9.3.2000
Rundbrief 1/2000 der Gesellschaft fuer Kognitionswissenschaft
Sehr geehrtes Mitglied der Gesellschaft fuer Kognitionswissenschaft
in diesem Rundbrief 1/2000 (Maerz 2000) finden Sie verschiedene aktuelle
Informationen zur Kognitionswissenschaft.
Beste Gruesse
Klaus Opwis
Schriftfuehrer/Kassierer der GK
E-mail: klaus.opwis@unibas.ch
Post: Gesellschaft fuer Kognitionswissenschaft e.V.
Prof. Dr. Klaus Opwis
Institut fuer Psychologie
Universitaet Basel
Bernouillistr. 16
CH-4056 Basel
Cognitive Science Quarterly
Unter der Adresse
http://www.iig.uni-freiburg.de/cognition/csq/
finden Sie Informationen zu der neuen kognitionswissenschaftlichen
Zeitschrift
Cognitive Science Quarteley
Sie wird von Herrn Prof. Dr. Gerhard Strube herausgegeben. Das erste
Heft ist gerade erschienen.
Homepage der Gesellschaft
die Homepage der Gesellschaft (http://www.gk-ev.de) wird ab sofort
in Bielefeld verwaltet.
Anfragen/Anregungen bitte an webmaster@gk-ev.de richten.
KogWis99-Proceedings
In der Bielefelder Universitaetsbibliothek sind die KogWis99-Proceedings
jetzt elektronisch verfuegbar (pdf):
http://archiv.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/vortrag/KogWis99.html
Erreichbar ueber:
http://archiv.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/vortrag.htm
Third International Conference on Cognitive Modeling
Unter der Adresse
http://tcw2.ppsw.rug.nl/iccm/
finden Sie aktuelle Information zur
Third International Conference on Cognitive Modeling
die vom 23-25 März 2000 in Groningen, Netherlands, stattfindet.
Workshop Dynamische Perzeption
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| Workshop Dynamische Perzeption |
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3. Workshop Dynamische Perzeption
2. / 3. November 2000, Universitaet Ulm
Der Workshop Dynamische Perzeption wird nach den erfolgreichen
Tagungen 1996 in Hamburg und 1998 in Bielefeld nunmehr zum dritten
Mal veranstaltet. Das Thema ist interdisziplinaer ausgerichtet und
buendelt dabei wichtige Gebiete des biologischen und maschinellen
Sehens.
Ziel des zweitaegigen Workshops ist es, aktuelle Arbeiten und
Ergebnisse aus diesem Forschungsbereich vorzustellen und zu
diskutieren. Dabei soll insbesondere auch der wissenschaftliche
Austausch zwischen den Disziplinen der Informatik (Neuroinformatik
und Kuenstliche Intelligenz), der Wahrnehmungspsychologie und den
Neurowissenschaften gefoerdert werden.
Zu den vorgesehenen Themenfeldern gehoeren
- Aktives Sehen, Blicksteuerung und Stereopsis
- Bildfolgen, optischer Fluss, Bewegungsschaetzung und
Bewegungswahrnehmung
- visuelles Navigieren, Hindernisvermeidung, Objektverfolgung
- Steuerung visueller Aufmerksamkeit
- Koordination von Perzeption und Aktion, visuell gefuehrte Robotik
- Gruppierung, perzeptuelle Organisation, Flaechen- und
Tiefenperzeption
- Theoretische Grundlagen, Empirie und Modellbildung
- ausgewaehlte Anwendungen
Fuer Beitraege zu diesen und inhaltlich verwandten Themen ist die
Einsendung einer zweiseitigen Kurzzusammenfassung bis zum 30.3.2000
an die unten angegebene Adresse erwuenscht.
Zeitplan:
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| Einreichen der zweiseitigen Kurzzusammenfassungen | 30.3.2000 |
| Benachrichtigung der Autoren | 30.5.2000 |
| Camera-ready Beitraege | 28.7.2000 |
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Der Workshop ist eine Veranstaltung der Fachgruppe 1.0.4 Bildverstehen
der GI.
Programmkomitee:
Gregory Baratoff, Univ. Ulm
Wolfgang Becker, Univ. Ulm
Burkhart Fischer, Univ. Freiburg
Markus Lappe, Univ. Bochum
Hanspeter Mallot, Univ. Tuebingen
Baerbel Mertsching, Univ. Hamburg
Heiko Neumann, Univ. Ulm
Helge Ritter, Univ. Bielefeld
Tagungsleitung:
Gregory Baratoff & Heiko Neumann
Abt. Neuroinformatik
Fakultaet f. Informatik
Universitaet Ulm
D-89069 Ulm
{baratoff | hneumann}@neuro.informatik.uni-ulm.de
Tel. (0731) 502-4157 oder -4158
Fax. (0731) 502-4156
Tagungswebseite:
http://www.informatik.uni-ulm.de/ni/vision/DynPerz2000/index.html
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF COGNITIVE SYSTEMS
17th ANNUAL WORKSHOP
Announcement:
EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF COGNITIVE SYSTEMS
17th ANNUAL WORKSHOP, 26-29 August 2000, Oxford, England
The aim of the annual workshops is the multidisciplinary approach
of cognition in all its aspects, including modelling, experiments
and applied research:
- psychology (cognitive, developmental), perception,
- artificial intelligence (general aspects),
- associative memory and neural networks, neuroscience,
- linguistics (also computational), disorders of language,
- education and instruction,
- cognitive ergonomics,
- philosophy, history of concepts.
Papers accepted for the workshop may be published in the journal
of the ESSCS, 'Cognitive Systems'.
Accomodation in single and double rooms is available in Wadham
College, right in the centre of the old city. A block booking has
been made in the College UNTIL 20 May 2000. It includes
breakfasts
and two dinners in the evening in the dining hall. Three nights and
breakfasts, two dinners, cost 160 pounds sterling. Lunches are
available in a nearby pub.
Length of abstracts: between 20 and 40 lines (1-2 kByte), to
be sent by ordinary mail, and possibly also by E-mail.
The fee is 18 Pounds Sterling for members of the ESSCS,
25 for others, for students the fee is 10 Pounds Sterling.
Membership is Euro 12 per annum.
ESSCS (Dr. G.J. Dalenoort)
Dept. of Psychology (E&A), University of Groningen
Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands)
Telephone Netherlands +31-50-3636448 / 3636454 (or 3636472),
Fax +31-50-3636304, E-mail
For information on the ESSCS, previous workshops, and the
Journal:
http://www.ppsw.rug.nl/psy/psychol.htm
(The webpage is being updated)
ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
4TH ANNUAL MEETING
ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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4TH ANNUAL MEETING: 2ND CALL FOR PAPERS
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THE UNITY OF CONSCIOUSNESS:
BINDING, INTEGRATION, AND DISSOCIATION
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
JUNE 29th - JULY 2nd, 2000: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
The fourth meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of
Consciousness will be held from June 29th to July 2nd, 2000, at the
Universite Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels, Belgium) on the theme of "The
Unity of Consciousness".
Consciousness has many elements, from sensory experiences such as
vision, audition, and bodily sensation, to nonsensory aspects such as
volition, emotion, memory, and thought. The apparent unity of these
elements is striking: all are presented to us as experiences of a single
subject, and all seem to be contained within a unified field of
experience, but this apparent unity raises many questions. How do
diverse systems in the brain co-operate to produce a unified experience?
Are there conditions under which this unity breaks down? And is
conscious experience really unified at all?
In recent years, these questions have been addressed by researchers in
many fields. Neurophysiologists and computational modelers have
investigated the mechanisms by which binding and integration of
disparate information may take place in the brain, producing a unified
experience. Neuropsychological research has documented a large variety
of dissociation disorders in which damage to specific brain regions
leads to dissociated experiences, suggesting the apparent disintegration
of a unified subject. Cognitive psychologists have investigated the role
of attention and learning in the integration of information, and have
examined conditions under which perception and action, or subjective
experience and behavior, can become dissociated. Some cognitive modelers
have suggested that unity is a mere illusion, while others have
emphasized the role of a central unifying system in integrating sensory
and motor experience. Meanwhile philosophers have analyzed just what the unity
of consciousness comes to, and whether we have reason to believe that it
exists.
The fourth ASSC conference will bring together researchers from numerous
disciplines to discuss these issues. Topics that will be addressed
include:
- the role of synchronous oscillations in binding and integration
- other neurophysiological mechanisms for integration of information
- computational models of binding, integration, and unity
- neuropsychological disorders with dissociation of experience
- the role of attention and learning in unification of experience
- dissociations between perceptual systems
- implicit vs. explicit aspects of knowledge and learning
- dissociations between perception, thought, and action
- the relationship between information integration and unified experience
- analysis of the concept of unity
- unification of consciousness and self across time
- the existence or nonexistence of unified consciousness
Confirmed plenary speakers include: Rodney Cotterill, Zoltan Dienes,
Andreas Engel, Glyn Humphreys, Susan Hurley, Pierre Perruchet, Randy
O'Reilly, Sydney Shoemaker, Catherine Tallon-Baudry, Giulio Tononi,
Anne Treisman, Francisco Varela, Andrew Young, and Semir Zeki.
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CALL FOR PAPERS & POSTERS
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While the central theme of ASSC4 is "The unity of consciousness", and
plenary sessions will deal largely with this theme, speakers in
concurrent sessions are invited to talk on any topic relevant to the
scientific study of consciousness. Submissions that include
physiological, psychological, philosophical, and computational
perspectives are all welcome.
Submissions for both posters and talks will be accepted. Any person may
present only one submission, but may be co-author on several. Oral
presentations will be limited to 20 minutes, to be followed by a
10-minute discussion period.
Plenary lectures, symposia, concurrent sessions, and poster sessions
will all be held on the Solbosch campus of the Universite Libre de
Bruxelles.
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CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
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This notice is also intended as a call for workshop presenters. One of
the aims of this meeting is to allow researchers to gain a background in
areas that they may know little about. Towards that end a number of
workshops are planned. Is there a topic you or perhaps someone in your
laboratory might want to present? Some participants in the conference
would be very interested in learning about technical matters such as
fMRI or other important brain imaging techniques. Others might enjoy a
seminar on a philosophical topic. If you have recently published a book
or major article on some topic you might want to lead a discussion on
it. As with papers the focus of all workshops should naturally fit
within the overall theme of the conference. A non-exclusive list of
possible topics might include:
-- The latest methods and implications of various brain scanning
techniques (e.g. fMRI, EEG, SQUID, ERP)
-- Blindsight, neglect, or other neuropsychological syndromes
-- Neural network or other theoretical models of processing in areas
related to conscious activity
-- Differences and similarities between conscious and unconscious
processing
-- Current models of the visual system
-- Consciousness and metacognition
-- Criteria for the ascription of consciousness
-- Philosophical issues concerning unity
-- Phenomenological methods for investigating
consciousness
-- Please suggest other sample topics, or modify the above!!
Workshops will be held in parallel sessions on the morning and
afternoon of June 29th. Each workshop is intended to last
approximately three hours. The sizes of workshops will vary between a
minimum of 10 to a maximum of around 25 people. Workshops that do not
achieve the minimum enrollment of 10 people will not be offered.
Workshop presenters will receive a minimum honorarium of 20000 BEF.
Worskhop registration fee will be 2000 BEF.
To submit workshop proposals, or to suggest further topics, please write
to Patrick Wilken at .
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SUBMISSION OF PAPERS, POSTERS & WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
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WORKSHOP PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JANUARY 17th, 2000.
PAPER AND POSTER SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 15th, 2000
All submissions must include the following information in the order listed
below:
1. Title.
2. Name, affiliation, and ASSC membership status of each co-author.
3. An abstract of up to 200 words for paper and poster submissions and
of up to 500 words for workshop proposals.
4. Complete contact information for the author with whom the scientific
programme committee will interact with about the submission:
- Name
- Institutional affiliation
- Postal address
- Email address
- Telephone and fax numbers
In addition paper and poster proposals should include the following
information:
5. One or two keywords describing the domain of your contribution
6. An indication of which co-author will present the paper/poster/workshop
at the meeting.
7. An indication of whether the proposal is submitted as a:
a. Spoken presentation
b. Poster presentation
8. An indication of your willingness to switch presentation format if
your proposal cannot be included in the programme as per your stated
preference.
WORKSHOP PROPOSALS:
1. Please send your proposal to Patrick Wilken .
PAPER & POSTER PROPOSALS:
To submit your proposal(s) for inclusion in the programme, please do one
of the following (listed in order of preference):
1. Send electronic mail to , with the words
"ASSC4 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION" followed by the last name of the
presenting co-author in the Subject: field of your message
2. Fill out the electronic submission form available on this page:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/event/ASSC4/sub/onlinesub.html
3. Fax your proposal to this number: +322 650 33 39. Make sure the
cover page includes the address indicated below.
4. Send a hardcopy of your proposal to:
ASSC4
c/o Axel Cleeremans
Cognitive Science Research Unit
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
50 ave. F.-D. Roosevelt CP 122
B-1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
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REGISTRATION
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Deadline for early registration: April 30th, 2000.
Registration fees: Early Late
Non-members 6000 BEF 8000 BEF
ASSC members 5000 BEF 7000 BEF
Students 2500 BEF 3000 BEF
Student ASSC members 2000 BEF 2500 BEF
Note: All fees should be paid in Belgian Francs.
Membership registration must be received by May 15th, 2000 to ensure
discount.
Separate registration is required for workshops.
To register, please follow the instructions available from the
conference website:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/event/ASSC4/reg/index.html
Address all enquiries about registration to
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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Please check the conference website for further information about the
meeting, including information about paper and poster submissions;
registration and submission forms; information about travel to Brussels
and accomodations; and information about the scientific programme of the
meeting:
http://www.ulb.ac.be/event/ASSC4/
Tune in frequently -- the site will be constantly updated to reflect the
latest information. To enquire about any aspect of the conference,
please write to the local organizer at .
To find out more about the Association for the Scientific Study of
Consciousness, and to apply for membership, please consult:
http://assc.caltech.edu
The ASSC publishes two scientific journals about which further
information is available from the following websites:
PSYCHE: http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/
Consciousness & Cognition: http://www.apnet.com/www/journal/cc.htm
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Axel Cleeremans
on behalf of the Scientific Programme Committee:
David Chalmers
Axel Cleeremans
Christof Koch
Philip Merikle
Antti Revonsuo
Patrick Wilken
READERSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY
The post below might be of interest to people in the cognitive science
community. A "Reader" is one level below a full Professor (i.e. with a
Chair). In salary level it's equivalent to a Principal Lecturer, but with
more of an explicit emphasis on research.
READERSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY
Department of Psychology, University of Hertfordshire
Salary 28,978 - 36,436 GB pounds.
Applications are invited to join this large and thriving Department which
has a strong research base, extensive international links, highly rated
teaching, and successful post-graduate degrees. Applicants should have an
excellent publication record and a motivation to further develop their area
of research expertise. The Readership is not tied to any one area of
Psychology.
There is considerable support for research, possibilities for collaborative
work and excellent opportunities for post-graduate supervision. The
Psychology Department is on the Hatfield Campus which is easily accessible
from London, A1 and the M25.
Informal enquiries to: Professor David Messer, Department of Psychology,
Telephone +44-(0)1707 284622. E-mail: D.J.Messer@herts.ac.uk. Web page at
www.psy.herts.ac.uk
For further details and application forms please contact the Personnel
Department, University of Hertfordshire Hatfield AL10 9AB.
Tel: 01707 284802 (24 hour Voicemail), quoting Reference P1309
Closing date 7 April.
Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing
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AMLAP-2000 C A L L F O R P A P E R S AMLaP-2000
Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing
LEIDEN, The Netherlands, 21 - 23 September
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* * * FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS * * *
[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message.]
This is the first announcement and call for submissions to the 6th annual
conference on Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing
(AMLaP-2000), to be held in Leiden from September 21-23.
The aim of the conference is to bring together psychological, computational,
and theoretical perspectives on the cognitive mechanisms which underlie any
aspect of human language processing. Submissions which integrate
experimental evidence with formal or computational models of psychological
processes are especially encouraged.
- SUBMISSION:
The deadline for the submission of abstracts of both spoken and poster
presentations is June 4th 2000.
Abstracts should be no longer than 400 words (excluding references), and
should be in plain ASCII text.
* At the top of the abstract, please include authors'
names, affiliations, and email addresses
* please leave several blank lines before indicating
whether the abstract is for consideration as a PAPER
or as a POSTER, and giving the title. Abstracts rejected
as papers will automatically be considered as posters
unless explicit instructions to the contrary are given.
Abstracts should be submitted by email to:
amlap@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
The subject of the message should be: "abstract submission".
Notifications of acceptance will be sent before July 15th.
- REGISTRATION:
Registration and accommodation details will soon appear on the AMLaP-2000
website, which can be found via the link on the AMLaP home page:
http://www.amlap.org
There will be a discount for early registration, for which the
deadline is 15 August 2000.
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AMLaP-2000 Committee:
Gerard Kempen, Nomi Olsthoorn
AMLaP@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
http://www.amlap.org
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AMLaP Board:
- Executive:
Matthew W. Crocker, Saarland University
Martin Pickering, University ofEdinburgh
- Advisory Board:
Kathryn Bock, University of Illinois
Holly Branigan, University of Glasgow
Charles Clifton, University of Massachussetts, Amherst
Martin Corley, University of Edinburgh
Ted Gibson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Barbara Hemforth, Freiburg University
Gerard Kempen, Leiden University
Lars Konieczny, Saarland University
Vincenzo Lombardo, Universita del Piemonte Orientale
Don Mitchell, University of Exeter
Michael K. Tanenhaus, University of Rochester
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