I apologize for this taint of commercialism, but I think there is a potential collaboration opportunity that may interest some of you, especially with groups like CTK where international, especially US and EU collaboration is underway.
<div><br></div><div>Julien Jomier, who is now in attendance at the CTK Hackfest in Georgetown, will be leading the new Kitware EU office to be located in Lyon, France. (The expected opening date is late summer 2010.) If you are interested in learning more, speak with Julien, Stephen Aylward or me.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I bring this up because in the US, Kitware frequently teams with academic and industrial collaborators to perform collaborative R&D. We find this is often a beneficial relationship since KW often fills an important engineering/development role, and can provide important resources (e.g., project hosting, testing, etc.) that contribute to the long term viability of a research program. We are also good at R&D and enjoy working alongside technology leaders to realize the latest in scientific computing tools.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Now back to real work :-)</div><div><br></div><div>Will</div>