2016 Brainhack LA

Big Data Tools for Connectomics

Los Angeles, CA      November 10 - 12, 2016


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Share

Show your research to other neuroimaging researchers.

Gain Skills

Learn how to apply the latest computational tools to you data.

Get Involved

Find exciting projects that you would like to contribute to.

Be Social

Meet researchers from a variety of backgrounds.

LOCATION: University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, 4676 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292

COSTS: $125 USD, includes onsite breakfast, lunch, dinner and refreshments

DATES: November 10-12, 2016

REGISTRATION: Click on link at the top of the page to register!

HOUSING: Group rates for hotels may be negotiated in the future.

Hotels near Brainhack LA include:

Hotel MdR

Marina Del Rey Hotel

Jamaica Bay Inn




Participants are encouraged to post project ideas to www.brainhack.org and to submit a report describing their project to the 2016 Brainhack Proceedings that will be published by Gigascience after the event.

Please join the the Brainhack Slack project for updated information on the developing Hackathon content and to contribute your own ideas.



TRAVEL AWARDS

Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, funding is available for a limited number of students and postdocs to defray their costs for attending Brainhack LA 2016.

The award will cover approved costs up to $500.

To apply, email a one-page Brainhack project proposal and CV to info@brainhack.org.

Application deadline is October 7, 2016

The organizing committee will determine the winners based on the merits of the submitted materials, as well as geographical, expertise and gender diversity. The winners will be encouraged to develop their project during the hackathon, notably using the brainhack slack ahead of the event.

Awards will be announced by email by October 16, 2016.

Schedule

Thursday, November 10

09:00 - 09:30
Registration and Breakfast
09:30 - 10:00
Welcome and Icebreakers
10:00 - 11:00
Project Pitches
11:00 - 13:00
Hacking
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
Hacking
16:00 - 18:00
Unconference #1
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Reception
19:00 - 22:00
Continued Hacking

Friday, November 11

09:00 - 09:30
Breakfast
09:30 - 11:00
Unconference #2
11:00 - 13:00
Hacking
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
Hacking
16:00 - 18:00
Unconference #3
18:00 - 19:00
Dinner + HTC Vive Demo
19:00 - 22:00
Continued Hacking

Saturday, November 12

09:00 - 09:30
Breakfast
09:30 - 11:00
Hacking and Project Wrap-Up
11:00 - 12:00
Hackathon Wrap-Up
12:00 - 13:00
Box Lunches To Go
13:00
Adjourn; Mobile Hackathon Bus To take SFN Participants To San Diego
 
 
 


The 2016 Hackathon LA is generously sponsored by:



NIH-NIBIB U54 EB020403 (ENIGMA Center for Worldwide Medicine, Imaging, & Genomics)

NIH-NIBIB P41 EB019936 (ReproNim: Center for Reproducible Neuroimaging Computation).

NIH-NIBIB U54 EB020406 (Big Data for Discovery Science)