These issues that must be confronted but are probably beyond the scope of the Working Group and should be discussed at a meeting called for that specific purpose. To be successful, this large sequencing effort needs the broad support of scientists working on rice and other cereals who will be the potential end-users of the sequence information. They must believe that the project is worthwhile, well-organized and credible. There are a number of ways that this support might be engendered. Roles for the general community to influence general strategies and policies should be considered.
Outside scientists can serve as peer reviewers of individual projects.
Timely release of finished, annotated sequence blocks, as well as the availability of mapped BACs and YACs, increases end-user support. Interested members of the community can begin to influence the project by commenting and making suggestions on this document.