[vtkusers] Please help VTK: Letters of Support needed

[Will Schroeder]

I wanted to thank everyone who wrote a self-nominated support letter for our
VTK Maintenance grant proposal. In the end we received 26 letters, which we
added to the approximately 20 formal letters from well-regarded medical
researchers. I think we have a really strong proposal.....

W

2011/5/31 Will Schroeder <will.schroeder at kitware.com>

> Hi Dženan-
>
> Since this is an NIH grant, we are trying to get 20 formal letters of
> support (meaning we ask respected and/or influential academics and
> researchers from organizations that are engaged in medical innovation) and
> another 20 informal letters from the VTK community. We are on track to have
> 20+ formal letters, and at last count I see 16 informal letters. A few more
> informal letters would make me very happy :-)
>
> W
>
> 2011/5/31 Dženan Zukić <dzenanz at gmail.com>
>
>> Hi Will,
>>
>> it would be interesting to us to see how many people have sent a letter.
>> Can you provide that number? The number so far, the total once you submit
>> the proposal or both?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Dženan
>>
>> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 11:48, Will Schroeder <will.schroeder at kitware.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Folks-
>>>
>>> Thanks to the many of you that provided letters of support for our VTK
>>> maintenance proposal! We are on our last week of preparation, there is still
>>> time to send us one if you'd like.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> W
>>>
>>> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Will Schroeder <
>>> will.schroeder at kitware.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear VTK Community-
>>>>
>>>> Kitware is submitting a software maintenance grant to the NIH in early
>>>> June and we’d like you to send us a letter of support. This five year
>>>> proposal aims to make significant improvements to VTK including rendering
>>>> architecture enhancements (mobile and web platforms), large data additions
>>>> targeted at biomedical data, improved interaction capabilities, community
>>>> support (improving the software and contribution process, documentation),
>>>> and outreach to five leading medical research institutions (UNC, JHU, UH,
>>>> Stanford, Brigham).
>>>>
>>>> We are very excited about the proposal since it will make a very
>>>> positive impact on VTK and its associated community, as well as the many
>>>> affiliated applications that use VTK. However, we can really use your help.
>>>> Part of the strategy of our proposal is to demonstrate to the reviewers that
>>>> VTK plays a critical part in medical innovation. Along this line we are
>>>> including many “formal” letters of support from leaders in biomedical
>>>> research, however, and probably more importantly, we want to hear from the
>>>> developers and users of VTK.
>>>>
>>>> If you’d like to help, we have included a brief example letter which you
>>>> can use verbatim, or modify as necessary to fit your circumstances. Place
>>>> this text on your letterhead, sign it, and then send it (a scanned pdf is
>>>> fine) directly to me by June 1. The letter in no way obligates you or your
>>>> employer, it simply states “VTK is great and important to my work.” Also,
>>>> don’t worry if you are not doing biomedical research, we want to hear from
>>>> everybody. Note that this information (i.e., the names of endorsers) is
>>>> considered private, only the writers of the VTK proposal and the NIH review
>>>> team will see this information.
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me
>>>> directly. Thanks and we hope to hear from you (by June 1).
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Will Schroeder
>>>>
>>>> ---------------------- Sample Letter of Support ---------------------
>>>>
>>>> Dr. William J Schroeder, President and CEO
>>>>
>>>> Kitware, Inc.
>>>> 28 Corporate Drive
>>>> Clifton Park, NY 12065, USA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear Dr. Schroeder-
>>>>
>>>> I enthusiastically endorse your proposed effort to improve VTK. I use
>>>> this open source software in my work and have found it extremely helpful as
>>>> we create new technological solutions. VTK fills a vital role in the
>>>> international community’s scientific computing infrastructure; additional
>>>> developments along the lines that you propose will certainly accelerate
>>>> innovation.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>
>>>> Helpful VTK Community Member
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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
>



-- 
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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