The first guidelines for the new European framework VI are now available (http://www.cordis.lu/fp6). There are a number of differences to previous frameworks with emphasis on bigger consortia for integrated projects and so-called networks of excellence. One of the main emphasis is on bioinformatics and genome research. It seems very important to formulate "Expressions of Interest" which have to be submitted by the middle of the year and which will be the basis for the subsequent call for proposals.
I think there is ample opportunity to obtain funding for a biojava initiative and it seems to be advantageous to get as many as possible centers and people involved. One idea among others could be to propose JAVA and especially J2EE as the platform of choice for bioinformatic programing and the distribution and analysis of genomic data over the internet. I would also favor to make the whole project open source, but if needed one could think about compromises. Any comment is welcome, Jean-Marie -- Jean-Marie Buerstedde GSF Institute for Molecular Radiobiology Ingolstädter Landstr. 1 D-85764 Neuherberg Munich Germany E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 49 89 3187 2871 Fax: 49 89 3187 2873 _______________________________________________ Biojava-l mailing list - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://biojava.org/mailman/listinfo/biojava-l
