[Neurobureau-hubs] Call to arms! Let's make this HBM one to remember!

[Franco, Alexandre R]

I'm all in to help out. 
I'm also finishing up a 3D picture to put in my poster. 

See you'll soon (I need to get out of the south), 
Alex


On Jun 14, 2011, at 9:46 AM, Maarten Mennes wrote:

> Hi Cameron & NeuroBureaucrats (I love that word)
> 
> Fantastic efforts!
> 
> I'll gladly help
> 
> - putting up the art pieces for the opening night.
> - judge the contest submissions (still bummed that I did not find time
> to submit something myself).
> - hand out drink tickets at the beginning of the party.
> 
> We'll have at least one poster that is almost fully 3D picturized.
> I'll post some pictures of what we came up with to the forums.
> Unfortunately not all results are suitable for 3D rendering. Is there
> a 3D NeuroBureau Logo?
> 
> I'll have to juggle a bit as my family (yes, I can say that now :) )
> will be joining me for the conference and some time off afterwards.
> 
> Greetz,
> Maarten
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Richard Craddock
> <cameron.craddock at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear Hubs,
>> There has been a lot of great things happening at The Neuro Bureau,
>> unfortunately soo much that we have been to busy to communicate.  I would
>> like to correct that now, and get everyone up to speed on the Neuro Bureau's
>> HBM initiatives.
>> Things happening at HBM:
>> 1. Art Exhibition - Neurocartographies: Thanks to the efforts of Daniel and
>> Pierre, OHBM has officially sanctioned our art exhibition and is giving us
>> space for free.  10 artists are sending artwork for the show.  The
>> exhibition will run for the length of the conference.
>> 2. Brain-Art Competition:  Hopefully everyone has heard about the brain-art
>> competition that we are hosting.  The submission deadline has passed, but we
>> are still accepting some more entries.  We currently have had at least 45
>> submissions, spanning four different categories. The winners of the
>> competition will be announced at the Cirque du Cerveaux Gala.  There will
>> also be an onsite hand-drawn brain competition.
>> www.neurobureau.org/BrainArt/Competition.html
>> 3. Cirque du Cerveaux Gala:  Thanks largely to the efforts of Daniel, we
>> will be throwing a HUGE party at the national fine arts museum in Quebec
>> (http://www.mnba.qc.ca/Home.aspx).  The party is quite expensive and is
>> being underwritten by several institutions.  We will have 1200 drink tickets
>> to distribute, then after that, cash bar.  The party is scheduled for the
>> evening of July 28th.  We have enough outdoor and indoor accommodations for
>> almost the entire conference.  But after 11:00 PM the party is restricted to
>> being solely indoors, and limited to 1500 attendees, but that is when the dj
>> starts spinning.  There will a brief presentation during the party where we
>> will announce the winners of the art competition.
>> 4. Stereoscopic images:  The Neuro Bureau will be distributing red/cyan 3D
>> glasses to all of the conference attendees.  As part of this initiative we
>> are encouraging everyone to include a stereoscopic image in the posters and
>> talks.  Gonzalo has written a short tutorial for making these types of
>> images
>> (http://www.nitrc.org/plugins/mwiki/index.php/neurobureau:StereoImages).  If
>> you include an image on your poster please post your poster information on
>> the forum (http://www.nitrc.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=2118).
>> 5. SWAG: The flyers for the art part, exhibition, and the glasses will be
>> distributed with the conference registration packets.  Additionally we will
>> have Neuro Bureau buttons to hand out.
>> We are very excited about all of these initiatives, and have come a long way
>> toward getting everything set up.  Now we need your help!
>> 1. We need people to help setup and tear down the art exhibition.  We are
>> planning to set everything up on June 26th before the opening party.  This
>> party will probably be one of the busiest time for the exhibition.
>>  Additionally, each night we will need to move the art pieces into a secured
>> room.  Heather Schafer (my sister and TNB legal council) has graciously
>> volunteered to woman the exhibition during most of the conference.  But we
>> hope that other members will have a presence at the exhibition during other
>> times.  Bring over your friends and colleagues!  Also we need volunteers to
>> give Heather a break every once in a while.
>> 2. We need volunteers to judge submissions.  Daniel, Pierre, and I have been
>> receiving the submissions, so it will probably be best if other people judge
>> them.  This will allow the judging to take place anonymously.
>> 3. We need volunteers to help make sure the party runs smoothly.  We will be
>> handing out drink tickets by the door.  While I am will to do this for part
>> of the night, I am hoping that we can split this up amongst different
>> members of the bureau.
>> 4. We need you to add stereoscopic images to your posters and to encourage
>> others to do the same.  We want this effort to be successful.  There will be
>> nothing cooler than looking out at a crowd during an oral presentation and
>> seeing a sea of 3D glasses!
>> 5. We will provide each one of you with some buttons, please hand them out!
>>  HBM is one of the best marketing opportunities for the Bureau.
>> Overall, we would like for you to serve as ambassadors for the Bureau during
>> the conference.  Please identify yourself with the Neuro Bureau, and tell
>> others about it.  Several of us are attending the post doc/grad student
>> social on Monday night,
>>  https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227612400586622.  This will be a
>> great opportunity to interact with people that are just like us and
>> encourage them to embrace principles of open neuroscience and nomadic life
>> styles.
>> Please respond to the group and volunteer for some of these
>> responsibilities.  There are so many of us, that we should be able to handle
>> all of this with little impact on the quality of our HBM experiences.
>> I am extremely excited to see you all soon!
>> Cheers,
>> Cameron
>> 
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