Workshops

Winter Workshop

Time: December 13th 18:00 to December 15th 14:00
Place: Hjartdal fjellstoge, Telemark, Norway
Attendance: Aris*er researchers, invited collaborators

Hjartdal fjellstoge is a beautiful cabin in the heart of the historical region of Telemark. We will spend two days working on various aspects of ARIS*ER, and those who are interested can stay for the weekend. All attendants will be transported from Rikshospitalet after the Mid-Term meeting. Details will are given below.
Please bring your lap-tops with wireless network card.
The buss will leave at 6.p.m. from the hospital and it will bring all the participants back on Sunday December 17th. We plan to return at 10 a.m.(right after breakfast)so we arrive at Oslo at about 1 p.m. The bus will stop at Gardermoen airport on the way back so you can book flights starting at 1 a.m. The exact time for a return drive is not final yet, it will be adjusted so that all of you can catch your flights.
The workshop will take place from Wednesday evening to Friday afternoon and will be followed with a team-building weekend.
There is a lot to do apart from having fun and informal discussions with the other members of Ariser. The beautiful surroundings of the cottage invite for walks in the woods.The highest mountain in the area, Rennevassvarden (1076 m), is about 1.5 hour walk from the cottage.
If there is snow, there are many possibilities for cross-country skiing. The tracks are near-by the cottage and well kept. For those who prefare down-hill skiing, there are several centers just about an hour drive away. For example Vrådal ski-center (45 km) with modern ski-lift and impressive log slopes and Rauland ski-center (60 km) to name a few.
We are planning two trips for Saturday. Those of you who like mountain-climbing or skiing, there will be a trip to Gaustadtoppen (a nearby-montain with a spectacular view) or to a skiing-resort (if there is enough snow). If you are not into skiing you can joint a trip to Rjukan. One of the largest Norwegian companies, Hydro, was founded there. There is also a museum where you can learn about the Norwegian resistence fights against the Nazi Germany.

Timetable for the workshop at Hjartdal Fjellstoge

Time	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
08:00		Breakfast	Breakfast
09:00	MTR Meeting	Group discussions	Programming workshop	Breakfast	Breakfast
11:30		Summary	Programming workshop	Excursion
12:00		Lunch	Lunch
12:30	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
13:00	Presentation by Prof.Ming "Soft tissue biomechanics"	ARIS*ER research ethics policies	Group discussions
14:00	Board Meeting	Group discussions	Group discussions
16:30		Summary	Summary
18:00	Bus leaves Rikshospitalet	Dinner	Dinner
20:00	Bus arrives Hjartdal
21:00	Dinner

Thursday December 14th

The group discussions on Thursday will happen in two groups, with participation by clincal experts in each group:

Laparoscopic Liver Resection
Mitral Valve Repair

The morning discussion topics will be:

Discuss the procedure in general
to give the technical personnel a more thorough understanding of the procedure
Define the user requirements for clinical application
Define both clinical and technical challenges for the application

The afternoon discussion topics will be:

Define the technical requirements
Discuss possible solutions to technical requirments

Friday December 15th

The programming workshop will focus on getting all participats to compile and run the RFA demo that was presented at the MTR meeting on their own laptop. Please try to have compiler installed before the workshop.

The group discussions on Friday will happen in these groups:

Registration and segmentation
Visualizatino
Robotics
User requirements

Transportation will be arranged for those you wish to leave on Friday.

Saturday December 15th

There will be an informal social program.