From: "Thorisson, G." <address@hidden>
Date: 10 March 2009 20:24:56 GMT
To: "address@hidden" <address@hidden>
Subject: Identifying Researchers on the Biomedical Web (IRBW2009),
Workshop May 13-14
Dear Researcher / Funder / Publisher
I work with Prof Anthony Brookes (University of Leicester, UK) on the
international GEN2PHEN project (http://www.gen2phen.org), which seeks
to enhance genotype-phenotype databasing internationally.
I am contacting you now concerning one particular GEN2PHEN initiative,
operating in partnership with HUGO, P3G, Genome Canada, and the
Wellcome Trust. Specifically, I wish to alert you to the question of
how to 'identify' researchers as they use or contribute to, biomedical
science on the Internet - a subject that is rapidly becoming a very
hot topic.
Most importantly, I wish to invite you to attend a high-level workshop
on this subject, which has been scheduled to occur immediately after
an international 'Data Release Meeting' (organised by BBSRC, EC,
Genome Canada, NSF, NHGRI and Wellcome Trust), at the same venue.
This reflects our desire to optimise information flow and debate on
this exciting topic, towards robust systems for online identity (or
'individual ID' ) usage on the web. Such systems would enable
activities such as;
- author/researcher disambiguation
- tracking and accrediting scientific contributions
- streamlined and equitable control of access to sensitive datasets
- and hence, more rapid release and effective use of biomedical
information
Please find attached a White Paper on this subject that you may wish
to consult. We would also be pleased to have you visit an info and
community debate site we have set up to allow people to explore the
issues further (http://www.gen2phen.org/researcher-identification/).
Conference Details:
Name: Identifying Researchers on the Biomedical Web (IRBW2009)
Place: Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Toronto International Airport, Canada
Date: evening May 13th to afternoon May 14th
We have negotiated a special room rate at the hotel venue, and we will
provide food for the main day of the meeting. Unfortunately, we are
not able to contribute to your travel or accommodation costs directly.
Please let me know promptly whether you wish to attend this meeting
(as space is limited), and indicate whether you'd like to make a
oral presentation at the event.
And of course, I'll be pleased to respond regarding any of your
questions or comments.
Best regards,
Gudmundur 'Mummi' Thorisson
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Gudmundur A. Thorisson
Department of Genetics
University of Leicester
University Road
Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
E-mail: address@hidden
Tel: +44 (0)116 229 7273
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