Connectionists: Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course 2005: Final Call for Applications

[Kenji Doya]

Apologies for multiple postings, but here is a reminder that the
deadline of application for OCNC2005 is coming soon. Abstracts of
all the lectures are now on the web. We will again have support for
travel and lodging, at a seaside resort overlooking coral reefs.

Best wishes,
Kenji Doya
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		Call for Applications
	OKINAWA COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE COURSE 2005
		http://www.irp.oist.jp/ocnc/2005
	Application deadline: APRIL 20TH, 2005

Date:	July 1st to 10th, 2005
Place:	Rizzan Sea-Park Hotel, Tancha Bay (http://www.rizzan.co.jp)
		Onna village, Okinawa, Japan

Theme: Predictions and Decisions
Lectures by leading theoretical and experimental neuroscientists will be
given in the morning and afternoon, and the evening will be open for 
free
discussions and student projects.

Confirmed Lecturers:
	Bernard Balleine (UCLA)
	Andrew G. Barto (University of Massachusetts)
	Nathaniel Daw (Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, UCL)
	Peter Dayan (Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, UCL)
	Kenji Doya (Initial Research Project, OIST)
	Mitsuo Kawato (ATR, Computational Neuroscience Laboratories)
	Minoru Kimura (Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine)
	Daeyeol Lee (University of Rochester)
	John O'Doherty (California Institute of Technology)
	Anitha Pasupathy (MIT)
	Masamichi Sakagami (Tamagawa University)
	Wolfram Schultz (University of Cambridge)
	Reza Shadmehr (Johns Hopkins University)
	Stefan Schaal (University of Southern California)
	Leo Sugrue (Stanford University)
	Jun Tanji (Tohoku University)

Student Projects:
	a) basic computing (for students new to modeling)
	b) computational modeling
	c) psychophysical experiments
Each student will present his/her current work at the beginning of the
course and the summary of his/her project work at the end of the course.

Co-organizers:
	Peter Dayan, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
	Kenji Doya, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
	Masamichi Sakagami, Tamagawa University

Advisory Board:
	Sydney Brenner, Salk Institute
	Masao Ito, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
	Terrence Sejnowski, Salk Institute
	Susumu Tonegawa, MIT
	Torsten Wiesel, Rockfeller University

Sponsors:
	Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Project, Cabinet Office, 
Japan
	Integrative Research Project for Brain Function
	Center of Excellence Program, Tamagawa University
	Japanese Neural Network Society

******* Application *******

We invite graduate students and postgraduate researchers to participate
in the course. Please send the following by e-mail (ocnc at irp.oist.jp) or
the web application page by APRIL 20TH, 2005.

1) First name, 2) Middle initial (if any), 3) Family name, 4) Degree,
5) Date of birth, 6) Gender, 7) Nationality, 8) Affiliation, 9) 
Position,
10) Advisor, 11) Postal address, 12) Phone, 13) Fax, 14) E-mail,
15) Web page (if any), 16) Educational background, 17) Work experience,
18) List of publications, 19) Research interests (up to 500 words),
20) Motivations for attending the course (up to 500 words), 21) Two 
referees
whom can ask recommendations (names, affiliations, e-mail addresses),
22) Need for travel support, 23) How you learned about the course.

We will accept 30 students based primarily on their research interests
(19) and motivations (20). We will also consider the balance of members'
research disciplines, geographic origins, and genders. Recommendation
letters are not required for application; we may contact some of the
referees to help us make difficult decisions.

The sponsor will provide lodging and meals during the course. Support 
for
roundtrip airfare to Okinawa will be considered for students without 
funding.
The result of selection will be informed to applicants via e-mail by 
May 10th.

******* Secretariat *******

Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course
c/o Initial Research Project, Okinawa Institute of Science and 
Technology
12-22 Suzaki, Gushikawa
Okinawa 904-2234, Japan
Phone: +81-98-921-3933
Fax: +81-98-921-3873
Email: ocnc at irp.oist.jp

For more information, please visit the web page:
	http://www.irp.oist.jp/ocnc/2005

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Kenji Doya <doya at irp.oist.jp>
Initial Research Project, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
12-22 Suzaki, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2234, Japan
Phone:+81-98-921-3843; Fax:+81-98-921-3873
http://www.irp.oist.jp/