7 min): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

Connectathon Network Description

The connectathon network is the backbone for our interoperability testing. Please read this before arriving in Cleveland: NetworkDescription2016.pdf

IP Addresses

In January, fixed IP addresses will be assigned for all hostnames you configured as part of your configuration work in Dec/Jan (hosts, ports, URLs, ...).
You can see your IP addresses using Gazelle:
-- Configurations -> (Company) : Systems Configuration
-- Select a system
-- The hosts and IP addresses associated with that system will display at the top
You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle:
-- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
-- Lower left: Download hosts file

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NA Connectathon 2015 Week Resources

Bookmark this page for easy access to resources used to support your Connectathon testing.

Testing schedule for the week

Daily
After-hours access

Daily 'need to know' announcements
Seating assignments
Network information

Network Description & "I need another fixed IP address!"
Wireless
Printer

Gazelle
Guidance for Monday's session
Assigned partners

XDS, XDS-I, ATNA
XCA, XCPD, XCA-I

Ask questions. Get help.
Tools - location & support

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

Mon Jan 26, 2015 - 7:30am-5:00pm EST - On-site check-in / badge pickup

Mon Jan 26, 2015 - 8:00am-10:00am - Connectathon test system set-up

Mon Jan 26, 2015 - 10:00am-5:30pm - Connectathon Test Session 1

Tue Jan 27, 2015 - 9:00am-5:30pm - Connectathon Test Session 2

Wed Jan 28, 2015 - 9:00am-5:30pm - Connectathon Test Session 3

Thu Jan 29, 2015 - 9:00am-5:30pm - Connectathon Test Session 4

Fri Jan 30, 2015 - 8:00am - noon - Connectathon Test Session 5 - testing ends promptly at noon

After-hours access:

Participants with a valid badge will have access to the Connectathon Floor...

mornings starting at 8am on Monday, and at 7am on Tues-Fri
evenings until 11pm Mon-Thurs. No re-entry is permitted after 9pm. All Participants must leave the test floor at 11pm.

There is no support from volunteer monitors or technical management outside of the daily Testing Sessions; during after-hours, will be preparing for the next day.

Daily 'need to know' announcements

The Connectathon venue makes oral announcements impractical.

Please check your email at 9am and 1:30pm each day. We will send twice-daily "need to know" announcements to the na_connectathon email list.

Seating Assignments

Network Info

NetworkDescriptionNA2015.pdf: Read the Connectathon Network Description before arriving in Cleveland:

Please note this extract from this document: New for 2015 -- The network group is not providing small switches at the ends of the sectors. If you are at the end tables of a sector (11, 12, 17, 18, 21, 22, 27, 28 …), you will have to bring a long cable to reach the switch. Each table is 6 feet; you could be 4 tables away from the switch. You could be as far as …… 24 feet, or 8 meters from the switch.

"I need another fixed IP address!"

Wireless

SSID: NA2015
Password: cleveland15
Security type: WPA-MIXED/AES

Printer (table J28)

PLEASE PRINT A TEST PAGE AFTER CONFIGURING THE PRINTER AS FOLLOWS

10.242.52.60
Model: MFC 9970 CDW
Driver: Brother MFC-9830CDW

Gazelle

Gazelle on-site: http://10.242.100.100/gazelle-na/home.seam

Outside of Connectathon floor, URL remains the same: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam

Guidance for Monday's session

We hope you've already reviewed the 10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros.

Monday 8-10am is for system set-up. After 10am, we expect you to perform testing. Here is guidance on goals to accomplish during Monday's testing session:

Configure and connect to tools for your profiles.
Complete the 5-minute Consistent Time "CT_Client" test
Content Creators -- submit CDA/C-CDA docs into the samples area of gazelle for evaluation
Modalities/Evidence Creators -- submit DICOM samples into gazelle and the Central Archive
Submit media you create to the assigned Monitor --> XDM media (to table G38), PDI media (to table K28)

It is good practice to had a monitor your media rather than just dropping it at the table.

Any other tests labeled "*_Do_This_First" or "*_Read_This_First"
In general, work on other no-peer tests.
Then, move on to peer-to-peer tests.

Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk - Row A

logistics, "I'm lost", shipping...

Network staff - (J31-J33)

Tool help - see next section

Lynn Felhofer - (M28)

First & last resource for technical support. Ask me anything.
ITI, RAD, CARD tests, test requirements & grading
"I need to drop a profile/actor"
Gazelle help

Eric Poiseau - (M27)

LAB, PATH, PHARM tests, test requirements & grading
Gazelle support

Steve Moore - (H31)

PCC, QRPH and HealthStory tests, test requirements & grading
Problems with monitors

Paul Sherman - (J21)

PCD tests, test requirements & grading

Assigned partners for some profiles

XDS, XDS-I,ATNA on Tues & Wed: Tue-wed-XDSandATNA-partners.xls (see all 5 tabs in the spreadsheet)
XCA, XCPD, XCA-I on Tues, Wed, Thurs: XC* Tracking Spreadsheet (several tabs; read the 'Instructions' tab first)

Tools - locations & support

Tools listed below are used to support testing during Connectathon week.

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Tool errata - as we find issues with tools, we will document them here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14flrFx47V3OKwzHIhH8TU3DEg09ks9l51041_D0SQNk/pub

Tool	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
ATNA - Syslog sender / collector / msg browser	Send, receive, validate audit msgs	Syslog Msg Browser: http://10.242.100.13/SyslogBrowser-na/index.html Syslog collector ports: there are several ports for UDP and TCP. Please see the approved configurations in gazelle for test system: ARR_IHEUSA_SyslogCollector_2015	Ralph (K37)
ATNA - TLS Tools	TLS client / server simulator	http://10.242.100.100/tls-na/home.seam
CDA validation	APE, BPPC, CRC, CTNN, EDPN, EDR, IC, NN, PHARM*, RCS-C, XD-Lab, XDS-MS, XDS-SD, XPHR-Extract	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/cda/validator.seam
CDA validation	APHP, APS, CRD, HPoC, ENS, LDHP, LDS, NDS, PPOC, PPVS, PRPH-Ca, TN, XPHR-update	http://cda-validation.nist.gov/cda-validation/validation.html	Andrew (H34)
C-CDA validation - Lantana Group	C-CDA HealthStory docs	https://www.lantanagroup.com/validator/	Steve (H31)
DICOM Central Archive	Archive for DICOM objects	GUI front-end: http://10.242.100.11:18080/dcm4chee-web/ password: admin/admin (to add your AE title so the archive will accept your association) IP addr / port: 10.242.100.11 / 11112 AET: DCM4CHEE	Steve (H31)
Gazelle EVS Client	Home page	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/home.seam	Eric (M27)
	DICOM validators (DCCHECK, dcm4che, Dicom3Tools, Pixelmed-REM, dcmcheck)	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/dicom/validator.seam	Eric (M27)
	DSUB validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/dsub/validator.seam	Abderrazek (G36)
	HL7v2 validator HL7v3 validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v2/validator.seam http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v3/validator.seam	Eric (M27)
	PDF/A validator (XDS-SD)	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/pdf/validator.seam	Eric (M27)
	WADO validator (XDS-I.b)	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/wado/validator.seam	Abderrazek (G36)
	XDW validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/xdw/validator.seam	Abderrazek (G36)
Gazelle proxy	message capture/validation (non-TLS)	http://10.242.100.100/proxy/home.seam	Eric (M27)
Gazelle XDStarClient		http://gazelle.ihe.net/XDStarClient/home.seam	Eric (M27)
HPD tools	HPD validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hpd/validator.seam	Abderrazek (G36)
HPD tools	HPD Provider Directory Test Tool - Federation option testing	http://sitenv.org/web/site/provider-directory-test-tool	Abderrazek (G36) or Eric (M27)
Order Manager simulator	Send HL7v2 orders DICOM MWL SCP	http://10.242.100.100/OrderManager/home.seam	Abderrazek (G36) or Eric (M27)
Patient Generation & Sharing simulator	Send HL7v2/v3 Patient Registration messages	Gazelle menu: Connectathon--> Connectathon--> Patient Generation & Sharing	Abderrazek (G36) or Eric (M27)
PIX/PDQ tools	Validate HL7v2/v3 PIX/PDQ msgs	http://pixpdqtests.nist.gov/pixpdqtool/	Rob (J36)
SAML STS	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing	See Massi from Tiani Spirit at table D14
XDS Tools	XD* profile testing	- Endpoints for the XDS Public Registry - Red, Green, and Blue - are on: http://nist1:9080/ - XDS toolkit: http://10.242.43.11:9080/xdstools2/ - XDS Registry Dashboard: from the toolkit home page, select Connectathon Tools --> Dashboard	Bill (G31)

NA Connectathon 2015 Weekly Reminders

What should I be working on this week??

After Connectathon registration closes in October until we're all together in January, the IHE support staff will send you instructions to guide your technical and logistical preparation. All announcements are sent on the NA Connectathon google group. For easy reference, we gather a summary of weekly reminders on this page.

Week of Oct 6:	A1: Attend the Oct 8 webinar "Connectathon Preparation Steps" to learn about test tools, pre-Connectathon tests & other technical preparation resources. You can view the recording and slides on the Training page.
Week of Oct 13:	A1: Review the overall Connectathon schedule. Mark your calendar with important dates.
Week of Oct 20:	A1: Ensure that you are using up-to-date Technical Framework documentation. Access the latest versions of IHE profiles from http://www.ihe.net/Technical_Frameworks/ and C-CDA specs from http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/product_brief.cfm?product_id=258. Don't make the mistake of using last year's document sitting on your hard drive that may be missing Change Proposals incorporated in 2014. A2: Review the list of profiles to be tested in January, those 'dropped' and those with lower registration. Adjust your development plans accordingly. In gazelle, we have removed 'dropped' profiles from your system registration. This is so you won't see tests for profiles that we will not test in January. A3: Take a look at your potential test partners in January. See gazelle under menu Registration--Registration Overview. Then "Profile Coverage." (Remember that it is not a valid connectathon test if you choose a partner from your own company.)
Week of Oct 27:	A1: For those testing ATNA actors, review the ATNA requirements & Digital Certificates testing resources information. Generate the digital certificate for your test system. The same certificate will be used for pre-Connectathon & Connectation testing. A2: Make a plan for who will attend the Connectathon. -- IHE USA publishes information about obtaining staff badges and hotel reservations on their Connectathon Participant Resource page. Make a plan to purchase your badges by Nov 21 to get the best rate; prices increase significantly after this date.
Week of Nov 3:	A1: Review your list of pre-Connectathon tests. Find the tools you need. Make a plan to complete the tests by January 9 (or earlier). -- Your pre-Connectathon test list is in gazelle under menu Connectathon-->Pre-Connectathon testing -- Find the tools you need and the associated documentation using IHE's Test Tools Information page -- Review available tool webinars & help pages on the Training page. A2: If you are testing an actor in the XDS, XDR, XDM, XCA, or MPQ profiles, you will be using the NIST XDS Public Registry and/or XDS toolkit for pre-Connectathon testing & during Connectathon. -- If you use the tools, you should subscribe to the ihe-xds-implementors email group. It is a forum for developers and the source of news/updates on the XDS tools. -- Review Bill's Oct 29 notes to that group about changes to the tools for this testing season. -- If you are new to the tools, review the webinar available on the Training page.
Week of Nov 10:	A1: Continue working through your pre-Connectathon tests. A2: If your system is a Content Creator of CDA documents, or you produce DICOM objects, you will be asked to provide a 'sample' of your content prior to the Connectathon. This allows your test partners who 'consume' to access your samples and test with them in advance of the Connectathon. Instructions for sample-sharing in gazelle are documented here. Content Creators for Health Story Project documents, and for PCC and QRPH profiles will receive guidance in December for sample sharing. A3: Reminder: System fees are due Nov 17. Early-bird badge pricing ends Nov 21. Buy badges now to save $$$.
Week of Nov 17:	A1: Nov 17 - System fees payment due to IHE USA. Nov 21 - Connectathon badge pre-registration deadline. Prices increase at 12:00am ET. A2: Continue working through your pre-Connectathon tests.
Week of Nov 24:	A1: Continue your preparation by working through your list of pre-Connectathon tests and uploading results into gazelle. A2: This is also a good time for you to re-examine the scope of what you registered to test in January. If you discover that you will not be able to complete your implementation of a profile/actor, please contact me so that I can drop that actor from your list. This helps us to adjust our testing plans. Remember, if you’re registered for a profile/actor in gazelle, the Connectathon technical managers and your test partners are counting on you to test it in January. If you are based in the US, we hope that you enjoy some well-earned time off this week with friends and family.
Week of Dec 1:	A1: Your most important task in Nov/Dec is to continue working through your pre-Connectathon "Tests to do" list in gazelle. Test logs are due Jan 9 (but there are holidays and vacation days between now and then!). Your customized list of tests is in gazelle under menu Connectathon-->Pre-Connectathon testing. Test tools and instructions are available on the Tools page. A2: Provide input to Connectathon table assignments: (1) If you will bring oversized computer equipment, send Lynn a note before Dec 19. (2) If you are bringing extra staff to the Connectathon (more than the traditional "2 per test system", purchase badges for them before Dec 19 to ensure that they will be seated at a table adjacent to your test system. If you purcase your badge after Dec 19, your extra staff will be seated in the overflow tables.
Week of Dec 8:	A1: We have populated gazelle with default configuration parameters for your test system. By January 9, you must review, update, and approve these so that they reflect the actual configuration of the test system you will bring to the Connectathon in January. See details, including 'how to' training, on the Network & Configuration page. A2 Gazelle offers a mechanism for uploading a CDA document (web browser upload, not XDS) and sharing that document with Consumer test partners. That mechanism should now be properly configured in gazelle for the CDA documents produced by Content Creators and Form Receiver/CDA Exporters. See gazelle menu Connectathon—>Connectathon—>List of samples. For IHE profiles (not C-CDA), you should see a new Pre-Connectathon test today that creators to upload samples and consumers to download the samples and review them. This is a suggestion to prepare for the Connectathon and not a requirement. If you are a C-CDA user, you can also upload and share CDA documents. You will not find a Pre-Connectathon test to prod you. You can still use the sample sharing area of Gazelle A3: If you're interested in testing with partners over the internet prior to the connectathon, attend the webex on Dec 10 at 9:30am CST. Find details on the training page.
Week of Dec 15:	A1: By default, each test system registered in gazelle is assigned to one table with chairs for 2 staff members on the Connectathon tests floor in Cleveland. If you are bringing additional staff and want them to be seated in tables adjacent to your test system, you must purchase their badge by end-of-day on Dec 19. Lynn will be doing table assignments on Dec 22. A2: Remember, both your pre-Connectathon test logs and your approved configurations must be completed in gazelle by Jan 9.
Weeks of Dec 22 & 29:	It's time for an end-of-year hiatus from technical preparation. So, enjoy some down-time...
Week of Jan 5:	Review January preparation details set in the Jan 5 email to the na_connectathon email list.
Week of Jan 12:	A1: Attend the Connectathon week training webex - Jan 14, 10am CST: webex link. - Connectathon Process Overview -- highly recommended for first-time participants - Using gazelle at the Connectathon -- recommended for all participants, includes important information about using the gazelle proxy A2: Begin entering your test partners' configuration detailas into your test system. How-to information is on the Network & Configuration page. A3: Complete Profile-specific Preparation.
Week of Jan 19:	A1: Review the "10 Connectathon Tips from the Pros" See you next week!

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NA Connectathon 2015 Monitor Resources

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

Monitor Email list
Logistics: Travel, Expenses, Non-Disclosure & Confict of Interest forms
WHERE & WHEN? Schedule, Gazelle, Table Assignments
WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments
HOW? Training Material
IHE Technical Framework Documentation
Ask Questions. Get Help.
Tools at Connectathon
Our FAQ for vendor participants
Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
Contact us

Monitor Email list

We use this google group to communicate with monitors: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ihe-na-2015-connectathon-monitors

Logistics

Please carefully review the following material:

If you have questions about travel or other logistics, Derek Czaplewski is happy to help.

WHEN & WHERE? Schedule, Gazelle & Table Assignments

The 2015 North American Connectathon, IHE's week-long interoperability testing event, is held at the Cleveland Convention Center

Monday January 26, 8:30-9:00am: Monitors should check in at the Cleveland Convention Center and get your monitor packet and badge. If you cannot arrive by 9am, don't worry; you can get your badge at the main Connectathon registration desk.
Monday 9am: The Connectathon managers will meet with the monitor group for a 20-minute welcome/announcement session at TBD meeting room
Monday 9:30am: Monitors find their table on the Connectathon floor and get hooked up to the network. The Connectathon managers will then turn their attention to welcoming vendor participants until testing starts at 10am.
Monday 10am - 5:30pm: Connectathon testing begins promptly at 10am
Tuesday, January 27
+ 9am - 5:30pm Connectathon testing
Wednesday, January 28
+ 9am - 5:30pm Connectathon testing
Thursday, January 29
+ 9am - 5:30pm Connectathon testing
Friday, January 30
+ 8am - noon Final Connectathon testing session
Connectathon ends promptly at noon. No showcase testing follows; all participants are done!

Off-hours access:
+ Participants in the Connectathon will have support from staff (technical managers and volunteer monitors) during the Testing Session hours above.
+ The Connectathon testing floor is staffed by hotel security 24/7.
+ The Connectathon floor will be open at 7am Tues through Friday. Entry/re-entry will be allowed until 9pm each evening. No re-entry after 9pm. If you happen to be working very late, you will be asked to leave the Connectathon floor at 11pm.

Gazelle:

before the connectathon: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/home.seam.
onsite: TBD

Table Assignments show where monitors & tests systems will be located in January.

Seating assignments - There are two tabs in this spreadsheet. On the first tab, each cell represents one table with two chairs; table locations are identified by a letter/number, eg L28. The second tab shows seating assignments sorted by Organization.
Connectathon floor plan

WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments

Monitor assignments as of 2014.12.12: excel
Steve made this
Please contact Steve Moore if there is a problem with your assignment.

HOW? Training Material

Audience	Topic	Date-Time / Duration
All monitors	Connectathon monitor - process overview - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Q&A Gazelle walk-through - How monitors use gazelle during connectathon week to verify tests. recording \| slides Monitor training Exercises: Gazelle hands-on exercises	Jan 16, 2015 0:55
Monitors (except XDS, XCA, Security)	Gazelle proxy - Using the gazelle proxy for non-TLS message capture, forward, and validation .mp4 and these Notes on proxy use also, this proxy help page	0:25
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) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	0:11
All monitors	Using gazelle to review Connectathon tests How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	0:08
CDA monitors	CDA profile verification details: -- Overview of CDA document testing procedure -- Validation of CDA documents Use the next as reference; do not read cover to cover -- PCC_CDA_Document_Tests.xls -- Health_Story_C-CDA.xls -- PCC_CDA_Create_Document_Tests.pdf -- PCC_CDA_Consume_Document_Tests.pdf -- Health_Story_C-CDA_Create_Document_Tests.pdf -- Health_Story_C-CDA_Consume_Document_Tests.pdf	read the docs
XDS monitors	Overview of the XDS profile - for Connectathon monitors (Majurski) recording \| .mp4 Using the NIST XDS tools - for Connectathon monitors (Majurski) recording \| .mp4 \| slides	0:10 0:33
Security monitors	-- ATNA testing overview (.mp4 \| slides) -- ATNA, BPPC, XUA, DEN, DSG tests (slides) -- SeR testing scenario (slides)	0:20
ITI domain monitors	.mp4 recordings below provide an overview of the Connectathon tests in these profile "clusters": -- XDS cluster (.mp4 \| slides) -- XDS.b, XDR, MPQ, DSUB, NAV) -- PIXPDQ cluster (.mp4 \| slides) -- PIX, PIXv3, PDQ, PDQv3, PDQm, PAM -- ITI-DOCS cluster (.mp4 \| slides) -- XDM, XDS-SD -- ITI-ETC cluster (.mp4 \| slides) -- SVS, HPD, CSD, RID -- XC cluster (.mp4 \| slides) -- XCA, XCPD, XCA-I, XCF -- XDW (.mp4 \| slides)
RAD domain monitors	.mp4 recordings below provide an overview of the Connectathon tests in these profile "clusters": -- SWF cluster (.mp4 \| slides) -- SWF.b, IOCM, MAWF -- Visual cluster (.mp4 \| slides) -- MAMMO, DBT, SMI, NMI, PERF, DIFF, IID, CPI -- RAD-Export cluster (.mp4 \| slides) -- PDI, TCE -- SR cluster (.mp4 \| slides) -- ED, REM, KIN, SINR, MRRT -- XDS-I (.mp4 \| slides)
optional educational material for monitors	IHE 2014 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.	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

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.

Ask questions. Get help:

IHE USA staff - Help desk - Row A

Monitor logistics support

Network staff - (J31-J33)

Tool help - see next section

Steve Moore - (H31)

Monitor Technical Support
PCC, QRPH and HealthStory tests, test requirements & grading

Paul Sherman - (J21)

PCD tests, test requirements & grading

Eric Poiseau - (M27)

LAB, PATH, PHARM tests, test requirements & grading
Gazelle support

Lynn Felhofer - (M28)

ITI, RAD, CARD tests, test requirements & grading
Gazelle support

Tools - locations & support

Tools listed below are used to support testing during Connectathon week.

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Tool	Used for	Location / Config info	Support
ATNA - Syslog sender / collector / msg browser	Send, receive, validate audit msgs		Ralph (K37)
ATNA - TLS Tools	TLS client / server simulator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/tls-na/home.seam
CDA validation	APE, BPPC, CRC, CTNN, EDPN, EDR, IC, NN, PHARM*, RCS-C, XD-Lab, XDS-MS, XDS-SD, XPHR-Extract	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/cda/validator.seam
CDA validation	APHP, APS, CRD, HPoC, ENS, LDHP, LDS, NDS, PPOC, PPVS, PRPH-Ca, TN, XPHR-update	http://cda-validation.nist.gov/cda-validation/validation.html	Andrew (H34)
C-CDA validation - Lantana Group	C-CDA HealthStory docs	https://www.lantanagroup.com/validator/	Steve (H31)
DICOM Central Archive	Archive for DICOM objects	GUI front-end: IP addr / port: AET:	Steve (H31)
Gazelle EVS Client	Home page	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/home.seam	Eric (M27)
	DICOM validators (DCCHECK, dcm4che, Dicom3Tools, Pixelmed-REM, dcmcheck)	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/dicom/validator.seam	Eric (M27)
	DSUB validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/dsub/validator.seam	Abderrazek (G36)
	HL7v2 validator HL7v3 validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v2/validator.seam http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v3/validator.seam
	PDF/A validator (XDS-SD)	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/pdf/validator.seam	Eric (M27)
	WADO validator (XDS-I.b)	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/wado/validator.seam	Abderrazek (G36)
	XDW validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/xdw/validator.seam	Abderrazek (G36)
Gazelle proxy	message capture/validation (non-TLS)		Eric (M27)
Gazelle XDStarClient		http://gazelle.ihe.net/XDStarClient/home.seam	Eric (M27)
HPD tools	HPD validator	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hpd/validator.seam	Abderrazek (G36)
HPD tools	HPD Provider Directory Test Tool - Federation option testing	http://sitenv.org/web/site/provider-directory-test-tool
Order Manager simulator	Send HL7v2 orders DICOM MWL SCP	http://gazelle.ihe.net/OrderManager/home.seam
Patient Generation & Sharing simulator	Send HL7v2/v3 Patient Registration messages	Gazelle menu: Connectathon--> Connectathon--> Patient Generation & Sharing
PCD tools	PCD profile testing		John (J25)
PIX/PDQ tools	Validate HL7v2/v3 PIX/PDQ msgs	http://pixpdqtests.nist.gov/pixpdqtool/	Rob (J36)
SAML STS	SAML assertion provider - XUA and SeR testing	under development
XDS Tools	XD* profile testing		Bill (G31)

Video

Contact Us

For help with logistics (travel, hotel, expenses), please contact Derek Czaplewski (dczaplewski@himss.org)
For questions about Connectathon processes & tools, or your assignment, contact Steve Moore.

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IHE Europe 2017 Connectathon in Venice

Venise 2017

Official information (about Hotel, Transportation, Location) from IHE Europe available at the following URL: http://connectathon.ihe-europe.net/

This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration will open in gazelle on Dec 1st 2016 to January, 15th 2017.

Some years ago, Dave Franken shared good tips with us about how to prepare to be successful in Luxembourg, read him here.

Technical Resources

Registration, tools, network, digital certs, all stuff technical...

Schedule and Logistics

Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info...

Weekly reminders

What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!

Monitor Resources

Logistics, training, and resources for our wonderful volunteers!

Training Resources

Tutorials, webinars, and how-to documentation.

Get help when you need it.

EU Connectathon 2017 Technical Resources

Getting ready for participation in the April Connectathon involves more than buying a plane ticket to Germany. 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. UPDATED on 2017/02/21
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.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the EU Connectathon 2015 main page

EU Connectathon 2017 Schedule & Logistics

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Connectathon location & dates	Venice (See this link for further details) April 3-7, 2017 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 2017.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the NA Connectathon 2015 main page

Policies and Guidelines for the IHE-Europe Connectathon 2017

Introduction

This document provides policies and guidelines for organizations participating in testing at the IHE European Connectathon ("Participants") designed to help ensure successful testing.

Contacts

Technical Manager
- Eric Poiseau
Administrative Manager
- Sandra Antoni (Invoice, Contract)

Goals

Connectathon testing has three specific goals:

Testing Participant implementations of actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Testing and providing feedback on actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Preparing for any IHE demonstrations in which Participants may also be involved.

Participants are expected to support all three goals as appropriate, to work in a cooperative manner and to show respect for both their peers and the IHE testing process.

Registration

Online Testing Management System (Gazelle)

IHE uses an online testing management system, dubbed "Gazelle," to aid in organizing, conducting and recording the testing process. Prospective Participants begin the registration process by entering information in Gazelle about their organization and the systems they wish to test.

Participants are provided with secure access to their account in Gazelle. Throughout the testing process, they use it to access testing requirements and plans for their systems, to find and communicate with prospective testing partners, to track the successful completion of their testing activities and to receive other communications from the Sponsors and the Connectathon Management Team. Gazelle is also used by IHE Europe and the Connectathon Management Team to record and publish the results of testing. Participants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves in advance with Gazelle and to check it regularly throughout the testing process for announcements and other information.

Fees

Connectathon registration fees are based on the number of systems a Participant registers and the number of company/organisation representatives participating to the event. Fees for the IHE 2017 European Connectathon are:

Participation fees are proportional to the number of systems being tested and number of registered participants.

System fee is X Euros per system.
Participant fee is X Euros per representative for the entire event

There is no domain fee.
Registration of one system entitles you to a table (one table per system)
Registration of each 2 additional representatives entitles you to an extra table on site.
Registration of representatives need to be done at system registration time (before February 27th)
Registration of representatives after the deadline of January 15th will be possible at an higher rate.
All prices (in Euros) are subject to Italy VAT at X% which can be reclaimed by your company.No VAT will be charge if you provide you Intra community VAT number and are a EU company
"If the performance of the Agreement by either Party or any obligation hereunder is prevented, restricted, or interfered with by reason of a Force Majeure, the Party whose performance is so affected, upon giving prompt notice in writing within fourteen (14) days after the occurrence of such Force Majeure to the other party and shall act to mitigate the damages caused by such Force Majeure, if possible. If a Force Majeure occurs, no Party shall be responsible for any damages, increased costs, or losses that the other Party may sustain by reason of such failure or delay in performance. The Party claiming Force Majeure shall be excused from such performance to the extent of such Force Majeure event, provided however, that the Party so affected shall take all reasonable steps to avoid or remove such causes of non-performance and shall resume performance of its obligations hereunder with dispatch whenever such causes are removed.Should these events of circumstances continue for more than three (3) months, each Party may lawfully and by registered letter terminate the Agreement, without any compensation to the other Party being due. "
Participation fees are non-refundable four (4) weeks after the end of the registration(a recovery of 50% of due fee can be submitted before the end of this period). The period of retraction is one (1) week. Participation fees will be invoiced following the registration.
Participation fees or purchase order are due by no later than February 27th 2017. An extra Late Payment Fee (12%) will be charged when payment has not been received on the IHE-Bank Account on February 27th 2017 or purchase order has not been provided. IHE Europe reserves the right to refuse participation in the IHE Connectathon event if Payment of Participation Fees has not been received on the IHE-Europe Bank Account before the actual start of the event.
The IHE Review Committee, reserves the right to refuse participation to systems containing combinations of Actors it deems to be inappropriate or not reflective of practical systems architecture. The IHE Review Committee will make this determination in consultation with the Project Management Team. Participants may be asked to revise their applications to limit the number and type of IHE Actors included in a single system.

IHE Europe 2016 Connectathon in Bochum

Bochum 2016

Official information (about Hotel, Transportation, Location) from IHE Europe available at the following URL: http://connectathon.ihe-europe.net/

This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration will open in gazelle on Dec 1st 2015 to January, 15th 2016.

Last year, Dave Franken shared good tips with us about how to prepare to be successful in Luxembourg, read him here.

Technical Resources

Registration, tools, network, digital certs, all stuff technical...

Schedule and Logistics

Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info...

Weekly reminders

What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!

Monitor Resources

Logistics, training, and resources for our wonderful volunteers!

Training Resources

Tutorials, webinars, and how-to documentation.

Get help when you need it.

EU Connectathon 2016 Technical Resources

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.
Detailed Connectathon timeline (TBC)	Calendar of deadlines from January through April!
Weekly reminders (TBC)	What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!
Profiles to be tested	Review the list of profiles to be tested. Please note those that are 'dropped' or which have low registration.
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.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the EU Connectathon 2015 main page

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EU Connectathon 2016 Schedule & Logistics

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Connectathon location & dates	Bochum (See this link for further details) April 11-15th, 2016 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 2016.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the NA Connectathon 2015 main page

IHE Europe 2015 Connectathon (Luxembourg City)

lux2015

Official information (about Hotel, Transportation, Location) from IHE Europe available at the following URL: http://connectathon.ihe-europe.net/

This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed! Registration is open in gazelle from Dec 1st 2014 to January 15th 23rd 2015.

Dave Franken shared good tips with us about how to prepare to be successful in Luxembourg, read him here.

Technical Resources

Registration, tools, network, digital certs, all stuff technical...

Schedule and Logistics

Schedule, fees, payment, badges, hotel, shipping info...

Weekly reminders

What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!

Monitor Resources

Logistics, training, and resources for our wonderful volunteers!

Training Resources

Tutorials, webinars, and how-to documentation.

Get help when you need it.

EU Connectathon 2015 Technical Resources

Getting ready for participation in the April Connectathon involves more than buying a plane ticket to Luxemburg. 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.
Detailed Connectathon timeline	Calendar of deadlines from January through April!
Weekly reminders	What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!
Profiles to be tested	Review the list of profiles to be tested. Please note those that are 'dropped' or which have low registration.
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. Here is a link to each domain's Change Proposals that have been incorporated into updates published in 2014: Cardiology: no CPs processed in 2014 IT Infrastructure: ---- CPs: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/IT_Infrastructure/TF_Maintenance-2014/CPs/3_FinalText/ ---- TI Supplements moved to Final Text: XCPD, On-Demand Documents Laboratory: ---- no updated TF in 2014; next release in 2015 ---- completed CPs:http://wiki.ihe.net/index.php?title=Laboratory_Technical_Committee#Completed_and_assigned_CPs Radiology: ---- CPs: ftp://ftp.ihe.net/Radiology/TF_Maintenance/5_Done%20Incorporating/ ---- TI Supplements moved to Final Text: IOCM
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, XCA, XCA-I and XCPD The XC* testing schedule used during connectathon week: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18cgWnWi_5HcnVrDG0ygJdihRUnf3DLRPTAz7fbLB-JQ/edit?usp=sharing
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	IHE Europe staff manages contracts, fees, badges, hotel & shipping, and provides help for all non-technical details regarding the connectathon.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the EU Connectathon 2015 main page

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EU Connectathon 2015 Schedule & Logistics

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Connectathon location & dates	Luxexpo (See this link for further details) April 20-24th, 2015 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 2015.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the NA Connectathon 2015 main page

EU Connectathon 2015 Network Info

Prepare your system to test at the Connectathon. Find configuration, IP address, OIDs and other network information here.

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs
Training on gazelle configuration entry
Connectathon Network Description
IP Addresses

Configuration for Connectathon test systems / OIDs

An important Connectathon preparation task for December is to share configuration parameters for your test system (ports, URLs...).

Starting in December, we collect your system's configuration parameters in gazelle. Due Jan 9.
Then, you retrieve your partners' parameters from gazelle and enter them into your system. Finish this task before arriving at the Connectathon.

The gazelle proxy: The config/ports for the gazelle proxy are shown on the gazelle configuration page in red font. There is separate training provided about use of the gazelle proxy.

Any questions about configuration parameters should be sent to Lynn Felhofer (...after you have viewed the training ;-) )

Training on gazelle configuration entry

This is the same process as 2013 and 2014 connectathons, with minor enhancements to the gazelle user interface:

Gazelle user manual: System Configuration topic
Configuration 101 (.mp4 10 min): entering DICOM and HL7 configuration parameters for your system
Configuration 102 (.mp4 11 min): special instructions for entering webservices parameters & finding your OIDs
Configuration 103 (.mp4 7 min): finding and exporting your test partners' configurations

Connectathon Network Description

The connectathon network is the backbone for our interoperability testing. Please read this before arriving in Cleveland: <available here in December>

IP Addresses

In January, fixed IP addresses will be assigned for all hostnames you configured as part of your configuration work in Dec/Jan (hosts, ports, URLs, ...).
You can see your IP addresses using Gazelle:
-- Configurations -> (Company) : Systems Configuration
-- Select a system
-- The hosts and IP addresses associated with that system will display at the top
You can see all IP addresses (all systems, including yours, using Gazelle:
-- Configurations -> Network Configuration Overview
-- Lower left: Download hosts file

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

Go Back! to the NA Connectathon 2015 main page

EU Connectathon 2015 Monitor Resources

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

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

Monitor recruitment

Any person who would apply for being a monitor at the 2015 European connectathon shall fill out the Monitor Recruitment Form. If you do not have yet an account on Gazelle website, please contact Anne-Gaêlle Bergé, she will create one for you. We receive application still January, 30th.

Monitor Email list

A Google group will be created once we have hired the monitors. If you are part of the team you will be personally invite.

Logistics

Please carefully review the following material:

To be provided at a later time

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

WHEN & WHERE? Schedule, Gazelle & Table Assignments

The 2015 European Connectathon, IHE's week-long interoperability testing event, is held at Luxexpo.

Monday April 20, time to be defined: Monitors should check in at the Luxexpo exhibition and congress center and get your monitor packet and badge. If you cannot arrive by 9am, don't worry; you can get your badge at a later time.
Monday 9:30am: Welcome message to everybody
Monday 10am: The Connectathon managers will meet with the monitor group for a 20-minute welcome/announcement session at TBD meeting room
Monday 10:30am: Monitors find their table on the Connectathon floor and get hooked up to the network. The Connectathon managers will then turn their attention to welcoming vendor participants until testing starts at 10am.
Monday 10am - 5:30pm: Connectathon testing begins promptly at 10am
Tuesday, April 21
+ 9am - 5:30pm Connectathon testing
Wednesday, April 22
+ 9am - 5:30pm Connectathon testing
Thursday, April 23
+ 9am - 5:30pm Connectathon testing
Friday, April 24
+ 8am - noon Final Connectathon testing session
Connectathon ends promptly at noon, no more access to Gazelle available. All participants are done!
Opening and testing hours will be confirmed at a later time.

Off-hours access:
+ Participants in the Connectathon will have support from staff (technical managers and volunteer monitors) during the Testing Session hours above.
+ The Connectathon floor will be open at TBD Tues through Friday. Entry/re-entry will be allowed until TBD each day. No re-entry after TBD. If you happen to be working very late, you will be asked to leave the Connectathon floor at TBD.

Gazelle:

before the conectathon: http://gazelle.ihe.net/EU-CAT.
onsite: TBD

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

WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K85O-8-c9Lr0cKtTmPIhy_SiIH9BMSDipAfg8SAjK4E/edit?usp=sharing

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.	mp4 \| pdf
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
	...
optional educational material for monitors	IHE 2014 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

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

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.

Policies and Guidelines for the IHE-Europe Connectathon 2015

Introduction

This document provides policies and guidelines for organizations participating in testing at the IHE European Connectathon ("Participants") designed to help ensure successful testing.

Contacts

Technical Manager
- Eric Poiseau
Administrative Manager
- Ulrike Mayerhofer-Sebera (Invoice, Contract)

Goals

Connectathon testing has three specific goals:

Testing Participant implementations of actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Testing and providing feedback on actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Preparing for any IHE demonstrations in which Participants may also be involved.

Participants are expected to support all three goals as appropriate, to work in a cooperative manner and to show respect for both their peers and the IHE testing process.

Registration

Online Testing Management System (Gazelle)

Fees

Participation fees are proportional to the number of systems being tested. Participation Fee is 4620 Euros per system. This includes 2 company/organisation representatives at the connectathon.
There is no domain fee.
Registration of additional company/organisation representatives if possible at the flat rate of 683 Euros for the entire event.
Registration of each 2 additional representatives entitles you to an extra table on site.
Registration of representatives need to be done at system registration time (before February 27th)
Registration of representatives after the deadline of January 15th will be possible at an higher rate.
All prices (in Euros) are subject to Luxembourg VAT at 17% which can be reclaimed by your company.No VAT will be charge if you provide you Intra community VAT number and are a EU company
"If the performance of the Agreement by either Party or any obligation hereunder is prevented, restricted, or interfered with by reason of a Force Majeure, the Party whose performance is so affected, upon giving prompt notice in writing within fourteen (14) days after the occurrence of such Force Majeure to the other party and shall act to mitigate the damages caused by such Force Majeure, if possible. If a Force Majeure occurs, no Party shall be responsible for any damages, increased costs, or losses that the other Party may sustain by reason of such failure or delay in performance. The Party claiming Force Majeure shall be excused from such performance to the extent of such Force Majeure event, provided however, that the Party so affected shall take all reasonable steps to avoid or remove such causes of non-performance and shall resume performance of its obligations hereunder with dispatch whenever such causes are removed.Should these events of circumstances continue for more than three (3) months, each Party may lawfully and by registered letter terminate the Agreement, without any compensation to the other Party being due. "
Participation fees are non-refundable four (4) weeks after the end of the registration(a recovery of 50% of due fee can be submitted before the end of this period). The period of retraction is one (1) week. Participation fees will be invoiced following the registration.
Participation fees or purchase order are due by no later than February 27th 2015. An extra Late Payment Fee (12%) will be charged when payment has not been received on the IHE-Bank Account on February 27th 2015 or purchase order has not been provided. IHE Europe reserves the right to refuse participation in the IHE Connectathon event if Payment of Participation Fees has not been received on the IHE-Europe Bank Account before the actual start of the event.
The IHE Review Committee, reserves the right to refuse participation to systems containing combinations of Actors it deems to be inappropriate or not reflective of practical systems architecture. The IHE Review Committee will make this determination in consultation with the Project Management Team. Participants may be asked to revise their applications to limit the number and type of IHE Actors included in a single system.

IHE Europe 2014 Connectathon (Vienna)

Organised in cooperation with IHE Austria, the IHE Europe Connectathon will be held at the Austria Center in Vienna from April 7 to 11, 2014.

IHE Europe Connectathon provides a unique opportunity for vendors to test the interoperability of their products in a structured environment with peer vendors. Participants test against multiple vendors using real world clinical scenarios following IHE Integration Profiles specifications.

The annual IHE Connectathon affords all companies, large and small, the opportunity to test their own products, across a variety of domains including Radiology, Cardiology, Pathology, Patient Care Devices, Patient Care Coordination, Pharmacy, Laboratory, Dental and crucially IT Infrastructure, along with those of their peer vendors.

The last two years have seen national, regional and hospital tender procedures demand current independent demonstrations of IHE profile implementation competence by vendors and an increasing number of buyers are turning to the IHE Product Registry (http://product-registry.ihe.net) and Connectathon results pages (http://connectathon-results.ihe.net) which list Connectathon results, as part of their decision making process.

Also visit http://connectathon2014.ihe-europe.net

Key Benefits

Subject your products to interoperability competency testing.
Prove the conformance of your products to IHE profiles.
Ensure your products continue to meet the expanding base of IHE profiles .
Join industry leaders during VIP tours of the Connectathon floor.
Share experiences with over 350 industry leading professionals.
Learn from CAT monitors knowledge and expertise.

Registration

Registration opens on December 1, 2013 and closes on January 17th 24th, 2014

The Gazelle Test Management application is used for registration. To register to the Connectathon and get technical information, please go on the dedicated Gazelle page here. Documentation about the registration process is available here

Planning

December 1st : Registration opens
- Link to registration page : http://gazelle.ihe.net/EU-CAT
- Link to documentation on registration : http://gazelle.ihe.net/content/gazelle-test-management-manual
- Link to local organization (travel information, accomodation, ...) : TBD
January 17th 24th :
- Registration closes
- Deadline for connectathon participants registration (Gazelle -> Registration -> Connectathon Participants)
January 17th-February 7th :
- Invoices are send to participating companies
February 20th : Deadline for connectathon fees payment (extended due to late information about VAT)
XXXXXX :
- 10am-12pm : Webinar for connectathon Participants (Register, Presentation, Video)
XXXXXX
- 2pm-4pm: Webinar for connectathon Participants (Register , Presentation, Video)
February14th : 2-4pm : Webinar for Pre-Connectathon Internet Testing (Register, Presentation, Video (Part 1 & Part 2 )
February 28th : Deadline for requesting supportive/thorough testing
March 16th :

Deadline for registering extra participants (Gazelle -> Registration -> Connectathon Participants)
After that date, communicate any changes to Anne-Gaëlle Bergé or Eric Poiseau and Cc IHE Austria

March 28th :

Webinar use of the proxy during the connectathon (Video)

April 1st

Deadline for pre-connectathon log return
Deadline for sharing connectathon configurations
Deadline for sample sharing

April 7th-11th : Connectathon
June 1st : Publication of Connectathon Results

Shipping Address

Below we provide the delivery information for packages intended for the CAT.

Parcels for the CAT can be addressed to the following address:

IML – Messe Logistik GmbH

Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1

A-1220 Wien

Für: Connectathon v. 7.- 11 April 2014

Aussteller: please fill out your name

Please note:

The cost must be payed by the respective company.
Shipments can only be accepted, after a complete “Voraviso” and the Contract for Payment (see the document below) have been sent to and received by IML – Messe Logistik GmbH.
„Voraviso” means: you have to announce your package at IML with an e-mail to office@iml-vienna.at before sending it.

Infomation about the costs:

IML calculate the costs for a package in size of max. 60 x 60 x 60 cm, 50 kg:

Acceptance 55 €
Delivery 55 €
Documentation 10 €
Commission 4% of the invoice amount
VAT 20%

But these cost are not fixed - they depend on size and weight of your parcel. See the following file for more details about the costs.

CAT Calendar

The calendar of the connectathon side event can be found there : TBD

During the connectathon working hours will be the following :

From Monday until Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Friday : 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Mailing List

Register to the IHE Europe 2014 Connectathon mailing list

E-mail : ihe-europe-2014-connectathon@googlegroups.com

Visit group

Demonstrations

Not aware of any demonstration planning yet.

Traveling Information

See that page

Hotel Information

See that page.

Fees

See Policies and Guidelines 2014

Policies and Guidelines

see the policies and guidelines

IHE Europe 2013 Connectathon (Istanbul)

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Welcome to the IHE Connectathon 2013

The 13th annual IHE-Europe Connectathon will take place from 15th to 19th April 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.

Within the scope of the IHE mission, IHE-Europe will hold the annual Connectathon in Istanbul from April 15th to 19th, 2013. The IHE Connectathon is a 5-day event which main purpose is testing the interoperability and connectivity of health-care IT systems. This traditional event draws participation from across Europe, with more than 90 companies and 300 engineers participating. Also scheduled are a number of "parallel events", with daily round-tables and seminars on specific health-care topics.

Registration

For the 4th time in Europe, Gazelle tool will be used for registration. Your 2010-2012, usernames and login are still working on this instance of Gazelle.

Please use the "lost password" button in case you have forgotten your password. If you need any assistance please contact us at gazelle-support@ihe-europe.net

Registration closed on January 15th 2013, still accepting late registration...

Planning

November 1st : Registration opens
- Link to registration page : http://gazelle.ihe.net/EU-CAT
- Link to documentation on registration : http://gazelle.ihe.net/content/gazelle-test-management-manual
- Link to local organization (travel information, accomodation, ...) : http://cat2013.org
November 30th: Registration Q&A Webinar (Register)
December 7th : Registration Q&A Webinar (Register)
December 14th : Registration Q&A Webinar (Register)
January 15th :
- Registration closes
- Deadline for connectathon participants registration (Gazelle -> Registration -> Connectathon Participants)
January 15th-22nd :
- Still accepting late registrations (contact Eric Poiseau)
- Invoices are send to participating companies
January 24th : 10am-12pm : Webinar for connectathon Participants (Register, Presentation, Video)
January 24th : 2pm-4pm: Webinar for connectathon Participants (Register , Presentation, Video)
January 31st : Deadline for connectathon fees payment
February 28th : Deadline for requesting supportive/thorough testing
March 14th : 2-4pm : Webinar for Pre-Connectathon Internet Testing (Register, Presentation, Video (Part 1 & Part 2 )
April 1st :
- Deadline for registering extra participants (Gazelle -> Registration -> Connectathon Participants)
- Deadline for pre-connectathon log return
- Deadline for sharing connectathon configurations
- Deadline for sample sharing
April 10th : Webinar (Video)
April 15th-19th : Connectathon
June 1st : Publication of Connectathon Results

Shipping Address

Due to limited space and security on the venue we can’t store any items before the actual event. Beside there might be a problem in the customs so it is better that vendors who need to ship materials use the Etix Travel office address and also my Nedim YILMAZ name to send their equipment. We will delivery all on 14 April 2013 to the venue.

So please address you shippments to :

Etiks Turizm, Organizasyon ve Pazarlama Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.

Nedim YILMAZ / IHE Connectathon

Adress :Bagdat Caddesi, Mucahit Sokak No:11 / 6 34740 Suadiye - Istanbul / Turkiye
T +90 216 360 5933 F +90 216 360 7551 G +90 532 291 5775

CAT Calendar

The calendar of the connectathon side event can be found there : TBD

During the connectathon working hours will be the following :

From Monday until Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Friday : 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Mailing List

Register to the IHE Europe 2013 Connectathon mailing list

E-mail :

Visit group

Demonstrations

Not aware of any demonstration planning yet.

Traveling Information

see CAT2013.ORG

Hotel Information

see CAT2013.ORG

Fees

see the policies and guidelines

Policies and Guidelines 2013

Introduction

This document provides policies and guidelines for organizations participating in testing at the IHE European Connectathon ("Participants") designed to help ensure successful testing.

Contacts

Technical Manager
- Eric Poiseau
Administrative Manager
- Ben Celmata (Invoice, Contract)

Goals

Connectathon testing has three specific goals:

Testing Participant implementations of actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Testing and providing feedback on actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Preparing for any IHE demonstrations in which Participants may also be involved.

Participants are expected to support all three goals as appropriate, to work in a cooperative manner and to show respect for both their peers and the IHE testing process.

Registration

Online Testing Management System (Gazelle)

Fees

Participation fees are proportional to the number of systems being tested. Participation Fee is 4200 Euros per system. This includes 2 company/organisation representatives at the connectathon.
There is no domain fee.
Registration of additional company/organisation representatives if possible at the flat rate of 600 Euros for the entire event.
Registration of each 2 additional representatives entitles you to an extra table on site.
Registration of representatives need to be done at system registration time (before February 29th)
Registration of representatives after the deadline of January 15th will be possible at an higher rate.
All prices (in Euros) are subject to Belgium VAT at 21% which can be reclaimed by your company.No VAT will be charge if you provide you Intra community VAT number and are a EU company
"If the performance of the Agreement by either Party or any obligation hereunder is prevented, restricted, or interfered with by reason of a Force Majeure, the Party whose performance is so affected, upon giving prompt notice in writing within fourteen (14) days after the occurrence of such Force Majeure to the other party and shall act to mitigate the damages caused by such Force Majeure, if possible. If a Force Majeure occurs, no Party shall be responsible for any damages, increased costs, or losses that the other Party may sustain by reason of such failure or delay in performance. The Party claiming Force Majeure shall be excused from such performance to the extent of such Force Majeure event, provided however, that the Party so affected shall take all reasonable steps to avoid or remove such causes of non-performance and shall resume performance of its obligations hereunder with dispatch whenever such causes are removed.Should these events of circumstances continue for more than three (3) months, each Party may lawfully and by registered letter terminate the Agreement, without any compensation to the other Party being due. "
Participation fees are non-refundable four (4) weeks after the end of the registration(a recovery of 50% of due fee can be submitted before the end of this period). The period of retraction is one (1) week. Participation fees will be invoiced following the registration.
Participation fees or purchase order are due by no later than January 31st 2012. An extra Late Payment Fee (12%) will be charged when payment has not been received on the IHE-Bank Account on February 5th 2012 or purchase order has not been provided.
The IHE Review Committee, reserves the right to refuse participation to systems containing combinations of Actors it deems to be inappropriate or not reflective of practical systems architecture. The IHE Review Committee will make this determination in consultation with the Project Management Team. Participants may be asked to revise their applications to limit the number and type of IHE Actors included in a single system.

Policies and Guidelines for the IHE-Europe Connectathon 2014

Introduction

This document provides policies and guidelines for organizations participating in testing at the IHE European Connectathon ("Participants") designed to help ensure successful testing.

Contacts

Technical Manager
- Eric Poiseau
Administrative Manager
- Ulrike Mayerhofer-Sebera (Invoice, Contract)

Goals

Connectathon testing has three specific goals:

Testing Participant implementations of actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Testing and providing feedback on actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Preparing for any IHE demonstrations in which Participants may also be involved.

Participants are expected to support all three goals as appropriate, to work in a cooperative manner and to show respect for both their peers and the IHE testing process.

Registration

Online Testing Management System (Gazelle)

Fees

Participation fees are proportional to the number of systems being tested. Participation Fee is 4400 Euros per system. This includes 2 company/organisation representatives at the connectathon.
There is no domain fee.
Registration of additional company/organisation representatives if possible at the flat rate of 650 Euros for the entire event.
Registration of each 2 additional representatives entitles you to an extra table on site.
Registration of representatives need to be done at system registration time (before February 29th)
Registration of representatives after the deadline of January 15th will be possible at an higher rate.
All prices (in Euros) are subject to Belgium VAT at 21% which can be reclaimed by your company.No VAT will be charge if you provide you Intra community VAT number and are a EU company
"If the performance of the Agreement by either Party or any obligation hereunder is prevented, restricted, or interfered with by reason of a Force Majeure, the Party whose performance is so affected, upon giving prompt notice in writing within fourteen (14) days after the occurrence of such Force Majeure to the other party and shall act to mitigate the damages caused by such Force Majeure, if possible. If a Force Majeure occurs, no Party shall be responsible for any damages, increased costs, or losses that the other Party may sustain by reason of such failure or delay in performance. The Party claiming Force Majeure shall be excused from such performance to the extent of such Force Majeure event, provided however, that the Party so affected shall take all reasonable steps to avoid or remove such causes of non-performance and shall resume performance of its obligations hereunder with dispatch whenever such causes are removed.Should these events of circumstances continue for more than three (3) months, each Party may lawfully and by registered letter terminate the Agreement, without any compensation to the other Party being due. "
Participation fees are non-refundable four (4) weeks after the end of the registration(a recovery of 50% of due fee can be submitted before the end of this period). The period of retraction is one (1) week. Participation fees will be invoiced following the registration.
Participation fees or purchase order are due by no later than January 31st 2014. An extra Late Payment Fee (12%) will be charged when payment has not been received on the IHE-Bank Account on February 5th 2014 or purchase order has not been provided. IHE Europe reserves the right to refuse participation in the IHE Connectathon event if Payment of Participation Fees has not been received on the IHE-Europe Bank Account before the actual start of the event.
The IHE Review Committee, reserves the right to refuse participation to systems containing combinations of Actors it deems to be inappropriate or not reflective of practical systems architecture. The IHE Review Committee will make this determination in consultation with the Project Management Team. Participants may be asked to revise their applications to limit the number and type of IHE Actors included in a single system.

Multiple Affinity Domain in Istanbul

Multiple Affinity Domain testing at the Istanbul Connectathon

XCA / XCA-I / XCPD Istanbul Testing Schedule

Explanation of Red/Blue/Green domains

This page applies to vendors testing XDS.b, XDS-I.b, PDQ/PDQv3, PIX/PIXv3, and XCA, XCA-I, XCPD.

If you're testing these profiles, please review this page during May.

In Istanbul, we will have 3 XDS Affinity Domains. Each of these domains is associated with its own Patient ID assigning authority. For ease of reference we call these the Red domain (1.3.6.1.4.1.21367.13.20.1000), the Green domain (1.3.6.1.4.1.21367.13.20.2000), and the Blue domain (1.3.6.1.4.1.21367.13.20.3000). We also have a 'local' Patient ID assigning authority (1.3.6.1.4.1.21367.3000.1.6).

Multiple-affinity-domains.ppt : This presentation gives you an overview of the 3-affinity-domain testing. Please review it prior to arriving in Istanbul!!
We have a tool for creating a patient with a Patient ID in the Red, Green or Blue assigning authority and sending it via HL7v2 or v3 to your test system: Gazelle patient generation & sharing allows you create & sending a single patient via HL7v2 & v3. It is also capable of resending an HL7 feed and batch sending of multiple patients.
http://ihewiki.wustl.edu/wiki/index.php/File:Three-domain-assigning-authority.xls : XDS.b Registries and XCA, XCPD & XCA-I Gateways are assigned to one of the 3 affinity domains for the entire connectathon week.
- Registries accept a patient identity feed, and register documents, with patient IDs in their assigned domain (ie with their designated Patient ID assigning authority)
- Likewise, Gateway actors represent communities with documents in their one assigned domain.
- PIX Managers, and some PDQ Suppliers, can operate across domains.
- These assignments are in the table below and also in the excel spreadsheet linked in this item.

If you have questions about multiple affinity domain testing at the connecthon, ask Lynn Felhofer.

IHE Europe 2012 Connectathon (Bern)

Bern Connectathon 2012

Welcome to the IHE Connectathon 2012

Download Brochure

The 12th annual IHE-Europe Connectathon will take place from 21st to 25th May 2012 in Bern, Switzerland.

Within the scope of the IHE mission, IHE-Europe will hold the annual Connectathon at BernExpo in Bern from May 21st to 25th, 2012. The IHE Connectathon is a 5-day event which main purpose is testing the interoperability and connectivity of health-care IT systems. This traditional event draws participation from across Europe, with more than 90 companies and 300 engineers participating. Also scheduled are a number of "parallel events", with daily round-tables and seminars on specific health-care topics.

Registration

For the 3nd time in Europe, Gazelle tool will be used for registration. Your 2010 and 2011, usernames and login are still working on this instance of Gazelle.

Please use the "lost password" button in case you have forgotten your password. If you need any assistance please contact us at INRIA (eric.poiseau@inria.fr)

Planning

November 1st : Registration opens
January 15th 22nd :
- Registration closes
- Deadline for connectathon participants registration (Gazelle -> Registration -> Connectathon Participants)
January 31st February 29th : Deadline for connectathon fees payment
February 3rd : 10am-12pm : Webinar for connectathon Participants (Register, add to calendar, pptx, video)
February 8th : 4pm-6pm: Webinar for connectathon Participants (Register, add to calendar, pptx, video)
February 10th : Deadline for registration to the epSOS profiles.
February 28th : Deadline for requesting supportive/thorough testing
March 18th : The number of blocked hotel rooms will be reduced. Please book your hotel before March 18, 2012 !
April 15th : Start handling customs information for Switzerland (Carnet ATA)
April 30th : Deadline for registering extra participants (Gazelle -> Registration -> Connectathon Participants)
May 1st :
- Deadline for pre-connectathon log return
- Deadline for sharing connectathon configurations
- Deadline for sample sharing
May 21-25th : Connectathon in Bern
June 15th : Publication of Connectathon Results

Shipping Address

Delivery by transporter is accepted only on Friday, 18 May 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and during the CAT opening hours (Central European Time).

Delivery address
BERNEXPO AG
Door 1.1
Mingerstrasse 6
CH-3014 Bern
Switzerland

CAT Calendar

The calendar of the connectathon side event can be found there : http://cat2012.org/html/02_01_side_event.html

During the connectathon working hours will be the following :

From Monday until Thursday: 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Friday : 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Mailing List

Register to the IHE Europe 2012 Connectathon mailing list

E-mail :

Visit group

Demonstrations

Not aware of any demonstration planning yet.

Traveling Information

Please visit : http://cat2012.org/

Hotel Information

Please visit : http://cat2012.org/

Fees

see the policies and guidelines

What should I be working on this week?

Week of April 30th 2012

Review Multiple Affinity Domain assignement
Attend or view recording of the webex that will take place on Friday (TLS, Proxy, OrderManager) : See announcement on ihe-europe-2012 google group
Make sure every participants to connectathon is recorded in the page : See Gazelle Test Management : Registration -> Testing Session Participants. Person with no badge will not be able to enter the room. Person with no badge will not be able to have lunch !
- We will invoice the extra participants later on.
In Gazelle Test Management please start and complete the no peer test that can be done ahead of the connectathon so that we can start verifying and validating them.
- BIR / ID : Still some slots for verifying the test ahead of the connectathon (note that this single test (BIR_Image Display) requires at least 4 hours for the verification).
- MOD, RC, EC, CONTENT_CREATOR: Please run the tests that asks you to create samples and enter them in Gazelle Test Management so that we can verify them.

Week of April 23rd 2012

Modalities : we invite all of you to review the two following files and to check that in our list of codes we have codes that match your modality type (MR, CT, MG...). This will ensure that the Order Fillers and Order Placers will have procedures that match your system capabilities ready for Bern.
- Ordering codes
- Requested procedures
BIR/ID : This week and next week we are performing webex sessions for evaluation of the test. Make sure that you have registered in the doodle for your systems (so far only one of your registered)
OID Assignement : Many systems need OIDs as part of their configuration (Patient ID Sources, XDS Source & Repositories, others...). This year, these are assigned in gazelle under menu Configuration/OIDs for Current Session.

Week of April 9th 2012

XDW : there is CP that will take into effect for the Bern CAT on that profile. The validation tool was updated accordingly. Please make sure to take it into account and revalidate your document already submitted in Gazelle for both Pre-CAT and CAT testing. Google Group on XDW is at : http://groups.google.com/group/ihe-xdw-implementors?hl=en
No Peer Test : many of the no peer test for the connectathon ask you to provide some samples. Please start providing them in the sample section of Gazelle. You can then start the test instance, indicate the permanent link into the test instance and we will start to validate your sample. This will save YOU and US a lot of time in Bern.
Proxy : We will use a proxy in Bern to capture the messages exchanged during testing. The use of the proxy is not required but strongly encouraged. Gabriel wrote a documentation of the tools that you will have in Bern, please read it : http://gazelle.ihe.net/content/proxy
Order Manager : Connectathon veterans might remember a tool called the RisMALL. In Bern we will use a tool call the "Order Manager" that replaces the RISMALL and allows test participants to create and manage orders for the profiles in the LAB and RAD domain. A documentation of that tool is available. Please read it : http://gazelle.ihe.net/content/order-manager
We are planning webinars at the end of april and early may to exchange on this tools:
- Gazelle usage during the Connectathon (1h) May 2nd at 10am CET
- Proxy usage (1/2h) : May 3rd at 10am CET
- Security tools usage (1/2h): May 3rd at 11am CET
- Order Manager usage (1h): May 4th at 10am CET

Week of April 2nd 2012

Start working on your CARNET ATA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATA_Carnet)
Start returning samples needed for your systems and if you need to render samples provided by your partner please render them and provide snapshot where needed.
- We want to perform as much conformance testing of your samples before the connectathon starts. The idea to save monitor time and do all the conformance testing remotly. This will give you a chance to fix the problem that will be found in your samples, before the event.
- So please visit the page Connectathon->List of Samples and return the samples requested and render the samples available providing a snapshot of the rendering by your application. This will inform your peer that you have done it.
- Visit the page Connectathon -> Connectathon and review the list of "No Peer" test needed for your systems. Some of these test ask you to provide a sample, when you have done it, provide the permanent link to the sample in the test instance, mark the test as completed. This will trigger an event, telling us that we need to verify your test.
- Test marked as verified before Bern, will save all of us a lot of valuable time there.
- Samples example : ATNA Questionnaire, Sample Images, Sample CDA Documents,...
Continue registration of your participants to the event (15 companies have still not registered any participants yet). See the procedure here.
- Please note that now adding extra participants will not give you extra tables (unless another organization drops participation and I have extra tables !)
Continue pre-CAT test log return (see details below)
Continue review of your configuration parameter (see details below)

Week of March 26th 2012

IMPORTANT/URGENT : Last chance to get extra tables at the Bern connectathon by registering participants (individuals) to the connectathon.
- you have till Friday March 30th at 5 pm to register the participants following the procedure described here
- each registered system includes 2 participants
- each extra 2 registered participants at 600 Euros you will get an extra table (see mail sent to google group for more details).
Systems configuration have been initialized in Gazelle Test Management. So each of your systems have now configurations. Please review the configurations that have been assigned to you and edit them according to your needs. We have not yet assigned the OIDs. Will try to do it this week.
Systems implement BIR/ID : I have contacted you individually per email. Please respond to that email about your status on testing. We need to setup conference calls to evaluate the test remotely and ahead of Bern.
Continue working through your pre-Connectathon "Tests to do" list in gazelle. Test logs are due May 1st.

Week of March 19th 2012

Continue working through your pre-Connectathon "Tests to do" list in gazelle. Test logs are due May 1st.
I have finnished processing Supportive testing requests and registration changes request. Please check that your request have been processed and bug me if not.
Access the digital certificates for TLS testing (ATNA profile). See the mail of Gabriel with the instructions

Week of March 5th 2012

Continue working through your pre-Connectathon "Tests to do" list in gazelle. Test logs are due May 1st.
Book hotel room for connectathon: See link here.

Week of February 27th 2012

Get started on your pre-Connectathon tests. Upload successful results into gazelle.
This is the last week to submit a request for Supportive testing. Please read details here.
This is the last week for asking registration changes. Adding/Removing actors.

Policies and Guidelines

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Introduction

This document provides policies and guidelines for organizations participating in testing at the IHE European Connectathon ("Participants") designed to help ensure successful testing.

Contacts

Technical Manager
- Eric Poiseau
Administrative Manager
- Ben Celmata (Invoice, Contract)

Goals

Connectathon testing has three specific goals:

Testing Participant implementations of actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Testing and providing feedback on actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Preparing for any IHE demonstrations in which Participants may also be involved.

Participants are expected to support all three goals as appropriate, to work in a cooperative manner and to show respect for both their peers and the IHE testing process.

Registration

Online Testing Management System (Gazelle)

Fees

Participation fees are proportional to the number of systems being tested. Participation Fee is 4200 Euros per system. This includes 2 company/organisation representatives at the connectathon.
There is no domain fee.
Registration of additional company/organisation representatives if possible at the flat rate of 600 Euros for the entire event.
Registration of each 2 additional representatives entitles you to an extra table on site.
Registration of representatives need to be done at system registration time (before February 29th)
Registration of representatives after the deadline of January 15th will be possible at an higher rate.
All prices (in Euros) are subject to Belgium VAT at 21% which can be reclaimed by your company.No VAT will be charge if you provide you Intra community VAT number and are a EU company
"If the performance of the Agreement by either Party or any obligation hereunder is prevented, restricted, or interfered with by reason of a Force Majeure, the Party whose performance is so affected, upon giving prompt notice in writing within fourteen (14) days after the occurrence of such Force Majeure to the other party and shall act to mitigate the damages caused by such Force Majeure, if possible. If a Force Majeure occurs, no Party shall be responsible for any damages, increased costs, or losses that the other Party may sustain by reason of such failure or delay in performance. The Party claiming Force Majeure shall be excused from such performance to the extent of such Force Majeure event, provided however, that the Party so affected shall take all reasonable steps to avoid or remove such causes of non-performance and shall resume performance of its obligations hereunder with dispatch whenever such causes are removed.Should these events of circumstances continue for more than three (3) months, each Party may lawfully and by registered letter terminate the Agreement, without any compensation to the other Party being due. "
Participation fees are non-refundable four (4) weeks after the end of the registration(a recovery of 50% of due fee can be submitted before the end of this period). The period of retraction is one (1) week. Participation fees will be invoiced following the registration.
Participation fees or purchase order are due by no later than January 31st 2012. An extra Late Payment Fee (12%) will be charged when payment has not been received on the IHE-Bank Account on February 5th 2012 or purchase order has not been provided.
The IHE Review Committee, reserves the right to refuse participation to systems containing combinations of Actors it deems to be inappropriate or not reflective of practical systems architecture. The IHE Review Committee will make this determination in consultation with the Project Management Team. Participants may be asked to revise their applications to limit the number and type of IHE Actors included in a single system.

Monitor Ressources

WHEN & WHERE? Logistics, Timeline & Table Assignments

The 2012 European Connectathon, IHE's week-long interoperability testing event, is held at the BernExpo congress center in Bern, Switzerland. We would like to welcome monitors on the connectathon floor at 9am on Monday May 21st. After you check in and get your monitor packet, we will meet with the monitor group at 10:30am for a 20-minute welcome/announcement session. You will find your table, get comfortable & connect to the network. The testing starts at 11am. If you cannot arrive by 10:30am, don't worry, we will have people to help you get settled later than that. The testing schedule is:

Monday 8:30-11am: Vendor arrival & setup
Monday 11-5pm: Connectathon testing begins
Tuesday thru Thursday 9am - 5pm: Connectathon testing continues
Friday noon : Connectathon testing ends

TODO : Table Assignments

TODO : Connectathon floor plan

TODO : Network information

WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments

Monitor assignement can be found into Gazelle Test Management: click on Admin -> Manage Monitors

Find your name

click on the magnifying glass to access the list of test assigned to you (do not worry there might be more than one monitor assigned to each test).
click on the printer icon to generate a pdf with the description of all the tests assigned to you.

If you fill like you need to change the assignement contact Eric Poiseau or Anne-Gaëlle Bergé

HOW? Training Material

Audience	Topic	Time / Duration
Req'd for new monitors Returing monitors are welcome	Monitor Training - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Q&A recording of the session : april 3rd / april 4th	April 3rd 2-4pm April 4th 4-6pm
optional educational material for monitors	IHE 2011 Educational Webinar Series IHE sponsored its annual educational webinar series during 2011. 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.	varies
New monitors	IHE Terminology (link to streaming video) or, use this link to download the recording This covers terminology used in IHE Technical Frameworks. If you've never read IHE documentation before, you will find this background information helpful.	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
All monitors	How to use the gazelle tool (helpful instructions in Word format) - Logging in to gazelle - Using the monitor worklist - Reviewing tests; changing test status - Using the gazelle mobile app to verify tests	TODO

Manager Support

Contact these folks during the week if you have questions or problems. Support for specific tools is in the next section.

Responsibilities	Contact	Location
Connectathon Management (testing process questions, dropping profiles, gen'l support...)	Eric Poiseau or Lynn Felhofer
Network Support	IHE Suisse Staff
Logistics (badges, lunch, fees, hotel...)	Connectathon sponsor staff	welcome desk
Lab Domain tests	Nicolas Lefevre or François Macary
Cardiology Domain	Lynn Felhofer
ITI Domain tests	Lynn Felhofer
PCC Domain tests
PCD Domain tests
Radiology Domain tests	Lynn Felhofer

IHE Technical Framework Documentation

To prepare for the January 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 "IHE Terminology" 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. We have created this index to help you find each profile: Summary of IHE Technical Requirements

FAQ for vendor participants

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

Contact Us

For help with logistics (travel, hotel, expenses), please contact office@ihe-europe.net
For questions about Connectathon processes & tools, or your assigment, contact Eric Poiseau.

Multiple Affinity Domain

Multiple Affinity Domain testing at the Bern Connectathon

XCA / XCA-I / XCPD Bern Testing Schedule

Testing of Cross-Community profile (XCA, XCA-I and XCPD) is directly organized by monitors during connectathon week. Unlike most connectathon tests, you will not choose your own partners. If you are doing cross-community testing, a monitor will visit you on Monday or Tuesday to explain the planning. In the meantime, you can review this document to review the planning document for cross-community tests: http://ihewiki.wustl.edu/wiki/index.php/File:XCA_connectathon_test_planning-Bern.doc

Explanation of Red/Blue/Green domains

This page applies to vendors testing XDS.b, XDS-I.b, PDQ/PDQv3, PIX/PIXv3, and XCA, XCA-I, XCPD.

If you're testing these profiles, please review this page during May.

In Bern, we will have 3 XDS Affinity Domains. Each of these domains is associated with its own Patient ID assigning authority. For ease of reference we call these the Red domain (1.3.6.1.4.1.21367.13.20.1000), the Green domain (1.3.6.1.4.1.21367.13.20.2000), and the Blue domain (1.3.6.1.4.1.21367.13.20.3000). We also have a 'local' Patient ID assigning authority (1.3.6.1.4.1.21367.3000.1.6).

Multiple-affinity-domains.ppt : This presentation gives you an overview of the 3-affinity-domain testing. Please review it prior to arriving in Bern!!
We have a tool for creating a patient with a Patient ID in the Red, Green or Blue assigning authority and sending it via HL7v2 or v3 to your test system: Gazelle patient generation & sharing allows you create & sending a single patient via HL7v2 & v3. It is also capable of resending an HL7 feed and batch sending of multiple patients.
Three-domain-assigning-authority-Bern.xls : XDS.b Registries and XCA, XCPD & XCA-I Gateways are assigned to one of the 3 affinity domains for the entire connectathon week.
- Registries accept a patient identity feed, and register documents, with patient IDs in their assigned domain (ie with their designated Patient ID assigning authority)
- Likewise, Gateway actors represent communities with documents in their one assigned domain.
- PIX Managers, and some PDQ Suppliers, can operate across domains.
- These assignments are in the table below and also in the excel spreadsheet linked in this item.

If you have questions about multiple affinity domain testing at the connecthon, ask Lynn Felhofer.

IHE Europe 2011 Connectathon (Pisa)

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Welcome to the IHE Connectathon 2011

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The 11th annual IHE-Europe Connectathon will take place from 11th to 15th April 2011 in Pisa, Italy.

Within the scope of the IHE mission, IHE-Europe will hold the annual Connectathon at the Stazione Leopolda in Pisa from April 11 to 15, 2011. The IHE Connectathon is a 5-day event which main purpose is testing the interoperability and connectivity of health-care IT systems. This traditional event draws participation from across Europe, with more than 90 companies and 200 engineers participating. Also scheduled are a number of "parallel events", with daily round-tables and seminars on specific health-care topics.

Destination Pisa

Pisa is a city full of history, both artistic, cultural and scientific. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its Leaning Tower (the bell tower of the city's cathedral), the city of over 87,500 residents contains more than 20 other

Registration

For the 2nd time in Europe, Gazelle tool will be used for registration. Your 2010, usernames and login are still working on this instance of Gazelle.

Please use the "lost password" button in case you have forgotten your password. If you need any assistance please contact us at INRIA (eric.poiseau@inria.fr)

Planning

November 9th : Registration opens
January 10th 14th : Registration closes
January 31st : Deadline for connectathon fees payment
February 3rd 10-12 : Webinar for connectathon Participants (register | video | ppt)
February 8th 16-18: Webinar for connectathon Participants (register | video | ppt)
March 15th 25th: Deadline for pre-connectathon log return
March 23rd : Deadline for connectathon participants registration (Gazelle -> Registration -> Connectathon Participants)
March 30th : Deadline for sharing connectathon configurations
March 30th : Deadline for registering extra participants
March 30th : Deadline for sample sharing
April 11-15th : Connectathon in Pisa
May 1st : Publication of Connectathon Results

Shipping Address

The day of delivery is set for April 8, 10AM - 4PM.

During this period of time someone from IHE-Italy will be present to ensure that all go smoothly.

The parcels should be addressed to:

IHE CONNECTATHON 2011
c/o LEOPOLDA STORICA
Piazza Guerrazzi
56125 PISA ITALY

For bulky packages (more than a cubic meter) that need special
delivery please contact Lapo or Roberto at IHE Italy

CAT Calendar

Agenda

Mailing List

Register to the IHE Europe 2011 Connectathon mailing list

E-mail :

Visit group

Demonstration

The following demonstrations are planned for 2011

Traveling Information

To be provided at a later time

Hotel Information

Hotel information for Pisa Connectathon was put together by IHE Italy

Fees

see the policies and guidelines

Policies and Guidelines

Introduction

This document provides policies and guidelines for organizations participating in testing at the IHE European Connectathon ("Participants") designed to help ensure successful testing.

Contacts

Technical Manager
- Eric Poiseau
Administrative Manager
- Jacqueline Wait (Invoice, Contract)

Goals

Connectathon testing has three specific goals:

Testing Participant implementations of actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Testing and providing feedback on actors and profiles defined in the IHE Technical Frameworks
Preparing for any IHE demonstrations in which Participants may also be involved.

Participants are expected to support all three goals as appropriate, to work in a cooperative manner and to show respect for both their peers and the IHE testing process.

Registration

Online Testing Management System (Gazelle)

Fees

Connectathon registration fees are based on the number of systems a Participant registers and the number of IHE Domains (eg, Cardiology, IT Infrastructure, Patient Care Coordination, Patient Care Devices, Radiology, ["Domains"]) in which those systems are registered to test. Fees for the IHE 2011 European Connectathon are:

Participation fees are proportional to the number of systems being tested and the number of IHE domains (see below) in which these systems participate. Participation Fee is 2900 Euros for the first system, 3000 Euros for the following ones, for IHE or epSOS connectathon.
A domain fee of EUR 1000 will be charged per domain. epSOS domain will be charged EUR 2000.
The second domain in the following list - IT-Infrastructure, Pharmacy, Cardiology, Pathology - is free of charge.
All prices (in Euros) are subject to Belgium VAT which can be reclaimed by your company :
- The number of company/organisation representatives at the connectathon is restricted to 2 persons per system. Additional participants will be registered during the Connectathon and charged / invoiced 70 Euros per day per participant. On site registration will be charged EUR 100 per day.
- The technical manager has the right to assign additional domains free of charge to actors after the registration in order to enable correct testing of profiles and if this does not result in additional preparation for the participant in question.
"If the performance of the Agreement by either Party or any obligation hereunder is prevented, restricted, or interfered with by reason of a Force Majeure, the Party whose performance is so affected, upon giving prompt notice in writing within fourteen (14) days after the occurrence of such Force Majeure to the other party and shall act to mitigate the damages caused by such Force Majeure, if possible. If a Force Majeure occurs, no Party shall be responsible for any damages, increased costs, or losses that the other Party may sustain by reason of such failure or delay in performance. The Party claiming Force Majeure shall be excused from such performance to the extent of such Force Majeure event, provided however, that the Party so affected shall take all reasonable steps to avoid or remove such causes of non-performance and shall resume performance of its obligations hereunder with dispatch whenever such causes are removed.Should these events of circumstances continue for more than three (3) months, each Party may lawfully and by registered letter terminate the Agreement, without any compensation to the other Party being due. "
Domains: an IHE Domain is a specific clinical or operational area of healthcare characterized by particular information technology needs and use cases. Each IHE Domain has its own committee structure and produces its own domain-specific Technical Framework. A participant applying to test Actors/Integration Profiles defined in the Technical Framework for a given IHE Domain will be considered to participate in that domain. The epSOS project as a specific domain produces its own specifications available on epSOS website: www.epsos.eu
Participation fees are non-refundable four (4) weeks after the end of the registration(a recovery of 50% of due fee can be submitted before the end of this period). The period of retraction is one (1) week. Participation fees will be invoiced following the registration.
Participation fees or purchase order are due by no later than January 31st 2011. An extra Late Payment Fee (12%) will be charged when payment has not been received on the IHE-Bank Account on February 5th 2011 or purchase order has not been provided.
The IHE Review Committee, reserves the right to refuse participation to systems containing combinations of Actors it deems to be inappropriate or not reflective of practical systems architecture. The IHE Review Committee will make this determination in consultation with the Project Management Team. Participants may be asked to revise their applications to limit the number and type of IHE Actors included in a single system.

Non disclosure Agreement

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The following text is the content of the NDA section of the contract signed by participants to the Pisa Connectathon

The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise ("IHE") initiative has the goal of stimulating integration of information and imaging systems used in the delivery of healthcare. IHE develops guidelines and supports a testing process and other activities to encourage the implementation of standards to enable communication among such systems.

In order to encourage the exchange of information among participants necessary to the testing process (including the Connectathon testing event to be held April 12-16, 2010) it is important that both the Sponsors and each Participant be protected against improper disclosure of technical or commercial information by any other Participant. Furthermore, the Connectathon process requires participants to resolve as expediently as possible and in a spirit of cooperation any software bugs and interoperability issues that arise during the testing process. The Participant thus agrees to keep confidential and forbear from using for any commercial purposes any information obtained from other participants in the course of the testing process. The Participant further agrees to respect all other Participants and their systems and equipment.The undersigned Participant shall not be obligated to keep information secret and in confidence if it can show that such information:
- Appears in printed publications distributed by the Sponsors in the public domain;
- was public knowledge at the time of its receipt;
- became public knowledge after its receipt without breach of this agreement by the undersigned Participant;
- was rightfully disclosed to the Participant by a third party without an obligation of confidentiality;
- is provably independently developed by the undersigned Participant's personnel without access to the confidential information;
- is required to be disclosed pursuant to a legal, judicial or administrative proceeding or by law; or
- is approved for release by the prior written authorization of all other organizations in question.
The Sponsors agree to take reasonable steps to provide a work atmosphere conducive to a successful testing process, including discouraging the improper disclosure and use of information by Participants. In consideration of being permitted by the Sponsors to participate in the IHE testing process, the undersigned Participant agrees to hold the Sponsors harmless from any judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees incurred by them in connection with the defense of any lawsuit or other claim which involves conduct of the undersigned Participant constituting a breach of the nondisclosure and nonuse obligations described in the preceding paragraphs.
Supporting information and documents developed by the Sponsors for use within the IHE testing process, including but not limited to specifications, test data and marketing materials are the copyrighted property of IHE and its Sponsors. In the spirit of collaboration and in keeping with copyright law, no Participant may lay claim to the information created for the IHE testing and demonstration process without written consent from the Sponsors. After software, technical information or documentation is formally released into the public domain by the Sponsors in order to further the purposes of the IHE initiative, the foregoing restrictions on disclosure or use will no longer apply to any software and/or technical information or documentation that is so released.
For the purposes of sharing information with their membership and the public and promoting the IHE initiative, the Sponsors intend to acquire and reproduce representative images of systems being tested by Participants at the Connectathon. Any such images acquired may potentially be used in printed publications, Web pages and multimedia presentations promoting the IHE initiative. Such images will not be used by the Sponsors for any other purpose.
The undersigned Participant, in consideration of being permitted by IHE Europe to participate in the IHE initiative, hereby grants IHE Europe the absolute and irrevocable right and unrestricted permission to use, re-use, display, distribute, transmit, publish, re-publish, copy, or otherwise exploit, either in whole or in part, either digitally, in print, or in any other medium now or hereafter known, photograph taken of its personnel and equipment, or in which its personnel and equipment may be included; to alter the same without restriction; and to copyright the same. The undersigned understands and agrees that the Sponsors may or may not, as they choose, use the Participant's name in conjunction with the photographs taken.
The Participant also hereby releases and discharges IHE Europe and their agents, representatives, and assignees from any and all claims and demands arising out of or in connection with the use of the photographs, including without limitation any and all claims for invasion of privacy, right of publicity, and improper disclosure of commercial information.
Finally, the undersigned Participant acknowledges and agrees that certain software and related technical information and documentation which will eventually be released into the public domain by IHE in connection with the implementation of the IHE initiative (the "IHE Software") will be made available on an "as is" basis and that neither IHE Europe nor any other Participant will make the warranty about the IHE Software, its performance, its merchantability or fitness for any particular use, its freedom from any computer diseases, or its conformity to any specification and that all risk as to the quality and performance of the IHE Software will be with the users of the IHE Software.

epSOS CDA Evaluation Form - Pisa 2011

The purpose of this form is to evaluate the processed epSOS CDA documents.

IHE Eye Care Connectathon 2017 Resources

The American Academy of Ophthalmology sponsors the IHE Eye Care domain.

Eye Care profiles to be tested
Logistics at a glance -- dates, location, fees, hotel, shipping...
Detailed Schedule
Testing Resources
Training Resources & Webinars
Useful IHE Resources

IHE Eye Care Profiles for Connectathon testing

We are offering these profiles for testing at the IHE Eye Care Connectathon, October 23-25, 2017:

(1) Unified Eye Care Workflow (U-EYECARE) The specification spans three documents, plus the underlying JOIA standard:

-- Eye Care Technical Framework Volume 1, Rev 4.0, June 2016 - profile description, actor rqmts & use cases
-- Eye Care Technical Framework Volume 2, Rev 4.0, June 2016 - detailed transaction specifications
-- Refractive Measurements Trial Implementation Supplement, June, 14, 2016 - new in U-EYECARE in 2016; based upon JOIA 1.5 Release
-- JOIA Std 1.5 - Common Specification for Output data of Ophthalmic Examination Equipment

(2) Eye Care Summary Record (EC-Summary)

-- Eye Care Summary Trial Implementation Supplement - Aug 2017 version
-- -- it is temporarily made available here; it is pending publication on ihe.net
-- -- this version contains Word mark-up (for now) showing deltas from last year

(3) General Eye Evaluation (GEE)

-- GEE Trial Implementation Supplement, Rev 2.2, December 2016

Logistics
Connectathon Dates & Location	October 23-25, 2017 (detailed timeline below) RSNA Headquarters -- Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
Your support staff	Lynn Felhofer - Gazelle questions/support; pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing; technical & logistical support; profile questions Don van Syckle - demonstration planning; profile questions Flora Lum, M.D. - contracts, payment, AAO annual meeting, domain inquiries
Eye Care Connectathon email list	iheeyecareconnectathon is the google email group we use to communicate with Connectathon participants regarding preparation steps from August through October. To join the group, send an email to Lynn. She will add you to the list serv.
Fees	The combined fee for the Connectathon and showcase is $15,000 per vendor. Payment and contract is due to Flora on Nov 11.
Hotel details	The Marriott Residence Inn - Oak Brook is a 2-minute walk from the RSNA building. Book your hotel room at the Residence Inn - click HERE by Sept 22 for the group rate
Equipment shipping	Details are here

Detailed Schedule - Eye Care Connectathon 2017
July 27	WHAT'S NEW? To view an overview of the profiles in IHE Eye Care, we highly recommend that you watch a recording of the July 27 Eye Care webinar as part of IHE's annual webinar series.
Aug 4 - 25	Connectathon system registration is open through August 25 here: http://ihe.wustl.edu/gazelle-na/
Aug 17	Connectathon kick-off webinar -- required for all Connectathon participants: Eye Care domain profile overview, review of Connectathon preparation & connectathon week testing, introduction to the 'gazelle' test management and conformance test tools, Q & A. -- Download and view the recording -- Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KypoKCfBFbQ -- Review the slides
Aug-Sep	Registration contract distributed to Connectathon participants. Send paper contract with payment to Flora; due Nov 11
Sep	Required pre-connectathon tests published. Find the tools you will need for your testing. Helpful links in the Testing Resources section below. Pre-connectathon test results are due Oct 13.
Sep 22	If applicable, upload a DICOM and/or HL7 conformance statement for your product into gazelle. Use menu Registration-->Manage systems, and upload it onto the 'System summary' tab for your test system.
Sep 22	Deadline for participant registration (who will attend the connectathon); complete in Gazelle under menu: Registration-->Testing Session Participants.
Sep 22	Deadline to reserve your hotel room in order to get the group rate at the Oak Brook Marriott (very short walk to the Connectathon). Click HERE to make a reservation.
Sep 29	Deadline for submitting sample DICOM objects, HL7 messages or CDA documents (representative of what systems will produce) into gazelle (and the AAO ftp site for DICOM files).
Oct 9 - 11	Participants input their system's configuration into gazelle, eg AE titles, port numbers, HL7 configurations...
Oct 13	Pre-Connectathon test results are due in gazelle.
Oct 13	IP addresses are assigned to host names.
Connectathon week! Oct 23-25	Mon - 8:30-10am - Prepare to test: connect to the network, set up system & finish configurations Mon - 10am-5pm - Connectathon testing Tues - 9am-5pm - Connectathon testing Wed - 9am-noon - Wrap-up of last connectathont tests; transition to showcase demonstration practice. Wed - 1pm-3pm - Finish demonstration preparation.
Nov 11-14	Academy Meeting - Interoperability Showcase Demonstration - New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 11	Contract and payment due.

Testing Resources
Gazelle	Gazelle is IHE's online tool for managing registration, pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing. Note 1: If you are a returning participant, your old username/password still works! Note 2: Be sure to select the IHE Eye Care 2017* testing session.*
Who are my test partners?	In gazelle, you can see what your fellow Connectathon participants -- your test partners -- have registered to test. Choose gazelle menu Registration-->Registration overview. You will see a table with all profiles/actors/options selected by each company/product. At the bottom of the page, there is a link to "export as Excel file". NOTE: This information will not be complete until after registration closes on Aug 25.
<link pending>	Details on pre-Connectathon test requirements, tools, and documentation for this year.
Sample images & documents	Participants' DICOM images, GEE, and EC-Summary samples are uploaded here: ftp://ftp.aao.org/IHE_Eye_Care_Connectathon_2017/Pre-Connectathon-Samples/ (contact Lynn for username/password)
Eye Care code tables	Modality, Order Placer, and Order Filler systems must pre-load their systems wtih order/procedure codes for the connectathon & demonstration. (Same as those used since 2013.) If your modality needs a code added, please contact Lynn. (stored on ftp://ftp.aao.org/IHE_Eye_Care_Connectathon_2017/ -- contact Lynn for username/password)
Connectathon network description	This document describes the network environment during Connectathon week: http://gazelle.ihe.net/files/EyeCare_Connectathon_Network_Information.pdf
Connectathon test review	This document contains a mapping between U-EYECARE actors, transaction & option and the Connectathon tests that exercise them. After reviewing this, you should review the individual tests in gazelle. You can find them on your main connectathon page in gazelle under menu "Connectathon". There is also help for the Training section below.
10 Connectathon tips from the pros	This page shares tips from vendors that have participated in IHE Connectathons around the globe for many years.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Training Resources & Webinars
IHE Annual Webinar Series - Eye Care Domain Update	WHAT'S NEW? To view an overview of the profiles in IHE Eye Care, we highly recommend that you watch a recording of the July 27 Eye Care webinar as part of IHE's annual webinar series available here.
Eye Care Connectathon Kick-off webinar	Connectathon kick-off webinar -- Aug 17, 2017 Eye Care domain profile review, review of Connectathon preparation & connectathon week testing, introduction to the 'gazelle' test management and conformance test tools, Q & A. -- Download and view the recording -- Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KypoKCfBFbQ -- Review the slides
Gazelle - How to complete registration. There are several steps: User accounts: company & contact info: managing gazelle user accounts (logins) & company/organization details; entering contact information (Same process as last year, if you participated in any Connectathons since 2012, your information is carried forward) System registration: entering system(s), profiles, actors, and options you want to test Participant registration: register staff who will attend	How to videos: - Creating User Accounts, Organizations & Contacts (.mp4) - Completing System Registration (.mp4)
Gazelle - How to enter and share your configuration parameters - entering DICOM & HL7v2 parameters for your test system - finding & exporting your test partners' configurations	- .mp4 \| help page
Using gazelle to review Connectathon tests How to use gazelle to read test instructions for IHE profiles you have registered to test	help page \| .mp4
Gazelle Order Manager	Overview presentation - slides How to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist - recording HowToUseOrderManagerToCreateMWL-withScreenshots.pdf

Useful IHE Resources
IHE Technical Frameworks	Ensure that you are working off the latest documentation (not an out-of-date version on your hard drive).
Connectathon Results Database	IHE publishes the profile/actor pairs that each company successfully tests during connectathon week. Connectathon results are not reported on individual products or product versions. IHE maintains this database of results from past connectathons.
IHE Product Registry	Developers of commercial and open source healthcare IT systems can publish IHE Integration Statements to indicate their systems' conformance with specifications in IHE Technical Frameworks.

File attachments:

IHE_EyeCare_Suppl_EC-Summary_Rev1.2_TI_drt_08092017.pdf

IHE_EyeCare_Suppl_EC-Summary_Rev1.2_TI_drt_08092017ChangesAccepted.pdf

IHE Eye Care Connectathon 2016 Resources

The American Academy of Ophthalmology sponsors the IHE Eye Care domain.

This page was applicable to the October 2016 IHE Eye Care Connectathon and is now out-of-date.

For 2017 Connectathon details, please see: https://gazelle.ihe.net/content/ihe-eye-care-connectathon-2017-resources

Eye Care profiles to be tested
Logistics at a glance
Detailed Schedule
Testing Resources
Training Resources & Webinars
Useful IHE Resources

IHE Eye Care Profiles for Connectathon testing

We are offering these profiles for testing at the October 2016 connectathon:

(1) Unified Eye Care Workflow (U-EYECARE) The specification spans three documents, plus the underlying JOIA standard:

-- Eye Care Technical Framework Volume 1, Rev 4.0, June 2016 - profile description, actor rqmts & use cases
-- Eye Care Technical Framework Volume 2, Rev 4.0, June 2016 - detailed transaction specifications
-- Refractive Measurements Trial Implementation Supplement, June, 29, 2016 - new in U-EYECARE for 2016, as modified by a Change Proposal, based upon JOIA 1.5 Release
-- JOIA Std 1.5 - Common Specification for Output data of Ophthalmic Examination Equipment

(2) Eye Care Summary Record (EC-Summary)

-- EC-Summary Trial Implementation Supplement, July 2015

(3) General Eye Evaluation (GEE)

-- GEE Trial Implementation Supplement, v8, includes CP, from Don on Aug 9

CHANGE PROPOSALS: Implementers from last year's connectathon should review Change Proposals (CPs that were approved and applied to the 2016 version of Eye Care domain profiles. Please refer to this Spreadsheet of Eye Care CPs. You will find a list of approved CPs and a link to each CP.

Logistics
Connectathon Dates & Location	October 10-13, 2016 (detailed timeline below) RSNA Headquarters -- Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
Your support staff	Lynn Felhofer - pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing; technical & logistical support; profile questions Don van Syckle - demonstration planning; profile questions Flora Lum, M.D. - contracts, payment, AAO annual meeting, domain inquiries
Eye Care Connectathon email list	iheeyecareconnectathon is the google email group we use to communicate with Connectathon participants regarding preparation steps from August through October. To join the group, send an email to Lynn. She will add you to the list serv.
Hotel details	The Marriott Residence Inn - Oak Brook is a 2-minute walk from the RSNA building. Book your hotel room at the Residence Inn - click here by Sept 23 for the group rate
Equipment shipping	EyeCare_Connectathon_2016_Shipping_Information.pdf -- read this if you need to ship equipment to the Connectathon

Detailed Schedule - Eye Care Connectathon 2016
July 13	WHAT'S NEW? To view an overview of what's new in IHE Eye Care, we highly recommend that you watch a recording of the July 13 Eye Care webinar as part of IHE's annual webinar series.
Aug 1 11am EDT	Connectathon kick-off webinar -- required for all Connectathon participants: Eye Care domain profile review, review of Connectathon preparation & connectathon week testing, introduction to the 'gazelle' test management and conformance test tools, Q & A. Links to: Recording (.wmv format) or Recording (.mp4 format) and Slides
Aug 1 - 19	Connectathon system registration is open. Use gazelle.
Aug	Registration contract distributed to Connectathon participants. Send paper contract with payment to Flora; due Oct 15
Sep	Required pre-connectathon tests published. Find the tools you will need for your testing. Helpful links in the Testing Resources section below. Pre-connectathon test results are due Sep 30.
Sep 9	If applicable, upload a DICOM and/or HL7 conformance statement for your product into gazelle. Use menu Registration-->Manage systems, and upload it onto the 'System summary' tab for your test system.
Sep 23	Deadline to reserve your hotel room in order to get the group rate. Click here to make a reservation.
Sep 23	Deadline for participant registration (who will attend the connectathon); complete in gazelle Registration-->Testing Session Participants.
Sep 23	Deadline for submitting sample DICOM objects, HL7 messages or CDA documents (representative of what systems will produce) into gazelle (and the AAO ftp site for DICOM files).
Sep 19-23	Participants input their system's configuration into gazelle, eg AE titles, port numbers, HL7 configurations...
Sep 27	IP addresses are assigned to host names.
Sep 30	Pre-Connectathon test results are due in gazelle.
Connectathon week! Oct 10-13	Mon - 8:30-10am - Prepare to test: connect to the network, set up system & finish configurations Mon - 10am-5pm - Connectathon testing Tues - 9am-5pm - Connectathon testing Wed - 9am-noon - Connectathon testing Wed - 1pm-5pm - Demonstration testing starts; wrap-up of last connectathont tests Thu - 9am-noon - Demo testing continues. All participants must stay until the connectathon closes at noon.
Oct 15-18	Academy Meeting - Interoperability Showcase Demonstration, McCormick Center, Chicago
Oct 15	Contract and payment due.

Testing Resources
Gazelle	Gazelle is IHE's online tool for managing registration, pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing. Note 1: If you are a returning participant, your old username/password still works! Note 2: Be sure to select the IHE Eye Care 2016* testing session.*
Who are my test partners?	In gazelle, you can see what your fellow Connectathon participants -- your test partners -- have registered to test. Choose gazelle menu Registration-->Registration overview. You will see a table with all profiles/actors/options selected by each company/product. At the bottom of the page, there is a link to "export as Excel file". Lynn also created this PDF which overlays test partners onto the actor/transaction diagrams: Connectathon_Registration_Visual-20161006.pdf
Pre-Connectathon tests & tools for Eye Care	Details on pre-Connectathon test requirements, tools, and documentation for this year.
Sample images & documents	Participants' DICOM images, GEE, and EC-Summary samples are uploaded here: ftp://ftp.aao.org/IHE_Eye_Care_Connectathon_2016/Pre-Connectathon-Samples/ (username/password is ihe/ihe)
Eye Care code tables	Modality, Order Placer, and Order Filler systems must pre-load their systems wtih order/procedure codes for the connectathon & demonstration. (Same as those used since 2013.) If your modality needs a code added, please contact Lynn. (stored on ftp://ftp.aao.org/IHE_Eye_Care_Connectathon_2016/ username/password is ihe/ihe)
Connectathon network description	EyeCare_Connectathon_2016_Network_Information.pdf -- This document describes the network environment during Connectathon week.
Connectathon test review	This document contains a mapping between U-EYECARE actors, transaction & option and the Connectathon tests that exercise them. After reviewing this, you should review the individual tests in gazelle. You can find them on your main connectathon page in gazelle under menu "Connectathon". There is also help for the Training section below.
10 Connectathon tips from the pros	This page shares tips from vendors that have participated in IHE Connectathons around the globe for many years.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Training Resources & Webinars
Eye Care Connectathon Kick-off webinar	Connectathon kick-off webinar -- Aug 1 Eye Care domain profile review, review of Connectathon preparation & connectathon week testing, introduction to the 'gazelle' test management and conformance test tools, Q & A. Links to: Recording (.wmv format) or Recording (.mp4 format) and Slides
Gazelle - How to complete registration. There are several steps: User accounts: company & contact info: managing gazelle user accounts (logins) & company/organization details; entering contact information (Same process as last year, if you participated in Connectathons from 2012-15, your information is carried forward) System registration: entering system(s), profiles, actors, and options you want to test Participant registration: register staff who will attend	help pages
Gazelle - How to enter and share your configuration parameters - entering DICOM & HL7v2 parameters for your test system - finding & exporting your test partners' configurations	- recording \| .mp4 - .mp4 \| help page
Using gazelle to review Connectathon tests How to use gazelle to read test instructions for IHE profiles you have registered to test	help page \| .mp4
Gazelle Order Manager	Overview presentation - .ppt (May 2012) How to use Order Manager to create Modality Worklist .mp4 (Jan 2013) HowToUseOrderManagerToCreateMWL-withScreenshots.pdf
Art Decor	Content Creators can validate GEE & EC-Summary documents using schematron generated by the Art Decor tool. See instructions in pre-Connectathon test EVS_CDA_Validation.

Useful IHE Resources
IHE Technical Frameworks	Ensure that you are working off the latest documentation (not an out-of-date version on your hard drive).
Connectathon Results Database	IHE publishes the profile/actor pairs that each company successfully tests during connectathon week. Connectathon results are not reported on individual products or product versions. IHE maintains this database of results from past connectathons.
IHE Product Registry	Developers of commercial and open source healthcare IT systems can publish IHE Integration Statements to indicate their systems' conformance with specifications in IHE Technical Frameworks.

File attachments:

EyeCare_Connectathon_2016_Shipping_Information.pdf

EyeCare_Connectathon_2016_Network_Information.pdf

IHE_EC_Suppl_U-EYECARE_Refractive_Rev1.2_TI_CP_2016-06-29.pdf

Eye_Care_Connectathon2016_Webinar_Slides.pdf

IHE_EyeCare_Supp_CCDA_GEE_TI_v8-CPs.pdf

Connectathon_Registration_Visual-20161006.pdf

U-EYECARE_ConnectathonTestMapping-2016.pdf

IHE Eye Care Connectathon 2014 Resources

The American Academy of Ophthalmology sponsors the IHE Eye Care domain.

Two new/updated Eye Care profiles
Logistics at a glance
Detailed Schedule
Testing Resources
Training Resources & Webinars
Useful IHE Resources

New & updated EYECARE Profiles in 2014!
C-EYECARE profile	The new Core Eye Care Workflow profile was finished by the Technical Committee on Aug 19 and is now published on IHE's website. We are offering this profile for testing at the October 2014 connectathon!
GEE profile	The General Eye Evaluation profiles is updated in 2014 to Consolidated CDA. It was released by the Technical Committee on Sep 5 and is now published on IHE's website. We are offering this profile for testing at the October 2014 connectathon!

Logistics
Connectathon Dates & Location	October 13-16, 2014 (detailed timeline below) RSNA Headquarters -- Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
Your support staff	Lynn Felhofer - pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing; technical & logistical support; profile questions Don van Syckle - demonstration planning; profile questions Flora Lum, M.D. - contracts, payment, AAO annual meeting, domain inquiries
Eye Care Connectathon email list	iheeyecareconnectathon google group To join the group, send an email to iheeyecareconnectathon+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Connectathon contract	Sample contract for your review
Hotel details	The Marriott Residence Inn - Oak Brook is a 2-minute walk from the RSNA building. Click here to make a reservation in the Connectathon room block.
Equipment shipping	Here are instructions for those shipping equipement to the RSNA headquarters. For the AAO Showcase, are asked to ship equipment to their own booth and move it over to the showcase area after 3:30pm on Friday.

Detailed Schedule - Eye Care 2014 Connectathon
Aug 7	Connectathon kick-off webinar -- required for all Connectathon participants- review Connectathon preparation & connectathon week testing- introduction to the 'gazelle' test management and conformance test tools- Q & A. Recording and slides are here.
Aug 7-28	Connectathon system registration is open. Use gazelle.
Aug 7	Registration contract distributed to Connectathon participants. Send paper contract with payment to Flora; due Nov 21.
Sep 3	Required pre-connectathon tests published. Find the tools you will need for your testing. Helpful links in the Testing Resources section below. Pre-connectathon test results are due Oct 3.
Sep 10	Target for accessing pre-Connectathon test tools.
Sep 19	Deadline for participant registration (who will attend the connectathon); complete in gazelle Registration-->Participant Registration.
Sep 19	Deadline for submitting sample DICOM objects or CDA documents (representative of what systems will product) into gazelle and the AAO ftp site.
Sep 22	Demonstration scenarios published. Code tables published.
Sep 29-Oct 3	Participants input their system's configuration into gazelle, eg AE titles, port numbers, HL7 configurations
Oct 3	Connectathon network configuration published. IP addresses are assigned to host names.
Oct 3	All pre-Connectathon test results are due in gazelle.
Oct 7	Connectathon manager's review of pre-Connectathon test results is complete. Any participants considered at risk will be contacted.
Connectathon week! Oct 13-16	Mon - 8:30-10am - Prepare to test: connect to the network, set up system & finish configurations Mon - 10am-5pm - Connectathon testing Tues - 9am-5pm - Connectathon testing Wed - 9am-noon - Connectathon testing Wed - 1pm-5pm - Demonstration testing starts; wrap-up of last connectathont tests Thu - 9am-2pm - Demo testing continues. All participants must stay until the connectathon closes at 2pm.
Oct 18-21	Academy Meeting - Showcase Interoperability Demonstration, Chicago
Nov 21	Contract and payment due.

Testing Resources
Gazelle	Gazelle is IHE's online tool for managing registration, pre-Connectathon & Connectathon testing. Note 1: If you are a returning participant, your old username/password still works! Note 2: Be sure to select the IHE Eye Care 2014* testing session.*
Profiles offered for testing:	These profiles will be tested at the October connectathon: -- Advanced Eye Care Workflow (A-EYECARE) -- Basic Eye Care Workflow (B-EYECARE) -- Core Eye Care Workflow (C-EYECARE) * New!* -- General Eye Evaluation (GEE) * Updated to C-CDA * These profiles did ot have enough partners to enable testing: -- Eye Care Appointment Scheduling (ECAS) -- Charge Posting (CHG) -- Eye Care Evidence Documents (ECED) -- Eye Care Displayable Reports (ECDR)
Your test partners	This powerpoint is based on the profile/actor registration in gazelle. It shows your test partners overlaid onto the actor/transaction diagram for each profile to be tested.
Thorough/Supportive testing explained	This page describes the difference between Thorough and Supportive connectathon testing
Pre-Connectathon tests & tools for Eye Care	Details on pre-Connectathon test requirements, tools, and documentation
Index to all IHE test tools	Pointers to all domains' tools and their documentation
Sample images & documents	DICOM images and GEE document samples are uploaded here: ftp://ftp.aao.org/IHE_Eye_Care_Connectathon_2014/Pre-Connectathon-Samples/
Eye Care code tables	Modality, Order Placer, and Order Filler systems must pre-load their systems wtih order/procedure codes for the connectathon & demonstration. (Sames as those used in 2013.) If your modality needs a code added, please contact Lynn.
Connectathon Network Description	This document describes the network environment during Connectathon week.
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.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Training Resources & Webinars
Eye Care Connectathon Kick-off webinar	Aug 7 slides \| recording (on AAO website; use ihe/ihe for username/passwd)
Gazelle - How to complete registration. There are several steps: User accounts: company * contact info: managing gazelle user accounts (logins) & company/organization details; entering contact information (Same process as last year, if you participated in EU or NA connectathons from 2012-14, your information is carried forward; you can skip this recording) System registration: entering system(s), profiles, actors, and options you want to test Participant registration: register staff who will attend (Note: NA Connectathons do not use gazelle for staff badge registration) (Be sure to complete your registration by sending your contract & fees to Flora by Nov 21.)	.mp4 \| slides .mp4 \| slides help page
Gazelle - How to enter and share your configuration parameters - entering DICOM & HL7v2 parameters for your test system - finding & exporting your test partners' configurations	help page - recording \| .mp4 - .mp4
Gazelle proxy	recording (October 2013) Notes on proxy use also, this proxy help page

Useful IHE Resources
IHE Technical Frameworks	Ensure that you are working off the latest documentation (not an out-of-date version on your hard drive).
Connectathon Results Database	IHE publishes the profile/actor pairs that each company successfully tests during connectathon week. Connectathon results are not reported on individual products or product versions. IHE maintains this database of results from past connectathons.
IHE Product Registry	Developers of commercial and open source healthcare IT systems can publish IHE Integration Statements to indicate their systems' conformance with specifications in IHE Technical Frameworks.

Attachment	Size
RSNA_2014_Testing_Event__Shipping_Information.docx	14.4 KB
Network_information-2014-final.doc	42 KB
EYECARE_Domain_Profiles_and_Tests.pdf	632.61 KB
EyeCare-TestPartners-20141013.pptx	344.38 KB

EXPANDathon - Lisbon, December 2015

Official information (about Hotel, Transportation, Location) from EXPAND available at the following URL: http://www.expandproject.eu/expand-final-event-lisbon-ehealth-week/

This page points you to the resources you need to prepare and succeed EXPANDathon event!

Registration is already opened in gazelle to November, 15th 2015. Registration link : http://gazelle.ihe.net/EU-CAT/home.seam

Thank you to join the google group Thank you to join the group expandathon-2015 for more details.

Technical Resources Registration, tools, network, digital certs, all stuff technical...	Schedule and Logistics Schedule, deadlines, training ...
Weekly reminders What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!	Monitor Resources Logistics, training, and resources for our wonderful volunteers!
Training Resources Tutorials, webinars, and how-to documentation.	Tools overview Tools used during EXPANDathon testing session (and pre testing)
Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

EXPANDathon 2015 Monitor Resources

Gazelle:

before the connectathon: http://gazelle.ihe.net/EU-CAT/

Training Material :

Audience	Topic	Date-Time / Duration
All monitors	Monitor - process overview - Monitor responsibilities - Connectathon process for monitors - Q&A Gazelle walk-through - How monitors use gazelle during connectathon week to verify tests. slides Monitor training Exercises: Gazelle hands-on exercises	0:55
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	Terminology: Definitions needed to understand using Gazelle during a connectathon (known to most returning participants; highly recommended for new participants & monitors) (Streaming link) (.mp4)	0:11
All monitors	Using gazelle to review Connectathon tests How to use gazelle to read test definitions for IHE profiles you're assigned to. (.mp4)	0:08
Security monitors	-- ATNA testing overview (.mp4 \| slides) -- ATNA, BPPC, XUA, DEN, DSG tests (slides)	0:20

EXPANDathon 2015 Network Info

EXPANDathon 2015 Schedule & Logistics

Pointers to scheduling 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:

EXPANDathon location & dates

Official information (about Hotel, Transportation, Location) from EXPAND available at the following URL: http://www.expandproject.eu/expand-final-event-lisbon-ehealth-week/

Important dates :

Event	Begining	End	Training Session
Registration	01/11/2015	15/11/2015	02/11/2015
Pre-Test	16/11/2015	04/12/2015	16/11/2015
EXPANDathon	09/12/2015	11/12/2015	04/12/2015

The training session are :

Registration training : the 02/11/2015 at 03 pm : https://kereval.webex.com/kereval-en/j.php?MTID=m09ccf5042f24b80e42e76648834ff707

Pre-Test training : the 16/11/2015

EXPANDathon preparation training : the 04/12/2015

First training infos

JOIN WEBEX MEETING
https://kereval.webex.com/kereval-en/j.php?MTID=m09ccf5042f24b80e42e76648834ff707
Meeting number: 707 044 085
Meeting password: EXPANDathon2015

JOIN BY PHONE
0800-051-3810 Call-in toll-free number (UK)
+44-203-478-5289 Call-in toll number (UK)
Access code: 707 044 085

Global call-in numbers:
https://kereval.webex.com/kereval-en/globalcallin.php?serviceType=MC&ED=423772822&tollFree=1

First Training materials

Registration presentation : http://gazelle.ihe.net/files/EXPANDathon-Registration.pdf

Documentation : http://gazelle.ihe.net/files/KER1-BAS-EXPAND-EXPAND-1_00.pdf

Link to recorded presentation :

for streaming : https://kereval.webex.com/kereval-en/ldr.php?RCID=383e6f95cbfbde98e0e43dd0a243c67f
for download : https://kereval.webex.com/kereval-en/lsr.php?RCID=9f7ed5008ef0d80e12ebd8c96d165bf8

Second training info

16/11/2015 - 3 pm - pre-EXPANDathon testing

JOIN WEBEX MEETING
https://kereval.webex.com/kereval-en/j.php?MTID=m1cd56ed065452ff6490871456ede6294
Meeting number: 709 813 582
Meeting password: EXPANDathon2015

JOIN BY PHONE
0800-051-3810 Call-in toll-free number (UK)
+44-203-478-5289 Call-in toll number (UK)
Access code: 709 813 582

Second Training materials

Slides presentation : http://gazelle.ihe.net/files/pre-EXPANDathon-1116-updated.pdf

documentation related to pre-EXPANDathon testing : http://gazelle.ihe.net/files/KER4-BAS-IHE-PRE_EXPAND-0_01.pdf

Links to the record of the training session : http://gazelle.ihe.net/epSOS/pre-EXPANDathon.ogv

Third training info

Date : December4 th at 3 pm
Link to webex : https://kereval.webex.com/kereval-en/j.php?MTID=me01cf12006ff56ea38b4d84208e36bb6
Meeting number: 704 021 657
Meeting password: EXPANDathon2015
Subject : EXPANDathon testing session preparation

Third training materials

Slides presentation : http://gazelle.ihe.net/files/EXPANDathon-preparation.pdf

documentation related to pre-EXPANDathon testing : http://gazelle.ihe.net/files/KER4-BAS-IHE-EXPAND-GAZELLE-USERGUIDE-0_01.pdf

Links to the record of the training session : https://kereval.webex.com/kereval-en/ldr.php?RCID=3fb03829d91d7c543d6963a4543081ba

Connecthon FAQ

Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

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KER1-BAS-EXPAND-EXPAND-1_00.pdf	956.64 KB
pre-EXPANDathon-1116-updated.pdf	205.59 KB
KER4-BAS-IHE-PRE_EXPAND-0_01.pdf	460.61 KB
EXPANDathon-preparation.pdf	555.98 KB
KER4-BAS-IHE-EXPAND-GAZELLE-USERGUIDE-0_01.pdf	1.08 MB

EXPANDathon 2015 Technical Resources

Getting ready for participation in the EXPANDathon involves more than buying a plane ticket to Lisbon. During the second half of November, participants complete a set of required pre-connectathon tests. Begining of December, participants 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 EXPANDathon. The links below contain details for your EXPANDathon preparation activities.

LINK:	SUMMARY:
Email for contact	If you need help or question, you can contact the testing session manager of the EXPANDathon session, or the technical manager of IHE-Europe.
Gazelle	Gazelle is IHE's online tool for managing registration, pre-Testing & EXPANDathon testing.
Detailed EXPANDathon timeline	Please see the detailed calandar
Weekly reminders	What should I be working on this week? Stay on-track with your preparation!
Profiles to be tested	Review the list of profiles to be tested. Please note those that are 'dropped' or which have low registration.
EXPAND Specifications	Ensure that you are working off the latest documentation (not an out-of-date version on your hard drive). Final EXPAND specifications are : D3 A 3_epSOS_EED_Design-v1.1.docx D3 A 7_epSOS_EED_Algorithms-and-Key-Length_v1.0-2.doc D3 A 7_epSOS_EED_AuditTrail-v1.2.doc D3 A 7_epSOS_EED_BPPC-v1.1.doc D3.A.7_epSOS_EED_Design_III_v1.0.doc D3 A 7_epSOS_EED_IHE_XCA_Binding-v1.0.doc D3 A 7_epSOS_EED_IHE_XCPD_Binding-v1.0.doc D3 A 7_epSOS_EED_IHE_XDR_Binding-v1.1.doc D3 A 7_epSOS_EED_Messaging_Binding-v1.0.doc D3 A 7_epSOS_EED_SAML_Binding-v1.1.doc D3 A 7_epSOS_EED_TSL_Binding-v1 0.doc D3 A 7_epSOS_EED-X.509-Profiles_v1.0.doc D3.C.1 - Proof of Concept Testing Strategy v1.5.docx D3.C.2 - epSOS Phase 2 Test Infrastructure with All Tools_v3.docx WP34_D342_V2.2.doc WP3.7_D3.7.2_SECTION_I_Security_Policy_V07.doc WP3.7_D3.7.2_SECTION_I_Security_Policy_V08-draft-02.doc WP3A_epSOS_EED_CM_CDAIG_04.doc WP3A_epSOS_EED_HCER_CDAIG_04.doc WP3A_epSOS_EED_MRO_CDAIG_04.doc WP3A_epSOS_EED_PSePeD_CM_CDAIG_1_1.docx
Tool resources
ATNA testing & digital certificates	Pre-connectathon & connectathon testing requirements for the ATNA profile. How to get your digital certificate. It is recommended that the NCP provide their own digital certificates !
Training resources	Pointers to training & documentation about tools, gazelle & connectathon processes. In addition to these materials, three training session are prepared : - one for registration - one for pre-CAT testing preparation - one for EXPANDathon preparation
Network & configuration details	Configurations for your test systems, OID assignments, IP addresses, Connectathon network description
Connectathon logistics	IHE Europe staff manages contracts, fees, badges, hotel & shipping, and provides help for all non-technical details regarding the connectathon.
Connecthon FAQ	Answers to questions many first-time participants ask.

Contact Us! Get help when you need it.

EXPANDathon 2015 Tools overview

Training material on various tools is here: http://gazelle.ihe.net/training#ToolTraining

Tool	Used for	Location / Config info
Gazelle Tests Management	Manage the testing session	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EU-CAT/
epSOS Documentation	Documentation of tools Documentation of Pre-CAT tests	http://gazelle.ihe.net/epSOS-doc/
ATNA - TLS Tools	Generation of certifications Validation of certifications	http://gazelle.ihe.net/tls-na/home.seam
CDA validation	PS, eP, eD, MRO, HCER validation	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/
XDS Validation	XDS metadata validation	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/
Gazelle EVS Client	Home page	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/home.seam
	CDA validation	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/cda/validator.seam?extension=epSOS
	SAML Validation	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/saml/validator.seam?extension=epSOS
	XCPD Validation	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/hl7v3/validator.seam?extension=epSOS
	PDF/A validator (XDS-SD)	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/pdf/validator.seam?extension=IHE
	XDS Validation	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/xds/validator.seam?extension=epSOS
	Certificate Validation	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/tls/validator.seam?extension=epSOS&cid=74334
	AuditMessages Validation	http://gazelle.ihe.net/EVSClient/atna/validator.seam?extension=epSOS
Gazelle XDStarClient	Pre-CAT testing to simulate XDR initators, XCA initiators, and XCPD initiators	http://gazelle.ihe.net/XDStarClient/home.seam
XDS Tools	Pre-CAT testing, to simulate XDR responder and XCA responder	http://gazelle.ihe.net/xdstools2/ http://gazelle.ihe.net/LogReader/ http://gazelle.ihe.net/epSOS-doc/
XCPD responder	Pre-CAT testing to simulate XCPD responder	http://gazelle.ihe.net/XCPDRESPSimulator/home.seam http://gazelle.ihe.net/epSOS-doc/?page_id=37

EXPANDathon 2015 Weekly Reminders

What should I be working on this week??

AfterEXPANDathon registration closes in November 15, until we're all together in December 9th, the IHE-Europe support staff will here to guide your technical and logistical preparation. For easy reference, we gather a summary of weekly reminders on this page.

Week of Nov 01:	- Attend the Nov 02 webinar "EXPANDathon Registration Steps" to learn about registration of systems and participant. - register your system for EXPANDathon testing session
Week of Nov 08:	- register your system for EXPANDathon testing session
Week of Nov 15:	- Attend the Nov 16 webinar "EXPANDathon Pre-Testing", to learn about test tools, pre-Connectathon tests & other technical preparation resources. - Execute Pre-CAT tests
Week of Noc 22:	- Execute Pre-CAT tests
Week of Nov 29:	- Execute Pre-CAT tests - Attend the Dec 04 webinar "EXPANDathon Preparation", to learn about tests execution, tools used during the EXPANDathon testing session, samples management, etc.
Week of Dec 04:	- Review your Network configuration (OIDs, ports, configurations) - Participation in the EXPANDathon testing session from 09/12 to 11/12

IHE Connectathon* 2022

Connectathon participants technical registration and resources.

This page is under construction, material is not up-to-date. Join the IHE Community in Zoho to receive the latest news about the event.

IHE Connectathon 2022

For general information about the connectathon and the connectathon week (in particular the related events), visit IHE Europe connectathon and IHE USA dedicated website.

For yet part of the IHE Community in Zoho, register here.

All the documentation listed below is also accessible from Gazelle Test Management at https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM.

New in Gazelle! Learn more about the changes being brought to Gazelle Test Management.
Registration process: How to fulfill your registration to attend the IHE Connectathon this year.
Agenda: All the important milestones
Training material: Resources to go smoothly through the IHE Connectathon process. WIP, access the old training center here.

IHE-Europe Connectathon 2022 in Montreux: Monitor Recruitment Form

Thank you for your interest in becoming a monitor at the European Connectathon Montreux 2022. We kindly ask you to fill in this form as part of our recruitement process. However filling the form does not mean that you will be automatically allowed to join the team. Applications are reviewed and accepted based on IHE-Europe monitor recruitment process and criteria, available upon requests.

Monitors are members of the community who serve as independent evaluators of the tests results during the IHE Connectathon. Monitors examine tests in real time or examine evidence after the test. Connectathon Monitors shall be recommended by their IHE National initiative, if one exists in their country of residence. Monitors from countries without an IHE National Initiative may apply directly.

Monitors agree to perform their duties under the supervision of the Connectathon Technical Manager and operate in a collaborative manner as part of the Testing Team.

Note that Switzerland welcomes the IHE-Europe Connectathon in Montreux.

Monitors availability is expected during the entire connectathon event: from 12 (10AM) to 16 September (Noon) 2022 in Montreux, Switzerland.

You need an account to fill out this form. If you do not have one yet, contact Souleymane THIAM; he will be happy to help.

Calendar

This is the schedule for the upcoming IHE Connectathon* 2022 taking place in Montreux and in Atlanta. When an event is specifc to IHE-Europe or IHE USA, the location is mentioned in the title.

IHE-Europe attendees' specific resources

This page gathers information that are specific to the attendees in Montreux. For the resources common to all the participants of the Joint IHE Connectathon* 2022, refer to Gazelle Test Management home page at https://gazelle.ihe.net/TM

Montreux floor layout

Access 2m2c

Montreux floor layout

shipment

Parcel shipment

social event

Social event

Coffee breaks

Educational Coffee breaks

Parcel shipment

In case you need to ship equipments to the Connectathon venue in September, below are the instructions.

Parcels shall show the following details:

IHE Connectathon

12-16 September

+ name of the contact person and table number (see in Gazelle TM).

Delivery address:

Montreux Music &Convention Centre (2m2c)

Av. Claude Nobs 5

1820 Montreux

Switzerland

Parcels are accepted from Monday to Friday between 08.00 and 18.00. Deliveries will not be accepted earlier than 8 days before the event (that is to say 4th September).

For packages over 20 kg, transport and storage costs may be charged further. All expenses,such as shipping costs, VAT, any customs clearance or other costs will be charged to the sender.

If the goods are ordered by the exhibitor and delivered directly to 2m2c, the invoice address must be exclusively in the name of the exhibitor and a copy must be enclosed with the delivery. Any delivery involving costs will be refused by 2m2c.

Social event

All monitors and participants are invite to the social event organised by IHE Suisse at 2m2c on Thursday evening. Come and enjoy good food and live music. Details will be provided in due time.

Educational Coffee breaks

eHealthSuisse organising short presentations twice a day. Location will be communicated later on.

Coffee breaks are hold from Monday afternoon to Thursday afternoon. Morning sessions are from 8:45AM to 9:00AM and afternoon sessions from 5:05PM to 5:20PM. Schedule and topics are available in the IHE Connectathon agenda. Sessions will be recorded and distributed.

IHE European Connectathon ONLINE 2021 - CLOSED

Connectathon participants technical registration and resources.

CAT in Brussels

For the list of tools and the material for the Connectathon week, it's here.

For general information about the connectathon and the connectathon week (in particular the related events), visit IHE Europe connectathon dedicated website.

What can I access from that page ?

Milestones and timeline

Create an account and/or

Access the "First time participant ever" form

Cheat sheets

Agenda

Training resources

Your monthly planning

Gazelle user guides

Report issues/questions by emailing

technical.manager[at]ihe-europe.net

Testable profiles

Google group

Resources for monitors

Test tools and testing tips

Live environment

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European Connectathon 2021 ONLINE - Monitor Resources (edition in progress)

This page is under construction, some information must not be accurate

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

Monitor recruitment
Monitor Email list
WHERE & WHEN?
WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments
HOW? Training Material
IHE Technical Framework Documentation
Our FAQ for vendor participants
Nice video on the benefits of being a monitor
Contact us

Monitor recruitment

The application period for being a monitor at the European Connectathon 2021 ONLINE is now opened.

Check out the application form here!

Monitor Email list

All monitors shall join the Google group dedicated to monitors. No personal email will be sent. The link to the Google Group will be provided once the selection of the monitors will be done.

WHO & WHAT? Monitors' Profile Assignments

To be added once the monitor team have been selected.

WHEN & WHERE?

The European Connectathon 2021 will be held online.

Get details on the event

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.	mp4 \| pdf
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
	...
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

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

Contact Us

For questions about Connectathon processes & tools, or your assignment, contact Anne-Gaëlle Bergé.

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European Connectathon ONLINE 2021: Monitor Recruitment Form

Thank you for your interest in becoming a monitor at the European Connectathon ONLINE 2021. We kindly ask you to fill in this form as part of our recruitement process. However filling the form does not mean that you will be automatically allowed to join the team. Applications are reviewed and accepted based on the registration of systems (amount of systems, tested profiles and so on).

Monitors are members of the community who serve as independent evaluators of the tests results during the IHE Connectathon. Monitors examine tests in real time or examine evidence after the test. Connectathon Monitors shall be recommended by their IHE National initiative, if one exists in their country of residence. Monitors from countries without an IHE National Initiative may apply directly.

Monitors agree to perform their duties under the supervision of the Connectathon Technical Manager and operate in a collaborative manner as part of the Testing Team.

Note that the European Connectathon will be online. Monitors availability is expected during the entire connectathon online event: June, 14th to June, 18th 2021.

The European Connectathon organizing committee is currently studying the possibility to bring together the monitors at Rennes' Connectathon Operation Center during the event, for monitors that would be interested to come to Rennes, and if the sanitary situation allows to do so in safe conditions.

You need an account to fill out this form. If you do not have one yet, contact Alain; he will be happy to help.

Connectathon 2021 - Agenda

European Connectathon online 2021 - Tips

Cheet sheets and How to

Milestones and timeline

PDF version available here

Connectathon Online Roadmap par Anne-Gaëlle Bergé

Resources for monitors

Training resources

Find general trainings here

Registration webinar

Feburary, 25th 2021

Preparatory webinar

April, 13th 2021

slides recording

TBD

SUT Configurations in Gazelle

FOR ONLINE TESTING

2020 version

Connectivity Tests Kick-off

FOR ONLINE TESTING

May, 26th 2021

Connectathon Week Process

FOR ONLINE TESTING

2020 version

Your monthly planning up to June 14th

The IHE Connectathon

Purpose of the IHE Connectathon

Registration Process

Registration

Registration Process

Important notice

System Registration and Contract Generation - North American Connectathons

Create at least one user account in Gazelle

Possibly create accounts for other users

7 slides

Enter organization demographics

6 slides

Enter information for Finance, Marketing and Technical Contacts

13 slides

Enter information for one or more test systems

13 slides

Generate Connectathon contract

5 slides

Connectathon Test Process

Preparatory (pre-Connectathon) Testing

Connectathon Testing

Testing depth: Supportive/Thorough testing

Profile-specific Connectathon Preparation

Connectathon Monitors

Connectathon Monitors

Monitor Qualifications

Monitor Recruitment

IHE Connectathon FAQ

10 Connectathon Preparation Tips from the Pros

A Beginner's Guide to Successful Testing at the Connectathon

Help Each Other

Read the Specs Carefully and Closely

Test your implementations before coming to the Connectathon

Make sure your software is flexible

Make sure you can easily locate the log details a test needs

Manage your logistics

Don't try to do too much

Connectathon Results

History of Connectathons

In North America

In Europe

In Korea

In Japan

Contact Us

Current Connectathons

NA Connectathon 2023

For Participants

Gazelle Connectathon Test Management

Participation Checklist

Registration

IHE Technical Frameworks, Consolidated CDA

Schedule and Logistics

Pre-Connectathon

Technical Resources

Training Material / Webex Presentations

Communication (email addresses, email lists)

Miscellaneous

Global Connectathon 2022 New Supplements

New Supplements

Global Connectathon Atlanta 2022 Week Resources

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

After-hours access:

Daily 'need to know' announcements

Seating Assignments

Network Info

Gazelle Test Management

Guidance for Monday's session

Ask questions. Get help:

Assigned partners and assigned patients

Tools - configuration, location & support

IHE USA NA Connectathon Austin 2023 Week Resources

Testing schedule for the week

Daily:

After-hours access:

Daily 'need to know' announcements

Seating Assignments

Network Info

Gazelle Test Management

Guidance for Monday's session