Engineering:TCON 2009

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02-12-2009

• Topic #1: NA-MIC data repository
• Topic #2: Python wrapping of ITK in Slicer: adding vtk-itk glue pipeline connection filters to Slicer build, so Python scripts can use ITK filters.

02-05-2009

Agenda:

• Attendees: Jim, Wendy, Tina, Ron, Nicole, Steve, Curt, Vince

• Topic #1 - Feature Freeze
• http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Documentation-3.4#List_of_Modules_in_need_of_documentation

Feature freeze occurred on 2/4/09 - we should be only cleaning up, fixing bugs, and writing documentation for existing Slicer modules.

Target for code freeze will be at the end of February. Please get bug fixes in during February, if possible. We will start making release candidate builds on or around March 1st.

Everyone please check the module documentation pages and make sure to fill out the documentation. Ron has added candidate names for individuals responsible for the modules. Please use the template and go along with the naming scheme. Some reorganization of the list may occur. Email will go out for everyone to finish their module in the next week or so.

• Topic #2 NA-MIC-related Research
• http://wiki.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/NA-MIC:Site_PI_Other_Research

Compile a list of grants that have benefitted from NA-MIC. Both active and expired grants which have benefitted should be entered. Collaborations with other groups is good. Joint publications are preferred to demonstrate effective collaboration. We are also trying to show that NA-MIC people are involved in other productive activities, as well.

Core 2 NAC and BIRN activity should be listed.

Collaboration grants should be added to be listed. We are looking to list solid grants or efforts that should be listed. Send to Tina or add to this list.

• New Tools

New tools for registration and atlas development have been recently released. UCLA NCBC effort or related grant may have assisted with this (James Gee). Jim Miller evaluating to decide if these could make useful Slicer plug-ins. They are currently command line tools which could be adapted for use with Slicer. Is this a benefit to show that this NCBC's tool products are compatible with Slicer.

• Python building in Windows

Steve is experiencing some Python build problems under Windows related to GenerateCLP. Jim and Steve discussed how to resolve.

iPython is now available for use with Slicer. There is a small installation script to run after Slicer is built. WrapITK is the newest way to wrap ITK in Python. vtkITK is the older way. All of ITK can be wrapped automatically, but this option is turned off by default, since it slows down the build.

01-29-2009

Attendees: Jim, Steve, Tina, Dan, Nicole

• Discussion of XNAT Integration Timeline

01-22-2009

Attendees: Jim, Steve, Tina, Wendy, Xiadong, Nicole

• collaboration grants - doesn't look like anything is going in feb

01-15-2009

Attendees: Jim, Steve, Katie, Tina, Wendy, Nicole, Vince, Xiaodong, Sebastien

Agenda:

• LGPL QT - should we consider this going forward?
• Slicer code freeze on Feb 4th. Slicer3 Events for requirements for modules to be included.