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What is the HCAR KnowledgeMesh™?

The HCAR KnowledgeMesh™ is a social networking and scientific mapping online community that is providing a platform and environment for life sciences and high technology professionals who represent industry, academia, government, investment, workforce, and support organizations to have quality interactions, thereby advancing R&D in the global community. (click to learn more)

HCAR New Features - 6/16/08

We are proud to introduce new Web 2.0 features for HCAR KnowledgeMesh!

Introducing new Web 2.0 tools to the HCAR KnowledgeMesh! With these new features, true web-collaboration can now begin!

When you log-in to HCAR KnowledgeMesh, you are now entering the Dashboard.

Dashboards offer a quick-glance of "going-on's" within your community and HCAR KnowledgeMesh. Here you can review your recent messages, accept invites, see recent blogs from your connections and your community or if you are a moderator of a community, you can see the list of invites and other tasks to complete.

Communities: You can now join or create communities! When you first go to communities, look for the link to join or create your own community. We already created a series of communities for you: Government, Industry, Life Sciences, and Real Estate. There are also some sub-communities.

To join a community: Find the community you want to join from the drop down file folder menu on the left side. On the right, you can join or create a new sub-community. Once you join a community, a message will be sent to a moderator for review. The community will be added to your "community" tab. Click on the community name in your community tab and it will take you to your community dashboard. Here you can review your recent messages, and/or add or see recent blogs within that community. Blogs within that community will appear in your connections "dashboard".

To create a sub-community: Find the community you want to join from the drop down file folder menu on the left side. On the right, you can join or create a new sub-community. When you create a sub-community, your sub-community will be created under the main community. As a person who creates a sub-community, YOU BECOME THE MODERATOR. You may invite members with whom you may share moderator responsibilities. When users request to join you will receive a message with options to allow or deny their membership. The sub-community will be added to you "community" tab. Click on the community name and it will take you to your community dashboard. Here you can review your recent messages, and/or add or see recent blogs within that community. Blogs within that community will appear in your connections "dashboard".

Messages: This is the internal messaging system within HCAR. To see messages, click on either the Inbox or Sent folder. The list of messages will appear at the top of the main body of the page. Click on the message to reveal the content of the message in the box below the list. Click 'New Message' to create a message to one of your connections. Clicking 'Reply' or 'Forward' replies or forwards the message respectively.

"Friends" are now called "Connections".

Be sure to check back frequently for updates!

What's New

Simon Revell, Manager of Enterprise 2.0 Technology Development at Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), will discuss how Web 2.0 social software can be leveraged to stimulate the advancement of science and technology through business development and research synergies. Revell's remarks will be delivered on Wednesday, May 14 from 10am to 12noon at the Hershey Center for Applied Research (HCAR) located at 1214 Research Blvd. in Hershey, PA.

His keynote address will set the stage for the launch of the HCAR KnowledgeMesh™, a cutting-edge social networking and scientific mapping online community that will drive research and development in the life sciences and high technology sectors. The HCAR KnowledgeMesh is being developed and supported by Intelmarx, LLC, a software solutions and services company whose primary market is non-profit organizations and higher education institutions.

Please view the HCAR introduction video below by HCAR Executive Director, Laura Butcher.