The Bernstein Conference is the central scientific meeting of the Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience. In 2012, the conference takes place from September 12 - 14 in Munich, in conjunction with the 5th International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) Congress of Neuroinformatics.
 

Confirmed Speakers:
Kwabena Boahen (Stanford University, USA)
György Buzsaki (Rutgers University, USA)
Matteo Carandini (University College London, UK)
Greg DeAngelis (Universty of Rochester, USA)
Shaul Druckmann (Janelia Farm Research Campus, USA)
Gaute Einevoll (Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway)
Onur Güntürkün (BFNL Sequence Learning, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany)
Moritz Helmstaedter (MPI of Neurobiology, Germany)
Quentin Huys (Gatsby, UK)
Christof Koch (Caltech, USA)
Gabriel Kreiman (Harvard University, USA)
Stefan Leutgeb (University of Cambridge, UK)
Máté Lengyel (University of Cambridge, UK)
Zach Mainen (Centro Champalimaud, Portugal)
Maryann Martone (University of California, USA)
Andreas Nieder (BCCN and University of Tübingen, Germany)
Jeremy Niven (University of Cambridge, UK)
Tomaso Poggio (McGovern Institute at MIT, USA)
Alexandre Pouget (University of Genf, Schwitzerland)
Ranulfo Romo (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexiko)
Bernhard Schölkopf (BCCN Tübingen, BFNT Freiburg-Tübingen,
MPI for Intelligent Systems, Germany)
Bernhard Seeber (MRC Institute of Hearing Research, UK)
Ladan Shams (UCLA, USA)
Jochen Triesch (BFNT, FIAS and University of Frankfurt)

All details about program, registration, abstract submission, etc. can be found on the Bernstein Conference 2012 Website

Abstract submission deadline: May 11, 2012

Early registration deadline: June 1, 2012

Bernstein Award:
As in previous years, the conference will be opened by the official announcement and presentation of the Bernstein Award, and will be followed by a PhD student and Postdoc Symposium.

Bernstein Bazar for Journalists:
Following the prize giving ceremony of the Bernstein Award, journalists are invited to participate in the "Bernstein Bazar", offering an overview over current topics in the neurosciences and the opportunity for personal concersations with the Bernstein Awardee and  other selected brain researchers.

Journalists should register as early as possible by contacting:
Johannes Faber

NeuroVision Film Contest:

For the second time, the Bernstein Conference will feature the "NeuroVision Film Contest". Two awards –each endowed with 500 € -will be presented for the best visualization of neuroscience, one for the most creative handling of the topic and one for the greatest informational value. Contest winners will be selected and announced during the Bernstein Conference 2012. Further information regarding submission deadline, contest conditions, etc. on the contest’s website.

Brains for Brains Award:
As in past years, the conference will also feature the Award Ceremony of the 2012 edition of the Brains for Brains Young Researchers Computational Neuroscience Award, conferred by the Bernstein Computational Neuroscience Association.

Venue:
Klinikum rechts der Isar
Munich