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Dec 22, 2009 Happy Holidays from us at INCF: We wish you all happy holidays during the last days of 2009, and hope that your next year will be interesting and successful.

Dec 16, 2009 New Issue of INCF Newsletter

The fourth issue of the INCF Newsletter of 2009 is now available.

This INCF Newsletter features:

information on INCF and INCF Node activities
photos from the INCF booth at the SfN Neuroscience 2009 meeting in Chicago
the latest information on the upcoming INCF Neuroinformatics Congress
a short interview with Jeanette Hellgren Kotaleski, Coordinator of the new Erasmus Mundus PhD progam in Neuroinformatics; "EuroSPIN"

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Nov 11, 2009 INCF Promotes Further Development of Neurolex Site: This wiki-like resource will help standardize the terminology used to describe the parts of the brain.

The NeuroLex Project, developed by the Neuroscience Information Framework, currently provides a growing lexicon of more than 8000 neuroscience terms, and is freely available to everyone to use, edit, and add to. Neurolex plays a key role in the INCF Program on Neural Ontologies, and INCF support of this initiative includes hosting the testing and development server as well as interoperability efforts to link the site with, among others, theWaxholm Space Atlas and BrainInfo.

Oct 14, 2009 New issue of INCF Newsletter

The third INCF Newsletter of 2009 is now available.

This INCF Newsletter features:

information on a new Erasmus Mundus Ph.D. program "EuroSPIN" in Neuroinformatics
information on the INCF activities at the SfN Neuroscience 2009 meeting in Chicago, October 17-21
the winners of the Quantitative Single-Neuron Modeling Competition
a short interview with Ranu Jung, the outgoing OCNS president

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Oct 08, 2009 Live Demos at "Neuroscience 2009", Chicago, October 18-21

INCF has invited leading scientists to present databases, tools for visualization and analysis of neuroscience data, and environments for modeling and simulation of nervous system functions.

Welcome to the INCF at booth #2100 in the Institutional Exhibit area.

We are hosting demonstrations from 14 different projects, with a two-session daily program. Morning sessions run from 9:30 to 12:30, and afternoon sessions from 13:30 to 16:30. At the booth you will also have the opportunity to meet with INCF representatives, as well as find INCF publications.

With the Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF), INCF is co-sponsoring the social event Neuroscience 2.0 - Networking data, tools, and people, to be held Monday, Oct. 19, from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Lake Erie Room at the Chicago Hilton. Everyone is welcome!

View or download the complete program.

Oct 08, 2009 Enhancing Search Functionalities

The INCF National Node of Japan (J-Node) has developed a web-accessible tool, "Related Abstract Search Tool (RAST)", to facilitate retrieval of conference abstracts based on keyword searches.

The tool is being used for abstracts submitted to the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, which will take place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 17-21, 2009.

Developed by the Lab of Neuroinformatics at RIKEN BSI, the tool is freely available to all users. For a live demonstration of this and other new tools, please visit INCF booth #2100 at Neuroscience 2009, Monday October 19, from 9:30-16:30, or explore it online right now. Using advanced techniques RAST goes beyond mere keyword matching thereby finding "hidden treasures".

Sep 15, 2009 Looking back at the 2009 Neuroinformatics Congress

The 2nd INCF Neuroinformatics Congress had 215 attendees, 96 posters and 24 demos.

The 2nd INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics took place in Pilsen, Czech Republic, 6 – 8 September, 2009. In total, about 215 people visited the conference, where they viewed 96 posters and 24 demos. Six keynote speakers gave presentations on subjects ranging from brain-controlled robot arms to web-scale databases, and a further 15 workshop speakers discussed data handling, neuroscience ontologies, modeling, high-performance computing and brain connectivity analysis.

Photos will soon be available at www.neuroinformatics2009.org

Sep 15, 2009 INCF sponsoring the FACETS CodeJam #3

INCF is sending Michael Hines and Mikael Djurfeldt to the FACETS CodeJam #3 workshop, to work on a MUSIC interface for the NEURON simulator.

The INCF is sponsoring the upcoming FACETS CodeJam #3 by sending Michael Hines, lead developer of the NEURON simulation environment, and Mikael Djurfeldt, INCF’s Expert in Data Handling and developer of the MUSIC library, to the workshop. They will work on a MUSIC interface for the NEURON simulator.

The workshop will take place 7- 9 October in Freiburg, Germany. More information can be found at the CodeJam workshop website.

Sep 01, 2009 Digital Atlasing Task Force Report Released: The INCF Digital Atlasing Task Force has recently completed its report on atlasing standards in the rodent brain.

The report includes recommendations for a new, standard space for the rodent brain, entitled Waxholm Space, which the Task Force has spent the last year developing. Tools and data related to Waxholm Space will be demonstrated at the upcoming INCF Congress. Download the report here.

Aug 14, 2009 2008 Annual Report Now Available: We are pleased to announce that INCF's 2008 Annual Report is available for download.

The latest report outlines INCF's many achievements during 2008, including the 1st Neuroinformatics Congress, the launch and development of several Programs, and the release of the INCF Portal and Software Center. Click here to download the report.

Aug 13, 2009 New Open-Access Neuroscience Journals Thriving: After one year, Frontiers Journals have been visited by over 100 000 readers from more than 120 countries.

Frontiers' most frequently read journal is Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, and the next two top performing journals among the total of 23 online journals are: Frontiers in Neuroinformatics, and Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience. Please click here to read more.

Jul 14, 2009 New issue of INCF Newsletter

The second INCF Newsletter of 2009 is now available.

This INCF Newsletter features:

the latest news about the INCF Software Center
information on the special symposium on Neuroinformatics on July 22 at CNS*2009 in Berlin
information on the Single-Neuron Modeling Competition
results from the recent INCF Review
a short interview with Stuart Baker, co-investigator for the CARMEN project.

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May 05, 2009 Registration Open for Neuroinformatics 2009: Early registration ends June 1.

Registration for the 2^nd INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics in Pilsen, Czech Republic is now open! This year we have introduced reduced registration fees for postdocs. The early registration deadline is now June 1. All individuals who submitted abstracts have been sent email confirmations regarding the status of their poster or demo. See you in Pilsen!

May 04, 2009 Job Posting: Expert in Data Handling in Neuroinfomatics

The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) is recruiting a highly skilled expert in wide-area data handling to support INCF's usage of the computational and storage resources at PDC.

PDC is the leading Swedish supercomputing center hosted by the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm.

The successful candidate will join PDC's support team and will work closely with INCF to establish a Nordic hub in INCF's global data network, linking it with other major sites to support INCF's efforts to foster worldwide federation and integration of neuroscience data.

More information about this employment opportunity.

Apr 20, 2009 INCF Software Center Enters New Collaboration with NITRC: INCF Software Center increases in scope with 150 tools added thanks to content sharing between sites.

The INCF Software Center and the Neuroimaging Informatics Tools and Resources Clearinghouse (NITRC) are now sharing content. Software tools hosted by NITRC also appear at the INCF Software Center with a link pointing back to the original entry at NITRC. This will help developers wishing to promote their software tools, since entries registered once at NITRC will automatically be mirrored at the Software Center.

Mar 26, 2009 Single-Neuron Modeling Competition Announced: INCF is supporting the 2009 Quantitative Single-Neuron Modeling Competition.

The Quantitative Single-Neuron Modeling Competition is an opportunity to compare your methods and models to those of others in the field. The INCF Prize will be awarded to participant(s) with a significant win in at least 2 of the 4 challenges. Organized through the Brain Mind Institute at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), results will be announced at the INCF Congress of Neuroinformaticsin Pilsen, Czech Republic, September 6-8, 2009.

More information about the competition

Mar 10, 2009 New Issue of INCF Newsletter

The first INCF newsletter of 2009 is now available.

It includes information about recent INCF activities as well as this year's upcoming Congress in Pilsen, the Czech Republic.

Download your copy here

Mar 03, 2009 MUSIC 1.0 Released: INCF and the School of Computer Science and Communication at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (KTH CSC) have developed and released software that allows different large-scale neuron simulators to communicate concurrently. MUSIC (Multi-Simulation Coordinator) is a project of the INCF Program on Large-Scale Modeling of the Nervous System.

MUSIC provides a standardized application programming interface (API) on top of the message-passing interface (MPI) for communication among parallel applications during large-scale simulations of neural networks. The software enables massive data transfers of event information and continuous values from one parallel application to another, including those using different data allocation strategies. The standardized interface design allows easy adaptation of existing simulators and permits third-party development and community sharing of interoperable software tools for parallel processing. The developers, together with colleagues from the NEST and MOOSE simulator communities, demonstrated simulation interoperability via MUSIC at SfN 2008.

The INCF MUSIC software library and its documentation are publicly available at the INCF Software Center.

Feb 22, 2009 Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) Continues INCF Funding

INCF will receive a SEK 1.25 million grant for the next 2.5 years.

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) has recently confirmed their continued support of INCF and will provide a grant of SEK 1.25 million for the next 2.5 years.

The SSF supports research in natural science, engineering and medicine that strengthens Sweden’s competitiveness. Currently, the Foundation funds approximately 20 strategic research centers and more than 200 research projects.

More information is available at the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research

Feb 17, 2009 INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics Update

Abstract submission is now open!

The 2nd INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics will take place in Pilsen, the Czech Republic, September 6 - 8, 2009.

The Congress is now accepting abstracts for poster presentations and computer demonstrations. The abstract submission deadline is April 17h. The congress will feature poster and demo sessions during the afternoon and evening of September 7th with snacks and drinks.

More information is available at www.neuroinformatics2009.org

Feb 16, 2009 INCF Welcomes New Director

Dr. Mark Ellisman, Professor of Neurosciences and Bioengineering at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), was recently appointed Director of the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF).

Dr. Ellisman is recognized worldwide as an expert in the development and application of network and information technologies to advance the biological sciences. His research has furthered investigation into the basic molecular and cellular mechanisms of the nervous system, and has developed new methods in microscopy and computational biology.

He will retain his Professorship and Laboratory at UCSD during his tenure as Director of INCF.

The INCF is participating at the FENS FORUM, July 13-16, 2008, presenting the INCF Software Center, hosting neuroinformatics live demos, and organizing a Social Event.

Leading scientists have been invited to demonstrate databases, tools for analysis of neuroscience data, and environments for modeling and simulation of the nervous system. The INCF Software Center, the first component of the INCF Neuroinformatics Portal, will be demonstrated throughout the meeting at the INCF booth and presented also at the poster session on Tuesday July 15 (161.4. Poster board G4).

The INCF Neuroinformatics Social Event will take place on Tuesday, July 15 (18:30 - 20:30, Room Cervin, Palexpo Conference Center). It will include a discussion on "What is the role of neuroinformatics in neuroscience?" with Alain Berthoz, Michael Hines, Colin Ingram, Wolf Singer, and Rodney Douglas, and a live demonstration with robots presented by Alessandro Crespi and Auke Jan Ijspeert.

Download the full program [pdf]

Last minute update: The NetMorph demonstration had to be moved to Tuesday afternoon (parallel to the NEURON demo). FIND took its place on Monday morning and for Sunday afternoon we now have the Brain Architecture Management System (BAMS) presented by Mihail Bota and Larry W Swanson (University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA).

Neuroinformatics Social Event [pdf]

Jul 08, 2008 INCF Newletters

The INCF announces the launch of its newsletter series.

As a major vehicle of communication within the INCF global network of national nodes as well as to the neuroscience and neuroinformatics community in general, the INCF Newsletter publishes the latest developments and activities of INCF and related neuroinformatics initiatives. Regular contributions and updates from INCF National Nodes will be another feature of the series.

Download the INCF July/August Newsletter [pdf]

Jul 08, 2008 INCF Strategy Overview

The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility officially releases its Strategy Overview 2008-2010 to set the long-term strategic goals for the organization to become a major international resource. The document also describes concrete measurable objectives for the next three years.

Download INCF Strategy Overview [pdf]

Strategy Overview

Jul 08, 2008 Executive Director Leaves INCF Secretariat January 2009

Message from the INCF Governing Board: The board is profoundly impressed by the way in which Jan Bjaalie has successfully built up the operations of the INCF since the beginning in 2006. Jan Bjaalie has informed the board that he will leave his position in January 2009 to pursue new challenges as Head of the Institute of Basic Medical Sciences at the University of Oslo. The search for a successor has been initiated by the INCF Search Committee and the position is now advertised in major scientific media, including Nature and Science.

Professor Jan Bjaalie took up the position as INCF Executive Director in September 2006 and has been in charge of the establishment of the new Secretariat at Karolinska Institutet. He will continue in a full time position as Executive Director throughout 2008 and continue to be a consultant for the INCF in 2009.

“It is not an easy decision to leave this unique position with its many interesting opportunities for the future development of neuroinformatics and a promising momentum created together with our global network. But the new organization is now stable and productive and I feel confident in passing the torch on” says Jan Bjaalie.

Sten Grillner, Chair of the Governing Board

Information about the INCF Executive Director position

Jul 08, 2008 INCF Annual Report 2007

The INCF publishes its annual report for 2007.

The first full year of operations witnessed significant growth of the organization with 4 new member countries. A highly visible INCF Workshop series spearheaded scientific programs, and new services to the community started to be implemented. INCF Annual Report 2007

Download report [pdf]

Jul 08, 2008 New INCF Graphical Profile: In keeping with the transition from build-up phase to full operation, the INCF will introduce a new and more comprehensive graphical profile for web and printed material during 2008.

Printed material distributed from July 2008 will have the new format. On the web, the new format will occur first in the new INCF Software Center, to be released in July. The main web site will be redesigned during the fall.

Jun 16, 2008 INCF Workshop Report on Sustainability of Neuroscience Databases

The report from the INCF workshop on Sustainability of Neuroscience Databases is now available.

The goal of the workshop was to discuss issues related to the sustainability of neuroscience databases, identify problems and propose solutions, and formulate recommendations to the INCF. The report summarizes the discussions of invited participants from the neuroinformatics community as well as from other disciplines where sustainability issues have already been approached. The recommendations for the INCF involve rating, ranking, and supporting database sustainability.

Download report [pdf]

This report is open for public comment through July 31, 2008: viewpoints@incf.org

Apr 28, 2008 INCF Launches Program on Digital Brain Atlasing

Building on the recommendations from the 1st INCF Workshop on Mouse and Rat Brain Digital Atlasing Systems, the INCF has initiated actions in this area of neuroinformatics under a new Program.

Apr 25, 2008 INCF MUSIC Project: Request for Comments

The INCF has engaged in the development of software that allows large scale neuron simulators to communicate during runtime. An RFC - Request For Comments - document is now available and open for comments on the proposed design and prototype specifications. MUSIC (Multi-Simulation Coordinator) is a project under the INCF Program on Large-Scale Modeling of the Nervous System.

The aim of the INCF MUSIC project is to provide a standardized software interface (an API) on top of the message passing interface (MPI) for communication between parallel applications for large-scale simulation of neural networks. It enables the transfer of massive amounts of event information and continuous values from one parallel application to another, including applications that use different data allocation strategies. In the design of the standard interface, care has also been taken to facilitate easy adaptation of existing simulators and enable straight-forward independent third-party development and community sharing of reusable and interoperable software tools for parallel processing.

The INCF MUSIC library is scheduled for release in November 2008.

Requests For Comments - RFC [pdf]
Project page
Comments to the RFC can be sent to: music-rfc@incf.org

Apr 25, 2008 INCF Launches Program on Large-Scale Modeling of the Nervous System

INCF is currently launching a series of programs, each composed of activities supporting infrastructure development and maintenance within a specific area of neuroinformatics. The first program introduced deals with Large-Scale Modeling and builds on the recommendations provided in the report from the 1st INCF Workshop on Large-Scale Modeling of the Nervous System.

Apr 07, 2008 INCF Workshop Report on Neuroanatomical Nomenclature and Taxonomy

The report from the INCF workshop on Neuroanatomical Nomenclature and Taxonomy Nomenclature is now available.

The report discusses the problems arising from the use of different parcellation schemes and use of different terminologies and highlights the need of a universal vocabulary for describing the structural organization of the nervous system. Workshop participants encourage the creation of an International Coordinating Committee for Neuroanatomical Nomenclature and propose short- and long-term goals for such a committee.

Download report [pdf]

This report is open for public comment through May 31, 2008: viewpoints@incf.org

Apr 07, 2008 INCF Workshop Report on Global Portal Services for Neuroscience

The report from the INCF workshop on Global Portal Services for Neuroscience is now available.

The report provides an overview of existing portal services in the field of Neuroscience, proposes guidelines for portal coordination and development, and provides recommendations on specific roles of the INCF in coordination and support.

Download report [pdf]

This report is open for public comment through May 31, 2008: viewpoints@incf.org

Apr 04, 2008 INCF Workshop Report on NeuroImaging Database Integration

The report from the INCF workshop on NeuroImaging Database Integration is now available.

The report provides an overview of existing neuroimaging databases that were discussed during the worksho and examines the feasibility of database federations. The report includes several recommendations for future developments.

Download report [pdf]

This report is open for public comments: viewpoints@incf.org

Apr 03, 2008 NPRC Announces Increased Journal Participation

On behalf of the NPRC, the INCF welcomes its latest member, Nature Neuroscience.

The INCF announces further advances in neuroscience publishing, with wide adoption of the Neuroscience Peer Review Consortium (NPRC) initiative. The NPRC is an alliance of neuroscience journals that have agreed to accept manuscript reviews from other members of the Consortium to accelerate publication of research articles. Currently, 27 journals have joined the NPRC for a one-year trial period.

Press Release [pdf]

More information about the NPRC: http://nprc.incf.org

Full story about the NPRC

Mar 17, 2008 INCF Allen Brain Atlas Mirror

The INCF Secretariat operates the European mirror server for the Allen Brain Atlas, the leading rodent brain digital atlas, developed and provided by the Allen Institute for Brain Science.

The Allen Brain Atlas is a web-based genome-wide map of gene expression throughout the mouse brain. Through the partnership agreement, the INCF is operating a mirror, or direct copy, of the atlas from its Secretariat in Stockholm, Sweden. The INCF will ensure the sustainability and technical maintenance of the mirror site, as well as optimal Internet connectivity, in order to guarantee the highest possible service performance and quality in Europe.

Sunday, November 4th

Morning session (9:30 am – 12:30 pm)

Analyze locally - Infer globally: Tools for Integration of Multiscale Imaging Data | S Larson, B Bug, I Zaslavsky, A Gupta, WW Wong, ME Martone [PDF]
Genetic Control of Gene Expression in Hippocampus, Striatum, Cerebellum, and Eye | RW Williams, L Lu, GD Rosen, G Kempermann, and members of Brain Gene Expression Consortia [PDF]

Afternoon session (1:30 pm – 4:30 pm)

Japanese Neuroinformatics Node and Platforms I: the Neuron-Glia, Neuroimaging, and Common Tools Platforms | S Usui, Y Okumura, and members from the individual platforms [PDF]
SenseLab: recent advances in supporting cellular and circuit research in the brain | GM Shepherd [PDF]

Monday, November 5th

Morning session (9:30 am – 12:30 pm)

Interactive Neuronal Network Modeling with NEST 2 | M Diesmann, M-O Gewaltig, A Morrison, HE Plesserv [PDF]
Simulator-independent neuronal network modeling with PyNN | A Davison, P Yger [PDF]

Afternoon session (1:30 pm – 4:30 pm)

CARMEN: Code Analysis, Repository and Modelling for e-Neuroscience | F Gibson, C Ingram, M Jessop, A Knowles, P Lord, L Smith [PDF]
Japanese Neuroinformatics Node and Platforms II: the Integrative Brain Research, Cerebellar, Cerebellar Development Transcriptome, and Brain Machine Interface Platforms | S Usui, Y Okumura, and members from the individual platforms [PDF]

Tuesday November 6th

Morning session (9:30 am – 12:30 pm)

Combining optical imaging, electrophysiology and magnetic resonance imaging: A new integrated experimental strategy to unravel the BOLD signal formation | M Sibila, MA Gaudnek, K Obermayer, A Hess [PDF]
The Allen Brain Atlas and Beyond: Atlasing Gene Expression in the Brain | A Bernard, K Overly, and the Allen Institute for Brain Science [PDF]

Afternoon session (1:30 pm – 4:30 pm)

BAMS: a mature workbench for neurobiological data and metadata | M Bota, LW Swanson [PDF]
Large scale 3D neural network simulations in a parallel computing environment with neuroConstruct | P Gleeson, V Steuber, RA Silver [PDF]

Wednesday November 7th

Morning session (9:30 am – 12:30 pm)

The BrainInfo Portal and Atlas | DM Bowden, M Dubach [PDF]

Open Forum (all day)

Oct 19, 2007 INCF Deputy Executive Director: The INCF Secretariat welcomes Dr. Hui Wang as Deputy Executive Director of the INCF.

Dr. Hui Wang, previously working in an editorial director position at Wiley, will strenghten the management function at the Secretariat, drawing from his solid and extensive experience from academia as well as the scientific publishing industry. He will also be responsible for the management of selected INCF program areas.

Oct 14, 2007 INCF Workshop Report on Mouse and Rat Digital Brain Atlasing Systems

The report of the INCF workshop on Mouse and Rat Brain Atlasing Systems is now available.

The report provides:

a survey of the current status of digital rodent atlases,
a review of the status of current projects and needs for further developments, and
recommendations on how the INCF can support the community directly or contribute to the implementation of large collaborative projects.

The report also points out potential international collaborations fostered by the workshop.

Download report [PDF].

Aug 20, 2007 1st INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics: Databasing and Modeling the Brain: The INCF will be organizing a neuroinformatics congress in Stockholm, September 7-9, 2008.

The Chair of the scientific committee is Professor Rodney Douglas. More information available at www.neuroinformatics2008.org.

Aug 15, 2007 Program Officer at the INCF Secretariat: The INCF Secretariat welcomes Pontus Holm as Program Officer.

Together with other staff at the Secretariat, he will be responsible for the coordination of INCF program activities, resulting from the recommendations provided by the INCF workshop series. In addition, he will be responsible for specific projects run by the INCF Secretariat.

Aug 15, 2007 Poland - New Member of the INCF: Poland has decided to become member of the INCF from August 2007.

The decision was made by the The Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The Polish participation in the INCF is administered through The Nencki Institute, on behalf of a Polish neuroinformatics network.

Aug 15, 2007 INCF Scientific Information and Public Relations Officer: The INCF Secretariat welcomes Elli Chatzopoulou as Scientific Information and Public Relations Officer.

Dr. Chatzopoulou will manage the information and PR activities of the INCF. She will also be responsible for communication with INCF National Nodes concerning the promotion of their activities and integration in the overall INCF activities.

Jul 08, 2007 INCF Annual Report 2006: The Annual Report for 2006 is now available.

The report outlines the activities over the 4 months of operations in 2006 and provides an overview of the near-future activities of the INCF.
Download report [PDF]

Jun 29, 2007 Society for Neuroscience Focus on Neuroinformatics

"Neuroinformatics is an emerging field that tackles the unique challenges posed by neuroscience data", says David Van Essen, President of the Society for Neuroscience, the worlds largest organization of neuroscientists. The announcement is discussed in the Spring 2007 issue of Neuroscience Quarterly, the Newsletter of the Society for Neuroscience.

Link to SfN newsletter

May 16, 2007 Society for Neuroscience Focus on Neuroinformatics

"Neuroinformatics is an emerging field that tackles the unique challenges posed by neuroscience data", says David Van Essen, President of the Society for Neuroscience, the worlds largest organization of neuroscientists.

The announcement is discussed in the Spring 2007 issue of Neuroscience Quarterly, the Newsletter of the Society for Neuroscience.

Link to SfN Newsletter

May 16, 2007 Portal Development Team at the INCF Secretariat: The INCF is pleased to welcome our new System Developers, Anders Larsson and Per Erik Strandberg.
Together with the recently employed Usability and Requirements analyst, they will deliver technical developments for the upcoming INCF Portal and Systems Integrations program.

Apr 18, 2007 UK to Join the INCF: The United Kingdom has decided to join the INCF from August 1, 2007.
The decision was made by the Neuroscience and Mental Health Board of the MRC.

Apr 18, 2007 New Member of INCF Secretariat Systems Development Team: The INCF is pleased to welcome our new Usability and Requirements Analyst Ylva Lillberg to the systems development team at the Secretariat in Stockholm...
Mrs. Lillberg will play a key role in strategic development efforts such as the INCF Portal project and the Systems Integrations program, working for ensuring quality and suitability for purpose from the user’s perspective in the development and offering of professional services to the neuroscientific community. Ylva Lillberg enters the first of three development team positions that the INCF is currently recruiting.

Apr 04, 2007 INCF Workshop Report on Large-Scale Modeling

The first report in a series of INCF workshop reports is now available.

The report provides 1) a survey of the current status of large-scale modeling in neuroscience and the scientific needs in the field, 2) a review of the status of current tools for large-scale modeling and needs for further developments, and 3) recommendations on how the INCF can support the community directly or contribute to organizational changes and scientific infrastructure. The INCF will introduce Program areas, one of which will be on large-scale modeling.

Download report [PDF]

Feb 20, 2007 Inauguration of INCF Secretariat

The new Secretariat was inaugurated on February 15, 2007.

An Inauguration ceremony took place in Nobel Forum at Karolinska Institutet, with the Swedish Minister of Science and Education, the Executive Secretary of the OECD Global Science Forum, and the Presidents of the host institutions (Karolinska Institutet and The Royal Institute of Technology), and Ambassadors and representatives of the member countries. The ceremony was followed by a reception in the new Secretariat building and a scientific symposium.

Speech of the Swedish Minister of Science and Education

Feb 05, 2007 The Netherlands - New Member of the INCF: The Netherlands have decided to become member of the INCF.
The decision to join the INCF was made by the Netherlands Organisation for Health R&D.

Jan 24, 2007 INCF Neuroinformatics Symposium February 15, 2007

"With Neuroinformatics Towards an Understanding of the Brain" The Inauguration of the new INCF Secretariat building at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, will take place on February 15, 2007.

An inauguration symposium, open to the public, will take place at the Nobel Forum, Wallenbergsalen, Nobels väg 1, Karolinska Institutet, 3 pm - 5 pm. The talks cover areas such as integrative and interactive molecular neuroscience and model-oriented databases for reverse engineering of the brain.

Program [PDF]

Dec 14, 2006 INCF Secretariat Moving to New Building: The Secretariat of the INCF is in the build-up phase and will recruit a staff of 10.
The new INCF Secretariat building of 300 m2 is located on the main campus of Karolinska Institutet and holds 9 offices and a conference room for 25 people. The construction work is being completed in December and the INCF will take over the building in early January 2007. The Swedish Minister of Science and Education, the Executive Secretary of the OECD Global Science Forum, and the Presidents of the host institutions (Karolinska Institutet and The Royal Institute of Technology) will be present at the formal inauguration on February 15, 2007.

Nov 14, 2006 Belgium to Join the INCF: Belgium will become member of the INCF from 2007.
The decision to join the INCF was made by the Belgian Federal Ministry of Science Policy (BELSPO).

Oct 08, 2006 INCF Workshop Series to Begin in December 2006

The INCF Secretariat will organize a series of Workshops, focusing on topics of primary importance for development and maintenance of neuroscience databases, tools, and simulation environments.

The Workshops are part of a process that will lead to recommendations for action to be followed up by Program Officers at the INCF Secretariat. The first Workshop will deal with Large-scale Modeling of the Nervous System, and will take place at the INCF Secretariat in Stockholm, December 12 – 13, 2006.

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