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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the third annual Ben-Gurion University
workshop on computational motor control on June 13-14, 2007, in the W. A.
Minkoff Senate Hall at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Thank you for your attention,
Amir Karniel
and Opher Donchin
akarniel@bgu.ac.il; donchin@bgu.ac.il
Overview: The nervous system analyses
sensory information and orchestrates motor commands. In so doing, it faces challenges that it
shares with many artificially engineered systems. In the spirit of the classic field of
cybernetics, the field of computational motor control makes scientific and
technological progress simultaneously by exploring the differences between
artificial control theory and biological motor control. Computational motor control is a
multidisciplinary research program in which mathematics, engineering,
biology, medicine and the cognitive neurosciences all play important roles. This workshop will bring together world
leaders in the field of computational motor control including Israeli
researchers and distinguished guests. The goal will be to learn about the
current state of the field and to identify the directions that will provide
the medical and scientific breakthroughs of the next decades.
Call for Posters: The posters will
be available throughout the second day near the lecture hall to facilitate
fruitful discussions. Please submit
a one-page abstract of up to 500 words by May 30 through the website or by
email to cmcw@bgu.ac.il with the
subject heading "CMCW registration form". An email should clearly
contain your name and affiliation. All the accepted abstracts will appear
on the website prior to the workshop.
Poster's should have a maximum width of 90 cm and a maximum
height of 120 cm
Travel Award: In special cases we will also consider a travel award to
partially cover the expenses of international researchers/students who
submit a request letter to cmcw@bgu.ac.il
The criteria for the travel award are: (i) The scientific quality of the
proposed poster and its relevance to the topic of the workshop (ii) An
interest in pursuing a PhD, post doc or faculty position at Ben-Gurion
University.
Tour to the Negev:
We plan a half
day hike to Nachal Gov (between Dimona and Yeruham), cost per-person will
be 150NIS (approx. $35), registration should be done by email to
cmcw@bgu.ac.il and payment (cash only) will be done during the morning of
June 13 at the workshop registration desk.
Registration: Please register before May
30. Registration is mandatory but
free. Space may be limited, so
please register early.
Sponsors:
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The President, Ben-Gurion
University
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The Rector, Ben-Gurion
University
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The Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, BGU
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The Zlotowski
Center for
Neuroscience, BGU
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