[NEST Users] NEST Conference 2020 goes virtual — Call for Contributions

Dear all, The NEST Initiative is excited to invite everyone interested in Neural Simulation Technology and the NEST Simulator to the NEST Conference 2020. The NEST Conference provides an opportunity for the NEST Community to meet, exchange success stories, swap advice, learn about current developments in and around NEST spiking network simulation and its application. This year's conference will take place as a *virtual conference* on *Monday/Tuesday 29/30 June 2020*. We are now inviting contributions to the conference, including plenary talks, "posters" and breakout sessions on specific topics. *Important dates* *01 June 2020* — Deadline for submission of contributions *08 June 2020* — Notification of acceptance *10 June 2020* — Deadline for NEST Initiative Membership applications (registration is free for members in 2020) *22 June 2020* — Registration deadline *29 June 2020* — NEST Conference 2020 starts For more information on how to submit your contribution, register and participate, please visit the conference website *https://nest-simulator.org/conference* We are looking forward to seeing you all in June! Hans Ekkehard Plesser, Susanne Kunkel, Dennis Terhorst, Anne Elfgen & many more