Thanks to John Helliwell for introducing the new IUCr forum at http://forums.iucr.org on diffraction data deposition.
The Diffraction Data Deposition Working Group (DDDWG) has been established by the IUCr to address the growing calls within the crystallographic community for the deposition of primary diffraction images. It is not restricted to macromolecular crystallography, and indeed is interested in the requirements for deposition of primary experimental data from all IUCr Commissions. It is likely that requirements for metadata, data citation and distributed storage will be common to many fields. Nevertheless, the macromolecular community is clearly a large and important constituency, and the Working Group will welcome your input. The forum can be reached directly at the URL http://forums.iucr.org/viewforum.php?f=21 It can be read by anyone, so you do not need to register to read the existing posts. You will, however, need to register if you want to contribute your own posts. Instructions for doing this are found at http://forums.iucr.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=50 although they should also be readily deducible from the front page for anyone who has previously used forum software. So far as possible, we would ask contributors to try to structure their discussions into distinct topics. You can reply to an existing topic (using the "REPLY POST" button), to build up a coherent discussion on that specific point. If you wish to raise a new line of discussion, use the "NEW TOPIC" button on the forum contents page, and try to give a concise title to the new topic you are introducing. The forums have their own area for asking questions and getting help about how the software works (http://forums.iucr.org/viewforum.php?f=19); but if in doubt, please feel free to email me directly (b...@iucr.org). Regards Brian McMahon _________________________________________________________________________ Brian McMahon tel: +44 1244 342878 Research and Development Officer fax: +44 1244 314888 International Union of Crystallography e-mail: b...@iucr.org 5 Abbey Square, Chester CH1 2HU, England
