The chair of the POI WG was appointed to head this task force. Several members of the POI WG are included in its membership. At the invitation of the conference chair, Andrew Balas, the POI WG was invited to participate in the AMIA Spring Congress planning. The POI WG chair was appointed to the Program Committee as Track Chair for the consumer informatics track. The WG had a well-attended and active meeting at the 1999 Fall Symposium.
Minutes are available online.
A proposal for the Forsythe Award was approved by the Awards Committee Spring 2000. Administration processes for this Award must be established this year and first Diana Forsythe Award will be given at the 2000 AMIA Fall Symposium. The POI WG will establish a site for papers, though written years ago, remain seminal for the field of medical informatics. Develop and strengthen collaborative relationship with sister WGs in AMIA, IMIA, and other organizations. Strong ties have been maintained between the POI WG and other WGs and organizations.