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Poster board G4 - Tue 15/07/2008, 11:30 - Hall 1
Session 161 - Techniques 3
Abstract n° 161.4
Publication ref.: FENS Abstr., vol.4, 161.4, 2008

Authors	Ritz R., Strandberg P., Larsson A., Lillberg Y., Chatzopoulou E., Holm P., Naeslund M., Wang H. & Bjaalie J. G.
Address	INCF Secretariat, Stockholm, Sweden
Title	The INCF software center.
Text	The mission of the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF; www. incf. org) is to coordinate and foster international activities in neuroinformatics. In general, this includes combining neuroscience and informatics research to develop and apply advanced tools and approaches essential for a major advancement in understanding the structure and function of the brain. The INCF Software Center presented here is the first component to be released of the INCF Neuroinformatics Portal. There is a significant number of resources available for neuroscientists today, yet they are not used as widely as they should because discovering their existence and evaluating their quality and relevance remain tedious tasks. Furthermore, the development of such resources often relies on isolated laboratories where collaboration across projects would be beneficial. The INCF Software Center addresses these issues in the following way: (i) It strives to become the number one entry point for people in the field looking for neuroscience specific or supporting software. It offers advanced classification and search tools as well as rating and evaluation facilities. (ii) It provides modelers and tool developers within the neuroinformatics community with up-to-date, web-based support services for software development including software publishing, release management, and community building, e. g. via issue trackers, help desks, wikis, etc. In addition, these services are meant to ensure the sustainability of the development projects, a problem commonly faced by projects with a predefined life-span. Technically, the INCF Software Center is implemented on top of a modern, flexible and easily extensible web-based content management system (Plone). It is developed, maintained and hosted by the INCF Secretariat in Stockholm, Sweden. The INCF Software Center is available online at http://incf. net and will be demonstrated at the INCF booth #328 in the exhibit area together with other neuroinformatics applications.
Theme	G - Techniques, history and teaching Neurotechniques

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