[vtkusers] Please help VTK: Letters of Support needed

[Will Schroeder]

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
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