Dear OpenSim Users, We have several exciting announcements and upcoming events to share with you. *Release of OpenSim 2.2.1 *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. The release is available on the downloads page of the OpenSim project website: https://simtk.org/home/opensim. *Upcoming Webinars* We have several upcoming webinars that we encourage you to attend: May 11, 2011 at 9:00 am PST June 9, 2011 at 6:00 pm PST Estimating Joint Loads in OpenSim, Matt DeMers This webinar will be broadcast twice so that we can reach researchers around the world. More information and registration is available on the following page: http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/webinars.html 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. *Workshops and Tutorials* The OpenSim team is planning several workshops and tutorials in the coming months: June 30, 2011 OpenSim and NMS Physiome Workshop ISB Technical Group on Computer Simulation More information and registration details can be found here: http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/event_details.html?id=3&title=OpenSim-an... August 15-17, 2011 OpenSim Workshop at Stanford University Mark your calendars and watch the website for more information in the coming months. October 12-15, 2011 Simulation of Human Movement and Gait Pathology - An Introduction to OpenSim for the Clinician Two Hour Instructional Course at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting (Exact Date and Time TBD) General meeting information can be found here: http://www.aacpdm.org/meetings/2011/ 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: http://opensim.stanford.edu/support/workshops.html Best Wishes, Jennifer Hicks -- --------------------------------- Jennifer L. Hicks, Ph.D. OpenSim Project Manager Stanford University jenhicks@stanford.edu 650-498-4403 http://opensim.stanford.edu ---------------------------------