[Murg] Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course 2005: Call for Applications (fwd from doya@irp.oist.jp)

Mon Feb 28 09:26:44 EST 2005

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From: Kenji Doya <doya at irp.oist.jp>
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 01:27:58 +0900
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Subject: Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course 2005: Call for Applications
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			Call for Applications
	OKINAWA COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE COURSE 2005
		July 1-10, 2005. Okinawa, Japan.
		http://www.irp.oist.jp/ocnc/2005
	Application deadline: APRIL 20TH, 2005

The aim of Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course is to provide
opportunities for young researchers with theoretical backgrounds to 
learn
latest advances in neuroscience, and those with experiment backgrounds
to have hands-on experience in computational modeling.

We invite graduate students and postgraduate researchers to participate
in the course, held from July 1st through 10th at a beach resort near 
the
future campus site of Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.
Those interested in attending the course should send the materials below
by e-mail or the course web page by APRIL 20th.

This is one of the tutorial courses sponsored by the Cabinet Office of 
Japan
as a precursory activity for Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
(http://www.irp.oist.jp/en/institute.html)

We hope that this course will be a good opportunity for theoretical and
experimental neuroscientists to meet together and to explore the 
attractive
nature and culture of Okinawa, the southernmost island prefecture of 
Japan.

******* Course Outline *******

	Okinawa Computational Neuroscience Course (OCNC2005)
Date:	July 1st to 10th, 2005
Place:	Rizzan Sea-Park Hotel, Tancha Bay (http://www.rizzan.co.jp)
		Onna village, Okinawa, Japan

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

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

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.

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.
The details of the first OCNC, held in November 2004, are available on
the web page (http://www.irp.oist.jp/ocnc/2004).

Confirmed Lecturers:
	Bernard Balleine (UCLA)
	Andrew 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)
	Daeyeol Lee (University of Rochester)
	John O'Doherty (California Institute of Technology)
	Masamichi Sakagami (Tamagawa Universitty)
	Wolfram Schultz (University of Cambridge)
	Reza Shadmehr (Johns Hopkins University)
	Jun Tanji (Tohoku University)

Student Projects:
	a) basic computing (for students new to modeling)
	b) computational modeling
	c) psychophysical experiments

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

Please send the following by e-mail (ocnc at irp.oist.jp) or the web 
application
page (to be opened in March) 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.

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, Gushikawa, Okinawa 904-2234, Japan
Phone:+81-98-921-3843; Fax:+81-98-921-3873
http://www.irp.oist.jp/

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