Annual report 2022

[James H]

Thanks Brian, certainly pass along my very best wishes to Carol!

On Fri, 14 Apr 2023 at 18:19, Brian McMahon via comcifs <comcifs at iucr.org>
wrote:

> Hi James
>
> Looks good to me.
>
> Carol Brock is briefly in Chester, so I shall have a short meeting with
> her this morning to provide an update on Volume G matters. I'll pass on
> to her your regards.
>
> Cheers
> Brian
>
> On 14/04/2023 02:06, James H via comcifs wrote:
> > Dear COMCIFS,
> >
> > Please see below a draft annual report for COMCIFS for 2022. If there
> > are mistakes or important information has been left out, please let me
> > know immediately, as this report is due on Monday.
> >
> > best wishes,
> > James.
> >
> > ===================
> > COMCIFS report 2022
> > ===================
> >
> > COMCIFS is responsible for maintaining and developing the suite of
> > standards known as the Crystallographic Information Framework (CIF) on
> > behalf of the IUCr. These standards include a data format (CIF), a
> > multitude of discipline-specific dictionaries describing the contents
> > of data files, and the language in which these dictionaries are
> > written (DDLm). The Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) is separately
> > responsible for a large and rapidly expanding collection of CIF
> > definitions that encompass concepts and techniques used in the
> > macromolecular community.
> >
> > COMCIFS currently has 4 voting members and a broad collection of
> > advisers and observers. The voting members are James Hester (Chair),
> > John Bollinger (Co-Secretary), Brian McMahon (Co-Secretary), and
> > Herbert Bernstein. Ongoing COMCIFS business is conducted via the
> > associated IUCr mailing lists.
> >
> > Brian McMahon has now retired from the IUCr office in Chester, and
> > has indicated that he will also be stepping down as secretary.
> >
> > Dictionary development
> >
> > New categories and data names for more detailed descriptions of
> > elemental composition analysis were added to the core dictionary.
> > The powder dictionary also saw significant work related to
> > detailed calibration specifications for intensities and angles,
> > as well as ongoing work on preferred orientation data names.
> >
> > International Tables Volume G
> >
> > COMCIFS members are closely involved with the preparation of the
> > second edition of International Tables Volume G ("Production and
> > exchange of crystallographic data"). This year saw several more
> > chapters become ready for technical editing, and the remainder of the
> > applications chapters commissioned. Further information is available
> > in the report of the Commission for International Tables.
> >
> > Interactions with other groups
> >
> > COMCIFS is represented on the NeXus International Advisory Committee
> > (NIAC), which primarily develops the NeXus raw data standards for
> > large facilities. J Hester continues to participate in the
> > Crystallography domain of the European Materials and Modelling
> > Ontology (EMMO) consortium who are developing a semantic description
> > of crystallographic knowledge and practice.
> >
> > COMCIFS is also closely involved with the IUCr Committee on Data
> (CommDat).
> >
> > S. Grazulis represented COMCIFS at the IUCr 2023 program committee.
> >
> > Looking forward
> >
> > As flagged in previous years, a small group of people is drawn upon to
> > support CIF maintenance and development. This situation is not
> > sustainable, particularly as the first generation of CIF experts move
> > into retirement.
> >
> > The original six voting members of COMCIFS have now shrunk to three. A
> > slate of replacement candidates from stakeholder communities will be
> > prepared for the 2023 IUCr general assembly.
> >
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