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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dissemination Update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Week of </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>March 1</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Metrics & dissemination strategy:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
*Metrics updated<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> --OpenMM
and press release increased visibility & # of new members for Simtk.org <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'>--Big jump in number
of simtk.org visitors last month (~7300, typically ~4000)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in'>--Increase in
number of new simtk.org members last month (~400 vs. 200-250/month)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'>--See <a
href="http://wiki.simtk.org/dissemination/CurrentMetrics">http://wiki.simtk.org/dissemination/CurrentMetrics</a>
for full details<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> *Met
with Steve Pieper (NA-MIC dissemination director) for brainstorming about
dissemination<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> *To
be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> --Research
on ideas for increased dissemination of SimTK Core<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>OpenMM:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>* Report generated for last
workshop - compiled survey results + suggestions for improvement<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.75in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>* To be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'>-- Put together example file for
users to use to test OpenMM installation (eventually put up as part of a
publication project)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in'>--Planning for next workshop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>OpenSim:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><b>* </b>Finished framework for
OpenSim gallery of examples: http://wiki.simtk.org/opensim/examples<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>*To be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>
--Survey for workshop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>RNA Workshop:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
* Set for Jun 19 at Stanford <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
*To be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
--Identify tasks to be completed for workshop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Collaboration with the Physiome project:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>* To be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
--Review collaboration proposal that was sent out<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>BCR:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
*Tested and provided feedback for installing and running NAST<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> *Editing
and feedback on issue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>* To be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>
--Retest NAST on a clean virtual machine<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
--Editing, as needed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Simbios website:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'>*To be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
--Complete Google calendar and update with latest events<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
--Update the Peoples page<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Simtk.org website:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b> *</b>To
be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><b>--</b>Contact
individuals (and if possible, sit down with to set up) publication projects<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Cross-NCBC activities:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>
</span></b>*Coordinated event listing and calendar formatting for cross-NCBC
calendar – most likely to go live later on Monday<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
*To be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='color:#1F497D'>
--</span>Work with Aaron on final changes to cross-NCBC calendar<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
--Provide specifications on calendar output for mailing list<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Testimonial letters:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
*To be done next week:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
--Organize list of names of targets for testimonial letters<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>Miscellaneous:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> *Met
with Nathan Wilson about a free viewer he has developed that he’d like to
post to the SimVascular repository<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> *Received
email from Charles Xie of Concord Consortium, would like to discuss possible
collaborations with their Molecular Workbench; replied asking to set up a
call to discuss further<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>______________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Joy P. Ku<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Director of Dissemination<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Simbios, Stanford University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(W) 650.736.8434 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(F) 650.723.7461<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Email: <a href="mailto:joyku@stanford.edu">joyku@stanford.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Website: <a href="http://simbios.stanford.edu">http://simbios.stanford.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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