This project has been made possible in part by a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative DAF, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Dates: 29-31 October 2023
Locations: Cape Town, South Africa
Venue: University of Cape Town
Facility management constitutes a new career path for imaging scientists. Global BioImaging together with its partner in South Africa, South Africa BioImaging (SABI) as well as Africa Microscopy Initiative (AMI) and African BioImaging Consortium (ABIC) are organizing a 3-day in-person course focused on facility management. This course is open to any imaging scientist who provides access to imaging technologies and services including imaging facility managers and staff. This course will feature in-person and remote speakers as well as opportunities for the participants to network with each other.
This course will feature seminars on topics such as setting up and managing an imaging facility, sustainability of imaging facilities (cost models), quality control in imaging facilities, impact of imaging facilities, interaction between imaging scientists who run an imaging facility and users/researchers, and involve the IT department to implement data management tools in imaging facilities.
This course will also provide opportunities for the participants to network with each other and the speakers.
The program will be available soon.
This course is limited to 25 places and will take place in-person only.
This event will take place in-person at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
The possibility to join remotely will not be provided.
There are no registration costs associated with this event (free of charge)
Please complete the application form at the following link to be considered for this course: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/gbi-sabi-2023-course
Application deadline: the application is open until the course is full
Global BioImaging is providing a number of travel grants for successful applicants who do not have institutional travel support to attend this course. Applications for travel grants are invited by eligible persons (see prerequisites above).
Number of travel grants provided for this course: 8 travel grants.
Eligible cost items include the following: travel costs including air travel and public transportation, accommodation costs (e.g. hotel) and visa application fees.
To apply for a travel grant, please visit the following webpage and complete a travel grant application form: https://globalbioimaging.org/international-training-courses/travel-grant-for-exchange-of-experience-viii-and-facility-management-course
Application deadline: 31 May 2023
Successful travel award grantees: please note you will be expected to attend both the Exchange of Experience VIII conference and the Facility Management course
For US-based applicants: please note that we cannot provide travel grants to individuals based in the US due to funding constraints.
