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SIXTH ANNUAL COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE MEETING (CNS*97)
July 6 - 10, 1997 Big Sky, Montana
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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CNS*97: Registration is now open for this year's Computational
Neuroscience meeting (CNS*97). This is the sixth in a series of annual
inter-disciplinary conferences intended to address the broad range of
research approaches and issues involved in the general field of
computational neuroscience. As in previous years, this meeting will
bring together experimental and theoretical neurobiologists along with
engineers, computer scientists, cognitive scientists, physicists, and
mathematicians interested in understanding how biological neural
systems compute. The meeting will equally emphasize experimental,
model-based, and more abstract theoretical approaches to understanding
neurobiological computation.
The meeting in 1997 will take place at the Big Sky Resort and includes
plenary, contributed, and poster sessions. The first session starts
at 9 am, Sunday July 6th and the meeting ends with the annual CNS
banquet on Thursday evening, July 10th. There will be no parallel
sessions. The meeting includes two half days of informal workshops
focused on current issues in computational neuroscience. Day care will
be available for children and given the beauty and recreational
interest of the area, we encourage families to attend.
LOCATION: The meeting will take place at the Big Sky Ski & Summer
Resort in Bozeman, Montana.
MEETING ACCOMMODATIONS: Accommodations for the meeting have been
arranged at the Big Sky Ski & Summer Resort. Enclosed is a
reservations card with a price list. A block of rooms are reserved at
these special rates (which also apply the week before and after the
meeting). 50 student rate rooms are available on a
first-come-first-served basis, so we recommend acting quickly to
reserve these slots. NOTE that registering for the meeting, WILL NOT
result in an automatic room reservation. Instead you must make your
own reservations by returning the enclosed registration card to the
hotel, or by contacting:
Big Sky Ski & Summer Resort
P. O. Box 160001
Big Sky, MT 59716
Attention: Reservations Dept.
Toll Free: (800)548-4486 or 406-995-5000
NOTE: IN ORDER TO GET THE AVAILABLE ROOMS, YOU MUST CONFIRM HOTEL
REGISTRATIONS BY JUNE 5, 1997.
When making reservations by phone, make sure and indicate that you are
registering for the Computational Neurosciene (CNS*97) meeting.
Students will be asked to verify their status on check in with a
student ID or other documentation.
MEETING REGISTRATION FEES:
Registration received on or before June 12, 1997:
Student: $ 95
Regular: $ 225
Meeting registration after June 12, 1997:
Student: $ 125
Regular: $ 250
BANQUET: Registration for the meeting includes a single ticket to the
annual CNS Banquet. Additional Banquet tickets can be purchased for
$35 each person. The banquet will be held on Thursday, July 10.
DAY CARE: Day care will be available at the conference for those who
inform us in advance of their day care needs. Note that day care will
not be provided during the evening. Please send e-mail to
jpm@nervana.montana.edu and cc: judy@bbb.caltech.edu. Please provide
the following information:
1. name of parent(s),
2. e-mail address,
3. age of children and
4. estimated times during which children
will need day care.
Day care will be provided free of charge accept for children under the
age of 2 years old for whom a fee may be charged.
AIRFARE: Bozeman Montana is the closest airport to the meeting. You
are strongly advised to reserve your air tickets AS SOON AS POSSIBLE by
calling one of the following airlines. All are offering group
discounts if you mention the meeting ID #.
Alaska Airlines - Phone No: 1-800-445-4435 Meeting I.D. No: CMR2088
Northwest Airlines - Phone No: 1-800-328-1111 Meeting I.D. No: NYA6P
Delta Airlines - Phone No: 1-800-241-6760 Meeting I.D. No: 101273A
RENT A CAR: Transportation will be provided from the airport to the
meeting site the day before (July 5th) and the day after (July 11th)
the meeting. Those arriving at other times will have to make their own
reservations. Car rentals (recommended) can be obtained from the
following companies in Bozeman. Again, we recommend that you make
reservations well in advance of the meeting.
Avis - (406) 388-6414
Budget - 1-800-952-8343
Hertz - (406) 388-6939
TRANSPORTATION FROM BELGRADE AIRPORT IN BOZEMAN TO BIG SKY RESORT:
Shuttle service between the airport and Big Sky Resort will be arranged
with the Karst Stage Company. The cost is being negotiated, and will
either be free for conference attendees or offered at a very reasonable
fee. Final arrangements will be posted on the web site by June 15th.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have difficulty making your airline reservation,
please e-mail Judy Macias at judy@bbb.caltech.edu
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CNS*97 REGISTRATION FORM
Last Name: First Name:
Title: Student___ Graduate Student___ Post Doc___
Professor___ Committee Member___ Other___
Organization:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Country:
Telephone:
Email Address:
REGISTRATION FEES:
Technical Program --July 6 - July 10, 1997
Regular $225 ($250 after June 12th) Price Includes One Banquet Ticket
Student $ 95 ($125 after June 12th) Price Includes One Banquet Ticket
Each Additional Banquet Ticket $35
Total Payment: $
Please Indicate Method of Payment:
Check or Money Order
* Payable in U. S. Dollars to CNS*97 - Caltech
* Please make sure to indicate CNS*97 and YOUR name on all
money transfers.
Charge my card:
Visa Mastercard American Express
Number: Expiration Date:
Name of Cardholder:
Signature as appears on card (for mailed in applications):
Date:
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS:
Previously Attended: CNS*92___ CNS*93___ CNS*94___
CNS*95___ CNS*96___
Did you submit an abstract and summary? ( ) Yes ( ) No
Title:
Do you have special dietary preferences or restrictions (e.g.,
diabetic, low sodium, kosher, vegetarian)? If so, please note:
Some grants to cover partial travel expenses may become available. Do
you wish further information?
( ) Yes ( ) No
(Please Note: Travel funds will be available for students and
postdoctoral fellows presenting papers at the meeting)
PLEASE CALL BIG SKY RESORT TO MAKE HOTEL RESERVATIONS AT
1-800-548-4486
PLEASE FAX OR MAIL REGISTRATION FORM TO:
Caltech, Division of Biology 216-76, Pasadena, CA 91125
Attn: Judy Macias
Fax Number: (818) 795-2088
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BIG SKY RESORT PRICE LIST
HUNTLEY LODGE Guests Per Room
1 2 3 4
Non-Student Room (2 Queens) $90 $90 $100 $110
Student Room (2 Queens) $75 $75 $85 $95
Shoshone Condominium/Hotel
Suite $135 Corner Suite $165 Loft Suite $225
Call 1-800-548-4486 Nationwide, or Call 406-995-5000
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (including the agenda with list of talks)
can be obtained by:
o Using our on-line WWW information and registration server, URL of:
http://www.bbb.caltech.edu/cns97.html
o ftp-ing to our ftp site.
yourhost% ftp ftp.bbb.caltech.edu
Name (ftp.bbb.caltech.edu:<<yourname>): ftp
Password: yourname@yourhost.yourside.yourdomain
ftp> cd cns97
ftp> ls
o Sending Email to:
cns97@smaug.bbb.caltech.edu
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