Date: Wed, 30 Jun 93 09:58:44 PDT From: bnews@smaug.cns.caltech.edu (Babel News Account) Subject: CNS 93 Travel Grants The Second Annual Computation and Neural Systems Meeting CNS*93 July 31 through August 7,1993 Washington DC Travel grant announcement With support from the National Science Foundation, the CNS*93 organizing committee is pleased to announce the availability of travel grants for the upcoming meeting. Funds will be provided based on the distance traveled to the meeting. Grants are expected to range from $200 - $500. General meeting information: The Computation and Neural Systems meeting (CNS*93) is the second in a series of annual inter- disciplinary conferences intended to address the broad range of research approaches and issues involved in the general field of computational neuroscience. The meeting will bring together experimental and theoretical neurobiologists along with engineers, computer scientists, cognitive scientists, physicists, and mathematicians interested in understanding how biological neural systems compute. The meeting will equally emphasize experimental, model-based, and more abstract theoretical approaches to understanding neurobiological computation. The meeting will be composed of three parts: a day of tutorials, three and a half days of research presentations, and two and a half days of follow up workshops. The agenda for the main meeting is based on 85 peer reviewed papers presented in both oral and poster format. The tutorial day and the main meeting itself will be held at the Hyatt Regency, Bethesda Maryland. The postmeeting workshops will be held at the Coolfont resort which is set within 1350 mountainous acres in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Further information: Additional information about the meeting is available via FTP over the internet (address: 131.215.137.69 ). To obtain information about the agenda, currently registered attendees, or paper abstracts, the initial sequence is the same (Things you type are in ""): > yourhost% "ftp 131.215.137.69" > 220 mordor FTP server (SunOS 4.1) ready. Name (131.215.137.69:): "ftp" > 331 Guest login OK, send ident as password. Password: "yourname@yourhost.yourside.yourdomain" > 230 Guest login OK, access restrictions apply. ftp> "cd cns93" > 250 CWD command successful. ftp> At this point you can do one of several things: 1) To examine what is available type: "ls" Directory as of 6/1/93: abstracts (a directory) agenda attendees general_information registration rooms_to_share travel_arrangements travel_grants tutorials workshops 2) To download specific files type: "get " for example: "get agenda" or "get attendees" 3) To download meeting abstracts first type: "cd cns93/abstracts" a) to view the list of abstracts type: "ls" b) to download specific abstracts type: "get " c) to download all abstracts type: "mget *" Once you have obtained the information you want type: "quit" Registration: We would recommend registering for the meeting as soon as possible as space for some meeting events is limited. Participants can register for the meeting in several different ways. 1) electronically, 2) via email, 3) via regular surface mail. Each different method is described below. Please only register using one method. 1) Interactive electronic registration: For those of you with internet connectivity who would like to register electronically for CNS*93 we have provided an internet account through which you may submit your registration information. To use this service you need only "telnet" to "mordor.cns.caltech.edu" and login as "cns93". No password is required. For example (You type what appears in ""): yourhost% "telnet mordor.cns.caltech.edu" Trying 131.215.137.69 ... Connected to mordor.cns.caltech.edu. Escape character is '^]'. SunOS UNIX (mordor) login: "cns93" Now answer all questions 2) For those with easy access to electronic mail, simply fill in the attached registration form and email it to: cp@smaug.cns.caltech.edu 3) Finally, for those who elect neither of the above options, please print out the attached registration form and send with payment via surface mail to the address indicated. CNS*93 Registrations Division of Biology 216-76 Caltech Pasadena, CA 91125 This address should also be used to send check or money orders following electronic registration. ******************************************* REGISTRATION FORM CNS*93 WASHINGTON D.C. July 31 - August 7 1993 ***************************************** Name : Title : Organization : Address : City : State : Zip : Country : Telephone : email address : Registration Fees : _____ $ 25 Tutorial (July 31) (includes lunch) Technical Program (August 1 - 4) _____ $ 300 Regular _____ $ 125 Full-time Student (Include verification of status) _____ $ 50 Banquet (for each additional banquet ticket) (main registration includes one banquet ticket and book of abstracts) Post-meeting Workshop (August 4 - 7) _____ $ 325 (includes round-trip transportation, meals and lodging) $ ______ Total Payment Please indicate method of payment : ____ Check or Money Order (Payable in US. dollars to CNS*93 - Caltech) will be sent to CNS*93 Registrations Division of Biology 216-76 Caltech Pasadena, CA 91125 ___ Visa ___ Mastercard ___ American Express Charge my card number ________________________________________ Expiration date ____________ Name of cardholder ___________________ Signature as appears on card : _________________________ Date ____________ Please make sure to indicate CNS*93 and YOUR name on all money transfers Did you submit an abstract & summary ? ( ) yes ( ) no title : Do you have special dietary preferences or restrictions (e.g., diabetic, low sodium, kosher, vegetarian)? If so, please note: Some grants to cover partial travel expenses may become available. Do you wish to apply for a grant ? ( ) yes ( ) no ============================================================================