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= Tübingen, Germany: September 11-12th, 2015 =
== Important notes ==
 * Working  with MEG/EEG recordings involves a  lot of computational  resources and  large display windows. Therefore we  recommend that you  bring a '''laptop  '''with a decent processing capacity, 4Gb RAM, a '''64bit''' operating system, and a screen '''larger than 13"'''.
 * We strongly discourage the use of any '''Windows 32bit''' computer. The limitations of the memory management may result in lots of "Out of memory" errors that will make the training difficult to follow.

 * You  would also add to your comfort by bringing an '''external mouse'''.  Most of  the manipulations are done with the mouse, and some involve an  intensive  use of the scrolling operation. A mouse wheel or the  "two-finger move"  on MacBooks are perfect for this, but this operation is not always easy to perform on some laptops.
 * Don't forget your '''power adapter'''!

== Installation instructions ==
 . Before coming to the workshop, you need to download the software and the tutorial dataset from the Brainstorm website (>300Mb). To streamline troubleshooting during the session, please save all the downloaded files on your Desktop.

 * From the Brainstorm [[http://neuroimage.usc.edu/brainstorm3_register/download.php|Download]] page, log in or create a Brainstorm account (registration is free)
 * Download the following files to '''your Desktop''' '''folder''':
  * '''Brainstorm software''': brainstorm_YYMMDD.zip (62 Mb)
  * '''Tutorial dataset''': sample_auditory.zip (1045 Mb)
 * If you already have Brainstorm, make sure that the      version was released '''after August 31st'''. You can update brainstorm from the GUI under the help tap.
 * Unzip the two downloaded files on your deskstop
 * Delete the zip files
 * Create a folder "'''brainstorm_db'''" on      your '''Desktop '''folder
 * Final check: you should have now 3 folders on your desktop:
  * '''brainstorm3''':       Program folder, with the Matlab source code and the compiled executable
  * '''brainstorm_db''':       Brainstorm database (empty)
  * '''sample_workshop_fullday''': Example dataset used during the training session
 * Run Brainstorm, to make sure it works correctly on your      computer (read the following section)

== Running Brainstorm for the first time ==
 1. Start Matlab
 1. Do NOT add brainstorm3 folder to your Matlab path: this will be done automatically
 1. Go to the brainstorm3 folder
 1. Type "brainstorm" in the command window
 1. When asked for the Brainstorm database folder, pick the "brainstorm_db" you have just created

== Getting ready for the workshop ==
 . In order to make sure that Brainstorm works properly and to get more familiar with the software, we recommend that you read and follow at least the first two online tutorials:
 * Brainstorm architecture
 * First steps

== Troubleshooting ==
 . For any technical problem, please contact Esther Florin ( esther.florin@uk-koeln.de )