Introduction
CalConnect sponsored an open half-day workshop on the Veterans Administration Scheduling System Challenge on Wednesday afternoon 21 May 2014 as part of CalConnect XXX, hosted by AOL in Dulles, Virginia. Registered attendance for the event was 47, of which 26 came for the workshop; a few also registered for part of the Conference taking place on Thursday and Friday. The preliminary agenda and notes about the panelists may be found at VA Scheduling System Workshop.