fNIRS Toronto Workshop

Two days of multimodal fNIRS at the University of Toronto: talks, keynotes, roundtables, networking, and hands-on analysis. Sept 28 to 29.
About this Event

Join us for the first fNIRS Toronto Meeting, hosted by Dr. John Griffiths (CAMH and University of Toronto), Dr. Frank Russo (Toronto Metropolitan University), and Dr. Kaja Jasinska (University of Toronto) supported by NIRx. This two-day meeting brings together the growing fNIRS community across Ontario and Canada, with a multimodal focus, pairing fNIRS with fMRI, EEG, TMS, and other modalities. Day 1 is a full day of talks, keynotes, and roundtable discussions, followed by an evening social. Day 2 is a morning of talks and a final roundtable, then an afternoon of hands-on analysis sessions. Registration is $30 and includes coffee and lunch on Day 1.

Day 1, Monday Sep 28

🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:30 AM
Registration and coffee
🕑: 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM
Opening remarks
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:15 AM
PI talk
🕑: 09:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Keynote
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Trainee talks x4
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Break
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Roundtable, fMRI x fNIRS
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch (Provided)
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Keynote
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
PI talks x2
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Break
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Roundtable, TMS x fNIRS
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Break
🕑: 04:15 PM - 05:00 PM
Trainee talks x3
🕑: 05:45 PM - 07:30 PM
Evening social
Day 2, Tuesday Sep 29

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Coffee/ Doors open
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
PI talk
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Trainee talks x3
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Break
🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Roundtable, EEG x fNIRS
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:15 PM
Lunch - not provided
🕑: 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM
Hands-on analysis, session 1 (parallel streams)
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:30 PM
Break
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Hands-on analysis, session 2 (parallel streams)
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Break
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Closing remarks