SPM Course

SPM faculty course - London, May & October 2010

The SPM short course on using Statistical Parametric Mapping for functional neuroimaging is held each May as part of the Institute of Neurology's short course programme. Since 2008, a second SPM course is organised each October.

The course presents instruction on the analysis and characterisation of functional imaging data. This includes the following modalities: Positron Emission Tomography (PET), functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and Electro-encephalography (EEG) and Magneto-encephalography (MEG).The next SPM course in London will take place on 7-9 May 2009.-->

The dates for the next SPM course have not been finalised yet.

SPM course - Zurich, February 2010

This three-day course, which is held annually since 2007, offers a comprehensive coverage of all MRI-related aspects of SPM, see 2010 program.

SPM Course 2009: slides
SPM Course 2008: slides

Externally organised SPM courses

Other SPM courses are organised around the world at different times of year and in different languages. If you do organise one, please let us know so that it can be listed here.

SPM Workshops at the Martinos Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA:: http://www.martinos.org/martinos/training/fMRI-Extension/SPM8.php
fMRI Image Acquisition and Analyses Course with SPM5/8 and ICA, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA:: http://www.mrn.org/courses/the-mrn-fmri-course.html
HCSNet Workshop on SPM for fMRI, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia:: http://www.hcsnet.edu.au/hcsnetevents/2009/spmhcd-09

Slides of previous courses

Details of previous years courses can be obtained for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2005 (usa). This includes a timetable and slides that are viewable in a browser. Slides are also available as PowerPoint files for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2005 (usa), 2006, 2007, 2008 (Zurich), 2008 (May), 2008 (October), 2009 (Zurich), 2009 (May), 2009 (October), and 2009 (MEEG, October).

These can be viewed using the Powerpoint 2003 Viewer for Windows or the multi-platform Open Office.

SPM Short Course DVD

Thanks to Peter Aston, the 2009 SPM short course in London was filmed, and a DVD is now available. This includes lectures, course slides (see 2009), a version of SPM8 and a number of data sets and papers.

If you would like a DVD please sent your request and a cheque to SPM Sales, c/o Peter Aston, Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience, Institute of Neurology, 12 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG.

You should make your cheque payable to `University College London'. The amount should be 15 pounds sterling.

Alternatively, if you would like to pay by credit card please send us a FAX containing the following information (i) Your name and address for posting the DVD to, (ii) An email address to receive confirmation of your request, (iii) Card type. Either Visa, Mastercard or Switch/Maestro, (iv) a start date or issue number or both, (v) card number and (vi) expiry date.

Please send the FAX to +442078131420, addressed to SPM Sales, c/o Peter Aston and state clearly that it is for the SPM course DVD.