Energy for the 21st Century Conference 2010

The Conference & Events Office is happy to be involved once again with the Energy for the 21st Century Conference on Monday, October 11, 2010. This is the second symposium sponsored by the University of Rochester’s Energy Research Initiative.

The event, held in the Robert B. Goergen Hall for Biomedical Engineering and Optics, will have many specialized speakers and University of Rochester scientists and engineers will present research posters and will be available for discussions. A buffet lunch and wine and cheese reception will also provide time for networking and conversation.

This event is free and open to the general public. Online registration will be available until Thursday, October 7 at 10am. On-site registration will also be available. For more information, including the day's agenda, please visit the conference website. A listing of the day's speakers is also available.

The 2009 Energy for the 21st Century Conference.

For questions regarding the conference, please contact Ms. Vicki Heberling at heberlin@ece.rochester.edu.

We hope to see you there!
-Kaitlin & Erica

Some Upcoming Events

I wanted to update you on some events the Conference and Events Office will be working on over the next couple of weeks:

The 4th annual Simon School Convocation will be held on Thursday, September 23 at 4:30 p.m. in the University of Rochester’s Interfaith Chapel. Convocation is the official kickoff to the academic year at the Simon School of Business. Remarks will be given by Chairman Emeritus G. Robert Witmer, University President Joel Seligman, Simon School of Business Dean Mark Zupan, and Sarah Pare, Simon School Class of 2011 and President of the Graduate Business Council. Joseph Abrams ’74, co-founder of MySpace and a member of the Simon School National Council and Executive Advisory Committee, will give the Convocation Address. Simon School faculty, staff, and students are invited to a reception in the Eisenberg Rotunda in Schlegel Hall immediately following the Convocation ceremony.

Make sure you plan on attending the 2010 Benefits EXPO, held September 28-30. This event gives University of Rochester employees a chance to speak with representatives from carriers, third-party administrators, and investment companies under the University’s various benefits plans. In addition, employees can receive information regarding health and wellness initiatives, tons of freebies and handouts, as well as raffle prizes!

Some of the participants include:
Retirement Companies
TIAA-CREF, Fidelity,
T. Rowe Price, Vanguard
Health Care Plan Administrators
Aetna, Excellus
Dental Plans
Excellus
Flexible Spending Accounts Administrators
Life Insurance
Securian Life
Auto and Home Insurance
MetLife
Home Ownership Programs
Advantage Federal Credit Union,
Bank of America,
Canandaigua National Bank,
Chase, City of Rochester,
HSBC, M&T, NeighborWorks Rochester
URMC Fitness & Wellness Center
River Campus Athletic Facilities
Employee Assistance Program
Well-U
. . . and many more!

Tuesday, September 28, Medical Center
Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building
(Sarah Flaum Atrium), 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday, September 29, Medical Center
Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building
(Sarah Flaum Atrium),10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thursday, September 30, River Campus
Wilson Commons (May Room), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hope to see you at some point over the next few weeks!

-Scott

In the works: COSYNE 2010

Denise is well under way with preparations for COSYNE 2010, another event our office assists in planning. If you're looking for assistance planning your next conference, contact Scott Verrenti at (585) 273-1765.

-Kaitlin

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A little bit about the COSYNE conference (from cosyne.org): 

The first Cosyne meeting, held in 2004 at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, drew over 350 participants. Since 2005, the meeting has been held in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has attracted a growing number of participants, from nearly 400 in 2005 to over 500 in 2009.

Cosyne topics include but are not limited to: neural coding, natural scene statistics, dendritic computation, neural basis of persistent activity, nonlinear receptive field mapping, representations of time and sequence, reward systems, decision-making, synaptic plasticity, map formation and plasticity, population coding, attention, computation with spiking networks.