IC Directors’ Meeting Highlights — November 12, 2015

Announcements: Francis Collins

Dr. Collins provided an overview of the recent and upcoming Congressional activities and meetings.

PubMed Commons/bioRxiv: David Lipman

Dr. Lipman (NCBI) presented a description of bioRxiv, as well as a summary of the capabilities, progress, milestones, and steps to build participation.

Workforce Diversity and Inclusion: Gap Analysis Workgroup: Debra Chew, Shelma Little

Ms. Chew and Dr. Little (EDI) provided an overview of the scientific workforce demographics, current investments and issues, and recommendations. The discussion centered on the next steps.