The CNS*2004 committee calls for proposals for workshops, to be held on the final two days of CNS*2004, 21 and 22 July, at the Radisson Royal Plaza Lord hotel in Baltimore, MD.

 

Workshops provide an informal forum within the CNS meeting for focused discussion of recent or speculative research, novel techniques, and open issues in computational neuroscience.  Topics exploring theoretical interfaces to recent experimental work are particularly encouraged.  Several formats are possible:  Discussion Workshops (formal or informal); Tutorials;  and Mini-symposia, or a combination of these formats. Discussion workshops, whether formal (i.e., held in a conference room with projection and writing media) or informal (held elsewhere), should stress interactive and open discussions in preference to sequential presentations. Tutorials and mini-symposia provide a format for a focused exploration of particular issues or techniques within a more traditional presentation framework; ample time should be reserved for questions and general discussion. The organizers of a workshop should endeavor to bring together as broad a range of pertinent viewpoints as possible.

The length of a workshop may range from one (half-day) session to the full two days. Single day workshops have been particularly successful in the past.

To propose a workshop, please submit the following information to the workshop coordinator at the address below

  1. the name(s) of the organizer(s)
  2. the title of the workshop
  3. a description of the subject matter, indicating clearly the range of topics to be discussed
  4. a 200 word abstract of the subject matter
  5. the format(s) of the workshop; if a discussion session, please specify whether you would like it to be held in a conference room or in a less formal setting
  6. for tutorials and mini-symposia, a provisional list of speakers
  7. the number of sessions for which the workshop is to run

Please submit proposals as early as possible by email to
workshops@cnsorg.org
or by post to
Adrienne Fairhall
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Washington

Box 357290

Seattle WA 98195-7290

 

The descriptions of accepted workshops will appear on the CNS*2004 web site as they are received. Attendees are encouraged to check this list, and to contact the organizers of any workshops in which they are interested in participating.