One last comment on the EB's PARG letter. The Eb claims to be concerned
with the participation rate. Based on the protein sequence research
committee (12 years worth). Here are the number of responses 60 (1989), 56
(1990), 90 (1991), 74 (1992), ??? (1993, I don't have my copy of technique
V, can someone let me know what it is), 78 (1994), 71 (1995), 95 (1996), 45
(1997), 56 (1998), 45 (1999), 46 (2000). I believe the 1995 study was the
first year with an independent ABRF meeting. You can throw out the 1995
study in this since that was a data evaluation study and no lab work was
involved. From 1997 on there have been about 48 responses/year compared
with 71/year prior to 1995. There is a clear decline at the time the ABRF
started it's independent meeting (in the winter) from the Protein Society
(used to be held in the summer), but I would not claim it is because of
poorer member participation. More likely it was due to time schedule
pressure for several members at the end of the year. Seams the Protein
Sequence Research Group has had a consistant response rate, sorry EB I
still fail to see your consolidation of the committees.
Sorry if it appears I am beating a dead horse, but this is a very
important subject to the ABRF right now.
Joe
Joe
Joseph Fernandez
Associate Director
Protein/DNA Technology Center
The Rockefeller University
1230 York Ave.
NY,NY 10021
Phone: 212-327-8869
FAX: 212-327-8620
Email: fernaj@rockefeller.edu
website: pdtc.rockefeller.edu
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