Sixth International Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Meeting

 描述(由申请人提供)：脑机接口(BCI)对于严重运动障碍的人来说是一种潜在的强大的沟通和控制选择。成功地将BCI转化为可从中受益的人的实际使用取决于密切和富有成效的多学科互动，并需要认识和关注 一系列关键问题。国际BCI会议系列(1999、2002、2005、2010和2013)汇聚了对BCI研究至关重要的广泛研究小组和学科，并引发了许多富有成效的互动和合作。这些会议对BCI研究的影响体现在一个惊人的事实上，即曾经发表的BCI文章中有一半以上包括至少一位参加BCI会议系列的作者。这项为第六届国际BCI会议提出的建议：“BCI的过去、现在和未来”，将是第一次在新成立的BCI协会任命的项目委员会的领导下组织的。会议应通过以下具体目标鼓励和促进对严重运动障碍患者具有重大实用价值的脑机接口系统的发展：1)汇聚和促进所有学科和支持者之间的富有成效的互动，这些学科和支持者的合作对成功的脑机接口研究和开发至关重要。没有其他地方能把他们聚集在一起。2)对脑-机接口的研究和发展现状进行了简要和全面的回顾。3)在有重点的研讨会上讨论对BCI研究和发展的持续进展至关重要的主要主题。将根据与会者提交的研讨会提案和摘要选择其他广泛感兴趣的专题。4)通过多名研究生和博士后研究员的参与，促进新研究人员的教育和发展。“与领导人共进午餐”和“BCI女性”等活动将鼓励新老研究人员之间的互动。5)最大限度地提高会议的直接和长期影响，办法是由《国际会议期刊》出版一期由同行评议的主要文章和来自会议的重点评论的特刊。6)通过提供继续教育单位学分，最大限度地发挥BCI会议的临床影响。7)为新成立的BCI协会确定成员福利和社会主导的项目，使其成为在美国和世界各地促进BCI研究的领导者。总之，这次会议将汇聚参与脑机接口研究和临床应用的科学家、工程师和临床医生，审查该领域的现状，解决进一步进展的关键问题，并促进年轻研究人员的教育和参与。这次会议和由此产生的综合性出版物应该像它的前身一样，为BCI的研究和发展做出重大贡献。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are a potentially powerful communication and control option for people with severe motor impairments. Successful translation of BCIs to actual use by people who can benefit from them depends on close and productive multidisciplinary interactions, and requires recognition of and attention to a set of crucial issues. The International BCI Meeting Series (1999, 2002, 2005, 2010, and 2013) brought together a wide range of research groups and disciplines vital to BCI research, and triggered many productive interactions and collaborations. The impact of these meetings on BCI research is illustrated by the striking fact that over half the BCI articles ever published includeat least one author who attended the BCI Meeting Series. This proposal, for the Sixth International BCI Meeting: "BCI Past, Present, and Future", will be the first organized under the leadership of a Program Committee appointed by the newly formed BCI Society. The meeting should encourage and facilitate the development of BCI systems of substantial practical value to people with severe motor impairments through the following specific aims: 1) bring together and foster productive interactions among all the disciplines and constituencies whose cooperation is crucial to successful BCI research and development. No other venue brings them all together. 2) Present a concise and comprehensive review of the current state of BCI research and development. 3) Address in focused workshops the major topics critical for continued progress in BCI research and development. Additional topics of broad interest will be chosen based on workshop proposals and abstracts submitted by participants. 4) Promote the education and development of new researchers through the participation of many graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Events such as "Lunch with Leaders" and "Women of BCI" will encourage interactions between new and established researchers. 5) Maximize the immediate and long-term Meeting impact through publication by the BCI Journal of a special issue of peer-reviewed primary articles and focused reviews derived from the meeting. 6) Maximize the clinical impact of the BCI Meeting by offering continuing education unit credits. 7) Define member benefits and Society-led projects for the newly formed BCI Society to establish it as a leader fostering BCI research in the US and around the world. In summary, this meeting will bring together scientists, engineers, and clinicians involved in BCI research and clinical use, review the present state of the field, address key issues critical to further progress, and promote the education and participation of young researchers. This meeting and the resulting comprehensive publications should, like its predecessors, contribute greatly to BCI research and development.