1)Photos from 3rd INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics

2)SfN Neuroscience2010

3)INCF appoints new Executive Director from January 2011

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INCF Japan-Node Newsletter No.15 Nov. 2010 (NIJC at RIKEN-BSI)

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1) Photos from 3rd INCF Congress of Neuroinformatics

   On the front page of the Neuroinformatics 2010 web site you can now view
   around a hundred photos from the meeting!
      http://www.neuroinformatics2010.org/

   You are most welcome to join us on September 4-6, 2011, in Boston for
   the Neuroinformatics 2011 Congress.
      http://www.neuroinformatics2011.org/

   The Neuroinformatics 2012 Congress will be held in Munich, Germany
   from September 7-9, 2012.

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2) SfN Neuroscience2010

   SfN Neuroscience2010 will be held from November 13 to 17 in San Diego.
        http://www.sfn.org/AM2010/
  
   a) RAST (Related Abstract Search tool) for SfN 2010 is now available
        http://ras.ni.brain.riken.jp/SfN2010/

      The RAST allows you to search not only by providing keyword(s), but
      also by selecting one or multiple abstracts to search for its related
      abstracts. This feature may provide results focused on the user's
      interest. That is, abstracts related to a single abstract by means of
      document similarity may belong to a different research topic.
      However, abstracts mutually similar to multiple selected abstracts
      have higher chance in belonging to the similar topic. RAST also
      suggests possible candidates of keywords by automatically extracting
      major words from the list of related abstracts. You can also use these
      words to refine your search. Moreover, not all related abstracts will
      contain the provided keyword(s). These abstracts cannot be searched by
      the ordinary keyword search, and thus we call them "Hidden treasure".
      You can create a list by clicking on Add to Cart button at each 　　　
      abstract, where abstracts will be sorted by date and time. You can also
      print the list with or without the abstract body from your Printing
      Cart. You can restore your "Printing Cart" by saving the ID which is
      displayed on the top right corner. Try and find your "hidden treasures"
      with RAST!
      A quick guide is shown on the top page, and a detailed guide can be
      accessed by clicking on "How to use".

   b) Japan-Node demonstration schedule at INCF booth #4025
        http://www.incf.org/documents/INCFDemosProgramBooth4025_2010.pdf

     * Date : November 15, 2010
     * Schedule:
        <13:30-16:30>
            INCF Japan-node and Platforms:
             --NeuroImaging Platform, Cerebellar Development Transcriptome
               Database, and Simulation Platform
                  (Yukiko Nota, Teiichi Furuichi, Yutaka Hirata)

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3) INCF appoints new Executive Director from January 2011

   The INCF Governing Board has appointed Dr. Sean Hill from the Brain Mind
   Institute, EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland as the new Executive Director
   of INCF.

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