2022 Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB

Call for Member-Initiated Tutorials

Submission Deadline:

In order to provide more opportunity for the ISMRM membership to help shape the Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC) invites proposals for 2-hour Member-Initiated Tutorials (MIT) for presentation at the Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, 07-12 May 2022, in London, England, UK.

MIT’s should focus on education, and accepted MIT’s will be scheduled as part of the educational program of the meeting. If your proposal focuses instead on novel scientific research, it should be submitted as a Member-Initiated Symposium. Note that MIT’s will not provide CME credit.

All proposals must be submitted electronically via the form at the end of this page and will be thoroughly reviewed by the AMPC. Selection will be competitive based on the criteria listed below. In order to promote innovative educational formats, the Education Committee of the ISMRM will again offer an award for Innovation in MRI Education. The prize will be awarded during a dedicated ceremony at the Annual Meeting, and instructors of MIT’s will automatically be eligible for the award.

The Annual Meeting this year will have a hybrid format, with some sessions on-site in London and others online. All MIT’s are planned for on-site delivery in dedicated tutorial spaces in London, but instructors will be offered the option to present online in the event that COVID-related travel restrictions prevent them from attending in London.

The Annual Meeting in London is planning a three-day Clinical Focus meeting dedicated to Cardiovascular Imaging. Members are encouraged to submit proposals in this area of interest. These proposals will still be subjected to a high level of scrutiny by the AMPC and acceptance is not guaranteed.

Please note in communication with potential speakers that registration will be required for all speakers in the tutorial. We strongly suggest using the text in this template letter to make clear to speakers what is expected.

Selection Criteria

The AMPC will score and rank submitted proposals based on the following criteria:

  1. Practical feasibility. We are willing to consider any feasible in-person delivery format, but organizers will be fully responsible for delivering the tutorial on site in London. When in doubt about the feasibility of your idea, please feel free to contact the Vice-Chair of the AMPC prior to submission to explore the options (Nivedita Agarwal nivismrm@gmail.com).
  2. Innovation & interactivity. While we are open to tutorials of any format including lecture series with Q&A sessions, we particularly welcome novel formats and formats that have an interactive element.
  3. The ISMRM encourages MIT’s that promote the diversity of the society in terms of gender, specialty, ethnicity, career stage, and geography. Diversity encompasses both speakers and target audience and is considered from the perspective of the broader Annual Meeting program.
  4. “Goodness of fit” within the overall Annual Meeting program. The most competitive proposals will complement the plenary and educational content as well as the final portfolio of MIT’s. You can view the 2022 plenaries, named lectures, and educational sessions in the preliminary Program-at-a-Glance (coming soon). You can also visit the previous year’s MIT’s for format and type of content at ismrm.org
  5. We are promoting educational content that appeals to clinicians in addition to scientists at large. Tutorials that promote clinical translation of basic science are encouraged.

Continue to the Submission Form link following the FAQ section.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a particular format for Member-Initiated Tutorial?

All tutorial will be on site in London. They will be held in a dedicated tutorial space that is equipped for standard lectures. In order to promote group activities, the space will be laid out in tables for 6-10 attendees rather than rows of chairs facing the screen. MIT’s should be built as a series of 1-hour modules and can have a total duration of either 2 hours or 4 hours. 4-hour MITs will only be accepted if they have a sizeable interactive component that justifies the extended duration.

What support can we expect from the ISMRM office in the organization of the tutorial?

Organisers are fully responsible for delivering the session and there will be no funding or support for additional requests (i.e. special AV setups, computing equipment, hardware etc).

Can I speak in a session that I organize?

Organizers/moderators MAY NOT present in a tutorial that they organize/moderate, although other individuals from an organizer/moderator’s institution may present. In general, there should not be multiple speakers from the same institution. Typically, however, organizers will moderate their own sessions.

Should I ask speakers if they are willing to participate before my tutorial is submitted?

Yes, all speakers and moderators are required to confirm participation before submission of the proposed tutorial. Invitations to the speakers and/or moderators are the sole responsibility of the organizers, not the Central Office.

Are speakers required to submit a syllabus or disclosure?

A syllabus and disclosure are not required for these sessions. We do ask that the presenter/organizers include a disclosure slide at the beginning of their session only to inform the attendees of any potential conflicts.

When during the meeting will the tutorials occur?

The tutorials will occur during weekday parallel sessions at the Annual Meeting. Specific session dates/times cannot be guaranteed, meaning that organizers/moderators and presenters must commit to availability for Monday through Thursday of the Annual Meeting.

Is there any reimbursement for tutorial speakers, moderators, and organizers?

Tutorial program organizers, moderators, and speakers WILL NOT RECEIVE any reimbursement. When inviting speakers and moderators, organizers should clarify that they must pay for their own meeting registration. Organizers, moderators, and speakers are expected to register for the Annual Meeting.

Can I submit or participate in more than one proposal for a tutorial or symposium?

An individual can only be involved in organizing one tutorial or symposium. If speakers are giving other invited presentations (named lectures, plenary talks, educational courses), they should be presenting on unique topics for their tutorial/symposium presentation and should not overlap with their other content. In general, including the same speaker on multiple proposals will reduce the likelihood of both being selected.

When will we know if the tutorial is selected?

Final selection of MITs will be made when the AMPC convenes in January. Decisions on acceptance will be sent at approximately the same time as acceptances for proffered abstracts at the Annual Meeting.

Can student members be involved in tutorials?

We strongly encourage students and early-career researchers to participate as organizers or speakers. In the interest of helping junior members submit competitive proposals, we recommend that less-experienced organizers either include a more experienced co-organizer, or seek mentorship (for example, from members of the AMPC).

Can AMPC members participate?

The goal of Member-Initiated Tutorials is to provide a mechanism for the broader membership to contribute content at the Annual Meeting. AMPC members are not allowed to submit MIT’s. Since they are judges and participate in the final selection, it would constitute a conflict of interest. However, we do encourage organizers to consult informally with AMPC members for feedback on their proposals.

Further questions?

Please contact the Central Office at info@ismrm.org.

To continue to the submission form,
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