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Many thanks!<br>
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Looking forward to welcoming you in Crete!<br>
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On behalf of the organizing committee,<br>
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Yiota Poirazi<br>
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Panayiota Poirazi, Ph.D.
Research Director
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)
Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
Vassilika Vouton, P.O.Box 1385
GR 711 10 Heraklion, Crete, GREECE
Tel: +30 2810 391139
Fax: +30 2810 391101
Εmail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:poirazi@imbb.forth.gr">poirazi@imbb.forth.gr</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.dendrites.gr">http://www.dendrites.gr</a>
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<font face="Calibri"><big><big><big><span style="font-size: 12pt;"
lang="EN-US"><big>Dendrites 2014 </big> <o:p></o:p></span><span
style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US">
<big>International Workshop on
Dendrites</big><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:
12pt;" lang="EN-US"></span><br>
</big><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><big>Heraklion,
Crete,
Greece. </big><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:
12pt;" lang="EN-US"></span><br>
</big><span style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN-US"><big>July 1-4,
2014</big><o:p></o:p></span><br>
<small><a href="http://dendrites2014.gr/">http://dendrites2014.gr/</a><br>
<a href="info@dendrites2014.gr">info@dendrites2014.gr</a><br>
<br>
</small></big>Dendrites
provide the substrate for inter-neuronal communication, and their
nonlinear
properties play a key role in information processing. <span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"></span>Dendrites 2014 aims to bring
together
scientists from around the world to present their research on
dendrites, ranging from the
molecular to the anatomical and biophysical levels. <o:p></o:p><br>
<big><small><br>
With the backdrop of an informal yet spectacular setting on
Crete, the meeting
has been carefully planned to not only satisfy our scientific
curiosity but
also foster discussion and encourage interaction between
attendees well beyond traditional presentations. In this
spirit, the workshop will also provide a
soft skills day for the training of young researchers in
subjects such as
research design and publication/dissemination.<br>
</small><br>
<small>FORMAT AND SPEAKERS<br>
The meeting consists of the Main Event (July 1-3) and the Soft
Skills Day (July
4). <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></small></big>Invited
speakers for the Main Event include: <br>
Susumu Tonegawa (Nobel Laureate) <br>
Angus Silver <br>
Tiago Branco <br>
Alcino J. Silva <br>
Michael <span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US" lang="EN-US">Häusser</span>
<br>
Julietta U. Frey <br>
Stefan Remy <br>
Kristen Harris<o:p></o:p><br>
<br>
For the Soft Skills Day, Kerri Smith, Nature podcast editor, is
going to
present on communication and dissemination of scientific results.<span
style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Alcino J. Silva (UCLA) will
present his
recent work on developing tools for integrating and planning
research in Neuroscience.<o:p></o:p><br>
<br>
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS<br>
We are soliciting abstracts for oral and poster presentations. We
welcome both experimental and theoretical contributions addressing
novel findings related to dendrites that fall into one or more
of the following domains:<o:p></o:p><br>
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</span></span>morphological and functional characterizations,<o:p></o:p><br>
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</span></span>dendritic integration and compartmentalization,<o:p></o:p><br>
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</span></span>dendritic channel distribution and their
functional implications,<o:p></o:p><br>
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</span></span>molecular pathways and signaling networks,<o:p></o:p><br>
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</span></span>RNA trafficking and local protein synthesis,<o:p></o:p><br>
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</span></span>functional or structural plasticity and
homeostasis,<o:p></o:p><br>
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</span></span>the role of dendrites in complex processes,
including learning/memory, neural computations etc.<br
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Electronic abstract submission is hosted on
the <a
href="http://www.frontiersin.org/Community/EventDetails.aspx?eid=2190#">Frontiers
platform</a>, where abstracts will be published as a pdf ebook.
Authors
wishing to give oral presentations are required to submit an
extended abstract describing the nature, scope and main results of
the work
in more detail. All submissions will be acknowledged by e-mail. <o:p></o:p><br>
<br>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">One of the authors
has to register for the main event as a presenting author. </b>In
case an abstract
is not accepted for presentation, the registration fee will be
refunded.<o:p></o:p><br>
<br>
Instructions for on-line submission can be found
at <a href="http://dendrites2014.gr/call/">http://dendrites2014.gr/call/</a>.<br>
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</font><b>Important dates
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<li>Abstract submission opens: January 21, 2014, registration of
presenting author required.</li>
<li>Abstract submission closes: March 10, 2014.</li>
<li>Notification of abstract acceptance: late March 2014.</li>
<li>Notification of oral/poster presentation: early April 2014.</li>
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<br>
Panayiota Poirazi, IMBB, FORTH.<br>
Benjamin Auffarth, IMBB, FORTH.<br>
Daniel Wójcik, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology.<br>
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Dendrites 2014 will be hosted by FORTH, and is being organized as
part of the
Marie Curie Initial Training Network <a
href="http://www.namasen.net/">NAMASEN</a>
and the ERC Starting Grant <a href="http://www.demory.gr/">dEMORY</a>.
<br>
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION<br>
Please see the conference web site (<a
href="http://dendrites2014.gr/">http://dendrites2014.gr/</a>),
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send an email to <a href="info@dendrites2014.org">info@dendrites2014.org</a>.</font><br>
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