Hippocampus Green Meeting

The Event

This 2-day conference will focus on hippocampal physiology, network dynamics, and the phenomenon of replay in freely behaving animal models.

It will take place on June 10-11, 2024 in the heart of London, at the Sainsbury Wellcome Center.

Program

Keynote lecture: John O’Keefe (UCL, London, UK)

Confirmed lecturers include (by alphabetical order):

  • Caswell Barry (UCL, London, UK)
  • Karim Benchenane (ESPCI, Paris, France)
  • David Dupret (University of Oxford, UK)
  • Gabrielle Girardeau (IFM, Paris, France)
  • Kate Jeffery (University of Glasgow, UK)
  • Freyja Ólafsdóttir (Donders Institute, Nijmegen, Netherlands)
  • Liset de la Prida (Instituto Cajal – CSIC, Madrid, Spain)
  • Thomas Wills (UCL, London, UK)

Complete list of speakers on Program page.

The meeting will start at 9:00 on June 10 and finish at 18:00 on June 11. A detailed program will soon be announced.

Why “green”?

All participants are encouraged to use eco-friendly methods of transportation to join the meeting (e.g. train, bus or car pooling).

Format

The Sainsbury Wellcome Center can host a maximum 120 attendants. The format for presentations will consist of short talks, data blitz sessions and general discussions. For short talks and data blitz presentations, graduate students and postdocs will be prioritized during abstract selection.  Note that there will be no poster session for this inaugural meeting.

Abstract submission (disabled)

Please register your interest by clicking on one of the buttons below and completing the forms. Abstracts will be selected for short talks or data blitz.

Note that abstract submission gives priority for registration (selected participants will be emailed, see Step 2 below).

Option 1 (recommended):
Register your interest and submit an abstract

Option 2:
Register your interest without abstract

Registration

Registration to attend the meeting is now open to everyone:

Click to register

Registration covers attendance, coffee breaks and lunches on both days. Note that dinners and accommodation are not included.

Registration fees:

– grad students: £50
– postdocs: £100
– faculty members: £150

Important dates

Deadline for abstract submission: Jan 15, 2024 – Extended to January 22, 2024

Abstract selection by scientific committee: March, 2024 (selected participants have been emailed)

Deadline for Registration fee (for selected participants): April 1, 2024

Opening of registration for everyone : April 2, 2024