Invited Speakers:

Abstract theories of plasticity:       Nicolas Brunel confirmed CNRS and University of Paris Anthony Burkitt confirmed University of Melbourne, Australia Stefano Fusi confirmed Columbia University, New York Wulfram Gerstner confirmed EPFL, Lausanne Mate Lengyel confirmed University of Cambridge, UK Walter Senn confirmed University of Berne Mark van Rossum confirmed University of Edinburgh Misha Tsodyks confirmed Weizmann Institute, Israel

Modeling based on biophysics and calcium:       Upinder Bhalla confirmed ncbs, Bangalore, India Carson C. Chow confirmed University of Pittsburgh Harel Shouval confirmed University of Texas, Houston Paul Miller confirmed Brandeis University, Waltham, USA

Learning models based on  reinforcement and reward:       Andrew Barto confirmed University of Massachusetts, Amherst Eugene Izhikevich confirmed Braincorporation, San Diego Robert Legenstein confirmed TU Graz, Austria

Experimental and biophysical insights:       Guo-Quiang Bi confirmed University of Pittsburgh Mariano Casado confirmed ENS, Paris James Di Carlo confirmed MIT, Boston Rob Froemke confirmed NYU, New York Christian Hansel confirmed University of Chicago Jason Kerr confirmed MPI Tubingen, Germany Carole Levenes confirmed CNRS and University of Paris John Lisman confirmed Brandeis University, Waltham, USA Huib Mansvelder confirmed Neuroscience Campus, Amsterdam Henry Markram confirmed EPFL, Lausanne Jack Mellor confirmed Bristol University Richard Morris confirmed University of Edinburgh Ole Paulsen confirmed University of Oxford, UK Jesper Sjöström confirmed UCL London Wolfram Schultz confirmed University of Cambridge, UK

Young Presenters       Claudia Clopath confirmed CNRS and University of Paris Jean-Pascal Pfister confirmed University of Berne Christian Leibold confirmed Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München Michael Graupner confirmed NYU, New York