<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(153,0,0)"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif">Sign-up today for the Montreal AI and Neuroscience meeting - MAIN 2024!</font></b></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Dear all,</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The Quebec Neuro-AI Research Center (UNIQUE) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 7th edition of the <b>Montreal AI and Neuroscience </b></span></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">Conference</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">, </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="https://www.main2024.org/" id="m_-1924695242505301530m_-9016011478689659802OWA982aa872-7e85-48cd-3a3a-cdb9e3d3bde0" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">MAIN 2024</a></u></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:black">  (Oct 22-25, 2024).</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We have put together a fantastic scientific program with more than 20 speakers and panelists (Oct 22-24, 2024). This year, MAIN will be held at the Roger-Gaudry Pavillon at the Université de Montréal.</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Our speakers and panelists this year include renowned experts such as Terry Sejnowski, Alison Gopnik, Yoshua Bengio, Eva Dyer, Luiz Pessoa, Laura Driscoll, Ian Charest, Kayvon Daie, Elizabeth DuPre, Alessandro Gifford, Guillaume Lajoie, Patrick Mineault, ‘Ōiwi Parker Jones, Matthew Perich, Carlos Ponce, Doina Precup, Blake Richards, João Sacramento, Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Maryam Vaziri, Taylor Webb and other leading experts in the field of Neuro-AI. Head to the </span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="https://www.main2024.org/" id="m_-1924695242505301530m_-9016011478689659802OWA98fead88-c7ad-f5c4-f6e6-40773ea91dc1" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">MAIN website</a></u></span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"> </span><span style="color:black">for more details about this year's amazing scientific program!</span></font></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Registration</b> (In-person lectures, poster presentations, networking, food and social events):</font></span></p><ul style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm"><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">$20 for undergraduate students</font></li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">$50 for graduate students & postdocs</font></li><li style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">$100 for all others</font></li></ul><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></b></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Abstracts/Posters: </b>A call for abstract submissions is currently open (deadline Oct 15!). Prizes will be awarded to the best presentations!</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>MAIN Educational:</b> As in previous years, the MAIN conference will include an educational session. This year it will take place on Friday, Oct 25^th at Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, Oct 25, and it requires <b>separate registration</b> (Fee: $25 / see the MAIN 2024 website for details).</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Find out more about the program and register today: </span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="https://www.main2024.org/" id="m_-1924695242505301530m_-9016011478689659802OWA22574993-4a84-8ca6-b1b9-5de57178aa54" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.main2024.org</a></u></span></font></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">➤</span><span style="color:black"> You can also directly head to the registration page: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,112,192)"><u><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/main-2024-tickets-999609949267" id="m_-1924695242505301530m_-9016011478689659802OWAdf90ea04-b854-a247-3f28-d3bd28756533" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,112,192);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/main-2024-tickets-999609949267</a></u></span></font></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">More information about the program will be sent by email to all registered participants!</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Note that we will also have a “Neuro-AI Job Board” where you can either advertise or view job opportunities in the field of Neuro-AI.</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please share this announcement widely with your institution, colleagues, students and friends!</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Questions ?  👉  <a href="mailto:centre-unique@umontreal.ca" target="_blank">centre-unique@umontreal.ca</a></font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">See you soon!</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The MAIN 2024 organizing committee</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Shahab Bakhtiari, Pierre L Bellec, Andrea Green, Karim Jerbi, Guillaume Lajoie, Flavie Lavoie-Cardinal, Jean-Marc Lina, Bratislav Misic, Doina Precup, Blake Richards and Irina Rish</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">UNIQUE - The Quebec Neuro-AI Research Center</font><br><font face="Aptos" style="font-size:12pt">______________________________</font><font face="Aptos" style="font-size:12pt">________________________</font></span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;margin:0px 0cm 0.0001pt"><span style="font-family:Aptos;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,112,192)"><u><a href="https://www.main2024.org/" id="m_-1924695242505301530m_-9016011478689659802OWAe98d90ec-627f-bc49-6429-e8a5c6e5c3c9" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,112,192);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">MAIN2024</a></u> | <u><a href="http://www.unique.quebec/" id="m_-1924695242505301530m_-9016011478689659802OWAc968e67f-a79f-b5c4-228d-4648feeeec88" title="www.unique.quebec" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,112,192);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">UNIQUE Centre</a></u> | <u><a href="https://x.com/ai_unique?lang=en" id="m_-1924695242505301530m_-9016011478689659802OWAfdf3ac71-6f5f-d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