In the first hour, 10 pre-recorded oral presentations will be played in a Zoom webinar format, and attendees will be able to pose questions to the presenters in the chat; presenters, if available, may answer these questions also in the chat. In the second hour, small group Zoom meetings will be held in which oral and poster abstract authors and attendees can interact “face-to-face.” Each presenter will be grouped with the presenters of 4 other abstracts from the same session in a Zoom meeting, and attendees will be able to join and ask questions of any of these presenters; it will be possible for participants to share their screens and content in the chat box as well.

Best Preparation for Scientific Sessions:
Review abstracts in sessions and come with questions for the authors!

Most of the educational content will be available as recordings to view on demand starting 2 weeks before the meeting. In addition, each course also has a 30 min or 45 min live Q&A session during the meeting. This will be structured as a test-your-knowledge quiz about the recorded content: speakers will be asked to briefly summarize the main take-home messages of their presentation; moderators will then put multiple choice questions to the audience, display answers using a live response system, and discuss the answers together with the speakers. The audience will also be able to put additional questions in the chat window that may be picked up by the moderators.

Best Preparation for Educational Q&A Sessions:
Watch on-demand educational content, and submit any questions you have through the chat.

These sessions include SMRT's Plenary, Keynote and President's Lecturers, providing pre-recorded talks shown LIVE followed by extended Q&A.

Best Preparation for the Highlighted Lectures:
Watch live with your colleagues and submit any questions you have through the on-line chat.

These sessions will be similar to the Scientific Sessions. However, instead of 10 oral presentations, only 6 will be presented. The second half of the first hour will be an educational Q&A session about related subject matter.

Best Preparation for CES Sessions:
Watch on-demand educational content, review abstracts in sessions and come with questions for the authors!

Some of the educational content will run as live interactive tutorials in a format tailored to the subject matter. This will feature member-initiated tutorials on Hands-on analysis of Physiological MRI (2 x 1 hour per day) and Cardiovascular MRI: from Theory to Practice (4 + 1 hour), Demos of Software Tools submitted by members (2 x 1 hour per day), and tutorials on Machine Learning in Cardiovascular MRI (2 + 1 hour), Resting state fMRI (4 hours), Diffusion MRI (2 x 2 hours) and Software Engineering for MRI (1 hour daily). Some of these tutorials will involve challenges you can work on in your own time and submit your answers for the award ceremonies on Thursday.

Best Preparation for Tutorials:
This will vary, depending on the tutorial topic and organizers. Please reach out to them if you are interested in getting involved in these hands-on sessions!

This year, SMRT is honored to have Dr. Donald McRobbie presenting a 5-part series on Physics. Each session will be pre-recorded and available two weeks prior to the start of the conference. Attendees will be able to submit questions prior to the session and will also be able to write questions in the chat window that may be picked up by the moderators.

Best Preparation for the Physics Tutorials:
Watch the pre-recorded, on-demand physics lectures and submit any questions you have for Dr. McRobbie through the on-line chat.

These sessions will be run completely LIVE—speakers and moderators will interact in real-time in a Zoom webinar. Participants can ask questions via chat.

Best Preparation for 2-hour MIS Sessions:
Come with an open mind and be prepared to participate!

These sessions will feature the speakers of pre-recorded presentations in a Q&A or panel discussion format. Participants can ask questions via chat.

Best Preparation for 30-min MIS Sessions:
Watch on-demand MIS content, and come prepared to participate!

Three pre-recorded 30-minute oral presentations will be played in a Zoom webinar format across various time zones, with 30 minutes allocated at the end for Q&A. All presentations will be available two weeks prior to the start of the conference. The presenters will be grouped together into specific categories such as: Body, Neuro, MSK, MRS, etc.

Best Preparation for Educational Lecture:
Watch the pre-recorded, on-demand lectures and prepare questions for the authors in advance.

These are our all-ISMRM sessions, where our Named Lecturers, plenary speakers, awardees and Closing Party(!) will take place.

Best Preparation for Plenary Sessions:
None 🙂

Best Preparation for Closing Party:
Stay tuned...

This first hour will be comprised of 7 pre-recorded lectures from our Abstract winners (President’s Award for the top score overall, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in the Clinical and Research categories). The second hour will be divided into two separate rooms, one for all Clinical abstract submitters and one for all Research abstract submitters. Attendees will be able to write questions in the chat window that may be picked up by the moderators for any abstract submitters.

Best Preparation for the Abstract Sessions:
Watch the pre-recorded, on-demand abstracts and come with questions for the authors.

These sessions feature pre-recorded presentations in a language determined by the hosts.

Best Preparation for the International Clinical Sessions:
Come with an open mind and be prepared to participate!

And, of course, there are special sessions that just don't fit in any category. These include the Artifact Game Show (Thursday), the EDI Forum (Tuesday), Secret Sessions (all week!), the Fun Run, SMRT's Mentimeter Game Shows (this year's theme will be "There's a Word for That?!"), the ever-popular Junior Fellows Symposium (this year a "Shark Tank" where you can pitch your ideas for new innovations in MRI), and the Joint ISMRM-SMRT symposium. New this year is also the Prize on Innovation in MRI Education awarded by the Education Committee during a dedicated live event on Thursday.

Best Preparation for Special Events:
Keep your eyes open for these extras and join in the fun!