ICCM-2000

[Niels Taatgen]

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SECOND CALL FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS: ICCM-2000
Third International Conference on Cognitive Modelling
Groningen, Netherlands, 23-25 March 2000, with optional tutorials
on 22 March

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 december 1999
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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

INVITED SPEAKERS

John R. Anderson (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA)
Axel Cleeremans (Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)

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 (European time) on 15 December 1999. Since the final
paper should 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. Details about the final submission
format will follow as soon as possible.
Papers should include a cover page giving the name and contact
information of the first author, and stating any requirements for
audio-visual equipment.

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 December 1st. 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

On the day before the start of the conference, 22 March, the
following tutorials will be offered:
- ACT-R (Christian Lebiere, Dieter Wallach, John Anderson)
- COGENT (Richard Cooper)
If you would like to organize a tutorial, please contact one of the
organizers as soon as possible.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Christian Lebiere (Carnegie Mellon University)
Erik Altmann (George Mason University)
Frank Ritter (Penn State University)
Richard Young (University of Hertfordshire)
Jans Aasman (Technical University of Delft)
Gerhard Strube (University of Freiburg)
Niels Taatgen (University of Groningen)
Maarten van Someren (University of Amsterdam)
Dieter Wallach (University of Basel)

PROCEEDINGS

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

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper or poster: to ARRIVE by 5 pm on 15 December 1999
Decision: by 27 January 2000
Revised version: by 17 February 2000
Send submissions to:
Jans Aasman: J.Aasman at research.kpn.com
For enquiries, contact:
Niels Taatgen: niels at tcw2.ppsw.rug.nl
Jans Aasman: J.Aasman at research.kpn.com