We are pleased to announce that the 4th International Symposium on MRS of GABA will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of September 2017 in Leuven, Belgium. The meeting will bring together scientists applying MRS of GABA to questions of clinical and basic neuroscience and those working on issues surrounding data acquisition and processing.

Meeting venue

After three successful symposia in Cardiff and Orlando, we will be holding the symposium at the KU Leuven in Belgium. This is a lovely venue, near some of the beautiful sights Leuven offers. For accommodation we have put a number of rooms on hold in the nearby Congresshotel Begijnhof which you will be able to book with a discount (for instructions, click here), but you are more than welcome to organize your own accommodation.

Meeting format

Abstracts will be submitted for short oral formats 10 or 15 minutes. Discussion Topics will be grouped and selected for round-table discussions (in sub-group format depending on numbers) to discuss issues or questions regarding MRS of GABA in any shape or form.

Symposium registration and payment

We will send out details regarding registration and abstract submission early 2017, but would like to provide you with a save the date and some information. The planned fees will include registration, lunch, and coffee/snacks.

If you have any further questions or comments, please email gabasymposium@gmail.com. Our website is currently under construction, and more information will be coming soon.

We're looking forward to seeing you in Leuven, Belgium!

Feel free to forward this note to any interested people.

Very best wishes,

The organization committee,

Richard Edden, Adam Woods, Eric Porges, Stephan Swinnen, Ruth Tuura, Paul Mullins, Georg Oeltzschner, Mark Mikkelsen, Muhammad Saleh, Ashley Harris, and Nick Puts