[vtkusers] Please help VTK: Letters of Support needed

[Dženan Zukić]

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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