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Brainhack Ghent 2018

May 7-8, 2018

University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

!!! Registration deadline extended : noon 4 May 2018 !!!

register here → https://brainhackghent.github.io/#register

On 7-8th May 2018, the second edition of Brainhack Ghent will take place at the university of Ghent (FPPW, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent), as part of the Brainhack Global event (May 2-6). During this two-day event, dedicated to students and PhD students, we will work in teams on neuroscience-related projects.

Brainhack integrates all levels of expertise and is also an opportunity to learn (new) methods, develop skills, share knowledge, collaborate with other participants and make new friendships in academia.

During the “hack sessions”, participants will be working together in small groups on relevant projects. The hackathon will end on the last day, when participants will have the opportunity to present a brief overview of the progress they made (project update).

The projects that have already been submitted evolve around reproducibility, and EEG/fMRI analysis.

Participants will be supervised and could receive advice on methods from other participants and project leaders throughout the two days.

We also planned a series of several science related talks. Among others subjects you could learn about meta-analysis, science communication, and information theory.

A constant flow of coffee will be provided during the event. During the event we will also ask a small fee for those who would want to be provided with some food from university cantine.

You can  register for Brainhack Ghent 2018 by going to  https://brainhackghent.github.io/#register At this website, you can also submit a project which will be realised during the two-day event. Projects can be side projects, projects you were always interested in, but never had time to work on, new ideas you want to explore…

In order to submit your project, proceed to the ‘project submission’ section, where you can specify the project author, a project title, and a short project outline specifying some scientific context and concrete goals. Of course, you’re always welcome to provide that extra bit of information to help your fellow Brainhackers in their project selection process! For example, you can provide 1-3 key papers related to the project, some requirements (e.g. certain programming skills) for taking part in the project, skills and competences that can be learned in the project...

If you have any questions about the feasibility/added value/… of a project you want to submit, do not hesitate to contact us (brainhackghent2018@gmail.com). We will provide you with feedback as soon as possible!

If you prefer to prepare a tutorial in addition to/ instead of submitting a project, you are certainly welcome to contact us as well!

If you feel that the deadline ( noon 4th of May) for submitting the project/tutorial is too short for you and you need more time please let us know before that date!

We hope to hear from you soon, and please feel free to forward this message to other colleagues whom might be interested!!

The Organization Committee of BrainHack Ghent 2018