*Apply for the Next Virtual Workshop for Advanced OpenSim Users* *October 24 -28, 2016* Building on the success of our first virtual workshop this spring, we are pleased to announce the next event 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=165&title=Virtual-Workshop-for-Advanced-OpenSim-Users> . *New Discrete Model of the Knee Enables Cosimulation* Anne Schmitz and colleagues have developed and validated a discrete model of the knee that includes both ligaments and cartilage contact. This enables it to be used in cosimulation experiments, coupling musculoskeletal dynamics with soft tissue mechanics. The article “Development of an Open-Source, Discrete Element Knee Model <http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7501488/?arnumber=7501488>” in *IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering* describes the model and its validation against cadaveric data. The model is freely available for download at https://simtk.org/projects/kneemodel. A co-simulation framework for the knee is also available at https://simtk.org/projects/uwcosim. *Openings at Oregon State University’s Robotics and Human Control Systems Lab* OpenSim Fellow Ravi Balasubramanian at Oregon State University has openings for graduate students and postdocs to work on projects to augment or restore human function in manipulation and locomotion tasks by designing implantable mechanisms. Learn more <http://biomch-l.isbweb.org/threads/29222-Robotics-biomechanics-Seeking-post-docs-and-phd-students> . *Course on Open-Source Tools for Computational Biomechanics* *Thursday, September 15, 2016MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA* This course introduces participants to three open-source tools: GIBBON for image segmentation; FEBio for finite element analysis; and OpenSim for musculoskeletal modeling and simulation. The OpenSim portion will include a discussion of using OpenSim for predictive simulation and muscle activity estimation, and a survey of research studies integrating OpenSim with finite element modeling. Participants will also have the opportunity to work hands on with each software package. Learn more and register <http://ieeeboston.org/open-source-tools-computational-biomechanics/>. -- *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