Improvements and new features continue to be added to QTM ever since its first release in 2001. The latest release of QTM is version 1.9.254, which was released early this spring. Some of the main features that have been added are:

     A 2D tracker is included.
     A viewfinder (with live grayscale images) to ease the setup of the system is
     available in preview mode for ProReflex cameras.
     Force plates and force arrows are drawn in the 3D view.
     Improvements for 6DOF/Marine systems.

Qualisys makes two major upgrade releases of QTM every year. The next release is scheduled to appear before summer. Some of the features in the next QTM will be present during this autumn.  Contact Innovision Systems if your QTM has expired to purchase a 1, 2, or 3-year QTM renewal agreement at special Qualisys pricing so you can keep up with the cool new features and upgrades!

· East Carolina University, Allied Health Sciences - 6 - MCU 120Hz and MCU 240Hz cameras for upper body extremity, shoulder, and reach & grasp studies in a new lab to be installed in a new building.
· East Carolina University, Dept. of Exercise and Sport Science - 2 - MCU 240Hz cameras added to existing system for various uses in sports medicine, exercise science, and sports rehabilitation research.
· Indiana University, Dept. of Kinesiology - 4 - MCU 120Hz cameras added to existing lab for ergonomics studies.

This year, the European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children (ESMAC) and the Gait & Clinical Movement Analysis Society (GCMAS) is holding the 1^st Joint ESMAC-GCMAS Meeting (JEGM06) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 25-30, 2006.  Victoria Berger, Director of Marketing for Innovision Systems, will be in attendance at this historic conference.  This meeting is of interest to people of all scientific backgrounds involving gait and clinical movement research.  Some highlights of the conference will include:
     Latest developments in clinical movement analysis
     Multidisciplinary approaches
     Seminars and courses
     Cultural attractions of Amsterdam
Find out more about the JEGM06 at www.jegm06.org.