To be held in Bangor Gwynedd, in lovely North Wales. We invite all interested neuroscientists and spectroscopists to come join us and discuss the future of functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Location: Bangor Gwynedd, on the edge of Snowdonia, and right next door to Ynys Môn (the Isle of Anglesey), Bangor provides easy access to wonderful beaches, stunning mountains, and a host of outdoor pursuits. It also is home to Bangor University, and the Bangor Imaging Unit, which is hosting this event.
Dates: 8th – 10th of September 2023.
Registration details: – £150 (includes VAT) early bird fee (before May 31) £210 after May 31. Register here.
We have endeavoured to keep costs and fees as low as possible. Registration covers lunch and coffee breaks on both days, and fees for room hire etc. The Welcome Dinner, BBQ on Saturday and closing dinner are optional extras.
Accommodation:
We have a small number of rooms available in Student halls if participants wish to book. Otherwise there are several hotels in the vicinity of Bangor that can be booked. We are investigating providing transport from some of these to the venue to help with participant costs.
Submitted Talks:
Attendees are invited to submit abstracts for talks or posters – we have currently planned 5 sessions for talks (fMRS in cognitive neuroscience, fMRS in clinical applications, fMRS in neural physiology, fMRS methodology, and preclinical fMRS), a special “Power Pitch” session (2 minutes to present your ideas for an fMRS experiment), and a poster session during lunch on day 1.
Preliminary Program Outline
Friday 8th
17:30 – Welcome
19:30 – Welcome dinner and reception : £30 (includes VAT) optional extra.
21:30 – Mingle and Discussion
Saturday 9th
08:30 – Opening welcome
09:00 – Keynote 1 “fMRS: Promises, Pitfalls, Potential”
09:45 -coffee break
10:00 – Session 1 : fMRS in cognitive neuroscience
Chairs: Professor Anastasia Christiakou and Dr Caroline Lea-Carnall
To be an open session with attendees invited to submit presentations and talks – 10 – 15 mins a talk
11:20 – refreshment break
11:40 – Session 2: fMRS in Clinical applications
Chairs: Professor Alex Lin and Dr James Stone
To be an open session with presentations and talks – 10 – 15 mins a talk
13:00 – Lunch
Provide some time for discussion etc
14:30 – Keynote 2 : “Advances in fMRS data analysis”
15:15 – Session 3 : fMRS in Physiology
Chairs (TBC)
To be an open session with attendees invited to submit presentations and talks – 10 – 15 mins a talk
16:30 – Refreshment break
16:40 – Power pitch session : “My cool idea for an fMRS experiment”
2 minute pitch of current or proposed experiments using fMRS in cognitive, clinical, or physiologic neuroscience.
17:30 – Head to the beach for a BBQ: £30 (includes VAT) optional extra
21:00 – Head back to Bangor/Accommodation
Sunday 10th
09:00 – Session 4 : fMRS methodology,
Chair: Martin Wilson
To be an open session with attendees invited to submit presentations and talks – 10 – 15 mins a talk
10:30 – Walk and Talk – Solving current problems and questions in fMRS
Splitting into working groups – may involve “active networking” by going for one of several walking tours of Bangor, while discussing as a group current open questions in fMRS research. An alternative activity with accessibility options is being devised.
12:00 – Lunch
13:00 – Session 5 : Our cool experiment to answer current hot questions
A representative of each working group to present their experimental design
14:00 – Session 5: Preclinical fMRS
Chair: Dr. Nathalie Just
To be an open session with attendees invited to submit presentations and talks – 10 – 15 mins a talk
15:30 – Break
15:45 – Session 6 – fMRS: what it can and cannot do
Panel discussion with Q&A from the audience
17:00 – Wrap up
17:30 – Close
18:30 – Closing Dinner. £30 (includes VAT) optional extra.
Bangor Imaging Cerebral Physiology Lab 