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<div class="bodydiv">ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 2nd, 2008<br>
<h1><font face="Arial">Neuroinformatics 2008 congress invitation</font></h1>
<p>The organizers of Neuroinformatics 2008 are inviting you and your
research team to the 1st INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics: <strong>Databasing
and Modeling the Brain</strong> Stockholm, Sweden -September 7-9, 2008 </p>
<p><strong><span>Abstract submission deadline: May 2nd, 2008</span></strong></p>
<p>Neuroinformatics
2008 will focus on dissemination of recent progress and community
building in this emerging field. The congress is organized as a single
track event, with 6 keynote speakers, 5 workshops, 2 poster
sessions and 1 special session, as well as live demos of
neuroinformatics applications. </p>
<p>Online registration and abstract submission at <a
href="http://www.neuroinformatics2008.org">www.neuroinformatics2008.org</a>
</p>
<strong>Keynote Speakers:</strong>
<ul>
<li>Mark Ellisman </li>
<li>Mitsuo Kawato </li>
<li>Mary Kennedy </li>
<li>Henry Markram </li>
<li>Idan Segev </li>
<li>David Van Essen </li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Workshops:</strong>
<ul>
<li><i>Future hardware challenges to scientific computing</i> <br>
Erik de Schutter (chair), Gabriel Wittum, Marc-Oliver Gewaltig, John
Shalf</li>
<li><i>Neurogenomics meets bioinformatics meets neuroinformatics in
database research</i><br>
Robert Williams (chair), Ed Lein, Seth Grant, Kristen Harris</li>
<li><i>Extraction of structural and functional information from brain
images</i><br>
Ulla Ruotsalainen (chair), Arthur Toga, Alan Evans, Thomas Mrsic-Flögel</li>
<li><i>Challenges and benefits of multichannel electrophysiology</i><br>
Andrzej Wrobel (chair), György Buzsaki, Miguel Nicolelis, Xiaoqin Wang</li>
</ul>
<br>
<strong>Special session:</strong>
<ul>
<li><i>Perspectives in funding research in neuroinformatics</i><br>
Kathie Olsen, Wolfgang Boch</li>
</ul>
<p>We especially encourage junior researchers to submit abstracts for
the poster session. We kindly ask you to spread information about the
congress to potentially interested colleagues and target groups.</p>
<p>In addition, the INCF Automn School on Methods in Neuroinformatics
will be held in conjunction with the Congress, September 10 - 11. <br>
</p>
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Elli Chatzopoulou, Ph.D.
Scientific Information and Public Relations Officer
International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility
Secretariat
Karolinska Institutet
Nobels väg 15A
SE-171 77 Stockholm
Sweden
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:elli.chatzopoulou@incf.org">elli.chatzopoulou@incf.org</a>
Phone: +46 8 524 87491
Mobile: +46 7 614 87491
Fax: +46 8 524 87150
web: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.incf.org">www.incf.org</a>
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