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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The NEST Initiative is excited to invite everyone<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>interested in neural simulation technology, simulation-based neuroscience
and NEST Software to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>NEST<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Conference 2025</b>. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Save the date for the virtual conference, taking<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>place online on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>17–18 June<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>2025</b>!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The annual NEST Conference provides an opportunity<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>for the NEST Community to meet, exchange success stories,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>swap
advice, learn about current developments in and around<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NEST spiking network simulation and its application. We<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>particularly encourage young scientists to participate in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the
conference!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Registration and abstract submission will open soon.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>For more information on the event please visit the conference website</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121"><a href="https://nest-simulator.org/conference" title="https://nest-simulator.org/conference"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0066CC">https://nest-simulator.org/conference</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are looking forward to seeing you in June!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hans Ekkehard Plesser</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#212121"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121">on behalf of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>conference organizing committee</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Prof. Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Research Committee Chair, Faculty of Science and Technology</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Head, Department of Data Science</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Department of Data Science</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Faculty of Science and Technology</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Norwegian University of Life Sciences</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">PO Box 5003, 1432 Aas, Norway</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Phone +47 6723 1560</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Email </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="mailto:hans.ekkehard.plesser@nmbu.no" title="mailto:hans.ekkehard.plesser@nmbu.no"><span lang="EN-GB">hans.ekkehard.plesser@nmbu.no</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Home </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><a href="http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser" title="http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser"><span lang="EN-GB">http://arken.nmbu.no/~plesser</span></a></span></p>
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