Course Information

Date

5 June 2017 to 10 June 2017

Location

Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio.

Organizers

Ted Carnevale, Michael Hines, Bill Lytton, and Robert McDougal

Sponsorship

Supported in part by: National Institutes of Health National Science Foundation

Application deadline

Monday, May 15, 2017

Description

This intensive multi-day course is designed for those who are planning to use NEURON in neuroscience research or teaching, or already have active modeling projects that involve NEURON. It presents what you need to know to build and work with models of individual neurons and networks of neurons.

This course is suitable for users at all levels of expertise.

Beginners with little or no modeling experience will learn not only the technical aspects of modeling but also its philosophical basis and scientific rationale.
Intermediate users will learn how best to approach common tasks, and under what circumstances special features of NEURON might be particularly helpful.
Experienced users will benefit from an update on new features and a review of important topics that may have escaped their attention when they first learned how to use NEURON.

This year we have increased the course duration from 5 days to 6 in order to provide expanded coverage of parallel simulation with NEURON, and to give registrants more time for active learning exercises that are needed to gain proficiency. Each day will run from 9 AM to 5 PM, with lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises. Every afternoon there will be a block of free time in which participants may work on exercises or projects of their own choosing, with expert help near at hand, and at the end of each day there will be a wrapup sesssion.

Space is limited, and applications will be considered in the order received. The application deadline is Monday, May 15, 2017. No applications will be accepted after that date, and there will be no on-site registration.

Applicants are expected to pay the registration fee by Monday, May 15, 2017.

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Other questions? Contact Ted Carnevale by email (ted dot carnevale at yale dot edu) or phone (203-494-7381).

How to register

Please note that space is limited, and applications will be considered in the order received. The application deadline is Monday, May 15, 2017. No applications will be accepted after that date, and there will be no on-site registration.

1. First, please read the Declaration of Administrative Efficiency.

2. Submit a completed application form (see below). Be sure to indicate any special dietary, mobility, or accessibility requirements.

3. Pay the $425 registration fee, which is used for printed materials and instructor travel. Payment must be completed by Monday, May 15, 2017.

If you wish to pay by credit card, please contact Ted Carnevale [ ted dot carnevale at yale dot edu ] for further instructions.

Payment by check or money order should be made out to NEURON 2017 Summer Course and sent to: NEURON 2017 Summer Course
c/o Ted Carnevale
Neuroscience Dept.
Yale University School of Medicine
PO Box 208001
New Haven, CT 06520-8001
For those who need a street address:: NEURON 2017 Summer Course
c/o Ted Carnevale
Neuroscience Dept.
Yale University School of Medicine
SHM C303
333 Cedar St.
New Haven, CT 06510
Be sure to use the PO Box address if you are sending your check by the US Postal Service; otherwise it will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks! The street address is only for courier services such as FedEx and UPS.

If you need Yale's Federal ID Number for tax purposes, please send an email request to [ ted dot carnevale at yale dot edu ].

Remember, registration is not complete until payment has been received (and cleared, in case you paid by check or money order).

Declaration of Administrative Efficiency

From their inception, the NEURON courses have held to a policy of administrative efficiency in order to save everyone's time, effort, and money. In particular, we are already fully occupied with teaching, research, and administrative tasks, and have no secretarial staff to deal with paperwork or other special requests imposed by applicants' institutions. Requests to divert time and effort to activities that are not directly related to the scientific and didactic content of these courses cannot be honored. Applicants whose institutions require information about the course, or confirmation of their registration status, are encouraged to submit printouts of these pages and related email that they receive from us. We also provide a receipt form in one of the handout booklets that is distributed at the start of the course.