Dear MIST colleague,
Venue Information (https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/the-exchange):
The Exchange is a 10-15 minute walk from Birmingham New Street station, which is the recommended mode of transport for attendance.
There is no on site parking at the venue - the closest parking is (limited) on street parking on Bridge Street. To find accessible parking, please check this website: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/the-exchange/plan-your-visit. We would also like to note that there is a clean air zone in place around the centre of Birmingham, that comes with associated costs for driving.
Food will be provided in the form of welcome refreshments, two coffee breaks and a buffet lunch.
Poster and Talk Presentations:
Talks will be 12 minutes in length, including questions. We suggest that talks should target 10 minutes, allowing two for questions. Due to a packed schedule we will have to stick to time throughout the day, please plan your talks accordingly.
There will be two poster sessions during the day, and the poster boards will support portrait A0 posters only. As the poster sessions are not as long as we’d like, we are putting together a repository of posters online for people to browse. This will only be available to registered attendees, and only until the 31st December 2024.
Please check your emails to find the links to submit your talk and poster online. Talks must be submitted online (by the 28th November), while posters may be uploaded to a secure repository if you wish to share your work with the community.
MIST Buddies:
We are aware that Autumn MIST welcomes a range of attendees, many of whom are new to the community and may be attending their first conference. Following last years success, we will be running a "MIST Buddies" scheme this year that informally partners new members with their peers, with an emphasis on PhD students. The purpose of the partnerships is to give new community members a contact point for the day and someone that can give them a helping hand in networking and getting to know the community. We would love to hear from you if you are (a) a new member that would like a partner or (b) willing to be a MIST Buddy.
To get involved please complete the online form (supplied by email) by Friday 22 November. Thank you in advance for helping make the community more welcoming and supportive.
Name Tags:
As trialed last year, we will not be providing name badges and lanyards. Instead we would like for everyone to bring your favourite lanyard and name badges and reuse those. We would also like to have a lanyard amnesty where people can bring a spare lanyard for those who may have forgotten or do not have a lanyard. There will be a small number of stickers available on the day to make your own name tag if needed.
All attendees must follow the MIST/RAS Code of Conduct, which can be found here: https://www.mist.ac.uk/community/conduct-and-support. Details on reporting breaches of the code of conduct will be provided on the day. Thank you in advance for contributing to a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone.
Tips for students:
Last year's student rep on MIST council, Sophie Maguire, wrote an excellent article with lots of advice for first time attendees: https://mist.ac.uk/students-corner/344-tips-for-autumn-mist-2023.
The pub:
After events such as Autumn MIST, it is usually the case that people move to a local pub once the conference has finished. Please do not feel intimidated by this. Everyone is more than welcome to come along and it is a really great platform to get to know people and have some more informal discussions. The official pub for Autumn MIST will be the Purecraft Bar & Kitchen (https://maps.app.goo.gl/QpkyEa9SGnsgqQKb6).
Autumn MIST this year will be held on Tuesday 28 November 2023 at the Geological Society in London (Burlington House, London W1J 0BG). Please note the change of date and venue due to an unexpected booking cancellation.
Registration
Registration is now open and can be completed here: https://onlinestore.ucl.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/faculty-of-mathematical-physical-sciences-c06/ucl-centre-for-systems-engineering-f63/f63-autumn-mist-meeting-2023. Please note that you will be required to register with the UCL Online Store before you can purchase registration.
The programme and abstract book can be viewed here. All talks will be hybrid, and the poster session will be in-person. All attendees can view posters in an online repository.
Poster and Talk Uploads
If you are presenting a poster or a talk then please upload them to the links provided. Please upload all talks and posters by Tuesday 21st November 2023 23:59 GMT with the following format “AutumnMIST23_surname”. The poster and talk repository will be shared at a later date to all registered attendees.
Name Tags
For this year’s Autumn MIST, we will not be providing name badges and lanyards. Instead we would like for everyone to bring your favourite lanyard and name badges and reuse those. We would also like to have a lanyard amnesty where people can bring a spare lanyard for those who may have forgotten or do not have a lanyard. There will be a small number of stickers available on the day to make your own name tag if needed.
Code of Conduct
All attendees must follow the MIST/RAS Code of Conduct, which can be found here: https://www.mist.ac.uk/community/conduct-and-support. Details on reporting breaches of the code of conduct will be provided on the day. Thank you in advance for contributing to a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone.
MIST Buddies
We are aware that Autumn MIST welcomes a range of attendees, many of whom are new to the community and may be attending their first conference. We are trialling a MIST Buddies scheme this year that informally partners new members with their peers, with an emphasis on PhD students. The purpose of the partnerships is to give new community members a contact point for the day and someone that can give them a helping hand in networking and getting to know the community.
We would love to hear from you if you are (a) a new member that would like a partner or (b) willing to be a MIST Buddy.
To get involved please complete the following form by Tuesday 21 November: https://forms.gle/cv8mwRYK98wZnQuQ8.
Thank you in advance for helping make the community more welcoming and supportive.
Extra Information for Students
You can find a short guide on essential tips for PhD students here: https://www.mist.ac.uk/students-corner/344-tips-for-autumn-mist-2023.
If you have any questions or would like any further information on Autumn MIST 2023, please contact MIST council at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Spring MIST will be held at the University of Birmingham from 3rd to 5th April 2023.
With eight sessions dedicated to MIST science this is an excellent opportunity to see the truly excellent and world-class research being done across the UK. Included in the registration we will also have a Poster Session and Drinks Reception, a Conference Banquet held at the beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens and, after a Covid-induced break, the Spring MIST Football Tournament will also be back.
There are two registration options: with or without B&B accommodation. All tickets include:
The accommodation option includes B&B at the venue (Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham) on the Monday and Tuesday night.
The price is £350 for registration with accommodation and £200 for just registration (no accommodation).
Abstract submissions closes on January 30th and Registration closes on February 20th (please register as early as possible to help with the logistic planning!).
All the details, links to submit abstracts and register are available here: https://spaceweather.bham.ac.uk/conference/spring-mist-2023/
We look forward to seeing you at Spring MIST 2023!
Autumn MIST will be held on 18th November 2022, at the Geological Society in London (Burlington House).
Abstract submission is closed.
Talks will be given in a hybrid format and posters will be presented in person only.
Registration will close on 11/11/22. You must preregister as we cannot accept registration on the day. Registration is £10 for online attendance, £20 for student in person attendance and £30 for staff in person attendance. The link for registration is below:
Code of Conduct
We expect all attendees to follow the RAS code of conduct which can be found here:https://ras.ac.uk/code-conduct-ras-meetings
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