Connectionists: Abstract Submission Open for ICMNS 2017 - International Conference on Mathematical Neuroscience

[Robert Rosenbaum]

We are delighted to announce the 3rd International Conference on Mathematical Neuroscience (ICMNS 2017), to be held at the Hotel Boulderado in Boulder, Colorado from May 30 to June 2, 2017. Tutorials will be held May 30, and the main conference is May 31 - June 2. More details are given on the conference website: https://www.math.uh.edu/~zpkilpat/icmns2017/index.html

The International Conference on Mathematical Neuroscience will provide a forum for researchers to discuss current mathematical innovations emerging in neuroscience. A major aim of the conference is to attract and train young researchers on current methods in mathematical neuroscience. To fulfill this goal, we will hold a tutorial the day before the main meeting. The main conference will feature a broader set of topics in mathematical neuroscience, with a focus on (a) the use of experimental data in modeling studies; (b) theory and models that explore hypotheses and design better experiments; (c) improved methods for analyzing complex data sets; and (d) rigorous mathematical models of neural systems.

Abstract Submission: We encourage abstract submission by researchers from all areas of mathematical neuroscience. One page abstracts will be reviewed by a Program Committee and divided into three parallel talk sessions and a poster session. Details are given here: https://www.math.uh.edu/~zpkilpat/icmns2017/submissions.html

Student Travel Awards: This year, we will offer student travel awards, due to the generous support from NSF, SIAM, Burroughs Wellcome, and the University of Colorado. To apply, students must submit an abstract and include a current CV as part of their submitted document in Easychair.

The abstract submission deadline is January 31, 2017.
Meeting registration will open shortly thereafter.

Confirmed Speakers
Danielle Bassett (University of Pennsylvania) 
Paul Bressloff (University of Utah) 
Nicolas Brunel (University of Chicago) 
Sophie Deneve (École Normale Supérieure) 
Brent Doiron (University of Pittsburgh) 
Marla Feller (University of California, Berkeley) 
Ila Fiete (University of Texas) 
Stefano Fusi (Columbia University) 
Peter Thomas (Case Western Reserve University) 
Taro Toyoizumi (Riken Brain Science Institute) 

Tutorial Speakers: Paul Bressloff, Sophie Deneve, Brent Doiron, Stefano Fusi, Joel Zylberberg (University of Colorado, School of Medicine) 

Program Committee
https://www.math.uh.edu/~zpkilpat/icmns2017/committees.html

We hope to see you in Boulder this May!

All the best
Zachary Kilpatrick (University of Colorado)
Julijana Gjorgjieva (Max Planck Institute for Brain Research)
Robert Rosenbaum (University of Notre Dame)