[Dissemination-aoi] Simbios Dissemination Update - March 1, 2009

[Joy P. Ku]

Dissemination Update

Week of March 1, 2009

 

Metrics & dissemination strategy:

                *Metrics updated

                                --OpenMM and press release increased
visibility & # of new members for Simtk.org 

--Big jump in number of simtk.org visitors last month (~7300, typically
~4000)

--Increase in number of new simtk.org members last month (~400 vs.
200-250/month)

--See http://wiki.simtk.org/dissemination/CurrentMetrics for full details

                *Met with Steve Pieper (NA-MIC dissemination director) for
brainstorming about dissemination

                

                *To be done next week:

                                --Research on ideas for increased
dissemination of SimTK Core

                

 

OpenMM:

* Report generated for last workshop - compiled survey results +
suggestions for improvement

 

* To be done next week:

-- Put together example file for users to use to test OpenMM installation
(eventually put up as part of a publication project)

--Planning for next workshop

 

OpenSim:

* Finished framework for OpenSim gallery of examples:
http://wiki.simtk.org/opensim/examples

 

*To be done next week:

       --Survey for workshop

 

RNA Workshop:

                * Set for Jun 19 at Stanford 

 

                *To be done next week:

                      --Identify tasks to be completed for workshop

 

 

Collaboration with the Physiome project:

 

* To be done next week:

                                --Review collaboration proposal that was
sent out

 

 

BCR:

                *Tested and provided feedback for installing and running
NAST

                *Editing and feedback on issue

 

* To be done next week:

                --Retest NAST on a clean virtual machine

                                --Editing, as needed

 

Simbios website:

                

*To be done next week:

                                --Complete Google calendar and update with
latest events

                                --Update the Peoples page

 

Simtk.org website:

 

                *To be done next week:

--Contact individuals (and if possible, sit down with to set up)
publication projects

 

Cross-NCBC activities:

                *Coordinated event listing and calendar formatting for
cross-NCBC calendar - most likely to go live later on Monday

 

                *To be done next week:

                --Work with Aaron on final changes to cross-NCBC calendar

                                --Provide specifications on calendar
output for mailing list

                               

 

Testimonial letters:

                 *To be done next week:

                                --Organize list of names of targets for
testimonial letters

 

Miscellaneous:

                *Met with Nathan Wilson about a free viewer he has
developed that he'd like to post to the SimVascular repository

                *Received email from Charles Xie of Concord Consortium,
would like to discuss possible collaborations with their Molecular
Workbench;  replied asking to set up a call to discuss further

 

______________________________________________________

 

Joy P. Ku

Director of Dissemination

Simbios, Stanford University

 

(W) 650.736.8434 

(F) 650.723.7461

Email:  joyku at stanford.edu

Website:  http://simbios.stanford.edu

 

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