Insight Toolkit Program Management
NLM/HPCC Three-D Informatics Group
Office of High Performance Computing and Communications
Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
This website is a resource for NLM's program management activities for
the Insight Toolkit. For direct information about ITK, its
documentation, and the user community, see
www.itk.org
Announcement - NEW [14-May-2009]
The National Library of Medicine, Office of High Performance
Computing and Communications is seeking input regarding the
current status of the Insight Toolkit (ITK) as well as input on
future directions for this image-processing software library.
We are holding a meeting to perform a code review, an
informal audit of the state of ITK. We intend to
explore the elements of the library that are most in need
of revision, the current stability of the library including
a review of the policy for backward compatibility in ITK,
the need for extending support in ITK for high performance
computing environments, and the need for simplifying the
use of ITK for entry-level programmers. The goal is to
prioritize development efforts for ITK, focusing the
programming community on a shared plan. This meeting will
be held from 9AM, May 28, 2009, until Noon, May 29th, 2009,
in the HPCC Collaboratory, National Library of Medicine, NIH
Building 38A, Room B1N30E.
About the meeting [addendum - 15-May-2009]
The design for ITK began in its first design meeting in November of
1999. At that time, we set the targets for the data processing and
computing needs of the user community to be five years in the future,
for the middle of the then upcoming decade. As the first decade of
the new millenium nears it end, the internal architecture for ITK
is aging, having exceeded expectations beyond the design targets.
NLM is seeking input on the current state of ITK and help in
prioritizing goals for revising the software.
The ITK review is open to any and all users and developers of
ITK. We will not be discussing any specifics of new contract
requirements during the 1-1/2 day event, but rather the changes
required of ITK to support the needs of the growing user community
for the next ten years.
The meeting is completely open, and you are welcome to
participate if you wish. Input from across the broad spectrum of
the ITK user community will be considered.
Agenda:
The agenda for the meeting is still under development. Check
back on this site for more information.
Lodging/hotels:
Hyatt Regency Bethesda
One Bethesda Metro Center
Bethesda, MD
301-657-1234
1-800-233-1234 Toll free reservations
(Located at the Bethesda Metro stop. One more stop to NIH
at the Medical Center Station. Convenient to restaurants.
Scheduled hotel transportation to NIH.)
Bethesda Marriott
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, MD
301-897-9400
1-800-228-9290 Toll free reservations
(Scheduled hotel transportation to NIH.)
Doubletree
8120 Wisconsin Avenue.
Bethesda, MD
301-652-2000
1-800-222-8733 Toll free reservations
(Scheduled hotel transportation to NIH.
Nearest hotel and within walking distance.)
Directions:
Traveling by Metro, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is within
walking distance from the Medical Center Station. Exit the escalator
to your right. Follow the sidewalk on the right to the security
turn-style for Visitors. The guard will direct you from there to
the Visitor Information Center to obtain a a daily pass. To exit,
follow the sidewalk on the right side of the Visitors Center south
toward Center Drive. The Lister Hill Center (LHC), Building 38A,
is the ten story high-rise on the other side of the Center Drive.
It sits behind and is connected via an underground hallway to the
two-story National Library of Medicine. The NLM faces onto
Rockville Pike. The Office of High Performance Computing and
Communications (OHPCC) is in the Lister Hill Center and is located
one floor down from the main lobby.
Last updated: 15 May 2009 First published: 11 May 2009 Metadata| Permanence level: Permanent: Dynamic Content
