ICCM-2000 announcement

[Niels Taatgen]

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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS: ICCM-2000

Third International Conference on Cognitive Modelling

Groningen, Netherlands, 23-25 March 2000, with optional tutorials
on 22 March

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Contributions are invited for the Third International Conference
on Cognitive Modelling, to be held at the University of Groningen
from 23 to 25 March 2000.  This series of meetings was founded to
encourage international, inter-disciplinary co-operation in the
field of cognitive modelling.  The first meeting, held in Berlin
in November 1996, attracted about 60 researchers from Europe and
USA working in artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology,
computer linguistics and philosophy of mind. The second meeting,
held in Notthingham in April 1998, was equally successful with an
attendance of around 70 researchers.

Submissions are welcome on any aspect of the computer modelling
of human cognition, but preference will be given to work which
describes both a running computer model and its comparison to
empirical data.

Further information about this Call, about the format for
submissions, and about the Conference itself can be found at
the conference Web site:
 http://tcw2.ppsw.rug.nl/iccm/

Contributions can take the form of papers, posters, proposals for
symposia, or tutorials.


PAPERS

Papers can be submitted electronically to
J.Aasman at research.kpn.com
in one of the following formats:
- Plain text
- pdf
- html
- Word 7
Put ICCM in the subject line of you email. Submissions will be
confirmed within 3 workdays. Your submission should arrive before
5pm on 15 December 1999. Since the final paper consist of no more
than 8 pages, restrict your submission to around 4000 words or
less if you include figures. For the final submission hardcopy is
required: email and fax submissions are not acceptable.  Papers
should include a cover page giving the name and contact
information of the first author, and stating any requirements for
audio-visual equipment. The paper itself should consist of not
more than 8 sides of A4 or US (8.5" x 11") paper, set in 10 point
type in two columns.  For detailed formatting instructions,
sample pages, and templates for word processing, please consult
the Web page as given above.


POSTERS

Work can be submitted as a poster which for any reason is better
presented as a poster than as a written paper and talk.  To
submit a poster, please send an abstract of up to two pages (1000
words) using the same guidelines as under papers.  Authors of
accepted posters will be invited to address the audience for
three minutes as part of a "poster mania" session, in order to
whet the audience's appetite and encourage them to visit the
poster.


SYMPOSIA

By a symposium, we mean a session of related work on a particular
topic.  The session can take any of several different forms: some
short presentations followed by a discussion, a panel discussion,
a debate, and so on.  The length of a symposium session is
flexible, but by default would be 90 minutes. If you would like
to organise a symposium, send us a proposal outlining your ideas
and the names of the contributors, by no later than 1st December.
 If the proposal is accepted, we will work with you to try to
ensure the success of the symposium, but you will be responsible
for arranging and running it.


SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

Cognitive modellers tend to work in many areas of cognitive science. In
order to promote coorperation in these areas, we're planning a number
of Special Interest Groups on a number of themes. The idea is to
have modellers in specific areas discuss the main problems they have
encountered and possible solutions to these problems. Possible areas
are:
- Complex skill acquisition
- Language
- Cognitive Development
- Implicit learning
- Human Computer Interaction
- Eye and hand coordination and external tasks
- and so on
If you have any ideas for themes, please contact the organizers. We'll
include the final list in the call for participation, and will schedule
those SIG's for which there is sufficient interest.


TUTORIALS

There will be one-day tutorials offered on various cognitive
modeling techniques. If you would like to organize a tutorial,
please contact one of the organizers as soon as possible.

PROCEEDINGS

Papers will be published in proceedings that will be handed out at
start of the conference.

Important dates:
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  Paper or poster:    to ARRIVE by 5 pm on 15 December 1999
  Decision:           by 27 January 2000
  Revised version:    by 24 February 2000

Send submissions to:
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  Jans Aasman: J.Aasman at research.kpn.com


For enquiries, contact:

  Niels Taatgen: niels at tcw3.ppsw.rug.nl
  Jans Aasman: J.Aasman at research.kpn.com



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dr. Niels Taatgen
Technische Cognitiewetenschap/Cognitive science & engineering
Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, Netherlands
050-3636435 / +31503636435
niels at tcw3.ppsw.rug.nl  http://tcw2.ppsw.rug.nl/~niels
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