[IGSTK-Developers] IGSTK Book & Minutes for Jan 25

[Patrick Cheng]

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the delay in sending out the minutes.

We have just finished the book. We will send it to the publisher 
tomorrow and release it on SPIE.
Please take a look at the book, we still have time to take in comments. 
Following is the link:

http://isiswiki.georgetown.edu/DataServer/Data/Public/IGSTKTheBook.pdf

Pasted below is the minutes from the last meeting. Schedule wise, we 
will have Release 2.0 tcon on Feb 8^th , core
developers should attend this one. I will make the agenda for this 
meeting soon.
Please also mark March 8^th for the next monthly tcon.

Thank you,

Patrick

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Attendee: Noby, David, Kevin C., Patrick, Ziv, Frank, Kevin G., Julien, 
Luis, Andinet, Stephen

Discussion:

   1. Collaboration with Trondheim group (Frank)
          * Frank's highest priority is the support for ultrasound; and
            his group will work on implementing the frame grabber code.
          * Ziv suggested use tracker class architecture, such as time
            stamp and multi-thread.
          * Noby mentioned if there is a specific fame grabber we are
            going to support. He suggested use more generic frame
            grabber interface. He encountered some issue in updating
            driver for Linux system.
          * David suggested using QuickTime API
          * Luis mentioned there is fireware library. Its API will be
            the same across platforms
   2. IGSTK & Slicer (Noby)
          * Noby successfully added IGSTK into Slicer build tree
          * Patrick mentioned IGSTK doesn't export symbol in DLL, while
            Slicer loads other libraries dynamically.
          * Noby suggested make a small test case program when he is in
            DC on Feb 13^th .
   3. IGSTK: The Book (Note: by the time I am sending out this minutes,
      the book is already done )
          * Book release party on Sunday, February 18^th at SPIE, San Diego.
          * Some chapters need to be updated by author.
          * Book chapters are rearranged.
          * Book is under editor's review
   4. IGSTK Release 2.0 and SPIE
          * Demo at SPIE using the small Vicra tracker

                                                               i.      
Ziv suggested use foot paddle

                                                             ii.      
Stephen suggested make a movie

                                                            iii.      
Julien will give the IGSTK talk at Stephen's course

          * Release 2.0

                                                               i.      
David and Luis should close the bug

                                                             ii.      
David mentioned a new bug submitted by Patrick for Landmark3DRegistration

                                                            iii.      
David will change the API of the Tracker, and this should be reflected 
in IGSTK Release 2.0 and The Book. (*Book is done, put on hold this item*)

   5. Review action items.
          * Micron tracker. David will finish this by the end of March
   6. Schedule
          * Small IGSTK release 2.0 tcon Feb 8^th .
          * Move the next month tcon to March 8^th .
   7. Action Items:
          * (Frank) write the code for video components and frame grabber.
          * (PC) export dll, make a small case for slicer-igstk
            integration project
          * (AE) look into the Landmark3DRegistration bug
          * (PC) setup tcon for release.  Februry 8^th .
          * (LI) sandbox won't build with FLTK
          * (All) update version of ITK(3.0.1), VTK(5.0), CMake(2.4).
          * (All) add --DIGSTK_USE_FLTK option, to increase code coverage

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