Dear colleagues,

I wanted to draw your attention on the upcoming Brainhack 2013, which is being held from October 23-26 at the Centre International d'Études Pédagogiques, Sèvres, France (just outside of Paris).

Registration is limited, please register to guarantee a spot (http://www. brainhack.org/?page_id=27743) * The registration page has now been separated from the abstract submission to allow for registration in advance of abstract submission. Register today while space is still available.

*NEW TO BRAINHACK 2013:* (1) Abstract book listing all presented abstracts - please submit your abstract online for inclusion after you register (2) Stipend program to help defray registration fees ( http://www.brainhack.org/?page_id=40668)

We have also confirmed the following "IGNITE" speakershttp://www.brainhack.org/?page_id=40630 : *Yves Burnod, PhD,http://www.imed.jussieu.fr/en/outils/affiche_personne.php?pers_id=217 INSERM (French national Institute for Health) **Jean Daunizeau, PhD,https://sites.google.com/site/jeandaunizeauswebsite/l’Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière **Martin Lindquist, PhD, http://www.biostat.jhsph.edu/~mlindqui/ Department of Biostatistics of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. **Ziad Saad, PhD,http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/research/clinicians/sc_saad_z.html US National Institutes of Mental Health Statistical and Scientific Computing Core **Gaël Varoquaux, PhD, http://gael-varoquaux.info/ INRIA at the Neurospin **Xinian Zuo, PhD, http://lfcd.psych.ac.cn/ Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Science*

Brainhack 2013 is a unique workshop with the goals of fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and open neuroscience. The structure builds from the concepts of an unconference and hackathon: The term “unconference” refers to the fact that most of the content will be dynamically created by the participants — a "hackathon" is an event where participants collaborate intensively on projects.

Participants interested in neuroimaging from any discipline are welcome. Ideal participants span in range from graduate students to professors across any disciplines willing to contribute (e.g., mathematics, computer science, engineering, neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, neurology, medicine, art, etc…). The primary requirement is a desire to work in close collaborations with people outside of your specialization in order to address neuroscience questions that are beyond the expertise of a single discipline.

One should come to brainhack ready to engage into collaborative projects, and with some material (slides, ideas, data, tools) ready to start a project or a discussion panel. Brainhack will build on the successful techniques used in other unconferences to keep the meeting focused and productive. It is possible to start a project and build a team as early as today. Please have a look at the website for information on the conference and a sample of projects (from Brainhack 2012): http://www.brainhack.org

The Preliminary Schedule for Brainhack 2013 is available online: http://www. brainhack.org/?page_id=27753

Registration is now open: http://www.brainhack.org/?page_id=27743

Abstract Submission is now open: http://www.brainhack.org/?page_id=40661

Stipend Application is now open: http://www.brainhack.org/?page_id=40668

Please share this with your friends and colleagues.

Please do not hesitate to contact one of the members of the organizing committee if you have any questions.

We look forward to seeing you in Paris. Sincerely,

The Neuro Bureau