[BIC-announce] The Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series @ The BIC

Thu Feb 13 03:00:57 EST 2014

Hello again.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey that was circulated at
the end of last week regarding the renaming of the BIC Lecture Series in
honour of Dr. William Feindel
(1918-2014)<http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2014/01/dr-william-feindel-1918-2014/>,
Former Director of the Neuro (1972-1984) and Founding Director of the
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (*BIC*, 1984-1988).

As you can see below in blue, there was overwhelming support for the
renaming of the BIC Lecture Series in his honour.  Taking into
consideration the number of votes cast for our two suggested naming-choices
and the respondent-supplied alternative suggestions (both shown below in
green); as well as trying to avoid any naming conflict with the
Neuro's "William
Feindel Lecture<http://www.mcgill.ca/channels/event/2013-william-feindel-lecture-231588>",
and the Quebec Bio-Imaging Network's "William Feindel Neuroimaging
Lecture<http://www.rbiq-qbin.qc.ca/en/event/1869>";
a decision was taken at this past Monday's BIC Council Committee Meeting to
formally rename the "BIC Lecture Series" as "*The Feindel Brain Imaging
Lecture Series @ The
BIC*<http://www.bic.mni.mcgill.ca/Seminars/BICLectureSeries>".
 This was formally announced later that afternoon by Dr. Sylvain Baillet,
Interim Director of the BIC, during his introduction of Dr. Thien Thanh
Dang-Vu, who, in turn, gave an excellent lecture on "The Functional Imaging
of the Sleeping and Sleep-Disordered Brain" -- which was the first in what
is sure to be a long line of excellent lectures honouring Dr. Feindel's
memory.

Thank you also to those respondents who contributed a short note regarding
their thoughts and memories of Dr. Feindel (see below in purple).  For
anyone who might not have had the opportunity to do so before, and would
like to do so now, please visit this
link<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WFHBCXK>where you can add your
thoughts and memories regarding this Great Man who
will be greatly missed.  Please forward this to anyone whom you think might
be interested.

Thank you for you attention and participation, and please let me know if
you need any further information.
Aki

-- 
Zografos Caramanos, M.A.

Research Assistant, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Unit
Ph.D. Student, Integrated Program in Neuroscience

McConnell Brain Imaging Centre,
Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4
(phone) 514-299-8160;  (fax) 514-398-2975
(e-mail) zografos.caramanos at mcgill.ca
(web)  Google-scholar<http://scholar.google.ca/citations?sortby=pubdate&hl=en&user=BcVBulQAAAAJ&view_op=list_works>
   www.zcaramanos.com

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*1. Are you in favour of renaming our "BIC Lecture Series" in honour of Dr.
Feindel's many contributions to the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre? *

 Answer Choices-
 Responses-
 5 - Completely in favour
76%
76
 4 - Very much in favour
14%
14
 3 - Moderately in favour
8%
8
 2 - Slightly in favour
2%
2
 1 - Not at all in favour
0%
0
 Total 100

*2. Which title do you prefer, or do you have an alternate suggestion?*

 Answer Choices-
 Responses-
 1 - The BIC-Feindel Lecture Series
30%
30
 2 - The Feindel Lecture Series @ the BIC
54%
54
 Responses<https://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/aUaEaNq0XEjOtABlCcKr9GqkSxJABnCwoNTY9XWEbKg_3D#>
Alternate suggestion:
16%
16

*Alternate Suggestions:*
The BIC Feindel Lecture Series
The Feindel Brain Imaging Centre lectures
The Feindel brain imaging lectures
The Feindel honorary BIC Lecture Series
THe Feindel Lecture in Neuroimaging
The Feindel Lecture series
The Feindel Lecture Series
The Feindel Lecture Series
The Feindel lecture series on brain imaging
The Feindel Lecture Series.
The Feindel Lectures
The Feindel-BIC Lecture Series
The Neuroimaging Feindel Lecture
The W.Feindel-BIC lectures
The William Feindel BIC Lecture Series
The William Feindel Brain Imaging Lecture Series
The William Feindel Lecture Series on Brain Imaging

*3. Do you have any thoughts or memories about Dr. Feindel that you would
like to share?*
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WILL BE MISSED
2/7/2014 1:05 PM

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I miss him greatly. I think he is one of the few great ones that linked the
future of the MNI with the past. That link is ever diminishing. But he will
not be forgotten.
2/7/2014 12:48 PM

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Dr Feindel's pioneering efforts in brain imaging (PET, CT, and
intra-operative fluorescein angiography -- to name just a few) will be
wonderfully honoured by this named lecture series.
2/7/2014 12:12 PM

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He was a remarkable man - a true curious mind and a gentleman.he will be
greatly missed.
2/7/2014 12:08 PM

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His exuberance for life and learning was inspiring. I will greatly miss his
presence and the times he would pop in to my office to say hello.
2/7/2014 12:07 PM

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I have a fun souvenir of Dr. Feindel at a Neuro party in a Hotel downtown,
many, many years ago. He did a striptease behind a green O.R.sterile
drape;all you could see was was his red running shoes while he was throwing
pieces of clothing over the top of the drape! He knew how to have a good
laugh. He was also extremely generous, remembering and thanking all the
departments of the hospital during the holiday season.
2/6/2014 5:20 PM

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Every time I would attend a BIC lecture, I knew I would see Dr. Feindel
seated beside Brenda Milner in the front row. This memory warms my heart.
2/6/2014 12:07 PM

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a great researcher and a great man
2/6/2014 11:23 AM

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Sadly missed by many, Dr. Feindel was a very good and loyal employee; a
very funny man with an extraordinary gift of storytelling; and was able to
put everyone he encountered in a good mood.
2/6/2014 11:16 AM

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I will always remember Dr. Feindel as a bright and kind man, in equal
parts. He was a true gentleman. I fondly can recall my first encounter with
him - I was running to catch the elevators, and he saw me, and as the
elevator doors closed he stepped out his foot on the floor, in between the
doors to keep it open. He would have had no idea whether I was a student, a
family member, a patient, or a staff, but this did not stop him from
risking his foot between the elevator doors. As I breathlessly thanked him,
he smiled cordially, and explained, partly apologetic, that he could not
use his hands to keep the doors open because as a surgeon you learn to
protect your greatest asset: your hands. I later learned that this
distinguished elderly man who told me, rather casually, that he used to be
a surgeon was The Great William Feindel. I like to think of this first
encounter as a metaphor for how he treated his colleagues and students at
the MNI in general: holding the doors open to let people in. I also think
that this story speaks to his character - that of an inclusive and
welcoming individual. I think that, much like he thought of his hands as
his greatest asset, Dr. Feindel was in so many ways one of the greatest
assets of the MNI. The distinctions awarded to him by the Canadian and
Quebec governments recognize this, and I think that it is most appropriate
to re-name the BIC lecture series in his honour.
2/6/2014 11:11 AM

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By far the greatest MNI personality.
2/6/2014 10:43 AM
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