Someday we will write a proper history of VIVO.  In the meantime, here are some milestones.

2018

First Memorandum of Understanding with Duraspace.  Andrew Woods  named project technical lead.  VIVO has net revenue for the first time.  Julia Trimmer chair of VIVO Leadership Group. First community sprint.  First community release (Ralph O'Flinnrelease manager).  Formed Committers group.  VIVO 1.10 released.  VIVO Conference at the JB Duke Hotel, Durham, NC.  Action planning teams formed – Structure and governance, Vision, Community Development, Product Evolution, Revenue.  First statement of product direction.  Training camps held at UCSD and Columbia.  Third annual German VIVO workshop held at TIB, Hannover.

2017

VIVO Conference held at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City.  First training camp held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Second training camp held at Duke University.  Second annual German VIVO workshop held at TIB, Hannover.

2016

Jon Corson-Rikert retires from Cornell January 31, 2016.  Release 1.9 August 8, 2016.  VIVO Conference held in Denver Colorado, August 17-19.  First German VIVO workshop held at TIB, Hannover.

2015

Mike Conlon named VIVO Project Director, March 1, 2015.  Graham Triggs starts as Project Technical Lead September 21.

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Third and final year of the grant.  Grant formally ended on August 31, 2012.

2011

Second full year of the grant.

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