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== Event pictures ==
Images from the hackfest
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File:Commontk getting started.png|<big>Hacking photos will go here...</big>
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== Introduction ==

'''Date:''' May 20-24, 2013

'''Location:'''  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston,_Ontario Kingston, Ontario, Canada].  In a classroom at Queens University.

'''Goal:''' A follow on to the [[Commontk:Current_events#Past_events|wildly successful previous hackfests!]]

'''Requirements:''' Attendees must be willing to spend their time during the event writing ctk code that contributes to the main [[CTK-Roadmap | ctk roadmap]].  This means spending the week immersed in C++, Qt, DCMTK, CMake, and related technologies.  People who do not feel qualified for this task are politely not invited :)

'''Group size:''' Maximum 20 participants so we can have a manageable working meeting.  The organizing committee will invite and select participants based on input from [[TheTeam]].

'''Site Hosts:''' Gabor Fichtinger, Csaba Pinter, Andras Lasso

'''Organizing Committee:''' Ivo Wolf, Stephen Aylward, Steve Pieper

'''Future Events:''' Future hackfests will be announced in advance, and we hope lots of people will be interested in participating.  The venue and activities at future hackfests will be determined based on the number of active participants in the project.   We welcome participation via the CTK email lists, the source code repository, and this website.

== Attendees ==
*So far we have received confirmation for the following people (in no particular order). 


Please fill in your intentions in terms of common accommodation.

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|Steve Pieper
|Isomics, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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|Ivo Wolf
|Hochschule Mannheim
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|Marco Nolden
|German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
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|Sascha Zelzer
|German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
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|Andreas Fetzer
|German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
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|Florian Vichot
|INRIA
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|Lawrence Tarbox
|Washington University, St. Louis
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|Andras Lasso
|Queen's University, Kingston, ON
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|Csaba Pinter
|Queen's University, Kingston, ON
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|Alberto Biancardi
|The University of Sheffield, UK
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| Xenios Papademetris
| Yale University US
|-
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| Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin
| Kitware Inc. 
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{{Note}}There were also other invitations sent to active people on the community, and people who recently showed interest. When their intent will be known they will be added to the list.

== Preparation ==

Developers should bring a laptop with the [http://github.com/commontk/CTK current CTK source code] downloaded and [[Build_Instructions|built]].

Use the [http://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ctk-developers CTK developers mailing list] to discuss build issues and topics for ongoing work.

Phone conferences have been scheduled in the weeks leading to the event:
* To be announced

== Topics and Projects ==

==== DICOM Application Hosting ====
* Interoperability testing of CTK with other Application Hosting code

==== DICOM Database and Networking ====

* Review implementation issues when using CTK DICOM
** DICOM issues in github [https://github.com/commontk/CTK/issues?labels=DICOM&state=open]
** Incorrect import when DICOMDIR is present [http://na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3111].  Should we skip DICOMDIR when it is not picked explicitly?
** Incorrect/slow database behavior when multiple processes access it simultaneously [http://na-mic.org/Bug/view.php?id=3106] (interference between ctkDICOMIndexer and ctkDICOMModel)
* Discuss DICOM-RT for CTK
* Discuss DICOM Export options
** CLI outputs converted into real DICOM
** RT and other non-imaging types
*** GUI Issues
*** Lower-level dcmrt issues, possible use of DKFZ toolkit
*** Use of various tools (VTK, ITK, Plastimatch), validation

==== Widgets ====
* Spin box development [http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/ctk-developers/2013-May/001125.html]
* ctkDICOMModel and display of real-world patient data (RT special cases for example)
* Compare [[Documentation/WidgetPlans|widget plans]] with [[Documentation/ImageGallery |current set]].

==== Tests Framework ====

==== Build Systems & Software process ====
* DCMTK build issues [http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/ctk-developers/2013-May/001122.html] [http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/ctk-developers/2013-May/001120.html]
* A drop-in CMake module allowing to easily setup Superbuild project. 
** Consolidate CTK, Slicer, .. approach
* Collection of "External_XXX.cmake" file that could easily be re-used ? (See https://github.com/BRAINSia/NAMICExternalProjects)

==== Command Line Modules ====
* Using CLI XML to build stand-alone widget [https://github.com/pieper/CTK/blob/8391b2f54e18e68e6672a4d3a54da38bc9c77b79/Libs/CommandLineModules/Widgets/Testing/Cpp/ctkCmdLineModuleWidgetTest1.cpp#L86][http://www.commontk.org/index.php/File:Cli-widget-prototype-2012-12-14.png]
* Contribute Slicer fixes to CLI infrastructure. See https://github.com/jcfr/CTK/tree/279-tweak-cmdlinemodule-library-for-slicer-integration

== Agenda ==

==== Monday ====

Opening discussion
* Review topics and projects
* Plans for the week

Evening: BBQ at the Fichtinger residence

==== Tuesday ====

During the day: hack, hack, hack...

Evening: Dinner and beers at the [http://www.kingstonbrewing.ca/ Kingston Brewery]

==== Wednesday ====

During the day: hack, hack, hack...
* Check in on project status

Evening: [http://www.hauntedwalk.com/kingstontours.php Kingston Haunted Walks]

==== Thursday ====

During the day: hack, hack, hack...

Evening: BBQ by the [http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4042/4276978263_96c7a234ff_b.jpg gazebo] on the waterfront

==== Friday ====

During the day: hack, hack, hack...

Late morning; Closing discussion

* [http://public.kitware.com/pipermail/ctk-developers/2013-May/001126.html Next hackfest in London, UK]!?! 
* Then back in North America - St. Louis - when?

Afternoon: hack or travel

== Gallery of Results ==


== Travel & Hotel ==

'''Local contact'''

Need any help in organizing your visit, contact Andras Lasso (lasso@cs.queensu.ca).
If you have any troubles during your visit, call ''TBD''.

'''Airport''' 

* Option A: Fly into Kingston via Toronto
* Option B: Fly into Toronto, take a bus to Kingston
** Recommended: Coach Canada direct bus from Toronto Airport to Kingston, leaves twice a day: 2.30pm and 7pm. You can buy the ticket from a Kiosk at the airport or [http://www.coachcanada.com/coachcanada/index.asp?_lp.lang=en buy online]
** Megabus from Toronto downtown: [http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Travel-g155019-c116016/Toronto:Ontario:Getting.Downtown.From.Pearson.Airport.html get to the Toronto Coach Terminal], take a bus to Kingston, leaves in about every hour. [http://ca.megabus.com/default.aspx Online reservation] is strongly recommended, as early as possible, because the prices are continuously increasing (starts from $1 and increased to about $40).

'''Transportation on Site'''

Take a cab at the Kingston airport or bus terminal to your hotel. After that everything is in walking distance.

'''Lodging''' 

Be aware there is a Queen's event during the week of the hackfest so try to book your hotel early

* Frontenac http://www.frontenacclub.com Queen’s rate $143 per day (plus tax)
* The Belvedere http://www.hotelbelvedere.com is a small hotel of Colonial character, they only have 20 rooms.
* Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront, http://www.hikingstonwaterfront.com/ about $140
* There are cheaper motels (Super-8 for $100 / night) 

'''Meeting Location'''

[https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Queen's+University&hl=en&sll=44.225024,-76.493151&sspn=0.010379,0.026157&t=v&hq=Queen's+University&z=16&iwloc=A Queen's University], [http://www.queensu.ca/campusmap/?mapquery=kinesiology Kinesiology building], room #107.

'''Weather'''

Can be still chilly in May, average temperature is about 15°C.

'''Food'''

Plan on having breakfast at your hotel before the meeting.  A variety of lunch options will be available, as will access to snacks and beverages during the day.  Please email the organizers if you have any allergies or dietary restrictions.

'''Optional Activities in the Area'''

* [http://www.ganboatline.com/LostShipsTour.asp Boat Cruise in Thousand Islands]
* [http://www.niagarafallstourism.com/ Trip to Niagara Falls (Sat-Sun)]
* Wildlife Canoeing ([http://www.1000islandskayaking.com/ Thousand Islands], [http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/bone.html Bon Echo], [http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/char.html Charleston Lake], etc.)
* [http://www.hauntedwalk.com/kingstontours.php Kingston Haunted Walks]