When Virtual Meets Reality Workshop
Advances in game
technology, social networking and digital media offer new opportunities for
treating neurodevelopmental disorders
Overview
This workshop will bring together investigators and trainees from NeuroDevNet
(NDN) and GRAND, with the specific goal of exploring areas of complementary
research interests and expertise in the development and application of emerging
digital technologies as novel therapeutic tools. This one-day event will include
invited lectures covering selected topics and small group discussions aimed at
identifying specific research questions to be addressed within this strategic
initiative.
A key deliverable from this workshop will be the development
of potential new directions and collaborative research opportunities across NDN
and GRAND. The design, testing and optimization of novel technologies for
therapeutic application in targeted clinical populations has implications for
both commercialization (potential to create new products and/or services) and
delivery of health care (potential to create new and/or more effective
therapeutic interventions) that will impact positively on the health and economy
of Canada.
Dates/ Location
Friday, June 4 – Saturday, June 5
The Westin Ottawa (Canada)
Registration Details and Deadline
If interested in attending, please forward your request outlining how your research interests would contribute to the goals of this workshop. Please note that space is limited and selection will be based on expertise.
To apply to attend the workshop, or for further information, please contact one of the following co-chairs by Friday, April 30.
NeuroDevNet Co-chair:
James Reynolds, 613-533-6946 (
jnr@queensu.ca
)
GRAND Co-chair
Nicholas Graham, 613 533 6526 (
graham@cs.queensu.ca
)
Workshop Agenda
|
Friday, June 4, 2010 - Welcome Reception |
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| 5:00-6:00pm | Cocktails |
| 6:00-8:00pm | Dinner |
|
Saturday, June 5, 2010 - Workshop |
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| 7:30-8:15am | Registration & breakfast (pick-up name tags) |
|
8:15-8:30am |
Welcome |
|
8:30-9:30am |
Keynote Address, Dr. Mindy Levin, McGill University |
|
9:30-10:15am |
Group Brainstorm session (& Nutrition Break) |
|
10:15-11:15am |
Presentation, Dr. Laurent Itti, University of Southern California
|
11:15-12:00pm |
Interest Group Session |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Working Lunch |
|
12:30pm |
Demonstration, Dr. Shane Dunne, Dunne and Associates Technology Consulting Inc. “Interactive Games for EEG Biofeedback Training” |
|
1:00-2:30pm |
Presentations from interest groups Each group will receive 30 minutes. |
| 2:30-2:45pm | Nutrition break |
|
2:45-3:30pm |
Fine tune research question to one core (keeping in mind): |
|
3:30-4:00pm |
Identify the timelines for the research proposal and determine who (2-3 individuals) will take the lead on drafting the initial proposal. Determine how the larger group will provide feedback on the initial draft. |
| 4:00-4:15pm | Short debrief |
| 4:15-4:30pm | End of workshop |
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