We are pleased to host you for the RCP Institute Non-Invasive Summit February 8-9, 2027, at the Montage Healdsburg Resort in Healdsburg, California. 

 

This effort follows a significant investment in invasive neuromodulation for disorders of the cerebellum. We think that non-invasive neuromodulation will be a big part of the future in combination with invasive approaches. The Summit will ask the participants to think outside of the box and help us to develop a suite of big ideas that are major advances relative to current approaches while having the potential to impact patients soon. We will bring together a carefully selected group of researchers, clinicians, engineers, entrepreneurs, technologists, and unconventional thinkers to identify ambitious but actionable ideas that could meaningfully advance the field. We want to discuss much more than expansions of ongoing efforts – we are looking to achieve a deliverable of an innovative, needle-moving impact, as soon as possible. We are open to solutions involving new technology, inventive use of current technology, and approaches to any of the major symptoms experienced by cerebellar patients. And we are willing to put resources behind the right plan. 

Part of RCP’s mission is to fund well-reasoned endeavors that are too risky for traditional funding agencies because they may lack preliminary data, contradict dogma, or propose unprecedented technical ideas. These are the ideas that you are actually nervous about sharing because they are so outrageously ambitious. We encourage you to read our full mission statement here.

 

Travel details for your trip

• Arrivals:
  • We ask that you plan to arrive in the afternoon/evening of Sunday, February 7th to be prepared for meetings beginning the morning of Monday, February 8th.
  • We will be providing shuttle transportation from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to the resort on Sunday, February 7th.
• Departures:
  • Scheduled meeting events will go through dinner on Tuesday, February 9th.
  • Our current plan is to provide shuttles to SFO airport at the following times:
    • Tuesday 2/9 leaving hotel 7pm, arriving SFO ~9pm
    • Wednesday 2/10 leaving hotel 6am, arriving SFO ~8am
    • Wednesday 2/10 leaving hotel 9am (following breakfast), arriving SFO ~11am
    • Wednesday 2/10 leaving hotel 11am (hotel check out time), arriving SFO ~1pm
• Additional information:
  • In order to book shuttles appropriately, you will be asked to provide your flight details in advance.
  • There is a small, regional airport located closer to the hotel, the Charles M Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, if you would prefer a shorter drive. If you choose this airport, please plan to uber to and from the hotel and we will reimburse your expense.
  • For those with flights over 3 hours, we will reimburse a business class round trip flight.

The Raynor Cerebellum Project was launched in 2022 by the Once Upon a Time Foundation, a $250 million private foundation based in Fort Worth, TX. The Foundation initiated the Raynor Cerebellum Project with the goal of finding the shortest path to improving the lives of people suffering from cerebellar disorders. The Raynor Cerebellum Project will be known as the greatest collaboration of minds and resources solving the issues of cerebellar dysfunction and disorders.

The RCP hosts regular events convening experts and collaborators in the field of cerebellar research. Our inaugural event, the Big Ideas Summit, took place in September 2022 — a summit with a diverse group of leading scientists who engaged in collaborative brainstorming to develop innovative research directions with the potential to improve the lives of people with cerebellar disease.