The Arizona Imaging and Microanalysis Society hosts an annual conference every spring. This annual meeting provides a forum for members to discuss research and exchange ideas, as well as an opportunity for learning about new techniques and concepts.Once you sign up as an AIMS member you can register for the conference in the member’s area. Undergraduate and Graduate Students and PostDocs are invited to submit an abstract and compete in the poster competition for cash prizes. [more information]
There will be a special seminar on Thursday March 2, 2017 at the Biodesign Auditorium from 9:30-11:00am. Dr. Teng-Leong Chew will talk about the Visiting Scholar Program at the Advanced Imaging Center at Janelia Research Campus. In the afternoon on March 2nd will be an Image Ethics half day workshop describing the limitations regarding imaging editing [use menu link to register]. AIC Event Flyer
For anyone who is looking for more information about preparing their images for publication check out the ‘Digital Images and their Ethical Use in Science’ Workshop. This is a free, catered event but seating is limited. Please register using the link in the main menu.

2017 AIMS Annual Conference

March 3, 2017
Old Main, Carson Ballroom
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

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AIMS 2017 Program

Check–In

|8:00 – 8:45 a.m.|

Opening remarks

Page Baluch – AIMS President
|8:45 – 9:00 a.m.|

Le-Roy-Eyring Center for Solid State Science

Thomas Sharp, Director CSSS and NASA Space Grant Program, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
|9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.|

Morning Break – Vendor Demonstrations/Poster Session

|10:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.|

Advanced Imaging  & Microscopy Resource at NIH

Harshad Vishwasrao, NIH/NIBIB AIMR Director, Bethesda MA
|11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.|

Buffet Lunch – Old Main, Carson Ballroom

|12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.|

Jeopardy – Interactive Event

|1:20 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.|

Advanced Imaging Center at the HHMI Janelia Research Campus

Teng-Leong Chew, AIC Director, HHMI/Janelia, Ashburn, VA
|2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.|

Bio-Imaging Resource Center at Rockefeller University

Alison North, BRC Senior Director, Rockefeller University New York, NY
|3:00 – 4:00 p.m.|

Afternoon Break/Vendor Exhibits

|4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.|

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Instrument Resource Facility

Robert Price, IRC Director, Professor of Cell Biology & Anatomy, University of South Carolina, SC
MSA Sponsored Speaker
|4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.|

Final Announcements/Student Awards

|5:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.|

Business Meeting

Annual Society general meeting – open to the public
|5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.|

AIMS 2017 Final Program with Speaker Information and Abstracts