[AUDITORY] [COSYNE2014] Abstract submission closes soon; Travel grants open; Mailing lists

[Tomas Hromadka <tomas.hromadka@xxxxxxxxx>]

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        Computational and Systems Neuroscience (Cosyne)

        MAIN MEETING               WORKSHOPS
        Feb 27 - Mar 2, 2014       Mar 3 - Mar 4, 2014
        Salt Lake City, Utah       Snowbird Ski Resort, Utah

                    http://www.cosyne.org

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IMPORTANT COSYNE NEWS (see below for details):

Abstract submission deadline is fast approaching.
Travel grant submission is now open.
New Cosyne mailing list is now available for public posting.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

    Mon 18 Nov 2013 (11:59pm PST)

The annual Cosyne meeting provides an inclusive forum for the exchange
of empirical and theoretical approaches to problems in systems
neuroscience, in order to understand how neural systems function.

The MAIN MEETING is single-track. A set of invited talks are selected by
the Executive Committee, and additional talks and posters are selected
by the Program Committee, based on submitted abstracts. The WORKSHOPS
feature in-depth discussion of current topics of interest, in a small
group setting.

Cosyne topics include but are not limited to: neural coding, natural
scene statistics, dendritic computation, neural basis of persistent
activity, nonlinear receptive field mapping, representations of time and
sequence, reward systems, decision-making, synaptic plasticity, map
formation and plasticity, population coding, attention, and computation
with spiking networks.

When preparing an abstract, authors should be aware that not all
abstracts can be accepted for the meeting, due to space constraints.
Abstracts will be selected based on the clarity with which they convey
the substance, significance, and originality of the work to be presented.

TRAVEL GRANTS:

Applications are now open for travel grants to attend the conference.
Each awardee will receive at least $500 to help offset the costs of
travel, registration, and accommodations. Larger grants may be available
to those   traveling from outside North America. Special consideration
is given to scientists who have not previously attended the meeting,
underrepresented minorities, students who are attending the meeting
together with a mentor, and authors of submitted Cosyne abstracts. For
details on applying, see
http://www.cosyne.org/c/index.php?title=Travel_Grants

MAILING LISTS:

Cosyne mailing lists provide subscribers with various cosyne-related
information and discussions. All mailing lists are moderated.
'Cosyne-announce' list provides official Cosyne announcements.
'Cosyne-discussions' is a new list providing a forum for cosyne-related
scientific announcements and discussions.
'Cosyne-roomshare' list provides a forum for all other cosyne-related
discussions on accommodation, transportation, etc.
For details on Cosyne mailing lists, see
http://www.cosyne.org/c/index.php?title=Mailinglist

INVITED SPEAKERS:

    Rui Costa (Champalimaud)
    Catherine Dulac (Harvard)
    Joshua Gold (U Pennsylvania)
    Hopi Hoekstra (Harvard)
    Thomas Jessell (Columbia)
    John Krakauer (Johns Hopkins)
    Jeffrey Magee (Janelia Farm)
    Thomas Mrsic-Flogel (Universitat Basel)
    Yael Niv (Princeton)
    Elad Schneidman (Weizmann Institute)
    Doris Tsao (Caltech)
    Nachum Ulanovsky (Weizmann Institute)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
    General Chairs: Marlene Cohen (U Pittsburgh) and Peter Latham (UCL)
    Program Chairs: Michael Long (NYU) and Stephanie Palmer (U Chicago)
    Workshop Chairs: Robert Froemke (NYU) and Tatyana Sharpee (Salk)
    Publicity Chair: Eugenia Chiappe (Champalimaud)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
    Anne Churchland (CSHL)
    Zachary Mainen (Champalimaud)
    Alexandre Pouget (U Geneva)
    Anthony Zador (CSHL)