History for consensus process

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The roadmap will be developed following a consensus model that was found effective in previous experiences:

- Strand-based discussion (from 17-3-2006 to 14-5-2006) within a group of [invited experts], aiming to the definition on the core challenges and the roadmap should address, and to the identification of the most controversial aspects.  The six strands are: [Hard Tissues], [Soft Tissues], [Fluid Modeling], [Anatomy and Physiology], [Multiscale Modeling], and [ICT Infrastructure].

- Invitation-only [STEP Conference #1] (Brussels, 15-16 May 2006) where the work of the discussion strands will reach a consensus

- Creation of a first draft of the roadmap, and launch of the public discussion, organised around new strands to be defined during the first conference 

- New discussion involving an [Extended Panel] of hundreds of experts, as well as industrial, clinical, institutional and societal stakeholders

- Public [STEP Conference #2] (Brussels, 5-6-7 November 2006) aimed to reach consensus on the most controversial points

- Publication and dissemination of a second draft roadmap with call for comments open to all stakeholders

- Publication and dissemination of the final RoadMap to the [Virtual Physiological Human]

All documents produced during this consensus process will be revised by an [Advisory Panel] composed by some of the most important experts on this argument, and by representative of the most important stakeholders communities: clinical, industrial, and societal.