Hello Brainhack@Illinois Registrants!!!!
Thanks for registering to attend Brainhack@Illinois. We are all very excited about this opportunity to hack together, meet fellow open science/neuroscience enthusiasts, grow new collaborations, and learn about strategies for getting the most out of our data. As the event approaches, we want to provide you some important information.
BEFORE ARRIVING ON CAMPUS – Please take a look at the following information.
USE THE WEBSITE TO GET LINKS TO INFORMATION
Our local event website is: https://publish.illinois.edu/brainhack2017/
We will be adding links to information throughout the event. Also, the calendar is accessible there.
JOIN OUR SLACK TEAM FOR THE EVENT
The slack channel will be the way to communicate with other attendees during the conference and will also be the way to ask questions of the broadcasted talks. We have a slack channel just for our site: #bhg17-illinois that you can also join once you are on slack. On our site slack, consider sharing your project ideas prior to the event so that others can start thinking about how to contribute to them. Also, this will be a great opportunity to introduce yourself to your fellow brainhackers. The invite to the slack channel is here:
https://brainhack-slack-invite.herokuapp.com/
WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE
A Brainhack is a dynamic conference and the schedule may change. For the most up-to-date schedule please see:
COME PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR PROJECT AND INTERESTS
An initial task is to form groups and get a good idea about the background and interests of the attendees. We would ask that you would come prepared to present a short, 2-3 minute overview of your research interests, project idea, and what you hope to get out of the Brainhack. If you need to use slides, that will be fine, but it will move along quickly if you can just speak at this initial session. After groups are formed, there will be more opportunities to present your work, progress, and outcomes of the Brainhack.
LUNCH LOGISTICS
Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided.
DATA ACCESS
We will have some data from the Human Connection Project available for peple that do not have a project or data already in mind.
IF YOU ARE A GUEST – WELCOME!!
HOW TO GET TO THE UIUC
The Beckman Institute is located on the south side of University Avenue, between Mathews Avenue and Wright Street in Urbana. The street address is 405 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, 61801.
HACK LOCATION
All three days of the Brainhack will be held in 1005 Beckman Institute.
GUEST INTERNET ACCESS
UIUC and Beckman Institute have excellent wifi throughout the building and campus. Guests can get access. According to: https://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois/page.php?id=62579
We provide free public WiFi for guests. Follow these simple steps to get online:
- Select IllinoisNet_Guest as the network to connect to.
- Open a web browser (e.g. Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer).
- At the bottom of the page, Click Register a guest account from the menu on the left.
- Provide relevant information (name, phone number, email address).
- Click Register.
PARKING
Beckman Institute is located on the North part of campus, on University Ave and Mathews Ave. Parking meters are available in the circle drive next to Beckman Institute off of Mathews Ave or on the lower levels of the North Campus Parking Deck (1201 W University Ave, Urbana). The parking meters take quarters or can be paid through your phone (and a credit card) using the PaybyPhone App: https://www.paybyphone.com. You may want to install the app on your phone before arriving.
Looking forward to meeting you soon,
Brad Sutton
Sepideh Sadaghiani
Sanmi Koyejo
&
Your Brainhack@UIUC Organization Team.