2005-08-17: Initial HapMap Phase II data release
The first release of data from HapMap Phase II is now available for bulk download. This release contains data from the initial pilot work in Phase II covering chromosome 2p. This data complements the previous Phase I release (16c.1), and full data is available by combining the files. In total, 600,180 new genotype sets are available in this release, which cover 54,016,200 genotypes.

2005-06-21: HapMap public release #16c.1
This is the final Phase I data freeze as used in analyses for the upcoming primary HapMap publication (see Data freezes for more info). Also, note that with this release the abbreviation for the Han Chinese in Beijing population is changed to CHB. (See Guidelines for Referring to HapMap Populations for more info)
Summary of genotyped SNPs:

2005-02-08: HapMap News Volume 1, 2004
This is the first in a series of newsletters to be published by the Coriell Institute for Medical Research to inform communities how their samples are being used. Each issue of the newsletter will be available in the primary languages of all the participating communities.

2005-02-07:International HapMap Consortium Expands Mapping Effort
The International HapMap Consortium, boosted by an additional 3.3 million in public-private support, announces plans to create an even more powerful map of human genetic variation than originally envisioned. The map will accelerate the discovery of genes related to common diseases, such as asthma, cancer, diabetes and heart disease.