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The Program and Education
Committees would like to invite MR technologists/radiographers,
professionals and students from around the world to attend the 22nd
Annual Meeting of the Section for Magnetic Resonance Technologists,
to be held on 20-21 of April 2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Once again, the SMRT will work diligently to provide quality
educational opportunities for MR professionals and students
worldwide, with the goal of further advancing the field of MR.
The Annual Meeting will begin Friday evening, 19 April 2013, with
the Poster Presentation Reception. In addition to the Friday evening
presentations, there will be Proffered Paper presentations on 20 and
21 April 2013. We encourage technologists and radiographers to share
their work through the submission of abstracts for oral or poster
presentation. In addition, we encourage MR students to share their
work through the submission of abstracts for the John A. Koveleski (JAK)
Award for Professional Development. With this award, students will
compete internationally, and the winner will earn a US $150 monetary
award, a 3-year membership in the SMRT, and the honor of
participating as a member of the SMRT Subcommittee for Professional
Development for one year. All abstract submissions, either
clinical practice focus, research focus, or JAK Award, will be
accepted until 17 December, 2012. Online abstract submission
instructions and applications will be available on the SMRT website:
www.ismrm.org/smrt, and JAK
Award instructions will be available here:
http://www.ismrm.org/smrt/JAK/.
The forums of this year’s meeting were selected based on feedback
from previous meetings and will include a wide range of MR imaging
topics, such as the history and future of MR, cardiovascular MR,
breast MR, MR physics and technology, musculoskeletal MR, pediatric
MR, body MR and recent innovations in the MR world. Further, we will
have an exciting array of world-renowned speakers, including Brian
Hargreaves, Scott Reeder, Richard Ehman, Bill Faulkner, Candi Roth,
Michael Kean, Paul Bottomley, and Vivian Lee. On Sunday, 21 April,
the Presentation of Awards will take place. All SMRT Awards are
presented during this time and all are encouraged to attend in
support of those technologists and radiographers who have
participated in fulfilling the SMRT’s commitment to excellence in MR
education.
Finally, please note the ISMRM/SMRT Joint Forum will be held Monday,
22 April 2013. Your SMRT meeting registration includes this forum
which is a collaboration of energy and talent between the SMRT and
ISMRM. This year the Joint Forum topic is the always pertinent and
ever-changing MR Safety. Please be sure to extend your stay and
attend this exciting Joint Forum.
The SMRT was established to provide superior educational
opportunities for MR technologists/radiographers, as well as a forum
for collaboration, and the 2013 Annual Meeting is dedicated to
continuing this tradition. On behalf of the 2013 Program and
Education Committees, we are pleased to invite you to the beautiful
state of Utah in the United States of America for the 22nd Annual SMRT Meeting. We sincerely hope you join us in changing the world
through MR education and innovation. |
