A Brainhack, part of the Brainhack Global Effort (http://www.brainhack.org/global2019/), will take place at White-Gravenor Hall on Georgetown University campus in Washington DC on November 16-17, 2019. Brainhacks are unique events that convene researchers from across the globe and a myriad of disciplines to work together on innovative projects related to neuroscience. Please join us for this 2-day event and become part of this community of brain enthusiasts working on real neuroscience research problems. At Brainhack you will have an opportunity to learn about alternative data analyses, build new analysis and visualizations tools and help materialize new research ideas. All this while you build strong collaborations with fellow neuroscientists from the local Washington DC region.

In contrast to traditional conferences, which are structured around the lecturer-audience paradigm, Brainhacks are designed to maximize interactions between all participants. To do so, Brainhacks gravitate around real-life neuroscience projects in which attendees work on a highly collaborative manner for the duration of the event.

How does it work? Brainhack DC 2019 welcomes project proposals related to neuroscience including projects on big data analytics, machine learning, and building neuroimaging analysis pipelines. Attendees are encouraged to propose their own projects in this form, and pitch their own projects during the opening remarks. After project pitches, attendees will choose a project to “hack” on. Brainhacking will occur for two full days during which you will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from other experts with a shared interest in neuroscience and open science. Working sessions will be accompanied by small "unconferences” during which group leaders will provide project reports and receive feedback from all brainhackers. At the conclusion of the Brainhack, you will have contributed to the sprouting of new projects and tools that will help advance neuroscientific research.

Registration for the Brainhack DC 2019 is now open. This event is FREE! We are working on securing funding for food. While we will keep registration open until November 15th, please register by November 7th so the organizers can account for food/snacks/refreshments for attendees. Attendees can also bring their own meals or buy them at any of the on-campus cafeterias. We will not provide computers, so all attendees must bring their own laptops to brainhack. This event has limited attendance, so please sign up only if you are certain that you will be attending and actively participating in the event. If you change your mind, please inform dc.brainhack@gmail.com

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made to methodslab@georgetown.edu by November 7th. A good-faith effort will be made to fulfill requests.

LOCATION: White-Gravenor Hall, Georgetown University, Washington DC.
DATES: November 16-17, 2019
COST: There is no registration fee for this event.