This year we are substantially changing how posters and oral sessions are organized.  We will still utilize three 2-hour slots each day as before (not including the plenary), but rather than having oral sessions in the morning and late afternoon slots and poster sessions in the slot right after lunch, the poster and oral sessions will be presented throughout the day.  Additionally, the study groups will meet during these slots rather than at night, in a dedicated room called the Study Group Lounge.

A typical day for the old and new format are shown below.  More detailed information for Melbourne is in the Program-At-A-Glance, available online.

CLUSTERED POSTER SESSIONS
For both traditional and electronic posters, all posters in a given theme will be presented together.  There are 12 themes: Neuro, Cardiovascular, Body, MSK, Cancer, Interventional, Molecular Imaging, MRS and non-proton MR, Diffusion & Perfusion, fMRI, PSD and Reconstruction, and Engineering.  The exceptions are “Neuro” and “PSD”, which have larger numbers of posters, and are split into “A” and “B” sections.  As an example, in Melbourne all fMRI traditional posters will be presented on Thursday after lunch, and all fMRI electronic posters will be presented Monday right after the plenary.  Poster assignments are given on the next page.  For traditional posters, we will maintain the tradition of odd numbers presenting the first hour, even numbers presenting the second hour.

STUDY GROUP LOUNGE
This year the study groups will meet during the day, housed in the “Study Group Lounge”. The group meetings include a variety of formats, all designed to promote interactive discussions with all attendees. More detailed information will be forthcoming, but the study group slot assignments are given on the next page. The only planned activities in the evening are the Bronze Corporate Symposia on Tuesday and the Asia Rooms, which are discussed elsewhere.

E-POSTER PODS (E-PODS)

E-poster monitors will be located in 4 groups, or “E-pods”, on the exhibit floor, each containing 24 monitors, a whiteboard, and a browsing monitor, as shown below.  The browsing monitor will show the title slides of all 24 presentations in that pod, in a continuous loop.  Presenters will get 1 hour for their presentation.