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List:       vtk-developers
Subject:    [vtk-developers] November Training Course
From:       Lisa Avila <lisa.avila () kitware ! com>
Date:       2008-08-20 17:39:04
Message-ID: 48AC56B8.4010809 () kitware ! com
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Kitware is pleased to announce the next Developer's Training Week for VTK, ITK, \
ParaView and CMake, which will be held November 3-6, 2008 in Clifton Park, NY. Course \
details are provided below and online at \
http://www.kitware.com/products/protraining.html. Early Registration ends September \
30th. Please contact courses@kitware.com with any questions.


Details
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The Developer's Training Week will cover our open-source projects including VTK, ITK, \
ParaView and CMake. These hands-on courses are appropriate for both new users wishing \
to quickly gain proficiency and experienced developers requiring advanced \
customization skills. The Developer’s Training Week is a great opportunity to meet \
some of the key contributors to these open-source projects as well as other users in \
the open source community.

The course runs Monday through Thursday, from 9am to 5pm. The course schedule is:

Software Overview: Monday AM
This session provides an introduction to VTK, ITK, ParaView, and CMake, and an \
overview of the open source communities, products, and services that support these \
projects.

VTK Track 1: Monday PM through Tuesday PM
Targeted for beginners, this session provides a basic understanding of the VTK \
pipeline mechanism and the rendering subsystem. Attendees are led through detailed \
examples to quickly gain a working knowledge of the visualization and data processing \
capabilities of VTK for various data types.

VTK Track 2: Monday PM through Tuesday PM
This session covers advanced topics in VTK including custom filter writing, \
information visualization, multi-block and composite data handling, time support, \
interaction and widgets, and parallel data processing.

CMake / CDash / CTest: Wednesday AM
Learn how you can use the open-source software process tools employed by VTK, ITK, \
and ParaView in order to quickly and easily build and test your own software projects \
in a heterogeneous computing environment.

ITK: Wednesday PM through Thursday PM
This session covers the basic architecture of ITK, the use of its image segmentation \
and image registration algorithms, the methods used for interfacing ITK to VTK, and \
the common techniques for integrating ITK into existing applications.

ParaView: Wednesday PM through Thursday PM
The first part of this session offers an introduction to ParaView from a user's \
perspective, providing you with the knowledge necessary to effectively process and \
visualize your data. The second part of the course is geared toward developers who \
would like to create custom functionality and incorporate it into ParaView.

As a course attendee, you will receive:
- Books / course notes for the sessions you attend
- Snacks and lunch daily
- A dinner reception on both Monday and Wednesday evening

The Registration Fees for the Developer's Training Week are:

On or before September 30th:
- $2500 for the four days or
- $750 per day

After September 30th:
- $3000 for the four days or
- $900 per day

No prior experience is necessary; however, attendees will need to have basic \
knowledge of C or C++ in order to fully participate in the interactive exercises.

Kitware courses incorporate both technical presentations and practical exercises \
designed to reinforce learning. Each attendee should bring their own laptop computer \
to the courses. Approximately two weeks before the course, attendees will receive \
detailed instructions on how to download, install and test all necessary software on \
their laptop computer. Any remaining issues will be resolved on-site during the \
Software Overview session on Monday morning.

The course registration form can be found at \
http://www.kitware.com/products/protraining.html. Additional information is available \
by emailing courses@kitware.com or by calling 518-371-3971.

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