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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The NEST Initiative is excited to invite everyone interested in Neural Simulation Technology and the NEST Simulator to the NEST Conference 2025. The NEST Conference provides an opportunity for the NEST Community to meet,
exchange success stories, swap advice, learn about current developments in and around NEST spiking network simulation and its application. Take the opportunity to advance your skills in using NEST at our hands-on workshops!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We explicitly encourage young scientists to participate in the conference!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This year's conference will again take place as a <b>virtual conference</b> on Tuesday/Wednesday <b>17/18 June 2025</b>.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are delighted to welcome </span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Marja-Leena Linne, Tampere University, Finland<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="IT">Daniela Gandolfi, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Barna Zajzon, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"> <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">as keynote speakers at the conference.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Registration and submission of contributions are now open!</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are inviting contributions to the conference, including talks, "posters" and workshops on specific topics.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please register and submit your contribution(s) via the conference website</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://nest-simulator.org/conference" title="https://nest-simulator.org/conference"><b>https://nest-simulator.org/conference</b></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Important dates</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">15 April</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 2025 - Deadline for submission of contributions </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">25 April</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 2025 - Deadline for NEST Initiative membership applications eligible for fee reduction</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">09 May</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 2025 - Notification of acceptance</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">11 June</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 2025 - Registration deadline</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">17 June</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> 2025 - NEST Conference 2025 starts</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We are looking forward to seeing you all in June!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hans Ekkehard Plesser and the 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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></p>
<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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