# Announcements

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## [Scientist II - Computational Neuroanatomy @ Allen Institute for Brain Science](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/scientist-ii-computational-neuroanatomy-allen-institute-for-brain-science/8358)

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**Author:** [@lydiang](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/lydiang)\
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**Last updated:** [April 23, 2022, 6:26am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/scientist-ii-computational-neuroanatomy-allen-institute-for-brain-science/8358 "2022-04-23T06:26:11Z")

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Scientist II - Computational Neuroanatomy TLDR: create 3D models for next-generation brain atlases We seek to hire an exceptional scientist to create accurate 3D anatomical models of mouse brain structures based on mul…

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## [Sandia's 4th Annual XR Conference](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/sandias-4th-annual-xr-conference/8323)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/cory.quammen)\
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**Last updated:** [April 19, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/sandias-4th-annual-xr-conference/8323 "2022-04-19T15:53:11Z")

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Sandia’s 4th Annual XR Conference Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality JULY 12-14 • hosted virtually • Open and Free to All Expecting keynotes from Unity, Nvidia, and others The conference will be nothing witho…

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## [VTK Online Trainings at Kitware Europe in March 2022](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-online-trainings-at-kitware-europe-in-march-2022/7920)

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**Author:** [@Francois\_Mazen](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Francois_Mazen)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-online-trainings-at-kitware-europe-in-march-2022/7920 "2022-02-25T08:38:40Z")

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Kitware Europe is organizing online training courses for VTK users and for VTK developers in March 2022. If you want to learn how to use VTK to create data analysis pipelines and beautiful visualizations, you may be int…

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## [Kitware's Scientific Computing Efforts in 2022](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/kitwares-scientific-computing-efforts-in-2022/7667)

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**Author:** [@will.schroeder](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/will.schroeder)\
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**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/kitwares-scientific-computing-efforts-in-2022/7667 "2022-01-18T11:43:18Z")

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Here is a high-level roadmap of some efforts that Kitware’s Scientific Computing Team will be undertaking in 2022. There are some target release dates and other useful information. If you’d like to learn more, collaborat…

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## [Java wrapper code changes](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/java-wrapper-code-changes/5834)

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**Author:** [@toddy](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/toddy)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/java-wrapper-code-changes/5834 "2021-10-13T09:39:20Z")

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Recently some significant changes have been merged to the VTK master branch for the Java wrapper code generation. The number of exported data types has been extended to include byte, short, long and float types, so that …

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## [9.1.0 is out](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/9-1-0-is-out/7084)

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**Author:** [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/ben.boeckel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/9-1-0-is-out/7084 "2021-11-08T13:11:02Z")

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Hi all, 9.1.0 is out on PyPI, the repository, and the website. Changes since rc4 include some FindHDF5 fixes, missing includes, and new CMake policy warning changes. Release notes can be found here. The next big releas…

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## [VTK 9.1.0.rc4 has been tagged](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-1-0-rc4-has-been-tagged/7037)

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**Author:** [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/ben.boeckel)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-1-0-rc4-has-been-tagged/7037 "2021-11-03T15:05:58Z")

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Hi all, 9.1.0.rc4 (rc3 had some process timing issues that ended up forcing it to be skipped) is out on PyPI and the repository. The website should be updated within a day or two. This is to be the last rc before the fi…

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## [ANN: Examples for Physically Based Rendering](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/ann-examples-for-physically-based-rendering/1981)

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**Author:** [@amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/amaclean)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/ann-examples-for-physically-based-rendering/1981 "2021-10-28T06:34:13Z")

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After reading this impressive article: Introducing Physically Based Rendering with VTK. I created a couple of examples (both in C++ and Python) that (I hope) capture most of what has been written in the articles. In the…

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## [VTK online courses in October](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-online-courses-in-october/6296)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-online-courses-in-october/6296 "2021-08-05T15:27:28Z")

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VTK online courses coming up in October, CET times. VTK User: VTK User Training | Kitware Europe VTK Advanced: VTK Advanced Training | Kitware Europe VTK Python: VTK Python Training | Kitware Europe This will be the …

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## [VTK 9.0.3](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-3/6128)

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**Author:** [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/ben.boeckel)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 4:41am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-3/6128 "2021-07-30T04:41:01Z")

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VTK 9.0.3 is now released. This fixes the VTK\_DEBUG\_LEAKS flag in the official wheels as compared to 9.0.2.

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## [VTK 9.0.2](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-2/6107)

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**Author:** [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/ben.boeckel)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-2/6107 "2021-07-16T19:29:27Z")

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It’s finally here :slight\_smile: . Wheels have been uploaded to PyPI and VTK’s package registry. Source, data, and documentation tarballs are on the website. Still TODO: upload 9.0.2 Doxygen to the website Seems VTK…

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## [Bill Lorensen](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/bill-lorensen/2288)

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**Author:** [@will.schroeder](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/will.schroeder)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/bill-lorensen/2288 "2021-06-11T20:56:55Z")

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I’m very sorry to announce that Bill Lorensen has died. As many of you know, Bill was one of the founding authors of the VTK textbook and software. He had remained very active in VTK development even after retiring from …

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## [The new VTK Examples site is now live](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/the-new-vtk-examples-site-is-now-live/4652)

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**Author:** [@amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/amaclean)\
**Replies:** 70\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/the-new-vtk-examples-site-is-now-live/4652 "2021-05-12T03:36:22Z")

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The new VTK Examples site is now live, please use this site: VTKExamples from now on. There have been many changes as outlined below. Special thanks must go to the people who have helped move the examples from Bill Loren…

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## [ParaView User and VTK Python online courses coming up in June !](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/paraview-user-and-vtk-python-online-courses-coming-up-in-june/5522)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)\
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**Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/paraview-user-and-vtk-python-online-courses-coming-up-in-june/5522 "2021-04-09T13:37:05Z")

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Kitware SAS is organizing VTK and ParaView online courses in June 2021 ! You are working on your python application or scripts and want to know how to use VTK for rendering and analysing your data ? You Already have som…

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## [Kitware Medical Group is hiring](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/kitware-medical-group-is-hiring/5475)

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**Author:** [@Andinet\_Enquobahrie](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Andinet_Enquobahrie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/kitware-medical-group-is-hiring/5475 "2021-04-08T09:58:29Z")

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\[Apologies for duplicate posting\] There are several job opportunities for talented software developers and research and development engineers in the Medical Group at Kitware. Please forward these opportunities to your s…

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## [VTK and vtk.js in the Arctic Vault through the GitHub Archive Program](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-and-vtk-js-in-the-arctic-vault-through-the-github-archive-program/4079)

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**Author:** [@agirault](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/agirault)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-and-vtk-js-in-the-arctic-vault-through-the-github-archive-program/4079 "2021-03-21T20:24:02Z")

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I got a notification today on my GitHub profile that I was an Artic Code Vault Contributor :snowflake:: This links to the GitHub Archive Program. I had heard of the program before, just not that VTK/vtk.js got pi…

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## [ParaView, VTK and CMake training course in Lyon, France in march 2021](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/paraview-vtk-and-cmake-training-course-in-lyon-france-in-march-2021/4987)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/paraview-vtk-and-cmake-training-course-in-lyon-france-in-march-2021/4987 "2021-01-21T17:23:52Z")

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Kitware SAS is organizing online VTK and ParaView training course (basic and advanced) in march 2020. Always wanted to use VTK to create visualization of your data but did not know how to start? Already have some C++ o…

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## [Visualization on the web Webinar](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/visualization-on-the-web-webinar/4416)

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**Author:** [@finetjul](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/finetjul)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/visualization-on-the-web-webinar/4416 "2020-10-27T11:10:05Z")

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Are you ready to join Kitware’s next free Webinar about web visualization tools ? This webinar will happen this October and be focused on presenting Kitware’s open-source web libraries, frameworks and apps such as VTK.…

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## [Looking Glass Factory and Kitware: Desktop Holographic Displays Driven by VTK, ParaView, and 3D Slicer](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/looking-glass-factory-and-kitware-desktop-holographic-displays-driven-by-vtk-paraview-and-3d-slicer/4366)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/cory.quammen)\
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**Last updated:** [October 6, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/looking-glass-factory-and-kitware-desktop-holographic-displays-driven-by-vtk-paraview-and-3d-slicer/4366 "2020-10-06T17:15:27Z")

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Kitware has partnered with Looking Glass Factory (LGF), the global leader in the field of holographic interfaces, to add support for LGF’s holographic displays from any VTK-based application including ParaView, 3D Slicer,…

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## [Supercomputing 2020 - Kitware wants to promote your work!](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/supercomputing-2020-kitware-wants-to-promote-your-work/4289)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/cory.quammen)\
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**Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/supercomputing-2020-kitware-wants-to-promote-your-work/4289 "2020-09-24T13:47:11Z")

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Kitware wants to promote your work at Supercomputing 2020. Kitware would like to show your compelling images, videos, and entire applications enabled by VTK at our virtual booth at this year’s Supercomputing conference .…

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## [VTK Examples, modernising the code](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-modernising-the-code/4218)

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**Author:** [@amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/amaclean)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-modernising-the-code/4218 "2020-09-15T17:04:12Z")

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Just letting you all know that I am beginning a process of modernising the C++ VTK examples. My initial approach will be to move from vtkSmartPointer to vtkNew where appropriate, use vtkNamedColors, use auto where appro…

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## [Deadline for VTK 9.1 RC1 Merge Requests: October 29, 2020](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/deadline-for-vtk-9-1-rc1-merge-requests-october-29-2020/3206)

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**Author:** [@TJ\_Corona](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/TJ_Corona)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/deadline-for-vtk-9-1-rc1-merge-requests-october-29-2020/3206 "2020-08-31T16:54:13Z")

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To help the VTK community better anticipate VTK’s release schedule, we are posting a feature deadline for the next release cycle of October 29, 2020. We are hopeful that this approach will give the community enough time …

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## [Upcoming Khronos ANARI rendering webinar](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-khronos-anari-rendering-webinar/3818)

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**Author:** [@Dave\_DeMarle](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Dave_DeMarle)\
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**Last updated:** [July 21, 2020, 1:23pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-khronos-anari-rendering-webinar/3818 "2020-07-21T13:23:50Z")

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Hi folks, If you would like to know more about plans for the next generation of the OSPRay/OptiX rendering infrastructure, sign up for this webinar on August 19’th. https://mailchi.mp/khronos/test-871146?e=af5273b617 c…

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## [IEEE SciVis Contest 2020 \*\*\* EXTENDED DEADLINE \*\*\*](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/ieee-scivis-contest-2020-extended-deadline/3792)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Theussl](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Thomas_Theussl)\
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**Last updated:** [July 16, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/ieee-scivis-contest-2020-extended-deadline/3792 "2020-07-16T16:20:53Z")

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IEEE SciVis Contest 2020 Submission deadline: August 31, 2020 \*\*\* EXTENDED \*\*\* The SciVis contest is an annual event providing scientific datasets for visualization and data analysis. This year a data set describing com…

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## [A July 2020 VTK Hackathon](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/a-july-2020-vtk-hackathon/3600)

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**Author:** [@will.schroeder](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/will.schroeder)\
**Replies:** 37\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/a-july-2020-vtk-hackathon/3600 "2020-07-13T06:56:40Z")

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It’s time for another VTK hackathon. Given relatively recent events, and after talking to several folks (thanks Andrew, Seb, Rob, Ben, and others), I’d like to hold the hackathon in memory of Bill Lorensen (who died in D…

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## [Introduction to ActiViz Webinar](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/introduction-to-activiz-webinar/3396)

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**Author:** [@LucasGandel](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/LucasGandel)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/introduction-to-activiz-webinar/3396 "2020-07-01T06:17:10Z")

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Unleash the power of the Visualization Toolkit (VTK) for your 3D content in C#, .Net and Unity Software. ActiViz allows you to easily integrate 3D visualization in your .Net application. This 30 minutes webinar will foc…

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## [VTK 9.0.0](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-0/3205)

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**Author:** [@TJ\_Corona](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/TJ_Corona)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-0/3205 "2020-06-11T12:00:48Z")

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The VTK development team is pleased to introduce VTK 9.0.0. This major release includes many improvements and fixes to VTK, as well as new features that extend VTK’s utility as a state-of-the-art toolkit for scientific …

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## [VTK 9.0.0.rc2](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-0-rc2/2977)

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**Author:** [@TJ\_Corona](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/TJ_Corona)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-0-rc2/2977 "2020-04-08T03:02:14Z")

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The VTK maintenance team is happy to announce that VTK 9.0.0 RC2 is available for testing! You can find the source, data and documentation tarballs here . Take a look at the VTK wiki for a complete list of API changes…

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## [VTK 9.0.0.rc1](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-0-rc1/2860)

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**Author:** [@TJ\_Corona](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/TJ_Corona)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-0-0-rc1/2860 "2020-03-25T16:03:59Z")

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The VTK maintenance team is happy to announce that VTK 9.0 has entered the release candidate stage! You can find the source, data and documentation tarballs here. Take a look at the VTK wiki for a complete list of API …

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## [ParaView 5.8 Features Free Webinar](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/paraview-5-8-features-free-webinar/2696)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/paraview-5-8-features-free-webinar/2696 "2020-03-09T09:22:24Z")

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Are you ready to join Kitware’s ParaView free Webinar ? These first two sessions will happen in March and be focused on ParaView 5.8 new features. During these 1 hour sessions, you will not only be able to follow our e…

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