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<DIV><SPAN class="textHeader style2">A developer's workshop covering the
upcoming release of the OpenSim 2.0 API will be held at Stanford University
Wednesday-Friday, October 28-30, 2009. This an opportunity to learn about how
OpenSim is constructed and how to build on this foundation to meet your research
and laboratory goals. On the first day, a brief architectural overview of
OpenSim and commonly used SimTK libraries (e.g. Simbody) will be provided. In
particular, we will describe OpenSim model components such as bodies, joints,
constraints, forces, and controllers and demonstrate how to assemble these
components into working models in coding exercises in the form of small main
programs.<BR><BR>The second and third days will be devoted to building and
interacting with models programmatically including the development of custom
components and analysis plug-ins. For example, you might want to create a new
joint based on your characterization of joint motion from MRI or fluoroscopy
studies of the knee, shoulder etc... , or implement a new muscle model or
optimization criteria. Additional options include applying multiple external
loads and contact forces as well as writing your own controller. You will have
the opportunity to work in small groups on your development goals with OpenSim
developers. <BR><BR>Please let us know which components of OpenSim you would
like to see covered and what specific development objectives you will pursue.
The success of the workshop highly depends on the specific development project
you choose and the likelihood of completing it in the time alloted. We will ask
you to present your goals and expected outcomes at the beginning of the workshop
and to demo your code to the group at the end.<BR><BR>Registration is limited to
10 developers. C++ or equivalent programming experience and a grasp of
object-oriented concepts are required. <BR><STRONG><BR>We will limit the
workshop to 10 participants, so please register soon.</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class="textHeader style2"><FONT face=Arial size=2>The registration
page for this workshop is at</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class="textHeader style2"><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://simbios.stanford.edu/EventsOfInterest/OpenSim20AdvanceWorkshopOct09.htm">http://simbios.stanford.edu/EventsOfInterest/OpenSim20AdvanceWorkshopOct09.htm</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Best wishes,</DIV>
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<DIV>On Behalf of Scott Delp and the OpenSim team,</DIV>
<DIV>-Ayman</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ayman Habib, Ph.D.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Stanford University, </FONT></DIV>
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