HIGHLIGHTSINCF Satellite Symposium at CAN 2012INCF and NeuroDevNet will jointly host a workshop on the topic of Canadian Neuroinformatics on May 24th, immediately following this year's Canadian Association for Neuroscience meeting (CAN 2012). The one-day symposium will have a rich and diverse scientific program followed by discussion of Canada’s possible future involvement in INCF. Registration is free of charge and includes lunch. Follow the 2012 Kavli Prize laureates announcement, May 31stOn May 31st, 8:15-10:00am EDT, follow the live webcast of the 2012 Kavli Prize laureates announcement by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in Oslo, and the World Science Festival in New York City. New Paper on Ontological Approach to Describing NeuronsMembers of the Neuron Registry Task Force, part of INCF's Program on Ontologies of Neural Structures, and NIF have published a Perspective article in Frontiers of Neuroinformatics. The paper describes the Neuron Registry initiative, and calls for the research community to adopt and develop comprehensive nomenclatures and descriptions for neurons. INCF SUPPORTING PARTNERSINCF receives contributions from our member countries, based on gross domestic expenditures on research and development. Karolinska Institutet and the Royal Institute of Technology are the host institutions of INCF. Further support is also received from the Swedish Research Council,
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