[ynic-users] YNiC newsletter

Hello, We have an upcoming closure due to a bank holiday, and an exciting talk from Lauren and Alex next Wednesday, see below for details and scheduled training. *Bank holidays* There are upcoming University-wide bank holidays, so *YNiC will not be open on Monday the 6th of May or **Monday the 27th of May*. Remote desktop access will continue to be available, but there will be no technical support. *YNiC Seminar* *Next Wednesday the 8th of May at 1pm *we will host a seminar by *Lauren Welbourne and Alex Wade* on the subject of "An analysis of manual and automated techniques for segmenting lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN)" If you would like to give a talk this semester, please get in touch, there are no specific requirements; presentations can include previously collected data, new data, pilot data and/or study plans and ideas. This is a great way to get feedback in a relaxed and friendly environment. Please message support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk. *YNiC User Inductions* If you are aware of any new students/staff that will require access to YNiC and/or an IT account, they must attend a YNiC user induction. Our next induction will be on *Tuesday the 28th of May at 10:00*. Please ask them to contact support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to sign up. *Level 0 operator training* *The next L0 training session will be held on Friday the 24th of May, 13:00-15:00. * Please note that users requesting Level 0 training should be a PhD, RA/Postdoc, or staff, and should already have a project proposal submitted to YNiC. Please email support(a)ynic.york.ac.uk if you have any questions or wish to book on to this session. Please note that sessions are limited to 4 trainees, which will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Training must be booked at least a week before the session date, in order to reserve the scanner booking. Cheers, Rich -- Dr Richard Aveyard Senior Technical Specialist York NeuroImaging Centre University of York, UK