The focus of the upcoming annual meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) -- being held in Cape Town, South Africa -- is encapsulated by the term "Ubuntu," which roughly translates to "I am because we are."
"A recurring goal of the ISMRM meeting throughout the years has been to build a stronger, more interconnected community -- which means bringing new people in and strengthening the bonds that already exist," current society president Mark Griswold, PhD, of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, told AuntMinnie.com. "We're such a diverse group of people, and we're all celebrating MRI's benefits."
The society has created a variety of ways to support the community of its members, whether they are clinicians, physicists, engineers, biochemists, or technologists, according to Griswold, who highlighted study groups organized by topic that will meet throughout the conference -- making it easier for attendees to "find their people." Attendees can also make use of a 10-station reading room that will be set up in the conference center, with radiologists from all over the world teaching how they practice in their field.
"We hope that everyone will get to learn from each other," Griswold said.
Listen to the full interview below.