Young Professionals Initiatives

Young Investigator Meeting (YIM)

– Targeting the Microenvironment for Imaging and Therapy 

– June 13-14, 2024 (Vienna)

Faculty

Tim Van den Wyngaert (Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium)

Margret Schottelius (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Switzerland)

Roy Sheppard (UK)

Arturo Chiti  (Editor-in-chief EJNMMI family journal)

Aim

To bring together a selected group of promising early-career scientists in nuclear medicine from across Europe for a highly interactive educational event consisting of scientific presentations, peer discussion, professional skill development, and social networking.

Award

The winner of the YIM’24 event will receive the following:

• Prize of €2,500 (paid to the host institution/department)
• Invitation to present their research during the EANM’24 annual meeting in Hamburg
• Complimentary registration for EANM’24
• Travel (max. €350) and accommodation (max. 2 nights; €350/night) for the EANM’24 covered through EANM

The faculty will select the winner based on the quality of the submitted abstract, the presented work, the active participation and overall achievement during the meeting.

Format

Participants arrive in the morning, with the scientific program starting at 11 am. The meeting starts with an icebreaker activity and an informal interview with the faculty to create a welcoming atmosphere to enhance participant interaction.

Next, participants will present their project and receive feedback from the faculty and fellow attendees on scientific content and presentation skills. Presentations will be done in 5 blocks of 2 presentations to allow ample time for discussion and interaction after each block. The first day is concluded with a social event with dinner to network among peers.

The second day starts with a group debate about hurdles and barriers that participants encounter in their early careers. This debate is followed by a workshop on delivering powerful elevator pitches. Finally, a presentation on how to get published in high-impact journals concludes the program. The meeting will adjourn at noon, after which participants will travel home.

Objectives

The content of the meeting aligns with the following CANMEDS roles: scholar, communicator, and professional.

• Improve scientific knowledge and ability to implement feedback
• Develop scientific communication and presentation skills
• Enhance networking and coaching skills
• Gain insights into the scientific publication process

Application Process

Selection Criteria

1. The applicant meets the criteria set out above

2. The fit of the research topic with the meeting’s theme

3. Quality of the submitted abstract: clear hypothesis, sound scientific methodology and analysis, and appropriate conclusions. The impact of the reported (preliminary) results should not be the primary selection criteria.

4. Personal statement of the applicant.

Evaluation

Participants will be asked to complete an evaluation and feedback form at the end to assess the YIM’24 meeting and improve the format for future editions.