[VTK ARB] Re-Energizing the VTK ARB

[Will Schroeder]

Okay it's long past time to get this VTK ARB going again. We're almost
through the first year of the VTK Maintenance grant, we had a recent
successful hackathon, Berk's team is kicking some serious VTK development
posterior thanks to our DOE and other friends, and Bill must have hired a
new unpaid intern in his basement :-) The point is there is a lot going on
and it's time to get our arms around current and future VTK activities and
make sure we don't get off track.

Based on the response to my earlier email, this is the new composition of
the ARB in alphabetical order  (the old list is here, I'll change it
shortly). Please let me know if there is a misunderstanding or error in the
list, or you feel we've missed someone.

Jim Ahrens
Berk Geveci
Bill Lorensen
Andrew Maclean
Ken Mooreland
Steve Pieper
Stephane PLOIX
Paolo Quadrani
Will Schroeder

I'd like a first meeting in early March. I've set up a doodle poll
here<http://www.doodle.com/n9cv3y7e7q7abmw4>,
please fill it in. I'm shooting for 2-3pm ET to try and fit in Andrew
(Australia) and our European friends. But I'm flexible if other preferences
work out.

W



On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Will Schroeder <will.schroeder at kitware.com
> wrote:

>
> Several of us in the VTK community would like to reinvigorate the VTK ARB.
> If you'd like to continue as a VTK ARB member please respond to this email
> sometime during the coming week. Otherwise we'll identify a replacement and
> bring them on board. We are also going to resume regular (monthly)
> meetings; please make sure that you can commit to that level of involvement.
>
> If you're wondering why now? Despite being 20 years old this year, there
> are several exciting projects driving VTK in the near future. As many of
> you know, we received a 4-year grant from the NIH for VTK support, with a
> particular focus on rendering and community support. We are also seeing
> increased interest from the HPC community to improve VTK's many core
> capability. Other significant areas of interest include VTK web support, as
> well as improvements to the engineering simulation process. The point is
> that VTK is still very vital and we need the help of the community to make
> sure it remains a premiere toolset for scientific computing.
>
> Best,
> W
>
> --
> William J. Schroeder, PhD
> Kitware, Inc.
> 28 Corporate Drive
> Clifton Park, NY 12065
> will.schroeder at kitware.com
> http://www.kitware.com
> (518) 881-4902
>



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William J. Schroeder, PhD
Kitware, Inc.
28 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065
will.schroeder at kitware.com
http://www.kitware.com
(518) 881-4902
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