I am happy to invite you to the American Society of Neuroradiology 50th Anniversary Meeting. For this special

event the Society is returning to its birthplace in New York City. The Meeting will be held April 21-26 at the Hilton New York, in the heart of Manhattan. President-Elect and Program Chair, Pamela Schaefer, MD, and the Program Committee have planned an exciting symposium and scientific program, along with special celebrations recognizing our milestone 50th Annual Meeting. The Foundation of the ASNR Symposium 2012 “Acute Ischemic Stroke Imaging, ” is at the heart of neuroradiology and will feature speakers with expertise across the range of adult and pediatric brain ischemia. We will continue to offer a Saturday morning session in collaboration with the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). This mini symposium on “Advanced MR Imaging of Acute Ischemic Stroke ” will feature new techniques and emerging new technologies that increasingly are applied to stroke. The 50th Annual Meeting will provide informative updates on general neuroradiology and showcase subspecialt