By Petronella Samuels, ISMRT-SORSA Program Chair A New Dawn & the First ISMRT Meeting in Africa Opening Ceremony ISMRT partnered with the Society of Radiographers of South Africa (SORSA) to host its first-ever meeting on the African continent. The collaborative meeting, titled "A New Dawn," brought together over 300 attendees at the [...]
By Kate Negus, B.Appl.Sc.,RMIT(MR), 2024 ISMRT AMPC Chair Suntec Singapore (bottom left) I’m excited to be the Annual Meeting Program Committee Chair for the Singapore meeting to be held from 03-06 May, in conjunction with the ISMRM meeting, from 04-09 May 2024. The ISMRM theme of Connecting the World of MR will [...]
By Glenn Cahoon, M.Sc., FSMRT, 2023-2024 ISMRT President Greetings! I'm excited to step into my role as your new President, and I'm thrilled to have all of you along for the ride. The ISMRT has always been a beacon of learning, and we're going to keep that torch burning bright. Get ready for an [...]
By Sonja K. Boiteaux, M.Sc., RT(R)(MR), MRSO, CHC 2022-2023 ISMRT President I hope that you are all safe and well. Here in the southern U.S., the days are getting longer and warmer. Spring has sprung and the flowers are in bloom. Brighter days give us encouragement and hope for the future! Since my last [...]
By Huijun (Vicky) Liao, MR-RT, MRSO, 2023 ISMRT AMPC Chair Dear ISMRT colleagues, How is your day going? “It’s going” is the answer that I usually get when I ask my coworkers that question. Yes, our day is full of challenges! My typical workday starts with a long list of patients waiting to be [...]
By Sonja K. Boiteaux, M.Sc., RT(R)(MR), MRSO, CHC 2022-2023 ISMRT President I hope this message finds you happy and healthy! Living in the humid subtropical climate of Houston, TX, USA, means we have shallow gradient or minimal change in the weather as we move through the autumn season, though it is nice that the [...]
By Huijun (Vicky) Liao, MR-RT, MRSO, 2023 ISMRT AMPC Chair It is my absolute pleasure and honor to serve as your ISMRT Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) Chair for Toronto 2023. In May of 2021, Nancy Beluk (the SMRT president of 2020-2021) and Anne Dorte Blankholm (the president of 2021-2022) entrusted me with the [...]
By Sonja K. Boiteaux, M.Sc., RT(R)(MR), MRSO, CHC 2022-2023 ISMRT President It is a humbling honor to take on the role of president of the ISMRT. Being chosen to lead this great group of global MR radiographers and technologists is such a privilege. For those who don’t know me, I completed my certificates as [...]
By Anne Dorte Blankholm, Ph.D., M.Sc.Radiographer, MRSO., 2021-2022 ISMRT President Dear ISMRT members and colleagues, I hope that you are all well. Here in the Nordic countries, days are getting longer and more light gives encouragement and hope for the future. The status of the pandemic looks like we will have fewer restrictions in [...]
By Anne Dorte Blankholm, Ph.D., M.Sc.Radiographer, MRSO., 2021-2022 SMRT President I hope this message finds you all well and safe. On the part of the globe where I live, summer is now over and the autumn has begun; the forest is taking on new warm colors, and the weather is getting cooler. The COVID [...]
