13th Invest in ME Research International ME Conference - 1st June 2018

[Awol]

Welcoming Avindra Nath: http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC13-news-180210.shtml

Other news: http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC13-news.shtml

 

[Awol]

Beth Unger from the CDC has just been announced
http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC13-news-180104.shtml

Association of chronic fatigue syndrome with premature telomere attrition

• Mangalathu S. RajeevanEmail author,
• Janna Murray,
• Lisa Oakley,
• Jin-Mann S. Lin and
• Elizabeth R. Unger

Journal of Translational Medicine201816:44
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-018-1414-x

Published: 27 February 2018

https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-018-1414-x

 

[Awol]

Along with the Norwegian Haukeland team, IiME Research have invited Professor Karl Johan Tronstad also to the Colloquium. Karl was involved with the 2016 paper from Bergen. "The Tronstad Lab investigates cell metabolism and mitochondrial biology and we are very fortunate that he can spare time to participate in the Colloquium." http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC13-news-180106.shtml

Karl is now also speaking at the conference: http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC13-news-180301.shtml

 

[Awol]

This very thorough article by Lily Williams in the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology features many IiMER conference and colloquium presenters and attendees from over the years: http://www.asbmb.org/asbmbtoday/201803/Feature/ME/

Also, on International Women Day...

 

[Awol]

"This year we are very pleased to announce that Carol Head, President of the USA organisation Solve ME/CFS Initiative (SMCI), will be giving the pre-conference dinner lecture." http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC13-news-180302.shtml

 

[Sunshine3]

Does anyone know if a dvd will be available this year of conference....I emailed weeks ago enquiring but heard nothing back

 

[Sasha]

@Jo Best, do you know if there's an early-bird DVD link yet? I find the site a bit hard to navigate.

 

[Awol]

Hi @Sasha no link as yet as they usually confirm nearer the time if a DVD will be available.

 

[Andy]

Just over a week away now. Is there anybody else from here who is going along, my wife and I are planning to provided life doesn't throw any new spanners into the works - thought it might be nice to say hi to other S4MErs in the flesh if any are there.

 

[Trish]

I hope you can make it @Andy.

I can't go, but I've just advance ordered the DVD.

http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC13-DVD-Order-EB.shtml

 

[Andy]

I hope you can make it @Andy.

I can't go, but I've just advance ordered the DVD.

http://www.investinme.eu/IIMEC13-DVD-Order-EB.shtml

Brilliant, I can't guarantee that I'll be featured on the DVD though..

 

[MEMarge]

I'm going. One of thr most positive days of the year!

Hope you and your wife make it Andy.

 

[NelliePledge]

Just over a week away now. Is there anybody else from here who is going along, my wife and I are planning to provided life doesn't throw any new spanners into the works - thought it might be nice to say hi to other S4MErs in the flesh if any are there.

@Webdog did you see Andys post?

 

[Webdog]

@Webdog did you see Andys post?

Thanks Nellie, I had missed it.

@Andy, I'll also be there with my wife.

 

[Andy]

Thanks Nellie, I had missed it.

@Andy, I'll also be there with my wife.

Awesome. I really should have invested in some S4ME branded clothing to make it easier for people to spot me as, unfortunately, I look nothing like my profile pic.

 

[Sasha]

Awesome. I really should have invested in some S4ME branded clothing to make it easier for people to spot me as, unfortunately, I look nothing like my profile pic.

Semi-seriously, you could all have a badge!

Just needs someone to design something and you could all just print it off on paper and pin it to your clothing.

 

[Skycloud]

Plenty of time to develop a secret S4ME handshake too

Wish I was going, but at least there's the DVD and I hope some feedback from those attending

 

[Webdog]

Awesome. I really should have invested in some S4ME branded clothing to make it easier for people to spot me as, unfortunately, I look nothing like my profile pic.

Fortunately, I look exactly like my profile pic.

Semi-seriously, you could all have a badge!

I have a blue "END ME/CFS" wristband (from OMF). I could wear this to make it easier to find me. I'll also message @Andy a pic.

Just needs someone to design something and you could all just print it off on paper and pin it to your clothing.

In London last year , I printed the logo from the "other" forum (before S4ME existed), and attached it to my conference badge. But didn't locate anyone.

I wound up talking to a group of Norwegian patients (it's pretty easy to spot ME patients... hah!), who had heard of the forum, but weren't members.

 

[andypants]

I wound up talking to a group of Norwegian patients (it's pretty easy to spot ME patients... hah!), who had heard of the forum, but weren't members.

I’ve been told many times that that the greatest Norwegian talent is the ability to be found absolutely everywhere, despite being one of the worlds smallest nations (by number of inhabitants).

 

[Sasha]

Thinking more about a badge...

Not only would it help those S4ME folks to meet up who want to, but people wearing it would be a good advert for the site - and of course there'll be lots of researchers there, which is an audience we want to reach.

So here's the S4ME logo, with the web address added below and room at the top to stick a safety pin through it to attach it to your clothes, if you print it off.

If you want to make it stand out a bit more, you could always leave a bit of a margin of white paper around it when you cut it out.