<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Second call for abstracts:</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">- Deadline: <b>February 28th</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">- Updated information on:</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> - housing options</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> - invited speakers (John Anderson, Dario Salvucci, & Andrea Stocco) </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br></span></b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; ">European ACT-R Spring School and Workshop</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Organizers: Niels Taatgen and Hedderik van Rijn<br>University of Groningen, Netherlands<br>April 12-17, 2010<br><br>ACT-R is a cognitive theory and simulation system for developing cognitive models for tasks that vary from simple reaction time paradigms to driving a car and air traffic control. In most years, a summer school and workshop are organized at Carnegie Mellon University for training and discussion of the theory. This year, CMU will only host a summer school, no multi-day workshop is planned. Instead, there will be a two day ACT-R workshop in Europe in the spring that follows a four-day spring school.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br><b>Spring School</b><br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">The spring school will take place from Monday April 12 to Thursday April 15. After an earlier call for applications, we have selected a group of 14 students for a "traditional summer school curriculum", and in additional 6 researchers will join us to work on their own projects during the week.<br><br><b>European ACT-R Workshop</b><br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">The European ACT-R workshop will take place on Friday April 16 and Saturday April 17. Both days will be devoted to research presentations, each lasting about 20 minutes plus questions. Participants are invited to present their ACT-R research by submitting a title and abstract with their registration. Given that this is the first European ACT-R workshop, we would also like to invite research groups to present themselves. What we have in mind is a presentation focussed on the general themes covered by the group rather than on the details of specific studies. Aim of these presentations is to get to know what other groups are working on, or planning to work on, and to start or facilitate cooperation between research groups. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Apart from these presentations, John Anderson, Dario Salvucci and Andrea Stocco will give invited talks. </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Admission to the workshop is open to all. The early registration fee is Euro 100 and the late registration fee (after March 12) is Euro 150. Requests for presentations should be submitted before February 28 to receive full consideration for inclusion in the workshop program. A preliminary program of presentations will be made available early March. If, because of travel plans, an earlier decision about a submission is required, please contact us. <br> <br><b>Housing</b> </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">We have reserved a block of rooms in the University Guest House for the summer school that they keep for us until a month in advance (so March 12). However, the number of rooms is (very!) limited, so you should probably make the reservation as soon as possible. The prices for the rooms are: 64,75 for a single room, and 81,25 for a double room. They assume double rooms have a single occupant, so if you want to use it with two people you should indicate this on the form (you'll pay a bit more for the second breakfast). </span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">To make a reservation, use the web form on: <a href="http://www.rug.nl/Corporate/voorzieningen/overige/guesthouse/formulier?lang=en">http://www.rug.nl/Corporate/voorzieningen/overige/guesthouse/formulier?lang=en</a></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Most of the fields are self-explanatory, except:</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Contact person RUG/... --> Fill in: <b>Margriet Halbersma</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Participates in Congres --> <b>GF1453 KI de Springschool</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Method of Payment: <b>Guest will pay all costs</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Leave Centrecode RuG, Logeerpasnumber and Studentnumber empty.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The University Guesthouse accepts cash and all major debit and credit cards. </span></font></div><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b>Registration</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><b><br></b>To register for the Workshop, please send the filled out registration form in an email to Hedderik van Rijn (<a href="mailto:hedderik@van-rijn.org">hedderik@van-rijn.org</a>). <br><br><b>Registration Form</b><br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">First European ACT-R Workshop<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">April 16-17, 2010 at University of Groningen, The Netherlands<br><br>Name: <br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Address: <br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span></font></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Affiliation:</span></font><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Tel/Fax:<br><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; ">Email:<br><br>Registration fee:<br><br>On or before March 12: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>100 Euro ...<br>After March 12: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>150 Euro ...<br><br>Details on how to transfer the registration fee will be sent after registration. Non-European participants can pay the registration fee at the start of the workshop.<br><br><br>Presentation topic / title (optional abstract: please attach a PDF):<br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font></span></font></span></font></div></div></body></html>