Redefining Neurodegeneration: A global collaboration to share deep phenotyping data

There is consensus among the neuroscience community that leveraging independent informatics initiatives through global collaboration represents a key opportunity to close the knowledge and treatment gaps for neurological disorders. Towards realizing this opportunity, the Nature Conference, “Redefining Neurodegeneration: A global collaboration to share deep phenotyping data” will bring together international experts and stakeholders to ideate a global neuroinformatics platform and to establish partners in this endeavor. The focus of this inaugural meeting will be on standardized approaches to the collection of neurodegenerative disease deep phenotyping data and platform configurations for data sharing and

Event Details

Date: December 4-6, 2018

Venue:

BMO Education & Conference Centre

Krembil Discovery Tower

60 Leonard Avenue

Toronto, ON, Canada

M5T 2S8

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Conference Agenda

December 4

6:00 - 9:00 pm Welcome Reception and Dinner

December 5: National Data Sharing Strategies and Initiatives

9:00 - 10:00 am Registration, Breakfast, Opening Remarks

10:00 - 5:00 pm Short Talks, Panels, Moderated Discussions

5:00 - 8:00 pm Reception and Dinner

December 6: Data Collection, Platforms and Sharing

8:30 - 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 - 4:00 pm Short Talks, Panels, Moderated Discussions

4:00 - 5:00 pm Group Discussion and MOU Signing

Short Talk Speakers

Ken Evans (Indoc Research, Canada)

John Gallacher (University of Oxford, UK)

Sean Hill (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada)

Linda Lanyon (International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility, Sweden)

Arthur Toga (University of Southern California, US)

Short Talk Speakers

  • Ken Evans

    Indoc Research, Canada

  • John Gallacher

    University of Oxford, UK

  • Chris Gorgolewski

    Stanford University, US

  • Sean Hill

    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada

  • Linda Lanyon

    International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility, Sweden

  • Arthur Toga

    University of Southern California, US

Accommodation

A discounted room rate is available for conference attendees at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel (123 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2M9). Please use the following link to book accommodations by Tuesday November 6, 2018: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/OL04AC

Reservations can also be placed by calling Hotel Reservations (+1 (888) 627-7175) and indicating that you are part of the “Ontario Brain Institute – Nature Conference” room block.

Airports

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ)

Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)

Accommodation and Travel Information

Accommodation

A discounted room rate is available for conference attendees at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel (123 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON, M5H 2M9). Please use the following link to book accommodations by Tuesday November 6, 2018: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/OL04AC

Reservations can also be placed by calling Hotel Reservations (+1 (888) 627-7175) and indicating that you are part of the “Ontario Brain Institute – Nature Conference” room block.

Registration

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Contact Information

conferences@braininstitute.ca

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Thanks to the Organizing Committee