Latin American Chapter

The new ISMRM Latin American Chapter invites you to a virtual meeting on Wednesday, 26 February 2025 at the following time:

🕥18:30 hrs – Chile, Argentina, Brazil (GMT-3)
🕥16:30 hrs – Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador (GMT-5)
🕥15:30 hrs – Costa Rica, Guatemala (GMT-6)
🕥21:30 hrs – United Kingdom, Portugal (GMT+0)
🕥22:30 hrs – Spain, France, Germany, Italy (GMT+1)
🕥13:30 hrs – California, USA (PST, GMT-8)
🕥17:30 hrs – New York, USA (EST, GMT-5)

For this event, we will have the presence of two distinguished guests, who will share their experiences in the field of magnetic resonance and their professional career:

🔹Dr. Pablo Irarrazaval – Founder of the Biomedical Imaging Center of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a great promoter of MRI in Latin America. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the ISMRM and a candidate for Vice President-elect. He will talk to us about the challenges of creating a new MRI research group in Chile and the growth of this project which has become a reference in the country today.

🔹Dr. Fernando Calamante – Originally from Argentina, he completed his doctorate at University College London, where he was Lecturer in Biophysics. In 2005 he moved to Australia, where he currently heads Sydney Imaging, a research institute at the University of Sydney. With an outstanding career at the ISMRM, he was president in the 2021-2022 period. He will share his experience as a migrant and how we can take advantage of the opportunities offered by ISMRM to strengthen our networks and enhance our careers.

📌Important: The access link to the meeting will be sent only to registered members of the Latin American Chapter. The event will last about 90 minutes.

How to register for the chapter?

The process consists of two steps:

1. Update your profile on ISMRM: If you already have an account on ISMRM, make sure to include your membership to the Latin American chapter. This allows us to maintain an official record.
2. Complete our registration form:
   • We have enabled a registration form on our website: http://www.ismrm-latam.org
   • Direct access to the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSl2Tc9el21XvvyN6i8XGxAIYi8zTGsYlRb9pm2mK2b9AOcQ/viewform

Do register! Membership in our Chapter is currently free!

Welcome to the Latin American Chapter of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

The Latin America Chapter promotes opportunities for collaboration between professionals of MR in medicine and biology working or studying in Latin America and professionals working or studying in the rest of the world, especially those with Latin American roots. This includes professionals currently working or with roots in North and Middle America (Mexico, the seven countries of Central America, and the 13 island countries and 18 territories of the Caribbean), Tropical South America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and the Southern Cone (Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay).

Inaugural Latin American Chapter Governing Committee