Hi all -- The OSG Training courses in Washington DC are only two weeks away. If you'd like to attend either or both courses, now would be an excellent time to register. To register online, please visit http://www.skew-matrix.com/training.asp. You can also contact me by phone or email to register. Below, please find additional course information, recently sent to all registered attendees. Paul Martz Skew Matrix Software LLC http://www.skew-matrix.com <http://www.skew-matrix.com/> 303 859 9466 Hello OSG Training course attendees. This email contains information regarding the upcoming OSG training courses. Please ensure you install the required software in advance so we can dive in and start coding first thing on Tuesday January 22. Thanks for attending! We look forward to meeting you and exploring OSG with you! -Paul Martz and Bob Kuehne Course Status Both courses are confirmed and will occur as planned. January 22-23, Intermediate OpenSceneGraph January 24, OpenSceneGraph Terrain Courses will meet 9am to 5pm each day. Course Content and Preparation If you have any questions regarding course content, please contact either of us by email. Laptop System Requirements Please bring a laptop capable of running OSG and compiling and running OSG example programs. Our lab examples will build and run on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. You should install OSG v2.2. and the OpenSceneGraph-Data sample dataset. (You should be able to successfully run "osgviewer cow.osg".) It will also be useful to have the OSG v2.2 source code available to view. Download OSG v2.2 binaries, source code, and the sample dataset from here: <http://www.openscenegraph.org/projects/osg/wiki/Downloads> http://www.openscenegraph.org/projects/osg/wiki/Downloads You'll need CMake to build our example programs: <http://www.cmake.org/> http://www.cmake.org/ For the terrain course, we'll be using VirtualPlanetBuilder v0.9.1. Download the 0.9.1 source ZIP file from here. http://xrl.us/bdt7i To build VPB, you'll need GDAL. FWTools is a good source of prebuilt GDAL binaries: http://fwtools.maptools.org/ OSG Books As a course attendee, you'll receive electronic copies of all our books. If you'd like to purchase hardcopies of any books, please email us before January 10, 2008, and we'll bring your book order to Washington DC. Prices for additional books are as follows: OSG Reference Manual v2.2 - $36.00 OSG Reference Manual v2.0 - $31.00 OSG Reference Manual v1.2 - $26.00 OSG Quick Start Guide - $32.00 OSG Quick Start Guide (b&w) - $13.00 OSG Quick Start Guide (Chinese) - $34.00 We accept cash, check, or Visa/MasterCard/Amex. Map For your convenience, we've prepared an area map showing the hotels and their proximity to the MicroTek facility: http://xrl.us/bdtt5 Hotels If you require accommodations for the duration of the course, there are several nearby hotels, including the following: Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel Helix Comfort Inn Convention Center Holiday Inn Downtown The Rouge
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