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# NWB and DANDI Workshop
### hosted by the University of Washington
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# NWB and DANDI Workshop Hosted by the University of Washington

**Dates:** April 7-8, 2025

**Location:** University of Washington, Seattle, WA (exact location TBD)
**Location:** South Campus Center (SOCC) 354, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

**Instructors:**

* Benjamin Dichter, Founder & CEO, CatalystNeuro
* Oliver Ruebel, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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## Target Audience
This workshop is designed for neuroscience researchers at all career stages, from undergraduate students working in labs to graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and principal investigators. No prior programming experience is required.

## Agenda

*Detailed schedule to be announced*
# Agenda

### April 7, Day 1: NWB and DANDI Training
*Format: In-person*
## April 7, Day 1: NWB and DANDI Training

**Morning Session: Open Neurophysiology with NWB and DANDI**
### 11am-12pm: Open Neurophysiology with NWB and DANDI

*Overview session suitable for all attendees, including lab leaders*
*Overview session suitable for all attendees, including lab leaders*

* Introduction to NWB and DANDI ecosystems
* NWB core format fundamentals
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* Data reuse capabilities
* Upcoming NWB community events

**Afternoon Session: Technical Implementation**
### 1 - 3:30pm: Technical Implementation

*Detailed session for hands-on implementers*

*Data Conversion*
#### Data Conversion

* NWB GUIDE walkthrough
* NeuroConv tutorial
* PyNWB and MatNWB API usage
* Creating custom extensions

*DANDI Publication*
#### DANDI Publication

* Data upload workflow
* DANDI metadata requirements
* Neurosift visualization tools
* DANDI API implementation

*Data Analysis*
#### Data Analysis

* DANDI dataset discovery
* NWB file handling
* Analysis workflow examples
* Visualization techniques
* Reproducibility best practices

### April 8, Day 2: NWB and DANDI Hacking
*Format: In-person*
## April 7, 6 - 6:45pm: Undergrad-focused into to NWB & DANDI (with pizza!)

* Open data in neuroscience
* What is NWB and DANDI
* How to find and use relevant datasets

## April 8, Day 2, 10am-3pm: NWB and DANDI Hacking

### Hands-on Workshop with Your Data

*Hands-on Workshop with Your Data*
* One-on-one assistance with:
* Data conversion to NWB
* Custom extension development
* DANDI data publication
* Data management optimization

## Prerequisites

* No prior programming experience is required
* For Day 2, participants should bring their own neurophysiology data they wish to convert to NWB format

## Registration

Registration details will be announced soon.

## Questions?

For any questions about the workshop, please contact the organizers.
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