[CPN] committee on electronic publication of names governed by PhyloCode

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Excellent advice.  I support this effort, and thanks, you guys -- kp


> I asked Michael Taylor, co-author of some of the Companion Volume's 
> entries 
> (on Sauropodomorpha). I thought of him because 1) he's professionally a 
> programmer (although with a doctorate in biology), 2) he's a strong 
> advocate of electronic publication (on the blog he co-runs, "Sauropod 
> Vertebra Picture of the Week": http://svpow.com/ 
), and 3) he's a strong 
> PhyloCode advocate. 
>  
> Here's his response: 
>  
> "Yes, I'd be happy to help with this. I'd also like to suggest inviting 
> Ellinor 
> Michel to help out in an advisory role, since she just finished steering 
> the ICZN through this process, and is generally very helpful person." 
>  
> Here's Mike Taylor's website: http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/ 
 
>  
> I volunteer for this committee as well, since we want some CPN members on 
> it. 
>  
>  
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 6:22 AM, Cantino, Philip < cantino at ohio.edu 
> wrote: 
>  
>> Dear CPN members, 
>>  
>> Nico Cellinese has offered to take the lead in developing wording for 
>> the 
>> PhyloCode to permit electronic publication of clade names.  This is an 
>> issue that has arisen repeatedly in CPN discussion, and it is my 
>> impression 
>> that most or all of us would like to revise Article 4 to permit 
>> electronic 
>> publication.  Nico is an ideal person to undertake this because she has 
>> a 
>> lot of experience with bioinformatics.  However, she would like to work 
>> with a small committee on it, and of course whatever the committee comes 
>> up 
>> with will have to be approved by the CPN before it is incorporated in 
>> the 
>> code. 
>>  
>> I am writing to find out who among the CPN members would like to work 
>> with 
>> Nico on this.  Also, if you want to suggest someone who is not on the 
>> CPN 
>> but is both knowledgeable about electronic publication and supportive of 
>> (or at least not opposed to) phylogenetic nomenclature, please do. 
>>  
>> I hope that at least two CPN members will volunteer to work with Nico on 
>> this. 
>>  
>> On an unrelated issue,* please remember to vote on the code changes 
>> related to the CBM proposal. * I sent the final version to the CPN on 
>> Monday, asking for a vote by the end of the day on Friday, but so far 
>> only 
>> a few people have voted (Mike, the two Kevins, and Michel; I also vote 
>> yes). 
>>  
>> Phil 
>>  
>>  
>>  
>> 
 
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>  
> -- 
> T. Michael Keesey 
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-- 
Kevin Padian
Department of Integrative Biology &
Museum of Paleontology
University of California, Berkeley CA 94720-3140
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