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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><img width=756 height=471 id=img308579 src="cid:image001.png@01D66037.667AF410"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Neuroscience community,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>we are happy to announce the 7th ESI Systems Neuroscience Conference. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Given the current situation this year will be a special one. ESI SyNC will be a<b> fully virtual conference</b>! We will do our best to make it as authentic of an experience as we can and hope you'll help us with your enthusiastic participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>This year’s topic will be <b><i>Causal Approaches in Neuroscience</i></b>, including a focus session on <b><i>Viral Approaches in Monkeys</i></b>. The conference will take place <b>24th - 26th August 2020</b> in the afternoon of each day.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Confirmed speakers</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Conference: Focus session:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Richard Born Michael Schmid<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Viviana Gradinaru Stefan Treue<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Ken-ichi Inoue Azadeh Yazdan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Anna Mitchell<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Eyal Seidemann<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Hamutal Slovin<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Bozhi Tian<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Registration is now open. Limited places are available.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>For registration please follow this link </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://survey3.gwdg.de/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=131388&lang=en"><span lang=EN-GB>https://survey3.gwdg.de/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=131388&lang=en</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>or check here: </span></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.esi-frankfurt.de/newevent/"><span lang=EN-GB>https://www.esi-frankfurt.de/newevent/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> or our Twitter announcement: </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://twitter.com/ESIneuroscience/status/1285109935391625216"><span lang=EN-GB>https://twitter.com/ESIneuroscience/status/1285109935391625216</span></a></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>We are looking forward to an exciting conference with you!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>The ESI SyNC 2020 organizing committee:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Wolf Singer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Pascal Fries<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Renata Vajda<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Athanasia Tzanou<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Benjamin Stauch<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Eleni Psarou<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Frederike Klein<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Iris Grothe<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>Rasmus Roese<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>