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Stein Rørvik

ImageJ 2014 conference?

I am currently writing something that might be useful to present at the next ImageJ conference.
Is there going to be held a conference in Luxembourg this year?
I find no news about it on the webpage.

Stein

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Kevin W Eliceiri

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

Hi Stein,

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are finalizing a date for this conference. A announcement will made in about a month, but based on early feedback the projected date will be in early 2015 to allow for planning and travel.

best
kevin

On 07/01/14, Stein Rørvik wrote:
> I am currently writing something that might be useful to present at the next ImageJ conference.
> Is there going to be held a conference in Luxembourg this year?
> I find no news about it on the webpage.
>
> Stein
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html

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Kevin W. Eliceiri
Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI)
Departments Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Affiliate Principal Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR)
Room 271 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-6288

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Kenneth R Sloan

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

Personally, I would be most pleased to see a permanent shift to May (my easiest month for travel).
But, as long as mid-winter is avoided, I’d just like to see this move forward. I have come to regard this meeting as one of the more useful meetings I attend, and was looking forward to another October in Lux.

Stability and predictability are CRUCIAL to the continued success of a recurring meeting.
Many of us plan travel 6 months in advance; the hard-core will come on short notice - but
it seems to me that a major part of this meeting is to bring in new people and grow the community.
You can’t attract important new people without a long lead time.

While I understand the reasons for the delay this year, please allow me to complain about the lack of PUBLIC planning information. The organizers have been very responsive to requests for information - but for every 1 person who sends an e-mail saying “what’s happening”, there are at least 10 who just go off to find something else to do. Successful meetings advertise the date and location of the *next* meeting
at the previous meeting. *Really* successful meetings publish this information years in advance.

Again, speaking personally, I was already at the point of refusing, or putting on hold, other commitments for October based on the expectation that an announcement was coming “any month now”.
I’m currently planning December travel. If this is going to happen in “early 2015” it is already “not too early” to nail down dates and location.

As long as I’ve gone on this long…is anyone investigating the possibility of an annual meeting that ping-pongs between Europe and North America?

--
Kenneth Sloan
[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>
"La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit à remplir un coeur d'homme; il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux."

On Jul 1, 2014, at 08:18 , Kevin W Eliceiri <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:

Hi Stein,

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are finalizing a date for this conference. A announcement will made in about a month, but based on early feedback the projected date will be in early 2015 to allow for planning and travel.

best
kevin

On 07/01/14, Stein Rørvik wrote:
I am currently writing something that might be useful to present at the next ImageJ conference.
Is there going to be held a conference in Luxembourg this year?
I find no news about it on the webpage.

Stein

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Kevin W. Eliceiri
Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI)
Departments Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Affiliate Principal Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR)
Room 271 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-6288

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Kevin W Eliceiri

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

Hi Kenneth,

These are exactly the issues we are tackling, being very careful to not make any announcement as the efforts needed to reboot and find new partners. This is happening. We will make public announcement as soon as possible.

best
k

On 07/01/14, Kenneth R Sloan wrote:

> Personally, I would be most pleased to see a permanent shift to May (my easiest month for travel).
> But, as long as mid-winter is avoided, I’d just like to see this move forward. I have come to regard this meeting as one of the more useful meetings I attend, and was looking forward to another October in Lux.
>
> Stability and predictability are CRUCIAL to the continued success of a recurring meeting.
> Many of us plan travel 6 months in advance; the hard-core will come on short notice - but
> it seems to me that a major part of this meeting is to bring in new people and grow the community.
> You can’t attract important new people without a long lead time.
>
> While I understand the reasons for the delay this year, please allow me to complain about the lack of PUBLIC planning information. The organizers have been very responsive to requests for information - but for every 1 person who sends an e-mail saying “what’s happening”, there are at least 10 who just go off to find something else to do. Successful meetings advertise the date and location of the *next* meeting
> at the previous meeting. *Really* successful meetings publish this information years in advance.
>
> Again, speaking personally, I was already at the point of refusing, or putting on hold, other commitments for October based on the expectation that an announcement was coming “any month now”.
> I’m currently planning December travel. If this is going to happen in “early 2015” it is already “not too early” to nail down dates and location.
>
> As long as I’ve gone on this long…is anyone investigating the possibility of an annual meeting that ping-pongs between Europe and North America?
>
>
> --
> Kenneth Sloan
> [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email](javascript:main.compose()>
> "La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit à remplir un coeur d'homme; il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux."
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2014, at 08:18 , Kevin W Eliceiri <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email](javascript:main.compose()>> wrote:
>
> Hi Stein,
>
>
> On behalf of the organizing committee, we are finalizing a date for this conference. A announcement will made in about a month, but based on early feedback the projected date will be in early 2015 to allow for planning and travel.
>
>
>
>
> best
> kevin
>
> On 07/01/14, Stein Rørvik wrote:
> I am currently writing something that might be useful to present at the next ImageJ conference.
> Is there going to be held a conference in Luxembourg this year?
> I find no news about it on the webpage.
>
> Stein
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>
> --
> Kevin W. Eliceiri
> Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI)
> Departments Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering
> Affiliate Principal Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR)
> Room 271 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706
> Phone: 608-263-6288
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html

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Kevin W. Eliceiri
Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI)
Departments Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Affiliate Principal Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR)
Room 271 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-6288

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pang

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

In reply to this post by Kenneth R Sloan

Good to know that there is no meeting planned for this year, but next year.
It is a great idea to have the meeting between Europe and North America. Maybe this will benefit some new folks at North America as no need for international travel.

Zhengyu Pang

-----Original Message-----
From: ImageJ Interest Group [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Kenneth R Sloan
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 11:40 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

Personally, I would be most pleased to see a permanent shift to May (my easiest month for travel).
But, as long as mid-winter is avoided, I'd just like to see this move forward. I have come to regard this meeting as one of the more useful meetings I attend, and was looking forward to another October in Lux.

Stability and predictability are CRUCIAL to the continued success of a recurring meeting.
Many of us plan travel 6 months in advance; the hard-core will come on short notice - but it seems to me that a major part of this meeting is to bring in new people and grow the community.
You can't attract important new people without a long lead time.

While I understand the reasons for the delay this year, please allow me to complain about the lack of PUBLIC planning information. The organizers have been very responsive to requests for information - but for every 1 person who sends an e-mail saying "what's happening", there are at least 10 who just go off to find something else to do. Successful meetings advertise the date and location of the *next* meeting at the previous meeting. *Really* successful meetings publish this information years in advance.

Again, speaking personally, I was already at the point of refusing, or putting on hold, other commitments for October based on the expectation that an announcement was coming "any month now".
I'm currently planning December travel. If this is going to happen in "early 2015" it is already "not too early" to nail down dates and location.

As long as I've gone on this long.is anyone investigating the possibility of an annual meeting that ping-pongs between Europe and North America?

--
Kenneth Sloan
[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>
"La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit à remplir un coeur d'homme; il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux."

On Jul 1, 2014, at 08:18 , Kevin W Eliceiri <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:

Hi Stein,

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are finalizing a date for this conference. A announcement will made in about a month, but based on early feedback the projected date will be in early 2015 to allow for planning and travel.

best
kevin

On 07/01/14, Stein Rørvik wrote:
I am currently writing something that might be useful to present at the next ImageJ conference.
Is there going to be held a conference in Luxembourg this year?
I find no news about it on the webpage.

Stein

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Kevin W. Eliceiri
Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI) Departments Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering Affiliate Principal Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR) Room 271 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-6288

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Shameem Sampath

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

As a end user of ImageJ, I think it's my duty to add my 2 cents worth.
On the face of it, having meetings alternate between North America and Europe seems like a good idea.
In my opinion, it would stimulate international interest if it were an annual event.
However, if it remained a biannual event, it would mean a return booking for venue etc only once every 4 years.
This could result in a decline of its status from the point of view of potential attendees and the venue providers.
I am disappointed to hear that there will be no meeting this year, having waited eagerly for almost 2 years.
Please think of the end users like myself who depend on visiting this fantastic conference to keep up to date.

Kind regards to all,
Shameem Sampath
Consultant Knee Surgeon
The Bluespot Knee Clinic
Manchester , UK

Sent from my iPhone

> On 1 Jul 2014, at 22:28, "Pang, Zhengyu (GE Global Research)" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> Good to know that there is no meeting planned for this year, but next year.
> It is a great idea to have the meeting between Europe and North America. Maybe this will benefit some new folks at North America as no need for international travel.
>
> Zhengyu Pang
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ImageJ Interest Group [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Kenneth R Sloan
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 11:40 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?
>
> Personally, I would be most pleased to see a permanent shift to May (my easiest month for travel).
> But, as long as mid-winter is avoided, I'd just like to see this move forward. I have come to regard this meeting as one of the more useful meetings I attend, and was looking forward to another October in Lux.
>
> Stability and predictability are CRUCIAL to the continued success of a recurring meeting.
> Many of us plan travel 6 months in advance; the hard-core will come on short notice - but it seems to me that a major part of this meeting is to bring in new people and grow the community.
> You can't attract important new people without a long lead time.
>
> While I understand the reasons for the delay this year, please allow me to complain about the lack of PUBLIC planning information. The organizers have been very responsive to requests for information - but for every 1 person who sends an e-mail saying "what's happening", there are at least 10 who just go off to find something else to do. Successful meetings advertise the date and location of the *next* meeting at the previous meeting. *Really* successful meetings publish this information years in advance.
>
> Again, speaking personally, I was already at the point of refusing, or putting on hold, other commitments for October based on the expectation that an announcement was coming "any month now".
> I'm currently planning December travel. If this is going to happen in "early 2015" it is already "not too early" to nail down dates and location.
>
> As long as I've gone on this long.is anyone investigating the possibility of an annual meeting that ping-pongs between Europe and North America?
>
>
> --
> Kenneth Sloan
> [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>
> "La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit à remplir un coeur d'homme; il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux."
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2014, at 08:18 , Kevin W Eliceiri <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote:
>
> Hi Stein,
>
>
> On behalf of the organizing committee, we are finalizing a date for this conference. A announcement will made in about a month, but based on early feedback the projected date will be in early 2015 to allow for planning and travel.
>
>
>
>
> best
> kevin
>
> On 07/01/14, Stein Rørvik wrote:
> I am currently writing something that might be useful to present at the next ImageJ conference.
> Is there going to be held a conference in Luxembourg this year?
> I find no news about it on the webpage.
>
> Stein
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>
> --
> Kevin W. Eliceiri
> Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI) Departments Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering Affiliate Principal Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR) Room 271 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706
> Phone: 608-263-6288
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html

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Kevin W Eliceiri

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

Thanks for this valuable feedback from everyone. Great to see the great interest. We are taking all this input into consideration for the conference plan.
best
kevin

On 07/02/14, Shameem Sampath wrote:

> As a end user of ImageJ, I think it's my duty to add my 2 cents worth.
> On the face of it, having meetings alternate between North America and Europe seems like a good idea.
> In my opinion, it would stimulate international interest if it were an annual event.
> However, if it remained a biannual event, it would mean a return booking for venue etc only once every 4 years.
> This could result in a decline of its status from the point of view of potential attendees and the venue providers.
> I am disappointed to hear that there will be no meeting this year, having waited eagerly for almost 2 years.
> Please think of the end users like myself who depend on visiting this fantastic conference to keep up to date.
>
> Kind regards to all,
> Shameem Sampath
> Consultant Knee Surgeon
> The Bluespot Knee Clinic
> Manchester , UK
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 1 Jul 2014, at 22:28, "Pang, Zhengyu (GE Global Research)" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >
> > Good to know that there is no meeting planned for this year, but next year.
> > It is a great idea to have the meeting between Europe and North America. Maybe this will benefit some new folks at North America as no need for international travel.
> >
> > Zhengyu Pang
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ImageJ Interest Group [mailto:[hidden email]](javascript:main.compose() On Behalf Of Kenneth R Sloan
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 11:40 AM
> > To: [hidden email]
> > Subject: Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?
> >
> > Personally, I would be most pleased to see a permanent shift to May (my easiest month for travel).
> > But, as long as mid-winter is avoided, I'd just like to see this move forward. I have come to regard this meeting as one of the more useful meetings I attend, and was looking forward to another October in Lux.
> >
> > Stability and predictability are CRUCIAL to the continued success of a recurring meeting.
> > Many of us plan travel 6 months in advance; the hard-core will come on short notice - but it seems to me that a major part of this meeting is to bring in new people and grow the community.
> > You can't attract important new people without a long lead time.
> >
> > While I understand the reasons for the delay this year, please allow me to complain about the lack of PUBLIC planning information. The organizers have been very responsive to requests for information - but for every 1 person who sends an e-mail saying "what's happening", there are at least 10 who just go off to find something else to do. Successful meetings advertise the date and location of the *next* meeting at the previous meeting. *Really* successful meetings publish this information years in advance.
> >
> > Again, speaking personally, I was already at the point of refusing, or putting on hold, other commitments for October based on the expectation that an announcement was coming "any month now".
> > I'm currently planning December travel. If this is going to happen in "early 2015" it is already "not too early" to nail down dates and location.
> >
> > As long as I've gone on this long.is anyone investigating the possibility of an annual meeting that ping-pongs between Europe and North America?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Kenneth Sloan
> > [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email](javascript:main.compose()>
> > "La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit à remplir un coeur d'homme; il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux."
> >
> >
> > On Jul 1, 2014, at 08:18 , Kevin W Eliceiri <[hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email](javascript:main.compose()>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Stein,
> >
> >
> > On behalf of the organizing committee, we are finalizing a date for this conference. A announcement will made in about a month, but based on early feedback the projected date will be in early 2015 to allow for planning and travel.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > best
> > kevin
> >
> > On 07/01/14, Stein Rørvik wrote:
> > I am currently writing something that might be useful to present at the next ImageJ conference.
> > Is there going to be held a conference in Luxembourg this year?
> > I find no news about it on the webpage.
> >
> > Stein
> >
> > --
> > ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
> >
> > --
> > Kevin W. Eliceiri
> > Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI) Departments Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering Affiliate Principal Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR) Room 271 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706
> > Phone: 608-263-6288
> >
> > --
> > ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
> >
> >
> > --
> > ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
> >
> > --
> > ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>
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Dimiter Prodanov (imec)

ImageJ 2014 conference?

In reply to this post by Stein Rørvik

Dear All,

Do the organizers keep the same Scientific Advisory Board?
I have been a member of the Board for the last 4 conferences in Luxembourg but I haven't heard anything from the new Organizing Committee.
Please make sure that there is continuity between the European and American organization.

It will be good also to announce the dates and deadlines well in advance. My experience is for typically 9-12 months.

Best regards,

Dimiter Prodanov
Imec & Belgian Neuroinformatics Node

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Kevin W Eliceiri

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

Hi Dimiter,

Yes, once we have the financial and site logistics information sorted out (by end of this month) we will make sure that is announced well is in advance (at least nine months) and will be reaching out to members of community including past members of SAB for input on speakers. My lab LOCI, has joined this Tudor this Spring to organize this conference with our mutual goal of making sure this conference happens regularly, of value to community, is sustainable, and meets need of broad community of users (worldwide). Our first priority was to improve the budget situation as this is a expensive meeting to put on. We are almost done with fundraising and will make a formal announcement soon once that is complete. In meantime folks should free to contact me with any ideas or logistical questions directly.

best
kevin

On 07/03/14, "Dimiter Prodanov (imec)" wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Do the organizers keep the same Scientific Advisory Board?
> I have been a member of the Board for the last 4 conferences in Luxembourg but I haven't heard anything from the new Organizing Committee.
> Please make sure that there is continuity between the European and American organization.
>
> It will be good also to announce the dates and deadlines well in advance. My experience is for typically 9-12 months.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dimiter Prodanov
> Imec & Belgian Neuroinformatics Node
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html

Herbie-4

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

Dear Kevin,

I'm writing to the list because I think that my question is of general
interest.

Maybe I missed something but by reading the recent "ImageJ
conference"-threads on this list I got the impression that it is already
decided that the next conference will _not_ be held in Luxemburg or
Europe but in North-America.

Is my impression correct or is the "continent question" also open?

Best regards

Herbie

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
On 03.07.14 13:04, Kevin W Eliceiri wrote:

> Hi Dimiter,
>
> Yes, once we have the financial and site logistics information sorted
> out (by end of this month) we will make sure that is announced well
> is in advance (at least nine months) and will be reaching out to
> members of community including past members of SAB for input on
> speakers. My lab LOCI, has joined this Tudor this Spring to organize
> this conference with our mutual goal of making sure this conference
> happens regularly, of value to community, is sustainable, and meets
> need of broad community of users (worldwide). Our first priority was
> to improve the budget situation as this is a expensive meeting to put
> on. We are almost done with fundraising and will make a formal
> announcement soon once that is complete. In meantime folks should
> free to contact me with any ideas or logistical questions directly.
>
>
> best kevin
>
> On 07/03/14, "Dimiter Prodanov (imec)" wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> Do the organizers keep the same Scientific Advisory Board? I have
>> been a member of the Board for the last 4 conferences in Luxembourg
>> but I haven't heard anything from the new Organizing Committee.
>> Please make sure that there is continuity between the European and
>> American organization.
>>
>> It will be good also to announce the dates and deadlines well in
>> advance. My experience is for typically 9-12 months.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Dimiter Prodanov Imec & Belgian Neuroinformatics Node

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Kevin W Eliceiri

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

Dear Herbie,

We are still working out details, but there will be a conference in both locations just a question of order and frequency. That is pending some decisions and will be announced soon. We understand and greatly appreciate the interest in having in both Europe and America and all plans will ensure this happens.

best
kevin

On 07/03/14, Herbie wrote:

> Dear Kevin,
>
> I'm writing to the list because I think that my question is of general interest.
>
> Maybe I missed something but by reading the recent "ImageJ conference"-threads on this list I got the impression that it is already decided that the next conference will _not_ be held in Luxemburg or Europe but in North-America.
>
> Is my impression correct or is the "continent question" also open?
>
> Best regards
>
> Herbie
>
> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> On 03.07.14 13:04, Kevin W Eliceiri wrote:
> >Hi Dimiter,
> >
> >Yes, once we have the financial and site logistics information sorted
> >out (by end of this month) we will make sure that is announced well
> >is in advance (at least nine months) and will be reaching out to
> >members of community including past members of SAB for input on
> >speakers. My lab LOCI, has joined this Tudor this Spring to organize
> >this conference with our mutual goal of making sure this conference
> >happens regularly, of value to community, is sustainable, and meets
> >need of broad community of users (worldwide). Our first priority was
> >to improve the budget situation as this is a expensive meeting to put
> >on. We are almost done with fundraising and will make a formal
> >announcement soon once that is complete. In meantime folks should
> >free to contact me with any ideas or logistical questions directly.
> >
> >
> >best kevin
> >
> >On 07/03/14, "Dimiter Prodanov (imec)" wrote:
> >>Dear All,
> >>
> >>Do the organizers keep the same Scientific Advisory Board? I have
> >>been a member of the Board for the last 4 conferences in Luxembourg
> >>but I haven't heard anything from the new Organizing Committee.
> >>Please make sure that there is continuity between the European and
> >>American organization.
> >>
> >>It will be good also to announce the dates and deadlines well in
> >>advance. My experience is for typically 9-12 months.
> >>
> >>Best regards,
> >>
> >>Dimiter Prodanov Imec & Belgian Neuroinformatics Node
>
> --
> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html

Kenneth Sloan

Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

This was sent on 3 July. It is now 26 August. What is the definition of “soon”?

With all due respect to the various organizers involved, this disruption in what was an established routine threatens to kill the ImageJ Users & Developers meeting. That’s a shame, because it was shaping up as a very good meeting with a stable (and interesting) set of people showing up regularly.

I don’t think I’m the only one whose Spring schedule is already starting to fill up with commitments to those meetings that actually announce a time and place well in advance. Given the stated goal (see below) to announce details “9-12 months in advance” - we are now looking at SUMMER (or Fall!) of 2015.

It may be understandable that there was a desire to replace (or augment) the established meeting - but there were TWO YEARS in which that could have been done without screwing with the schedule. “Decisions to be announced soon” should have been made and announced no later than October of 2013. Actually, most *successful* meetings announce firm plans for the dates and location of a meeting AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. For those organizations, the right time to announce changes would have been October of 2012.

Personally, I’m disappointed. I was a regular participant in the Luxembourg meetings, but right now it is very unclear if I will have the time or inclination to attend whatever is “announced soon”.

--
Kenneth Sloan
[hidden email]
"La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit à remplir un coeur d'homme; il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux."

On Jul 3, 2014, at 10:07 , Kevin W Eliceiri <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Dear Herbie,
>
> We are still working out details, but there will be a conference in both locations just a question of order and frequency. That is pending some decisions and will be announced soon. We understand and greatly appreciate the interest in having in both Europe and America and all plans will ensure this happens.
>
>
> best
> kevin
>
> On 07/03/14, Herbie wrote:
>> Dear Kevin,
>>
>> I'm writing to the list because I think that my question is of general interest.
>>
>> Maybe I missed something but by reading the recent "ImageJ conference"-threads on this list I got the impression that it is already decided that the next conference will _not_ be held in Luxemburg or Europe but in North-America.
>>
>> Is my impression correct or is the "continent question" also open?
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Herbie
>>
>> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>> On 03.07.14 13:04, Kevin W Eliceiri wrote:
>>> Hi Dimiter,
>>>
>>> Yes, once we have the financial and site logistics information sorted
>>> out (by end of this month) we will make sure that is announced well
>>> is in advance (at least nine months) and will be reaching out to
>>> members of community including past members of SAB for input on
>>> speakers. My lab LOCI, has joined this Tudor this Spring to organize
>>> this conference with our mutual goal of making sure this conference
>>> happens regularly, of value to community, is sustainable, and meets
>>> need of broad community of users (worldwide). Our first priority was
>>> to improve the budget situation as this is a expensive meeting to put
>>> on. We are almost done with fundraising and will make a formal
>>> announcement soon once that is complete. In meantime folks should
>>> free to contact me with any ideas or logistical questions directly.
>>>
>>>
>>> best kevin
>>>
>>> On 07/03/14, "Dimiter Prodanov (imec)" wrote:
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> Do the organizers keep the same Scientific Advisory Board? I have
>>>> been a member of the Board for the last 4 conferences in Luxembourg
>>>> but I haven't heard anything from the new Organizing Committee.
>>>> Please make sure that there is continuity between the European and
>>>> American organization.
>>>>
>>>> It will be good also to announce the dates and deadlines well in
>>>> advance. My experience is for typically 9-12 months.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Dimiter Prodanov Imec & Belgian Neuroinformatics Node
>>
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> Phone: 608-263-6288
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Re: ImageJ 2014 conference?

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> On Nov 23, 2014, at 02:51 , Kenneth Sloan <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> And now it’s 32 November. One message said that dates are 28-29 May in Madison, WI. Is that accurate?
> Is there a call for papers? Hotel information? Is the meeting going to happen?
>
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>
>
>> On Aug 26, 2014, at 13:34 , Kenneth Sloan <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> This was sent on 3 July. It is now 26 August. What is the definition of “soon”?
>>
>> With all due respect to the various organizers involved, this disruption in what was an established routine threatens to kill the ImageJ Users & Developers meeting. That’s a shame, because it was shaping up as a very good meeting with a stable (and interesting) set of people showing up regularly.
>>
>> I don’t think I’m the only one whose Spring schedule is already starting to fill up with commitments to those meetings that actually announce a time and place well in advance. Given the stated goal (see below) to announce details “9-12 months in advance” - we are now looking at SUMMER (or Fall!) of 2015.
>>
>> It may be understandable that there was a desire to replace (or augment) the established meeting - but there were TWO YEARS in which that could have been done without screwing with the schedule. “Decisions to be announced soon” should have been made and announced no later than October of 2013. Actually, most *successful* meetings announce firm plans for the dates and location of a meeting AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING. For those organizations, the right time to announce changes would have been October of 2012.
>>
>> Personally, I’m disappointed. I was a regular participant in the Luxembourg meetings, but right now it is very unclear if I will have the time or inclination to attend whatever is “announced soon”.
>>
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>> "La lutte elle-même vers les sommets suffit à remplir un coeur d'homme; il faut imaginer Sisyphe heureux."
>>
>>
>> On Jul 3, 2014, at 10:07 , Kevin W Eliceiri <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Herbie,
>>>
>>> We are still working out details, but there will be a conference in both locations just a question of order and frequency. That is pending some decisions and will be announced soon. We understand and greatly appreciate the interest in having in both Europe and America and all plans will ensure this happens.
>>>
>>>
>>> best
>>> kevin
>>>
>>> On 07/03/14, Herbie wrote:
>>>> Dear Kevin,
>>>>
>>>> I'm writing to the list because I think that my question is of general interest.
>>>>
>>>> Maybe I missed something but by reading the recent "ImageJ conference"-threads on this list I got the impression that it is already decided that the next conference will _not_ be held in Luxemburg or Europe but in North-America.
>>>>
>>>> Is my impression correct or is the "continent question" also open?
>>>>
>>>> Best regards
>>>>
>>>> Herbie
>>>>
>>>> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
>>>> On 03.07.14 13:04, Kevin W Eliceiri wrote:
>>>>> Hi Dimiter,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, once we have the financial and site logistics information sorted
>>>>> out (by end of this month) we will make sure that is announced well
>>>>> is in advance (at least nine months) and will be reaching out to
>>>>> members of community including past members of SAB for input on
>>>>> speakers. My lab LOCI, has joined this Tudor this Spring to organize
>>>>> this conference with our mutual goal of making sure this conference
>>>>> happens regularly, of value to community, is sustainable, and meets
>>>>> need of broad community of users (worldwide). Our first priority was
>>>>> to improve the budget situation as this is a expensive meeting to put
>>>>> on. We are almost done with fundraising and will make a formal
>>>>> announcement soon once that is complete. In meantime folks should
>>>>> free to contact me with any ideas or logistical questions directly.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> best kevin
>>>>>
>>>>> On 07/03/14, "Dimiter Prodanov (imec)" wrote:
>>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do the organizers keep the same Scientific Advisory Board? I have
>>>>>> been a member of the Board for the last 4 conferences in Luxembourg
>>>>>> but I haven't heard anything from the new Organizing Committee.
>>>>>> Please make sure that there is continuity between the European and
>>>>>> American organization.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It will be good also to announce the dates and deadlines well in
>>>>>> advance. My experience is for typically 9-12 months.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dimiter Prodanov Imec & Belgian Neuroinformatics Node
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kevin W. Eliceiri
>>> Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI)
>>> Departments Cell and Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering
>>> Affiliate Principal Investigator, Morgridge Institute for Research (MIR)
>>> Room 271 Animal Sciences, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706
>>> Phone: 608-263-6288
>>>
>>> --
>>> ImageJ mailing list: http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/list.html
>>
>>
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