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 analysis.

December 4-6, 2018

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Conference Agenda

December 4: Welcome Reception and Dinner (6:00 - 10:00 pm)

Malaparte, 350 King St W, 6th floor, Toronto

Opening Remarks

  • Tom Mikkelsen, OBI
  • Sean Hill, CAMH Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics;
  • Kevin Da Silva, Nature Neuroscience

Keynote Speaker

  • John Hardy, UCL

December 5: National Data Sharing Strategies and Initiatives

BMO Education & Conference Centre, Krembil Discovery Tower, 60 Leonard Avenue, Toronto

9:00 - 9:30 am Registration and Breakfast

9:30 - 10:00 am Opening Remarks

10:00 - 11:30 am Canadian Perspective - Short Talk and Panel

1:00 - 2:30 pm European/Asia Perspective - Short Talk and Panel

3:00 - 4:30 pm US Perspective - Short Talk and Panel

4:30 - 5:30 pm Group Discussion

6:00 - 9:00 pm Reception and Dinner (Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen St W City Hall Ballroom & Foyer (2nd floor))

December 6: Data Collection, Platforms and Sharing

BMO Education & Conference Centre, Krembil Discovery Tower, 60 Leonard Ave, Toronto

8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00 am Opening Remarks: Donald Weaver, Krembil Research Institute

9:00 - 10:30 am Canadian Perspective - Short Talk and Panel

11:00 - 12:30 pm European Perspective - Short Talk and Panel

1:30 - 3:00 pm US Perspective - Short Talk and Panel

3:30 - 5:00 pm Group Discussion and MOU Signing

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 Friday November 9, 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 & Travel

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 Friday November 9, 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

If you have any inquiries about the conference, please contact: conferences@braininstitute.ca

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