MEG training course 2023
!!!Under Construction!!!
Dates:
Wednesday 09/27/2023 & Wednesday 10/04/2023
This is a two day course. Day 2 will build on the material and concepts covered on Day 1, so please plan to attend both days.
Location:
FAES classroom
Building 10 - Rooms 1&2
Directions for Non-NIH Participants
Security
Please allow adequate time to get to the NIH main campus and to get through security (allow 30 minutes for security during peak commute hours). You will need to obtain a visitors badge, so please bring a valid government-issued photo ID. If you are a foreign national, you may also be required to show your passport and visa. Full requirements can be found at the link above.
Once you obtain your visitor's badge, proceed to your left, up the stairs or elevator to the upper level exit of the Visitor’s Center.
The MEG Course will be held in Building 10 (the NIH Clinical Center), in FAES Classrooms 1 & 2
Directions to the FAES Classrooms
Take the NIH "Limited" Campus Shuttle to Building 10, the NIH Clinical Center. Leave the shuttle at the building's South Entrance. Upon entering Building 10, follow the signs to Masur Auditorium.
From Masur Auditorium, go north, past the Main Elevators. Look for the bookstore/coffee shop on your right and a sign from the ceiling saying "FAES Academic Center." Take a right down the hallway, through the double-door; then take the steps down to the lower level.
To get to the Terrace, head north from Masur Auditorium. Go past Café 10 and the FAES Bookstore, and immediately turn right. The terrace is down the hall and up a few steps.
Wheelchair Access via Main elevator:
Take the Main Elevators outside Masur to the B1 level. Follow the "FAES Academic Center" signs down the hallway towards the Post Office. Across from the Post Office, enter the FAES Academic Center on the left.
The Terrace is accessible by ramp. From Masur Auditorium, head north and take a right toward Lipsett Amphitheatre. Half-way down the hallway, look for a sign on your left for the Dental Clinic. Take a left there. The Terrace is on your left, so continue to the end of the hallway, go around the corner, and up the ramp.
Course Schedule and Material
(This will open up shortly before the course) https://github.com/nih-megcore/MEG_workshop_2023
Things to do before the course
Install the required installations for your computer (see below)
Get a biowulf account:
Full Link: https://hpc.nih.gov/docs/accounts.html Direct Link: https://hpcnihapps.cit.nih.gov/auth/accounts/account_request.php
Confirm that you can log into biowulf with a terminal (mac / linux) or powershell (windows) after account approval!!
Required Installs:
SSH terminal:
Windows: powershell (included) or MobaXterm(Windows) Mac : terminal (included) Linux : terminal (included)
NoMachine:
ALL: https://www.nomachine.com/
Recommended Installs:
Afni:
ALL: https://afni.nimh.nih.gov/pub/dist/doc/htmldoc/background_install/main_toc.html
freesurfer:
#Download and sign up for a free license Windows: None Mac: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/DownloadAndInstall Linux: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/DownloadAndInstall
Miniconda (NOT ANACONDA):
#Find your operating system and run (possibly in a terminal) ALL: https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html
Git:
Windows: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.41.0.windows.3 Mac: Have Xcode installed on system or https://git-scm.com/download/mac Linux: (ubuntu: sudo apt-get install git) (redhat: sudo dnf install git)