Some initial notes from lessons learned during FreeSurfer course in São Paulo, Brazil 11 & 12 March, 2009
This is a work in progress. I expect to remove the "Work in progress" until March, 23th
Planning
Computers
Ideal configuration
- 19" LCD Monitor
Core2Duo or AMD X2
- 2GB RAM
- 10/100/1000 Lan or 802.11g/n Wifi
Min configuration
- 15" LCD Monitor (if you can provide 17" at least it would be better)
- Pentium D or superior
- 1GB RAM
- 10/100 Lan or 802.11g Wifi
Laptop notes Laptops can be handy if you have limited space, however it's advisible to provide a proper mouse and to check the video board of the Notebook. Intel Video boards sometimes can create trouble.
Virtual Machine All FreeSurfer GUI tools runs fine in VirtualBox. If people want to try it in their own computers probably it's a good idea to give them a DVD with a VDI image that runs inside Windows.
* If there is interest I can provide a VDI distribution.
Travel Arrangements
Hotel
Course Room
Executing
Registration
Murphy's law
Wireless
Power supply
Special needs
Aftermatch
Evaluation
Putting people to work