From mike at tnb.ua.ac.be Tue Oct 16 11:52:20 2007 From: mike at tnb.ua.ac.be (Mike Wijnants) Date: Tue Oct 16 11:51:51 2007 Subject: [Neuroscience-belgium] Report and recommendations of Workshop on Large-scale Modeling of the Nervous System Message-ID: NEWS The report of the Report of the 1st INCF Workshop on Large-scale Modeling of the Nervous System is available at: http://www.incf.org/med/incf_report_largescalemodeling_070330.pdf The workshop recommended to: ? Arrange an annual workshop on large-scale modeling with the aim of developing standards for improving reusability of software. ? Implement a standard simulator test suite. ? Implement an experimental framework for connecting software components: this will be contracted out. ? Develop publication guidelines for ensuring the reproducibility of simulations. ? Encourage, support and fund work on method development within computational neuroscience. ? Encourage, support and fund the production of publications on concepts and techniques for large-scale simulations. From mike at tnb.ua.ac.be Tue Oct 16 11:59:35 2007 From: mike at tnb.ua.ac.be (Mike Wijnants) Date: Tue Oct 16 11:59:04 2007 Subject: [Neuroscience-belgium] Report and recommendations of Workshop on Mouse and Rat Brain Digital Atlasing Systems Message-ID: <24B5BB7D-DE9B-4904-93FF-A9AA8F487BA3@tnb.ua.ac.be> NEWS The Report of the 1st INCF Workshop on Mouse and Rat Brain Digital Atlasing Systems is available at: http://www.incf.org/med/incf_report_digitalatlasing_070915.pdf%20 The workshop recommended to: based neuroinformatics infrastructure as an organizing entity for data sharing and relating previously disparate knowledge bases into a linked system. ? The INCF is in a unique position to help coordinate the creation of standards and tools to harvest and maintain data and metadata. ? The INCF should encourage open standards for protocol, tools, and even specific data sets and atlases. ? There is a need for much more accessible data on connections among CNS regions and neurons incorporated into atlases to enrich functional network analysis. ? Infrastructure and tools developed should be open, generally available, and easy to use. From mike at tnb.ua.ac.be Tue Oct 16 11:59:29 2007 From: mike at tnb.ua.ac.be (Mike Wijnants) Date: Tue Oct 16 11:59:52 2007 Subject: [Neuroscience-belgium] Announcing 1st INCF Workshop on Sustainability for Neuroscience Databases Message-ID: <500593AD-AD3E-47C8-ACC4-C88D91385124@tnb.ua.ac.be> NEWS Stockholm, December 13 - 14, 2007 http://incf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=%5D Belgium can send one delegate to this workshop. Interested scientists should contact the Belgian node secretariat at info@neuroinformatics.be asap. From moderator at neuroinformatics.be Fri Oct 19 10:15:42 2007 From: moderator at neuroinformatics.be (Neuroscience Belgium) Date: Fri Oct 19 11:19:20 2007 Subject: [Neuroscience-belgium] Announcement of event Message-ID: <20071019081542.DADC1712A6A@neuroinf.org> Announcement of a new event (on server www.neuroinformatics.be). ================================================================ Type : Public defense Differentiation of porcine microglia: an in vitro model system Organized by : Faculteit Farmaceutische, Biomedische en Diergeneeskundige Wetenschappen Starting : 2007-10-26, 17:00 until : 2007-10-26. This is a 2 hours event. Location : Auditorium S1, Wilrijk. Address : Auditorium S1, Universiteit Antwerpen (UA) Campus Drie Eiken, Gebouw S Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk Description: Openbare verdediging van een proefschrift tot het behalen van de graad van Doctor in de Biomedische Wetenschappen door de heer Bart Tambuyzer, Licentiaat in de Biochemie, zwaartepunt Medische Biochemie Registration required : N Contact for this event : , . More info can be found on the organizers site : , or for info about this and other events, please consult the Neuroscience Belgium website : http://www.neuroinformatics.be Best regards Moderator Neuroscience Belgium From moderator at neuroinformatics.be Thu Oct 25 14:27:36 2007 From: moderator at neuroinformatics.be (Neuroscience Belgium) Date: Thu Oct 25 14:33:48 2007 Subject: [Neuroscience-belgium] Announcement of event Message-ID: <20071025122736.EBA5E71ACC1@neuroinf.org> Announcement of a new event (on server www.neuroinformatics.be). ================================================================ Type : Symposium Structure and function of premotor cortex in human and non-human primates. Organized by : Guy A. Orban, Dep. Neurofysiologie, Neuro- en Psychofysiologie, K.U.Leuven Giuseppe Luppino, Dep. di Neuroscienze, Sezione di Fisiologia, Università di Parma Starting : 2007-12-13, 09:00 until : 2007-12-13. This is a full day event. Location : R oom Willem van Croy, Faculty Club, Leuven. Address : Groot Begijnhof 14, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium Description: Annual Symposium of the IAP meeting IUAP/PAI P6/29 on structure and function of premotor cortex in human and non-human primates. Download the program. Registration required : N Contact for this event : Ann Verhulst, Ann.Verhulst@med.kuleuven.be . More info can be found on the organizers site : , or for info about this and other events, please consult the Neuroscience Belgium website : http://www.neuroinformatics.be Best regards Moderator Neuroscience Belgium