April 2026 - CapoCaccia - lists.neuromorphs.net

CapoCaccia Project Proposals meeting
by Giacomo Indiveri 16 Apr '26

16 Apr '26

Dear all, this is a quick reminder that we will have a meeting soon to pitch and prepare the hads-on projects for the CapoCaccia 2026 Workshop. The meeting will take place on April 20 at 16:00 CEST time (UTC+2, Europe/Zurich timezone) at this link: https://meet.google.com/dvw-sano-poy There will be a quick description of how "workgrups" typically work in CapoCaccia and we will then have the opportunity to present our project proposals. To save time, please add 1 (ONE) slide describing your project here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IJEs76nbLKqnREhOLbF5aOAFYKvp8D6jfR4… You can add further material on the http://neuromorphs.net/ server. In particular: * General discussions can be posted in our neuromorphic forum platform: https://forum.neuromorphs.net/d/59-capocaccia-2026 * Quick chats, messages and questions can be asked in our mattermost server: https://mm.neuromorphs.net/capocaccia/channels/26dgprojectproposals * Files, documents, pictures, etc. can be shared on the nextcloud server: https://cloud.neuromorphs.net/apps/files/files/38110?dir=/CC2026/Discussion… looking forward to seeing you on Monday 20, g. -------------------- Start of forwarded message -------------------- From: Giacomo Indiveri <giacomo(a)ini.uzh.ch> To: capocaccia(a)mail.neuromorphs.net Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:16:37 +0100 Subject: [CapoCaccia] CapoCaccia Workshop preparations Dear neuromorphs, you are receiving this email because you are a CapoCaccia Workshop Participant (congratulations)! You can use this mailing list to reach out to all other workshop participants by sending an email to capocaccia(a)mail.neuromorphs.net You can also unsubscribe by sending an email to capocaccia-leave(a)mail.neuromorphs.net Here are some important announcements for the upcoming CapoCaccia workshop. Please make an effort and read all the sections, to the end. ================= Workshop services ----------------- To get the most out of the workshop, we encourage you to use all the services provided by the neuromorphs.net domain https://neuromorphs.net/ 1) A common login single sign-on portal for all neuromorphs services (https://login.neuromorphs.net/) 2) The mailing list (https://lists.neuromorphs.net/) 3) A forum for sharing announcements, info, and ideas (https://forum.neuromorphs.net/) 5) The "slack-like" open source mattermost messaging service https://mm.neuromorphs.net/capocaccia/ 6) The "dropbox-like" open source next-cloud server https://cloud.neuromorphs.net/ We will be using mattermost and nextcloud intensely throughout the workshop, so it is going to be very useful (if not essential) that you make yourself familiar with them. They also have apps that you can install on your cell-phone for convenience. You can start using https://forum.neuromorphs.net/t/capocaccia/ and https://mm.neuromorphs.net/capocaccia/ already now to post questions and add information for others to see (e.g. share taxis, plan for rock-climbing, ask for directions, etc.) If you create new mattermost "channels", to track more easily each year's activities, please start the channel with the year's workshop 2 digits separated by a column (e.g., "26:"). Follow that with the acronym "WG:" for a workgroup channel, "DG:" for a discussion group, or "SA:" for a social activity group (e.g., "26:DG:RobotConsciousness" or "26:SA:RockClimbing") You can sort the channels by "recent activity", so you don't get lost with the many channels that were created for the past workshops. ==================== Project preparations -------------------- An important part of the workshop is with it's "hands-on projects". Many of us will bring hardware, sensors, robots, code, and other cool gadgets. Many others will bring (also) code, ideas, and open challenges. To have an idea of what types of projects are typically done at the workshop, you can checkout the 2025 demos here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14hJRangrPi-4D8fVZtWR3_7BkUkMPBanRpK… In order to get the most out of the 2 weeks we will be spending at the workshop, it is going to be essential to prepare a project proposal and/or come prepared to work on them *before* arriving there. We are planning to have a conference call to advertise possible projects you might want to propose, answer questions, and coordinate pre-workshop project organizations on April 20 at 16:00 CET (GMT+01:00). Save the date! If you have already a project proposal in mind you might want to create the corresponding mattermost channel, add all the details there, and point participants to that link. The meeting info is: CapoCaccia Project Preparation Meeting Monday, April 20 · 16:00 – 18:00 Time zone: Europe/Zurich Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dvw-sano-poy looking forward to seeing all of you soon! giacomo, also on behalf of the other organizers and the scientific program committee (https://capocaccia.cc/about/scientific-program-committee/) _______________________________________________ CapoCaccia mailing list -- capocaccia(a)mail.neuromorphs.net To unsubscribe send an email to capocaccia-leave(a)mail.neuromorphs.net -------------------- End of forwarded message --------------------

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CapoCaccia Workshop preparations
by Giacomo Indiveri 08 Apr '26

08 Apr '26

Dear neuromorphs, you are receiving this email because you are a CapoCaccia Workshop Participant (congratulations)! You can use this mailing list to reach out to all other workshop participants by sending an email to capocaccia(a)mail.neuromorphs.net You can also unsubscribe by sending an email to capocaccia-leave(a)mail.neuromorphs.net Here are some important announcements for the upcoming CapoCaccia workshop. Please make an effort and read all the sections, to the end. ================= Workshop services ----------------- To get the most out of the workshop, we encourage you to use all the services provided by the neuromorphs.net domain https://neuromorphs.net/ 1) A common login single sign-on portal for all neuromorphs services (https://login.neuromorphs.net/) 2) The mailing list (https://lists.neuromorphs.net/) 3) A forum for sharing announcements, info, and ideas (https://forum.neuromorphs.net/) 5) The "slack-like" open source mattermost messaging service https://mm.neuromorphs.net/capocaccia/ 6) The "dropbox-like" open source next-cloud server https://cloud.neuromorphs.net/ We will be using mattermost and nextcloud intensely throughout the workshop, so it is going to be very useful (if not essential) that you make yourself familiar with them. They also have apps that you can install on your cell-phone for convenience. You can start using https://forum.neuromorphs.net/t/capocaccia/ and https://mm.neuromorphs.net/capocaccia/ already now to post questions and add information for others to see (e.g. share taxis, plan for rock-climbing, ask for directions, etc.) If you create new mattermost "channels", to track more easily each year's activities, please start the channel with the year's workshop 2 digits separated by a column (e.g., "26:"). Follow that with the acronym "WG:" for a workgroup channel, "DG:" for a discussion group, or "SA:" for a social activity group (e.g., "26:DG:RobotConsciousness" or "26:SA:RockClimbing") You can sort the channels by "recent activity", so you don't get lost with the many channels that were created for the past workshops. ==================== Project preparations -------------------- An important part of the workshop is with it's "hands-on projects". Many of us will bring hardware, sensors, robots, code, and other cool gadgets. Many others will bring (also) code, ideas, and open challenges. To have an idea of what types of projects are typically done at the workshop, you can checkout the 2025 demos here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14hJRangrPi-4D8fVZtWR3_7BkUkMPBanRpK… In order to get the most out of the 2 weeks we will be spending at the workshop, it is going to be essential to prepare a project proposal and/or come prepared to work on them *before* arriving there. We are planning to have a conference call to advertise possible projects you might want to propose, answer questions, and coordinate pre-workshop project organizations on April 20 at 16:00 CET (GMT+01:00). Save the date! If you have already a project proposal in mind you might want to create the corresponding mattermost channel, add all the details there, and point participants to that link. The meeting info is: CapoCaccia Project Preparation Meeting Monday, April 20 · 16:00 – 18:00 Time zone: Europe/Zurich Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dvw-sano-poy looking forward to seeing all of you soon! giacomo, also on behalf of the other organizers and the scientific program committee (https://capocaccia.cc/about/scientific-program-committee/)

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Reminder: CCNW26 - Workshop Info - Action Needed
by Kathrin Aguilar Ruiz-Hofacker 02 Apr '26

02 Apr '26

Dear all this is a gentle reminder that I will have to order the Workshop T-Shirts by tomorrow. If you have not filled the poll and are interested in the T-Shirt, then pls. fill the poll right away. For the social dinner + after dinner outing, you can fill it within the next few days. Those who did not yet enter the arrival and departure times, pls. do so asap. Thanks! Happy Easter! Kathrin -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: CCNW26 - Workshop Info - Action Needed Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:17:31 +0100 From: Kathrin Aguilar Ruiz-Hofacker <kathrin(a)ini.uzh.ch> To: info(a)iniforum.ch CC: Kathrin Aguilar <kathrin.aguilar(a)iniforum.ch> Dear all the workshop is approaching and we would like to give you some handy pre-info and ask you to give us some info as well! Arrivall time and Shutte request*- Action Needed* You can find the link at the bottom of the registration page: -> search for e-mail*'CapoCaccia Workshop 2026 - Acceptance'* You can sign up for the shuttle from Alghero airport to the Hotel and from the Hotel to Alghero Airport by entering your flight details (arriival / departure time at Alghero airport). We do not provide shuttles from and to the other airports on the island, unfortunately. If you will be arriving independently, then pls. enter your arrival/departure details at the hotel into the shuttle request. This facilitates the planning of the food and room preparation for the hotel as well as it is a way of checking that your booking is correct! The social dinner and after-dinner-outing *- Action Needed * It is scheduled on 2.5.26 @Agriturismo Barbagia (www.agriturismobarbagia.it) If your partner, a child/children are with you, they are welcome to attend as well! Pls. mark it in the poll, as well and indicate your meal preference. Furthermore, a group will organize an after-dinner-outing to Alghero on that night. Pls. register for the outing in the poll too! The Sunday after that event is a day off…:-) If you have your own transportation, comment it in the notes or send me an e-mail. Workshop T-Shirt / Size and Design*- Action Needed* If you would like to get a workshop T-Shirt, then pls. let us have*your size* *by April 2!* We would also like to invite you to *submit a Design for the shirt. *The organizers will choose it before the start of the WS. Pls. submit *by April 10* the latest. *Poll for Social Dinner and T-Shirt: * https://forms.gle/QerohnQy4PcZyGUR6 During the workshop, there is an indoor area near the beach where you have space to work and do your set-up. Usually, there is enough space for everybody but if you have an extended set-up, then pls. let us know ahead of time, so that we can allocate enough space for you. The Hotel is at the seashore, in a lovely area which invites for walks, swimming, playing tennis, snorkling, playing soccer, playing volleyball etc. thus don’t forget to bring your sports gear! You will have a chance to use it during the daily 'forced social/sports break', from 18.00 - 19.30! For any additional information, don't hesitate to contact me. Looking forward seeing you soon! Kathrin

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