CNS*2001 Workshops: Call for Proposals

[Maneesh Sahani]

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

			  CNS*2001 Workshops
			  July 4 and 5, 2001
		      Pacific Grove, California


Workshops focusing on current issues in computational neuroscience
will be held on July 4 and 5, 2001, as part of the CNS*2001 conference
in Pacific Grove, California.  Potential organizers are invited to
submit proposals for specific workshop topics.

Workshops may fall into one of three formats: 1. Discussion Workshops
(formal or informal); 2. Tutorials; and 3. Mini-symposia, or they may
combine more than one of these formats.

The goal of the workshops is to provide an informal forum within the
CNS meeting for focused discussion of recent or speculative research,
novel techniques, and open issues in computational neuroscience.
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; in these cases too,
adequate 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.

In addition to recruiting participants and moderating discussion,
workshop organizers should be prepared to submit a short report,
summarizing the presentations and discussion, to the workshop
coordinator shortly after the conference.  These reports will be
included on the CNS*2001 web site.

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How to propose a workshop
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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) 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
(5) for tutorials and mini-symposia, a provisional list of speakers
(6) whether the workshop is to run for one or two days

Please submit proposals as early as possible by email to

    cns2001workshops at gatsby.ucl.ac.uk

or by post to

    Dr. Maneesh Sahani
    Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
    Alexandra House
    17, Queen Square
    London, WC1N 3AR, U.K.

The descriptions of accepted workshops will appear on the CNS*2001 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.