Workshops, Cosyne 2009
March 2-3, 2009
Snowbird, Utah
CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
PROPOSAL DEADLINE: Sept. 15th, 2008
A series of workshops will be held after the main Cosyne meeting (http://cosyne.org/). The goal is to provide an informal forum for the discussion of important research questions and challenges. Controversial issues, open problems, comparisons of competing approaches, and alternative viewpoints are encouraged.
The overarching goal of all workshops should be the integration of empirical and theoretical approaches, in an environment that fosters collegial discussion and debate. Preference will be given to proposals that differ in content, scope, and/or approach from workshops of recent years (examples available at cosyne.org).
Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: sensory processing; motor planning and control; multisensory integration; motivation, reward and decision making; learning and memory; adaptation and plasticity; neural coding; neural circuitry and network models; dendritic processing; and methods in computational or systems neuroscience.
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WORKSHOP DETAILS:
- There will be 4-8 workshops/day, running in parallel.
- Each workshop is expected to draw between 15 and 80 people.
- The workshops will be split into morning (8:00-11:00 AM) and afternoon (4:30-7:30 PM) sessions.
- Workshops will be held at Snowbird, a ski resort located 30 miles (typically less than an hour) from the Salt Lake City airport.
- Buses from the main conference will be provided.
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Descriptions of workshops for the previous years: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004.
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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
Deadline: September 15th, 2008
Format: plain text only -- please no attachments email to: cosyne09workshops@gmail.com (Alex Huk & Adam Kohn)
Proposals should include:
- Name(s) and email address(es) of the organizers (no more than 2 organizers per session, please). A primary contact should be designated.
- A title.
- A description of what the workshop is to address and accomplish, why the topic is of interest, who the targeted group of participants is.
- Names of potential invitees, with indication of which speakers are confirmed. Preference will be given to workshops with the most confirmed speakers.
- Proposed duration (1 or 2 days). Most workshops will be limited to a single day. If you think your workshop needs 2 days, please explain why.
- A *brief* resume of the workshop organizer along with a *brief* list of publications (about half a page total).
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WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Coordinate workshop participation and content.
- Moderate the discussion.
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SUGGESTIONS:
Experience has shown that the best discussions during a workshop are those that arise spontaneously. A good way to foster these is to have short talks and long question periods (e.g. 30 + 15 minutes), and have plenty of breaks. Also, when it comes to the number of talks, in the words of Jerry Brown, less is more. We recommend fewer than 10 talks.
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WORKSHOP COSTS:
Detailed registration costs, etc, will be available at http://cosyne.org/
Please note: Cosyne does NOT provide travel funding for workshop speakers. All workshop participants are expected to pay for workshop registration fees. Participants are encouraged to register early, in order to qualify for discounted registration rates. Cosyne does provide free workshop registration for workshop organizers.
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COSYNE 2009 WORKSHOP CHAIRS: Alex Huk (UT Austin), Adam Kohn (Yeshiva U.)
QUESTIONS: email: cosyne09workshops@gmail.com (Alex Huk & Adam Kohn)
