OME 2025 Community Meeting

Scalable strategies for a next-generation of FAIR bioimaging

The 18th installment of the Open Microscopy Environment (OME) Community Meeting, traditionally held in Europe, is coming to North America in April of 2025!

In a partnership with Allen Institute for Cell Science, BioImaging North America, German BioImaging (GerBI-GMB), HHMI Janelia Research Campus, The Jackson Laboratory, and the Open Microscopy Environment/University of Dundee, this 2.5-day meeting will be held at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA, with a focus on scalable strategies for the next generation of FAIR bioimaging.

Important Details | Speakers | Program | Event Partners | Organizing Committee |

Registration Details | Travel | Code of Conduct

Important Details & Registration

Dates: Monday April 28 – Thursday May 1, 2025
Location for in person: Swope Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA
Format: In-person (Recording of presentations will be available on this archived page after)
General Registration Opens: December 19, 2024
In-Person Registration Closes: March 17, 2025 (or once occupancy capacity is reached).
Note: 60 Single Occupancy Rooms are available at MBL and the maximum capacity of the venue is 75 participants. Registration may close earlier than listed above when capacity is reached.

Speakers

• John Bogovic, Janelia Research Campus
• Kiya Govek, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)
• Sean Meharry, Allen Institute for Cell Science
• Josh Moore, GerBI-GMB/OME
• Jason Swedlow, University of Dundee/OME
• Daniel Toloudis, Allen Institute for Cell Science
• Brian White, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)

Note: Speaker list is incomplete at this time and will be updated as speakers are confirmed

Program

Some Proposed Session Topics:

• OME-NGFF community efforts
• Extensible Metadata (and translation)
• Open-source Visualization & Analysis tools, and the OME ecosystem
• Posters & Flash Talks

You can view the proposed program structure below. A detailed program will be available nearer the event.

Event Partners

Organizing Committee:

Alphabetical listing

• Nikki Bialy, BioImaging North America (BINA)
• John Bogovic, HHMI Janelia Research Campus (HHMI Janelia)
• Tom Boissonnet, GerBI-GMB – Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf (HHU)
• Gideon Dunster, Allen Institute for Cell Science
• Nathalie Gaudreault, Allen Institute for Cell Science
• Kiya Govek, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)
• Janina Hanne, German Bioimaging (GerBI-GMB)
• Josh Moore, German Bioimaging (GerBI-GMB)
• Vanessa Orr, BioImaging North America (BINA)
• Eric Perlman, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)
• Erick Ratamero, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX)
• Stephan Saalfeld, HHMI Janelia Research Campus (HHMI Janelia)
• Caterina Strambio De Castillia, BioImaging North America (BINA)
• Jason Swedlow, University of Dundee (UoD)
• Steffi Weidtkamp-Peters, GerBI-GMB – Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf (HHU)

Registration Details

60 Single Occupancy Rooms available, event capacity is 75 participants

• Registration, Housing & Meals**, Single Occupancy Room, 3 nights……..$907
• Registration, Housing & Meals**, Double Occupancy Room, 3 nights…….$694
• Meeting Registration and Meals** (No Housing)………………………………….$415
• Meeting Registration Only (No Housing, No Meals)………………………………$145

On-site Check-In: 2:00 pm on Monday April 28 and Check-out: 10:00 am on Thursday May 1, 2025
NOTE: Limited financial support is available for early career participants in North America. Contact us at contact@bioimagingna.org before February 12, 2025 if you would like to be considered for this support. You may also indicate when you register that you are interested in this early career financial support, but please do not pay the registration fee at the end of the registration process – we are unable to reimburse you if you make payment before the outcome of your application for this support.

*In-person attendance limit will vary depending on room occupancy (single vs double) and whether participants elect not to stay in MBL accommodations. If you are not successful in securing MBL accommodation or would prefer to stay off-site, please refer to the MBL website for a list of options.
**Meals included – dinner on the arrival day (April 28), Breakfast, lunch, and dinner each full day, and breakfast and lunch on the departure day (May 1).

Parking at Woods Hole: A limited number of complimentary parking permits are available for this event and will be made available at Check-in on a first come first serve basis. There is daytime metered parking in Woods Hole. The Peter Pan and Plymouth & Brockton bus companies provide service to Woods Hole from Boston and Providence – see Travel below.

Map of the local area

Travel

If you need a letter of invitation to apply for a  US entry visa in order to attend this meeting in person, please contact us contact@bioimagingna.org as soon as possible so that we may provide this.

Nearby Major Airports
Logan International Airport in Boston is the largest airport near Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
The airport in Rhode Island (TFG International) is also an option.

Ground Transportation from Boston to MBL
Travel is available to Woods Hole from Logan international airport, as well as local cities through the Peter Pan Bus company and Plymouth & Brockton bus company. The Woods Hole bus terminal is a 0.4 mi/8 minute walk to the MBL.

Code of Conduct

We have adopted the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Community Participation Guidelines; by participating in this event you agree to abide by these. If you need to contact the organizers to discuss a violation of these guidelines, please reach out to contact@bioimagingna.org.