Citizenship is an important part of being part of our community. The ISMRM relies heavily on the tireless effort and leadership provided by our volunteers. Our society is one of the most geographically, culturally, and professionally diverse societies in medicine.  It is critical that we seek input from our diverse membership to define our future, and one of the best ways to do this is through the appointment of members to our committees. You recently received a request for committee volunteers; please nominate your peers and feel free to self-nominate so that our next president, Peter Jezzard, has the best possible pool of talent from which to select our future leaders.  And do not forget to vote!  All voting members were recently mailed a Board of Trustees ballot.  Please take a minute and complete the ballot, returning it to the ISMRM offices in the enclosed envelope as soon as possible but no later than 28 February. 
         In addition, citizenship is also manifest in our members’ commitment to renew your annual dues. Through the efforts of our central office and volunteers, we continue to add membership benefits. Your prompt response to our request for payment of your dues is greatly appreciated, and your swift payment will ensure that our ISMRM staff can focus on initiatives on behalf of the membership, rather than tracking down late dues notices. I assure you that your money is being put to good use to support the continued development and advances in the field of magnetic resonance in medicine.  And, remember, pay your dues by 7 March to ensure your vote counts! Our scientific and educational programs are thriving, and we look forward to a memorable annual meeting in Salt Lake City.

Rising Stars

This month we are pleased to profile three of our 2013 Junior Fellows, awarded in Melbourne, Australia, at the ISMRM 20th Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

Spotlight on Global Outreach
(generously supported by GE, Philips and Siemens)

Bangkok, Thailand - 14-15 May 2012

Cancun, Mexico - 3-6 October 2012

St. Petersburg, Russia - 1-2 November 2012

Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa - 9-11 November 2012

Xiamen, China - 14 December 2012

Registration & Housing are now open! Discovery, Innovation & Application – Advancing MR for Improved Health

Preparations are underway for the 21st annual meeting of the ISMRM will be held in Salt Lake City from April 20-26, 2013.  Over 5800 scientific abstracts were submitted in November, and the Annual Meeting Program Committee met on 18-20 January, with notification of results sent this week.  We would like to thank everyone for submitting your work to be presented at the ISMRM!

The theme this year is “Discovery, Innovation, and Application – Advancing MR for Improved Health”.  Our plenary lectures begin with a tour of the rich history of innovation in MRI, where prior gold-medal winners of the ISMRM will describe their moments of innovation that led to their biggest discoveries.  We will learn about the application of MRI in imaging cancer, and how MRI is transforming multi-center trials. Connectomics, a new field for assessing the microstructure of the brain is the focus of another plenary, and the powerful combination of MRI and PET (Mr. PET) will round out a spectacular and diverse field of talks.

We have three wonderful speakers giving our named lectures this year. . . Read More. . .