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As a follow-up to the discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of the
Data File Standard for Flow Cytometry, Version FCS3.0, there has been a
section of the ISAC Web Page devoted to this topic for almost a year.
In addition to a hypertext version of the complete FCS3.0 specification,
you can find the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all the members of
the ISAC Data File Standards Committee. This committee is charged with
formulating the standard, and is interested in receiving comments from
those it serves. There is also an on-line forum discussing various aspects
of FCS3.0 that was started by Larry Seamer, the Committee Chair, when the
file specification was released last year. With the permission of those who
have recently submitted extended comments to the Cytometry Mailing List, I
have copied that discussion to the forum to provide a complete listing of
current commentary. Guenter Valet has started a follow-up forum that is
also liked to the same page.
The ISAC Web Page also has many links to other sites throughout the world
that deal with data file standards and their implementation in science and
medicine. Extended alternative opinions that have been submitted by ISAC
members are published there as well.
Your on-going remarks on the topic are solicited. In addition to formatted
text, you may also submit figures and other illustrations to accompany your
text comments. If you wish to submit figures, please send email to me for
details.
The Data Files Standards Page can be reached at:
http://nucleus.immunol.washington.edu/ISAC/data_standards.html
Dave Coder
Editor, ISAC WWW Home Page
http://nucleus.immunol.washington.edu/ISAC.html
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CD-ROM Vol 3 was produced by Monica M. Shively and other staff at the
Purdue University Cytometry Laboratories and distributed free of charge
as an educational service to the cytometry community.
If you have any comments please direct them to
Dr. J. Paul Robinson, Professor & Director,
PUCL, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
Phone: (765)-494-0757;
FAX(765) 494-0517;
Web