Fourth Annual ACT-R Workshop and Summer School

[Christian J Lebiere]

Here is the preliminary announcement for next year's workshop and summer
school.  Don't register quite yet since some details (e.g. housing)
still need to be settled.  Feel free to send me any feedback you might
have before the announcement is finalized.

Christian


              FOURTH ANNUAL ACT-R WORKSHOP AND SUMMER SCHOOL
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              Carnegie Mellon University - July/August 1997
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ACT-R is a cognitive theory and simulation system for developing
cognitive models for tasks that vary from simple reaction time to air
traffic control.  Each year, a workshop and summer school is held to
train researchers in the use of the system and to enable current users
to exchange results and ideas.  The fourth Annual ACT-R Workshop and
Summer School will be held at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
from July 21 to August 5, 1997 (just before the Cognitive Science
conference).

The summer school will take place from Monday July 21 to Friday August
1, with the intervening weekend free.  This intensive 10-day course is
designed to train researchers in the use of ACT-R for cognitive
modeling.  It is structured as a set of 10 units, each involving a
theory lecture, a web-based tutorial, a homework assignment and a
discussion session.  Computing facilities for the tutorials, assignments
and research projects are provided.  Due to space limitations, admission
is limited to a dozen participants, who must submit an application
consisting of a curriculum vitae and statement of purpose by MAY 1. 
Applicants will be notified of admission by MAY 15.  A stipend of up to
$750 is available for graduate students.  To qualify for the stipend,
students must be US citizens and join to their application a letter of
reference from a faculty member.  Admission to the summer school is free.

The workshop will take place from Saturday August 2 to Tuesday August 5.
Participants are invited to give a short presentations of their related
research (completed, ongoing and planned projects are all acceptable). 
Mornings will be devoted to research presentations, discussion sessions
(e.g. standardization of ACT-R terminology), and instructional tutorials
(e.g. ACT-R parameter estimation).  During afternoons and evenings,
participants are encouraged to work on their research, exchange ideas
and engage in unstructured discussions.  The admission fee to the
workshop is $50.

Additional information (e.g. registration and housing forms and detailed
schedule) will be available on the ACT-R web site at
http://act.psy.cmu.edu/ or can be requested at:

1997 ACT-R Workshop and Summer School
Psychology Department
Attn: Helen Borek
Baker Hall 345C                                 Fax: +1 (412) 268-2844
Carnegie Mellon University                      Tel: +1 (412) 268-3438
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890                       Email: helen+ at cmu.edu