*Apply to Participate in the Fall Virtual OpenSim Workshop **Workshop Dates: October 23, 2017 to October 27, 2017* *Application Deadline: September 15, 2017*We are pleased to announce the next virtual OpenSim workshop to take place over the course of one week in October. The goal of the workshop is to accelerate the research projects of OpenSim community members. Participants will work on their projects, with support and advice from the Stanford University OpenSim team and each other. The event will span one week, including two video conference meetings, along with daily chat forum support. It is expected that participants have already begun to use OpenSim for their project. Teams of applicants are highly encouraged. Learn more and apply <http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/event_details.html?id=189&title=Virtual-Workshop-for-Advanced-OpenSim-Users> . *ISB 2017 OpenSim Tutorial: Participants Preview OpenSim 4.0*Approximately 160 people attended the OpenSim interactive hands-on tutorial at the 26th Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics <http://www.biomech2017.com/index.php>(ISB) in July in Brisbane, Australia. Participants were introduced to the basics of OpenSim and got a preview of the upcoming OpenSim 4.0 release, including the new Mac application. Thank you to all who participated and stay tuned for updates on the 4.0 official release. You can also sign up to be a 4.0 beta tester <https://simtk.org/mailman/listinfo/opensim-testers>. *TGCS 2017 Workshop: * *Participants Learn about OpenSim 4.0 and Face Off in a Simulated Jumping Competition*The OpenSim team from Stanford University led a three-hour workshop at the ISB Technical Group on Computer Simulation meeting this July in Australia. Over 30 participants learned how to use the Matlab scripting interface with OpenSim 4.0 through a hands-on tutorial. The workshop culminated in a competition to maximize the jump height of an OpenSim model. Thank you to all the participants and congratulations to the competition winners: Niamh Gill and Amy Lewis. Check out the winning videos and learn more <https://simtk-confluence.stanford.edu:8443/display/OpenSim/ISB+TGCS+Workshop+2017> . *ISB 2017 OpenSim Research Symposium Highlights New Simulation Advances from Researchers Around the World*Over 150 people attended the OpenSim research symposium <https://web.stanford.edu/group/opensim/support/event_details.html?id=183&title=OpenSim-Research-Highlights-Symposium-at-ISB-2017> in July during the ISB Congress in Brisbane, Australia. The symposium highlighted the latest research from leaders in the field of musculoskeletal modeling and simulations. Discussions included challenges and opportunities for using OpenSim in biomechanics research. Speakers included Brian Umberger from the University of Massachusetts, Colin Smith from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chris Dembia from Stanford University, and Adrian Lai from Simon Fraser University. Thank you to our speakers and everyone who attended! -- *Jennifer Hicks, Ph.D.* Director of Data Science | Mobilize Center <http://mobilize.stanford.edu> Associate Director | NCSRR <http://www.stanford.edu/group/opensim/about/index.html> R&D Manager | OpenSim <http://opensim.stanford.edu/> Stanford University 650-498-4403 | jenhicks@stanford.edu