<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-m_7202184137571723418gmail-docs-internal-guid-0560c12e-7fff-3a35-0c02-5fa716f4fed1" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Greetings!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It's our pleasure to announce that the International Cognitive Modeling Society is official! The society is an organization that was established to provide stability to the annual ICCM conference, as well as facilitate intraconference/society collaborations (e.g., MathPsych/ICCM), provide an organization to receive support and award travel support to students, best paper awards at the annual conference, etc.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To become a student member, please send an email to </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:info.iccm.society@gmail.com" target="_blank">info.iccm.society@gmail.com</a> with the subject: ICCM Society Student Membership</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To become a full member, please send $50 through paypal to <a href="mailto:info.iccm.society@gmail.com" target="_blank">info.iccm.society@gmail.com</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Executive Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">President</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> -- Chris Myers; Air Force Research Laboratory</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">President-Elect</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> -- Nele Russwinkel; TU Berlin</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Secretary-Treasurer</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> -- Nele Russwinkel (outgoing); TU Berlin</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Committee Member</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> -- Wayne Gray; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Committee Member</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> -- Glenn Gunzelmann; Air Force Research Laboratory</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Committee Member</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> -- Christian Lebiere; Carnegie Mellon University</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Committee Member</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> -- David Peebles; University of Huddersfield</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Committee Member</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> -- Marieke van Vugt; University of Groningen</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Upcoming Election</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We plan to hold elections in the Spring for the Secretary-Treasurer position, which we hope to select from among ICCM Society members. The Secretary-Treasurer is elected by the Executive Committee to serve a term of a total of four years, and is eligible for a single reelection.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For a full description of committee members, roles and society processes, please download our bylaws at: </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://iccm-conference.neocities.org/ICCM-Society_official.pdf__;!!KGKeukY!hKAcFVQA7Fe_-F11Sg5kXtk7kEbLFZHZJ4yCHA4Dgew47Hm8uTnn7_Lj1pjsPXTzN9y4$" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://iccm-conference.neocities.org/ICCM-Society_official.pdf</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Society Growth Initiative</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Having stood up the society, we are now seeking to establish a digital presence to facilitate interaction between society members as well as establish a repository for papers from the annual conference, manage memberships. We are planning to establish a website for the society as well as social media accounts. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Website</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:  N/A</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Twitter</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:  @ICCMsociety</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Membership Drive & Volunteers Needed</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To achieve our goals of increasing growth in the society and establishing a digital presence, we are seeking to increase our membership and are looking for volunteers. Many of you regularly participate in the annual conference and we would encourage you to become full members of the society.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full Membership :: $50 -- Transfer to <a href="mailto:info.iccm.society@gmail.com" target="_blank">info.iccm.society@gmail.com</a> through PayPal (<a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/home" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/us/home</a>)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Student Membership :: $0</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Here are the volunteer opportunities (if you have an interest in any of the following, please email </span><a style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">info.iccm.society@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> using the appropriate underlined text below as the email’s subject):</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">United States & Europe Sponsor Solicitor</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> — We are looking for somewhat senior individuals in the US and Europe to solicit companies and funding agencies to contribute to the society as sponsors.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Social Media Manager</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> — We are looking for a junior individual to provide announcements about upcoming events and manage social media accounts. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Webmaster</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> — We are looking for an individual to design and develop an ICCM Society webpage (we currently own two domain names)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Special Issue Editor</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> — We are looking for someone to perform as the Editor for the Best Papers of ICCM special issue in topiCS in Cognitive Science.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Conference Chair</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> — as much as we love Terry Stewart and his uncanny abilities at organizing our annual ICCM conference with the Society for Math Psych, he’s been at it for 3 years and is looking for someone to take over. He would remain on for the upcoming conference and train the incoming  chair so that they’re prepared for organizing the conference in the following year.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sincerely,</span></p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Chris Myers</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">President for the society officers and board</span></span><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL"><br></div></div><div class="gmail-adL"><br></div></div>