BIRN announces today an upgrade to the Group Management capability – currently used for the Function BIRN group but useable for other communities as well. It includes a new portal where groups can manage and access their data projects. Upgraded features include a revamped web interface as well as the ability to delete groups and users. For general documentation about this capability, go to: https://wiki.birncommunity.org:8443/display/BIRNDOC/Group+Management.
Function BIRN users should go to their community page for specific information about using this capability: https://wiki.birncommunity.org:8443/display/BIRNDOC/Function+BIRN.
BIRN is also happy to open the new BIRN Documentation site to the public. This site publishes documentation on mature capabilities for BIRN communities as well as the biomedical community at large. This is a test release for a few weeks and feedback is encouraged:
https://wiki.birncommunity.org:8443/display/BIRNDOC/
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions or suggestions.


