The Open Science Special Interest Group is very happy to announce that the 8th Annual OHBM Brainhack will be held June 23-25 at Phi Centre in Montreal.
A hackathon? For who?
At the OHBM Brainhack, members of the community gather to work collaboratively on common projects. This year we would like to especially welcome new attendees who have never been to hackathon before. We will provide TrainTrack sessions tailored for beginners and opportunities to directly apply new skills by joining a hackathon project. All members of the community are invited to take part in the OHBM Brainhack 2020!
Applications are now open for the OHBM Hackathon Travel Awards.
The Open Science Special Interest Group is pleased to offer 20 travel awards that will include free registration at the hackathon plus $500 USD that will go towards covering part of the expenses incurred to attend the hackathon. Submit your application no later than March 15th: http://ossig.netlify.com/awards.
Registration for the OHBM Brainhack will open in the middle of March.
Soon after OHBM abstract acceptances are sent out, registration for the OHBM Brainhack will open. In the past two years the hackathon was fully booked, and we therefore recommend to register early. Seats will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. In an effort to increase diversity at the event, we will reserve part of the seats to attendees who attend a hackathon for the first time or who come from traditionally under-represented groups in science or in past hackathons.
Please contribute your favorite TrainTrack session!
Are there specific topics that you would like to see covered in the Hackathon training sessions? Please let us know using this form.
Thank you all for your patience! The situation has forced us to course correct and figure out good ways to foster worldwide collaboration while staying at home! But we are finally ready OHBM Brainhack website and all!
We are committed to building a more welcoming environement. A proportion of the hackathon seats are reserved for those who attend a hackathon for the first time and those who are from traditionally under-represented groups.
We are providing 50 mini-grants worth 100 USD each to help hackathon attendees set up for online conferencing. Apply via the registration link
During the online OHBM Brainhack (16-18th June), attendees will gather into sub-groups and collaboratively work on projects of their choice. And let’s be honest, many of us have a project that could benefit from a 3 day immersion in an environment full of compulsive helpers, so register to the OHBM Brainhack and submit your project!
All kinds of projects facilitating collaboration, openness, and reproducibility within the open neuroscience community are very welcome.
Are you familiar with website development? Would you like to help shaping an engaging experience for Brainhack attendees? Sign up as a website team member! You will be part of a global team in charge of keeping the website up-to-date and making it more engaging, inclusive and welcoming. More information here.
Become a host for the welcome desk
Would you like to help orientate Brainhack attendees throughout the event? Provide a relaxed space for informal chat? Sign up as a welcome desk host! You will chat with attendees and provide any feedback they need. More information here.
Help with the project review
Are you keen on helping Brainhack backstage? Making sure that projects follow guidelines that will help onboard new members? Sign up as a project monitor! In the weeks preceding Brainhack, you will review submitted projects and support project leads to follow Brainhack project setup guidelines. During Brainhack, you will encourage project lead to provide short documentation on what happened at the end of each day. More info here.
Sign up for the helpdesk
Ready to share your technical expertise at the Brainhack? Sign up for the Brainhack helpdesk and answer attendees’ technical questions during the event. As a member of the helpdesk you will monitor the helpdesk channel and answer any questions related to your expertise. More information here.
Become a hackathon buddy
You have already attended a brainhack, are keen in welcoming new members in the Brainhack community? Sign up as a Brainhack buddy! You will be paired with an attendee who is coming to their first hackathon. You will spend 1-hour a day with them during the event to help their onboarding. More information here.
Be part of our social media communications
Would you like to help developing Brainhack social media communications? Sign up as a member of the social media team! You will be part of a global team in charge of spreading our communications for the OHBM Brainhack.
Hi - is there an email available to contact the organisers?
When I was registering, the form wasn’t accepting my address (giving me an error, saying that it didn’t match what is on my credit card account), but I finally got it working. However, on my credit card statement, I’m seeing multiple charges for the registration (4), even though I only have one true confirmation email for payment. I can provide a screenshot and more info by email. Just wondering if this is only a hold that was being applied when your account was trying to debit this payment, and if will be cleared in a few days or if I should do something else to not get these charges applied…
I have paid and registered for the OHBM brainhack, however have not received any login information despite receiving a receipt for the payment. I am trying to access the asia/pacific hub, and I have contacted someone from OHBM brainhack but they did not provide me with any details.
Could someone suggest what I should do?
The OHBM Brainhack will happen online, June 16-18.
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Thank you all for your patience! The situation has forced us to course correct and figure out good ways to foster worldwide collaboration while staying at home! But we are finally ready 
We are committed to building a more welcoming environement. A proportion of the hackathon seats are reserved for those who attend a hackathon for the first time and those who are from traditionally under-represented groups.
We are providing 50 mini-grants worth 100 USD each to help hackathon attendees set up for online conferencing. Apply via the registration link
To organize all this we are teaming up with the 
Thank you so much for those of you who volunteered! We’ll post more info very soon on how to contribute
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Not sure about the submission process? 
We will close submissions before the Brainhack starts, so we recommend you send a draft submission as soon as you can. 
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