<p>We are very much looking forward to you joining us soon! This email contains a lot of important information -- please read it carefully.</p><p><b>The first thing to say is that you have been matched with your pods!</b>Please login to the portal at:</p><a href="https://portal.neuromatchacademy.org" target="_blank">https://portal.neuromatchacademy.org</a>{% if application_type == "student" %}{% if course_name == "Computational Tools for Climate Science" %}<p>click on the drop-down Welcome menu in top right corner and click on Applications. This will lead you to a page where once you click on the {course_name} course you will see information about your pod, including your TA’s name and email address, as well as the time slot, the language, and the project(s) for your pod. Although the project info is available on the portal, your TA will inform you on the first day of the course about further details of the projects groups within your pod.</p>{% else %}<p> and click on the {course_name} course, you will see information about your pod, including your TA’s name and email address, as well as the time slot and the language. The project information (dataset and project TA) is still being finalized so may be missing or subject to change in the next few days.</p>{% endif %}{% else %}<p>click on the drop-down Welcome menu in top right corner and click on Applications. This will lead you to a page where once you click on the {course_name} course, you will see information about your pod, including your students’ names and email addresses, as well as the time slot, the language, and the project(s) for your pod. If you are a project TA, you will see information about the different pods with which you've been matched.</p>{% if course_name == "Computational Tools for Climate Science" %}<p>The project chairs will be contacting you about further details on project groups within a pod.</p>{% endif %}{% endif %}<p>To remind you of how the time slots work for your personal time zone, you can use this web page:<a href="https://neuromatchacademy.github.io/widgets/tz.html" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also find more specific schedule information{% if course_name == "Computational Neuroscience" %}<a href="https://compneuro.neuromatch.io/tutorials/Schedule/daily_schedules.html" target="_blank">here</a>.{% elif course_name == "Deep Learning" %}<a href="https://deeplearning.neuromatch.io/tutorials/Schedule/daily_schedules.html" target="_blank">here</a>.{% elif course_name == "NeuroAI" %}<a href="https://neuroai.neuromatch.io/tutorials/Schedule/daily_schedules.html" target="_blank">here</a>.{% elif course_name == "Computational Tools for Climate Science" %}<a href="https://comptools.climatematch.io/tutorials/Schedule/daily_schedules.html" target="_blank">here</a>.{% endif %}We recommend adding the calendar for your time slot to your own calendar (this can be found in the Shared Calendars tab).</p>{% if application_type == "student" %}<p>It is very difficult to change pods at this point, but in some cases we may be able to make emergency exceptions if there are major problems. Note that we cannot change pods to let you take the course with your acquaintances. Also, we cannot switch you to another TA based on research interests -- our TAs have been selected as knowledgeable facilitators of coding, but may not be experts on all the course material and that’s okay! You will all learn together :)</p><p>We have developed a form to register a pod swap request. This link will take you to the portal first to sign in and then will direct you to the survey afterwards. It may take a few minutes to redirect so please be patient:</p>{% if course_name == "Computational Neuroscience" %}<a href="https://portal.neuromatchacademy.org/api/redirect/to/4604e8fc-1fa5-4036-b9e3-9bd9deac3b08" target="_blank">pod swap request</a>{% elif course_name == "Deep Learning" %}<a href="https://portal.neuromatchacademy.org/api/redirect/to/40a927e8-ff49-4b67-9585-2106e4908e29" target="_blank">pod swap request</a>{% elif course_name == "Computational Tools for Climate Science" %}<a href="https://portal.neuromatchacademy.org/api/redirect/to/f2269e5b-5610-4d2b-ba72-64cccbccfc7d" target="_blank">pod swap request</a>{% elif course_name == "NeuroAI" %}<a href="https://portal.neuromatchacademy.org/api/redirect/to/afd00311-a091-441f-ba8a-8325773f9f83" target="_blank">pod swap request</a>{% endif %}<p>If you see a problem with your pod, fill this out as soon as possible. It is progressively more difficult to make swaps closer to the start of the course. The deadline for podswaps is {podswap_deadline}.</p><p>If there is a critical problem with your pod assignment, such as you can’t see it in the portal, you can reach out to us at <a href="mailto:nma@neuromatch.io" target="_blank">nma@neuromatch.io</a>.</p><h2>Pre-Course Materials</h2><p>As a reminder, we <b>strongly recommend</b> that you go through the pre-reqs refresher material prior to the start of the course. Tutorials during the course build on this foundation so it is assumed you have gone through this material or already have this background. You can find these materials{% if course_name == "Computational Neuroscience" %}<a href="https://compneuro.neuromatch.io/prereqs/ComputationalNeuroscience.html" target="_blank">here</a>under the heading “PRE-REQS REFRESHER”.{% elif course_name == "Deep Learning" %}<a href="https://deeplearning.neuromatch.io/prereqs/DeepLearning.html" target="_blank">here</a>under the heading “PRE-REQS REFRESHER”.{% elif course_name == "NeuroAI" %}<a href="https://neuroai.neuromatch.io/prereqs/NeuroAI.html" target="_blank">here</a>.{% elif course_name == "Computational Tools for Climate Science" %}<a href="https://comptools.climatematch.io/tutorials/prereqs/ClimateScience.html" target="_blank">here</a>.{% endif %}</p><p>{% if course_name == "Computational Neuroscience" %}We have labeled these as days (W0D0 through W0D5) but you can go through the material in your preferred order and at your own pace, please start early so you have ample time before the course starts. To launch the tutorials in an interactive computing environment, please follow the instructions for Google Colab (or Kaggle).<a href="https://compneuro.neuromatch.io/tutorials/TechnicalHelp/Tutorial_colab.html" target="_blank">here</a>.{% elif course_name == "Deep Learning" %}We have labeled these as days (W0D0 through W0D5) but you can go through the material in your preferred order and at your own pace, please start early so you have ample time before the course starts. To launch the tutorials in an interactive computing environment, please follow the instructions for Google Colab (or Kaggle).<a href="https://deeplearning.neuromatch.io/tutorials/TechnicalHelp/Tutorial_colab.html" target="_blank">here</a>.{% endif %}</p><p>If you are unable to access Youtube, you can find a tab labeled BiliBili at the top of each video within the jupyterbook. If you would like additional resources for prep or more information, please check this out{% if course_name == "Computational Neuroscience" %}<a href="https://compneuro.neuromatch.io/prereqs/ComputationalNeuroscience.html" target="_blank">link</a>.{% elif course_name == "Deep Learning" %}<a href="https://deeplearning.neuromatch.io/prereqs/DeepLearning.html" target="_blank">link</a>.{% elif course_name == "Computational Tools for Climate Science" %}<a href="https://comptools.climatematch.io/tutorials/prereqs/ClimateScience.html" target="_blank">link</a>.{% elif course_name == "NeuroAI" %}<a href="https://neuroai.neuromatch.io/prereqs/NeuroAI.html" target="_blank">link</a>.{% endif %}We will also be adding all videos and slides to the Portal where you can download it if you have difficulty accessing YouTube or BiliBili.</p><p>{% if course_name == "Computational Neuroscience" %}The materials for the course can be found<a href="https://compneuro.neuromatch.io/" target="_blank">here</a>!Please note however that not all content is finalized yet.{% elif course_name == "Deep Learning" %}The materials for the course can be found<a href="https://deeplearning.neuromatch.io/" target="_blank">here</a>!Please note however that not all content is finalized yet.{% elif course_name == "Computational Tools for Climate Science" %}The materials for the course can be found<a href="https://comptools.climatematch.io/" target="_blank">here</a>!Please note however that not all content is finalized yet.{% elif course_name == "NeuroAI" %}As you know, this is our first year for the NeuroAI course! Our content is still being updated, but you can see our progress<a href="https://neuroai.neuromatch.io/" target="_blank">here</a>.{% endif %}</p>{% else %}<p>We will be hosting an Opening Ceremony for the course. You can find the date and time in the shared calendars <a href="https://compneuro.neuromatch.io/tutorials/Schedule/shared_calendars.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Mark your calendars, we would love for you to join!</p><p><b>If there is a critical problem with your pod assignment, such as you can’t see it in the portal, you can reach out to us at nma@neuromatch.io.</b></p><h2>Course Content & TA Manual </h2><p>We ask that you become familiar with the course content. You can see it </p>{% if course_name == "Computational Neuroscience" %}<a href="https://instructor.compneuro.neuromatch.io/" target="_blank">here</a>.{% elif course_name == "Deep Learning" %}<a href="https://instructor.deeplearning.neuromatch.io" target="_blank">here</a>.{% elif course_name == "Computational Tools for Climate Science" %}<a href="https://instructor.comptools.climatematch.io" target="_blank">here</a>.{% elif course_name == "NeuroAI" %}<a href="https://instructor.neuroai.neuromatch.io" target="_blank">here</a>.{% endif %}<p>You can also review the TA Manual </p><a href="https://docs.neuromatch.io/p/aN0V8RDe-GmrmA/TA-Manual" target="_blank">here</a>.<h2>TA Training</h2>{% if course_name == "Computational Tools for Climate Science" %}<p>We will see you all at TA training, you can find out exactly what time on the shared calendars <a href="https://compneuro.neuromatch.io/tutorials/Schedule/shared_calendars.html" target="_blank">here</a>! You’ve received information via email about this and will be sent a link to the meeting soon.</p>{% else %}<p>We will see you all at TA training on July 3 (for Lead TAs only), July 5 (for Lead TAs and Regular TAs, and/or July 5 (for Project TAs)! You’ve received information via email about this and will be sent a link to the meeting soon.</p>{% endif %}{% endif %}<h2>Discord</h2><p>Discord is the primary platform for discussion within your pod. You will receive an email with instructions on how to join our discord server in the coming weeks. You can install the app on your devices to get ready and become familiar with it while you wait but you cannot join just yet.</p><p><b>If you have any questions, please let us know! Email us at <a href="mailto:nma@neuromatch.io">nma@neuromatch.io</a>.</b></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>the Neuromatch/Climatematch Academy Team</p>