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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center">SAVE
THE DATE!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center">The
Second Workshop and Lecture Series on<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><i>"Cognitive
neuroscience of auditory and cross-modal perception"<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center">20
- 24 April 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center">Kosice,
Slovakia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://pcl.upjs.sk/">http://pcl.upjs.sk/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Objectives:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">This workshop
and lecture series will include introductory lectures and
advanced research talks on a range of topics related to the <b><i>neural
processes of auditory, visual and cross-modal perception</i></b>.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">The talks will
illustrate the <b><i>multidisciplinary character of cognitive
neuroscience research</i></b>, covering behavioral,
neuroimaging, and modeling approaches, as well as applications
of the research in auditory prosthetic devices. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">The workshop is
aimed at <b><i>early-stage and advanced students and young
researchers</i></b>, and it will provide ample opportunities
for direct interactions between the lecturers and the attendees.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b>Format</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Lectures 20 - 22 April, Consultations 23 –
24 April<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:center" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b>Venue</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Historicka
aula, P. J. Safarik University, Srobarova 2, 040 11 Kosice,
Slovakia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b>Organizers</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Norbert Kopco,
PhD. (<a href="mailto:norbert.kopco@upjs.sk">norbert.kopco@upjs.sk</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Frederick
Gallun, PhD. (<a href="mailto:Frederick.Gallun@va.gov">Frederick.Gallun@va.gov</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b>Organizing
team and contact<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Beata
Tomoriova, Lubos Hladek, <a href="http://pcl.upjs.sk">Perception
and Cognition Lab</a>,<b> </b><a
href="mailto:kogneuro@gmail.com">kogneuro@gmail.com</a><span
class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b>Speakers
(lecture topics TBA, see last year’s topics at </b><a
href="http://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop2014/">http://pcl.upjs.sk/workshop2014/</a><b>
)</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Simon Carlile
(University of Sydney)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Pierre Divenyi
(Stanford University)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Christopher
Stecker (Vanderbilt University)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Bernhard Laback
(Austrian Academy of Sciences)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Volker Hohmann
(University of Oldenburg)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Arash
Yazdanbakhsh (Boston University)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Aaron Seitz
(University of California, Riverside)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Frederick
(Erick) Gallun (US Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Oregon Health
& Science University)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">Istvan Winkler
(Hungarian Academy of Science)<o:p></o:p></p>
<h3><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Travel,
accommodation, visitor information<br>
</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Attendees
are kindly requested to make their own travel and
accommodation arrangements.</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><em><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Travel: </span></em>The
<a href="http://www.airportkosice.sk/en/">Kosice Airport</a> (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.airportkosice.sk/en/">http://www.airportkosice.sk/en/</a>)
is served by <a href="http://www.austrian.com/">Austrian
Airlines</a> (<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.austrian.com/">http://www.austrian.com/</a>)
and <a href="http://www.csa.cz">Czech Airlines</a> (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.csa.cz/">http://www.csa.cz/</a>)
via Vienna, Prague, Bratislava, and by low-cost airline <a
href="http://wizzair.com/en-GB/Search">Wizzair</a> (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wizzair.com/en-GB/Search">http://wizzair.com/en-GB/Search</a>)
from London Luton Airport. Alternatively you can fly to Budapest
and take a 3.5-hr shuttle bus to Kosice, for example, using the
<a href="http://cassoviaexpres.sk/en/">cassoviaexpres</a> (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://cassoviaexpres.sk/en/">http://cassoviaexpres.sk/en/</a>)
shuttle bus. From Krakow you can take the 4-hr shuttle bus
operated by <a href="http://airtrans.sk/en/">Airtrans.sk</a>.
More information about how to get to Kosice (also by train or
bus) can be found at <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a
href="http://www.visitkosice.eu/en/to-get-there/arriving-to-the-city">http://www.visitkosice.eu/en/to-get-there/arriving-to-the-city</a>
</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><em><span
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Accommodation:</span></em>
There are several hotels close to workshop venue, for example <a
href="http://www.hotelteledom.sk">Hotel Teledom</a>, <a
href="http://villaregia.sk/en/">Villa Regia</a>, <a
href="http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/slovak-republic/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-kosice-KSCDTDI/index.html">Doubletree
by Hilton</a>, <a href="http://www.hotel-yasmin.sk/">Hotel
Yasmin</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelmaraton.sk/">Hotel
Maraton</a> (for more hotel options please see <a
href="http://www.booking.com">http://www.booking.com</a>, <a
href="http://www.hotels.com">http://www.hotels.com</a>, for
hostels see: <a href="http://www.hostels.com">http://www.hostels.com</a>,
<a href="http://www.hostelworld.com">http://www.hostelworld.com</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i>Visitor
information and current events:</i> see <a
href="http://www.visitkosice.eu/">http://www.visitkosice.eu/</a>
, <a href="http://www.slovaktours.eu/">http://www.slovaktours.eu/</a>,
<a href="http://www.mickosice.sk/index.php?lang=eng">http://www.mickosice.sk/</a>,
<a href="http://slovakia.travel/">http://slovakia.travel/</a> ,
or <a href="http://www.slovakia.com/">http://www.slovakia.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><br>
Registration<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify">The workshop is
open to all interested students/scientists. Registration is free
of charge but required (mostly for organizational reasons). In
order to register, please send an email to <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:kogneuro@gmail.com">kogneuro@gmail.com</a>
stating your name and affiliation, dates on which you are
planning to attend. In case you would like to have a
presentation please send us an abstract (up to 200 words) and an
indication whether you prefer poster or oral presentation no
later than April 10, 2015.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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doc. Norbert Kopco, Ph.D.
Assoc Professor / Senior Researcher:
Inst of Computer Sci, Faculty of Science, Safarik Univ, Kosice, Slovakia
Adjunct: Ctr for Computational Neurosci (CompNet), Boston University &
Martinos Ctr for Biomed Imaging, Harvard Med School - Mass Gen Hospital
P: +16175759556 F: +14847279884, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kopco@bu.edu">kopco@bu.edu</a>, <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://cns.bu.edu/~kopco">http://cns.bu.edu/~kopco</a>
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