Cologne Spring Meeting 2013

Neural circuits:
development, function and degeneration

February 27 - March 01, 2013

Organizers:

Sigrun Korsching, Tina Wenz, Ansgar Büschges, Elena Rugarli, Brunhilde Wirth



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Conference Schedule

This year's Cologne Spring meeting on neural circuits brings together top-ranking scientists working on three themes: development and regeneration of neuronal circuits, generation of behavior and decision-making, and pathological processes leading to neurodegeneration. Special emphasis will be placed on neural circuits controlling motor activity and hedonic value (reward systems).

Speakers:

Silvia Arber, Basel
Paola Arlotta, Boston
Frank Bradke, Bonn
Jens Brüning, Köln
Christian Büchel, Hamburg
Elena Cattaneo, Milano
Valina Dawson, Baltimore
Sadaf Farooqi, Cambridge
Joe Fetcho, Ithaca
Jeff Friedman, New York
Martyn Goulding, La Jolla
Anne C. Hart, Providence
Ulrike Heberlein, San Francisco
Kei Ito, Tokyo
Ole Kiehn, Stockholm
Eva-Maria Mandelkow, Bonn
George Mentis, New York
Klaus Nave, Göttingen
Vanessa Ruta, New York
Giampietro Schiavo, London
Kristin Scott, Berkeley
Vincent Timmerman, Antwerp
Brunhilde Wirth, Köln


General Information
The meeting starts on Wednesday, 27 February, 1pm and closes on Friday, March 1st, at 2pm. The meeting is open and no registration or attendance fee is required. Please arrange your own accommodation. Accommodation may also be arranged through the Cologne Tourist Office.

Venue
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Institute of Physics
Gebäude 321
University of Cologne
Zülpicher Straße 77
50937 Köln

Contact
spring-meeting@uni-koeln.de
meeting secretaries: Cäcilia Anstötz, Lydia Berlingen
Institute for Zoology
University of Cologne
Zülpicher Str. 47b
50674 Köln
Phone: +49-221-470-5684
Fax: +49-221-470-4889

Exhibition
Meeting attendees are invited to visit the exhibition in the foyer of the Physics Institute during the opening times of the meeting. Exhibitors: please contact us at spring-meeting@uni-koeln.de

History
The Cologne Spring Meetings have taken place annually since the end of the 1960’s. Initially organised only from the Institute for Genetics, the Spring Meetings have gained interdisciplinarity in recent years. Cologne Spring Meetings have an unusual format: we invite outstanding speakers, but require no registration formalities or fees of any kind. Being completely open, the meetings are usually attended by very large audiences, including younger scientists from all over Europe. Invited talks have a duration of 35-45 minutes. You can find programs of some past events here

last update: February 14, 2013