<font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Dear OpenSim Users,</font><div>
<font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br>We have several exciting announcements and upcoming events to share with you.</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br><b>Release of OpenSim 2.2.1<br></b>OpenSim version 2.2.1 is now available for download. The new version contains enhancements to the user interface to show the XML representation of available objects, the ability to set bounds on activations of muscles and various actuators when solving static optimization, and updates to the Joint Reaction analysis. The release includes example setup files to run Static Optimization and Joint Reaction analyses. <br>
<br>The release is available on the downloads page of the OpenSim project website: </font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://simtk.org/home/opensim" style="color:rgb(17, 65, 112)" target="_blank">https://simtk.org/home/opensim</a>.<br>
<br><b>Upcoming Webinars</b><br>We have several upcoming webinars that we encourage you to attend:</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br>May 11, 2011 at 9:00 am PST </font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">June 9, 2011 at 6:00 pm PST<br>
Estimating Joint Loads in OpenSim, Matt DeMers<br>This webinar will be broadcast twice so that we can reach researchers around the world. </font><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif">More information and registration is available on the following page:</span></div>
<div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/webinars.html" style="color:rgb(17, 65, 112)" target="_blank">http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/webinars.html</a></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br>
This page has links to recordings of past webinars and a summary of questions and answers from earlier broadcasts. We will also post updates to the webinar series schedule on the page.<br><br><b>Workshops and Tutorials</b></font><div>
<font color="#000000"><font face="verdana,sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:small"></span><div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The OpenSim team is planning several workshops and tutorials in the coming months:</font></div>
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<font face="verdana, sans-serif">June 30, 2011 </font></div><div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">OpenSim and NMS Physiome Workshop</font></div>
<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">ISB Technical Group on Computer Simulation</font></div><div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px">
<font color="#000000"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">More information and registration details can be found here:</font></font></div><div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px">
<font color="#000000"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/event_details.html?id=3&title=OpenSim-and-NMS-Physiome-Workshop" style="color:rgb(17, 65, 112)" target="_blank">http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/event_details.html?id=3&title=OpenSim-and-NMS-Physiome-Workshop</a></font></font></div>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">August 15-17, 2011</font></font></div><div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><font color="#000000"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">OpenSim Workshop at Stanford University</font></font></div>
<div style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><font color="#000000"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Mark your calendars and watch the website for more information in the coming months.</font></font></div>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">October 12-15, 2011</font></font></div><div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><font color="#000000"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"></font></font>Simulation of Human Movement and Gait Pathology - An Introduction to OpenSim for the Clinician</div>
<div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px">Two Hour Instructional Course at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting (Exact Date and Time TBD)</div><div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px">
General meeting information can be found here: <a href="http://www.aacpdm.org/meetings/2011/" style="color:rgb(17, 65, 112)" target="_blank">http://www.aacpdm.org/meetings/2011/</a></div><div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px">Finally, last month we held a 3-day Advanced User and Developer Workshop on the Stanford University campus. Check out the following page for a quick summary of the workshop and an album of pictures:</div>
<div><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><a href="http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/workshops.html" style="color:rgb(17, 65, 112)" target="_blank">http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/workshops.html</a></span></div>
<div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px">Best Wishes,</div><div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px">Jennifer Hicks</div>
</font></font></div></div></span></font></font></font><br>-- <br><font face="verdana, sans-serif">---------------------------------</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Jennifer L. Hicks, Ph.D.</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">OpenSim Project Manager</font></div>
<div><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Stanford University</font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jenhicks@stanford.edu" target="_blank">jenhicks@stanford.edu</a></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="tel:650-498-4403" value="+16504984403" target="_blank">650-498-4403</a></font></div>
<div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="http://opensim.stanford.edu" target="_blank">http://opensim.stanford.edu</a></font></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif">---------------------------------</span></div>
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