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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">NEW ANNOUNCEMENT FOR
ICCM2004</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>The 6th International Conference
on Cognitive Modeling announces a (funded) opportunity for doctoral
students to attend a doctoral consortium, a small 1-day workshop just
prior to the conference.</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">The ICCM 2004 Doctoral Consortium
provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore their
research interests in a multi-approach workshop, under the guidance of
a panel of distinguished research faculty, consisting of David
Touretzky (CMU) and Wayne Gray (RPI). The Consortium has the following
objectives:</font></div>
<div><font face="Times" size="+1"> * </font><font
face="Arial" size="-3"> provide a setting for mutual feedback on
participants' current research and guidance on future research
directions</font></div>
<div><font face="Times" size="+1"> * </font><font
face="Arial" size="-3"> develop a supportive community of scholars and
a spirit of collaborative research</font></div>
<div><font face="Times" size="+1"> * </font><font
face="Arial" size="-3"> contribute to the conference goals through
interaction with other researchers and conference events</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">The Consortium will be held the day
before ICCM-2004, on Wednesday, July 29th, 2004. Student participants
receive complimentary conference registration as well as lodging and
travel reimbursement-maximum amounts will be determined at a later
date.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">In addition to participating in the
Doctoral Consortium, all Doctoral Consortium students are expected to
prepare a poster for presentation at the ICCM-2004 poster
session.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>Deadline: April 1st
2004</b></font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>Review Criteria</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">The Doctoral Consortium review
committee will select participants based on their anticipated
contribution to the Consortium objectives. Participants typically have
settled on thesis directions but have not necessarily had their
research proposals accepted by their thesis committees. The Doctoral
Consortium encourages participation of students from a wide variety of
modeling approaches. Students from under-represented groups or
institutions, including students from institutions where modeling is
not a strength, are especially encouraged to apply.</font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>Format</b></font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">To apply, prepare and email to
iccm@pitt.edu the following: an extended abstract in PDF form and a
letter of recommendation. In the email sent to iccm@pitt.edu, include
the following information: your name, your department, your
institution, your thesis advisor's name, and keywords that describe
your research area (both modeling approach and domain
area).</font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>Extended
Abstract</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">Prepare a two-page extended abstract
of your thesis work in the Conference Publications Format including
title, author information, abstract, keywords, thesis research
summary, and references. The abstract will appear in the proceedings.
Submit the abstract as a PDF file by email attachment to
iccm@pitt.edu. Put your name and "Doctoral Consortium" in
the email message subject field. In the email message, include your
name, your department, your institution, your thesis advisor's name,
and keywords that describe your research area (both modeling approach
and domain area).</font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>Letter of
Recommendation</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">Have a letter of recommendation from
your thesis advisor emailed to iccm@pitt.edu (by April 1st 2004). The
recommendation should include formal reviews of your research and the
expected timetable for completion.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>Posters</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">Doctoral Consortium students are not
expected to do a separate poster submission for the work that they
plan to discuss at the Consortium meeting. (A submission on other work
is, of course, acceptable.)</font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>Upon Acceptance</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">Applicants will be notified by April
4th 2004. Extended abstracts of accepted submissions will be published
in the ICCM 2004 Proceedings. Author Kits with instructions on how to
submit materials for publication will be sent with
acceptance.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>At the
Conference</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-3">Authors must be available for
discussion and interaction with attendees during the scheduled poster
session.</font><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-3"><b>Submissions</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times" size="+1">*</font><font face="Arial"
size="-3"> Your submission must be in English.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times" size="+1">*</font><font face="Arial"
size="-3"> Submissions arriving after the deadline will not be
considered.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times" size="+1">*</font><font face="Arial"
size="-3"> You will receive email notification upon receipt of your
submission.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times" color="#000000">For more information on
ICCM2004 more generally, see
http://simon.lrdc.pitt.edu/~iccm/</font></div>
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