Institute of Neurotoxicology and

Neurological Disorders (Confluence)

Steven G. Gilbert PhD, DABTDarryll Duke of Stepstone Technologies

Steven G. GilbertPhD, DABT

Darryl DukeStepstone Technologies

Atlassian Summit

San FranciscoJune, 2009

history of Toxipedia• Institute of Neurotoxicology & Neurological Disorders

(INND) (non-profit)

• dedicated to research and education in the field of toxicology

• started Toxipedia in 2006 to:‣ bridge the gap between experts in environmental and

public health and the general public‣ provide the information people need to lead healthier lives

and make better decisions

project challenges• customizable, full-featured solution

• easy-to-use for the general public

• easy-to-use for a non-technical scientific community

• serve geographically distributed players

• integrate multiple, existing, separate communities, maintain individual content, look, and info security

• limited non-profit budget

solution• Atlassian Confluence for enterprise-class and cost-

effective platform

• Toxipedia focuses on content and recruiting participants

• Stepstone for branded, simplified look and custom functionality‣ a family of themes to show relationships yet retain identity

for each community

Toxipedia Suite of Sites

Washington Nuclear Museum and Educational Center

www.ipmopedia.org

www.healthyworldtheater.org

www.wanmec.org

www.toxipedia.org

www.wltox.org

Toxipedia• http://toxipedia.org

• bridge the information gap between experts in environmental and public health and the general public

• provide the information people need to lead healthier lives

World Library of Toxicology• http://wltox.org

• partnership of national and international organizations

• sponsored by the National Library of Medicine

• multi-lingual

• scientists in over 40 countries contributing high quality information on toxicology and environmental health

IPMopedia• http://ipmopedia.org

• offers free and up-to-date integrated pest management advice direct from green gardening experts to help you stay green, healthy, and informed

• sponsored by King County

Healthy World Theater• http://healthyworldtheater.org

• promote awareness and understanding through the arts to create a more healthy and peaceful world

• plays, poems, jokes, fiction, music, cartoons, haiku, and even limericks

Washington Nuclear Museum and Educational Center (WANMEC)• http://wanmec.org

• learning from the past for a safer tomorrow

• a project of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility - funded in part by WA DOE

coming soon!

wiki advantages• low-cost

• timely updates

• easy start up

• less duplication

• structured site & templates

today• nearly 300 registered users/contributors

• about 2,000 pages

• 25,000 - 30,000 page views per month

collaborationcontent - INND

design and technical support - Stepstone Technologies

wiki/Toxipedia

Toxipediathe visionconnecting science and people through a common source of information that empowers collaboration and cooperation in sustaining the potential of future generations

Toxipediathe vision‣ a modified wiki-based technology–that you can

contribute to‣ supports a suite of sites using the Toxipedia

foundation

Toxipediaquality controlaccuracy of Toxipedia is maintained by subject-specific associate editors. When a Toxipedia section develops a depth of knowledge and becomes significantly stable, access will be restricted and subject to periodic review, similar to publishing a peer-reviewed journal.

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