BRITISH CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL 
SOCIETY OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE

3rd ANNUAL MEETING

MANCHESTER, DECEMBER 22-23, 1997


The 3rd annual meeting of the British Chapter of the ISMRM will be held on December 22nd-23, 1997, in the Renold Building, UMIST campus, Manchester, in association with the British Institute of Radiology, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology and the Magnetic Resonance Radiologists Association (UK). Royal College of Radiologists CME credits have been applied for.

PROGRAMME

A series of topic-based workshops, with reviews from invited speakers, will be followed by proffered papers, discussion and poster sessions. Themes include MR in stroke, cognition and psychiatric disorders, the cardiovascular system, articular structure, liver imaging and volumetric imaging analysis. The meeting is the venue for the annual William Moore lecture. The meeting is intended to provide an update on current MR- based research and to encourage cross-fertilization of ideas and experience betw een scientists, clinical radiologists and post-graduate students.

ABSTRACTS

Abstracts in the field of MR in medicine - MRI or spectroscopy, are invited. Abstracts should give the title, authors (underline presenting author), organisation, address, and a concise summ ary of methods and results. Please indicate whether oral or poster presentation is preferred. Oral presentations is more likely to be offered to papers complementing the workshop themes, but parallel sessions may be organised. The abstracts should be clearly laid out and must not exceed one side of A4. The deadline for abstract submission is 26 September and those selected for presentation will be notified by 31 October. A limited number of student bursaries will be awarded.

REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION

Members in good standing of the British Chapter of the ISMRM, the BIR, the IPEMB and the MRRA are entitled to member's registration fees. Advanced registration must be received by 28 November. Students should enclose a letter verifying their status. Cheques should be made payable to "The British Chapter of ISMRM". Fees include registration, lunches, buffet supper and tea/coffee. No reduction is given for part attendance. Delegates requiring university B&B accommodation (approx £ 20) should book it with the advanced registration. For rail travellers, it is recommended to combine Sunday travel (£ 36 return from London) with an extra night's B&B rather than travel on Monday (£ 95 return, dawn start). A 5-a-side football match, followed by informal curry and beer sampling, may be organised if sufficient bodies arrive on Sunday.
Registration fees: 
Status 
Early (befor 1 Dec) Late (before 19 Dec) On-Site 
Member  £ 80  £ 100  £ 110 
Student Member  £ 50  £ 70  £ 80 
Non-Member  £ 100  £ 120  £ 130 
Student Non-Member  £ 80  £ 100  £ 110 

CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence should be addressed to Dr J Hawnaur, Diagnostic Radiology, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT. E-mail jhawnaur@fs1.sdr.man.ac.uk. Fax 0161-275-5594 .



 

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