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XNAT workshop 2021
September 13, 2021 - September 14, 2021
NCITA, in partnership with the XNAT Team, the Institute of Cancer Research, and the Health and Bioscience IDEAS (Imaging, Data structures, gEnetics and Analytical Strategies) program at University College London, will be hosting a virtual workshop 13-14th September 2021.
There will be updates on the latest XNAT features, demonstrations and discussions of emerging workflows, presentations by imaging research luminaries, and of course practical exercises and developer hackathons.
To register click here. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, Sept 8, 2021.
Please note that times are in Central Daylight Time (CDT).
Workshop Agenda
Day 1: PI Focus
The first day’s agenda focuses on the high level business impetus for XNAT and its future development. How has XNAT grown and improved to support imaging research PIs? How can it continue to improve?
| Time | Presenter(s) | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am CDT | Daniel Marcus | Opening Remarks |
| 9:10 am CDT | Daniel Marcus | What’s New in XNAT? A Review of New Features |
| 10:00 am CDT | Chip Schweiss (Washington University) | Round Table: Soliciting Feedback from PIs |
| 10:35 am CDT | Ramona Woitek (University of Cambridge, UK) & Simon Doran (Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK) | Case Study: Using XNAT in Cancer Imaging Research at the Cancer Research UK |
| 11:00 am CDT | Break | |
| 11:15 am CDT | XNAT Team Moderator | Round Table: Supporting Machine Learning with XNAT |
| 11:45 am CDT | Michael Hileman (Washington University) | Case Study: Supporting Large Computational Datasets with the MIR Research Imaging Repository (MIRRIR) |
| 12:15 pm CDT | XNAT Team Moderator | Round Table: XNAT in Translational Research |
| 12:45 pm CDT | Daniel Marcus | Wrap-up and Close Day 1 |
Day 2: Technical Focus
The second day’s agenda is geared toward experienced XNAT developers and administrators, providing an opportunity to dive deeper into the details of working with XNAT.
| Time | Presenter(s) | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am CDT | Daniel Marcus | House Keeping for Day 2 |
| 9:05 am CDT | Various | XNAT Development Town Hall
This session will allow for rapid discussion of multiple topics of interest to the XNAT Development and Dev Ops community. The scheduled topics are:
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| 11:00 am CDT | Break | |
| 11:15 am CDT | Various | XNAT Workshop Virtual Poster Session
Workshop attendees will have a chance to present on XNAT-related topics of their choice, or browse posters and engage with presenters. We will be using a virtual poster room technology such as SpatialChat to run this session. |
| 12:45 pm CDT | Daniel Marcus | Wrap-up and Close Day 2 |