CNS*2025 Florence: Call for Workshops 

Florence, Italy, July 05-09, 2025 

Workshop proposal submission instructions for CNS*2025

Workshops will take place during the last two days (8th and 9th of July, 2025) of the 34th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting. Although several speakers can be invited to introduce a unifying theme in each workshop, ample time for discussion should be planned.

Please note that the workshops for CNS*2025 will follow the format that started with CNS*2023. All workshops will be hosted in person at Florence. The final events of the main meeting and the first workshops will overlap on the 8th of July to enable maximum participation. The last day of the meeting, the 9th of July is reserved for workshops. Speakers are encouraged to participate in person, however, a few "virtual" talks per workshop can be accommodated based on circumstances.

The duration of a workshop could range from 0.5 days (one session lasting 3.5 hours) to 1.5 days (three half-day sessions). Half-day workshops will be preferentially scheduled on the 8th of July. They will, therefore, offer an opportunity to attract a wider audience still present for the main meeting. Workshop organizers are also required to specify their preferred time slot (e.g. the morning of the 8th of July, the morning of the 9th of July etc.), in Florence local time. Preferred time slots, the number of confirmed speakers and a balance of speakers in terms of gender, geography and career level are key selection criteria. 

Also please note the following rules which were approved by the OCNS Board on July 15, 2013:

• Each individual can be the organizer or co-organizer of only one workshop.
• The number of confirmed speakers is one of the criteria for accepting the proposal.
• Overlapping proposals may be asked to be combined. If the organizers do not wish to combine the proposals, only one of the proposals may be accepted.

Submission deadline: Workshop proposals submitted by the 1st of February, 2025 (11:59 EST), will receive full consideration. Workshop proposals submitted after the 1st of February, 2025 will be evaluated based on available spots for additional workshops.

Registration and waivers: Workshop registration will take place through the OCNS registration website for CNS*2025. All workshop participants, including organisers and speakers, must register.

Each workshop is eligible to receive one waiver (0.5-day and 1-day workshops) or two waivers (1.5-day workshops). Waivers are for workshop registration and can be used by speakers or organizers.

Please address any questions to [email protected].

Athanasia Papoutsi, Workshops Chair for CNS*2025

Proposal template

Workshops Submission Template for CNS*2025