FreeSurfer Tutorial & Workshop

April 29-May 1, 2024  – VIRTUAL LIVE course 
***registration opens March 11th @ 12:00 pm EST

Course Content  

The FreeSurfer Development team is hosting a two-day virtual course covering the basics of using FreeSurfer, including how to process subjects through the FreeSurfer pipeline, how to inspect processed data for accuracy, how to intervene if results are inaccurate, and how to conduct various analyses including group analysis, ROI analysis, and longitudinal analysis. The course will consist of two full days of lectures and tutorials. A tentative schedule of the material to be presented can be found on our course website.     

“Venue”  

Lectures & virtual meetings will be hosted on gather.town while tutorials will be accessible via Virtual Machine (VM).     

Technical Requirements  

Prior to the course, attendees will be provided with instructions on how to download & install the VM software package and course data necessary to participate in the course. These downloads require 65GB of free storage space on your computer or an external hard drive. The computer also needs to have a minimum of 16GB of RAM (total) to function properly while working with the course data during tutorials.  There are additional technical requirements listed here which must be checked prior to registering for the course. The VM may not work on all computers (including the newer Mac laptops). You will be required to verify your computer can properly host the course software by April 1st in order to stay enrolled in the course. If your computer cannot run the course materials, your course registration will be cancelled and a full refund issued to you. See the payment section below and on our website for more details on cancellations and refunds.  A strong internet connection is a must for the best workshop experience.    

Registration Process 

Before registering, please review the details of the course at the link provided above.   Fill out a separate registration form for every member of your team that will be attending. Add a note in the “Additional Comments” box on the registration form naming any colleagues/lab members who are attending with you>
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First name *

Last name *

Email *

Affiliation *

Phone Number *

Current Position/Title *

• Student (PhD, Medical, graduate, undergraduate)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow
• Faculty
• Research Assistant/Research Engineer/Other Research staff
• Other

How familiar are you with FreeSurfer? (choose the option that best applies to you): *

• I have never run FreeSurfer before (never started a recon)
• While I have never run FS before, I am familiar with its processing stream and how it works
• I have successfully run a recon but did not know what to do after that
• I have successfully run several recons and/or have done manual edits on a recon
• I have successfully completed a group analysis and/or incorporated FreeSurfer output into other analyses and/or I am very familiar with the majority of the FreeSurfer code

What are your research interests and/or the type of subjects you are working with? What type of analysis do you want to do and what do you hope to learn in this course?: *

***Information you provide may be shared with other attendees.

REQUIRED ATTESTATION *

• I attest

I understand that I will be required to verify my computer works with the FreeSurfer Course software by April 1st. If it does not work, my registration will be cancelled and a full refund will be given. If I fail to contact course organizers and verify my computer works by April 1st, my registration will be cancelled and my registration fee will not be returned.

Additional comments to organizers

Course Date *

• Spring 2024

Registration type *

• $425
• $275 students only

The fee for the course is $425. A reduced rate of $275 is available to undergraduate and graduate students. **MDs, PhDs, Research Assistants, and Post-docs/fellows do not qualify for the student rate.** Course fees are refundable minus a $100 fee until April 16th, 2024. After that, registration fees can be applied to a future program within 1 year of the course date for which you registered and paid for, or you can send someone in your place.

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• Credit Card
• Internal Fund Transfer (MGB funds only)

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