FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

[Colleen Seifert]

August 1 - 4, 2001 at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland
http://www.hcrc.ed.ac.uk/cogsci2001
Cognitive Science pursues a scientific understanding of the mind through all available methodologies, notably those of anthropology, artificial intelligence, computer science, education, linguistics, logic, neuroscience, philosophy and psychology, in whatever combinations are most appropriate to the topic at hand. The focus of this year's conference will be to represent the full breadth of research in the cognitive sciences, in ways that will lead to useful mutual interaction.  All contributions should be addressed to an interdisciplinary audience.
- STANDARD SPOKEN PAPERS: 20-minute spoken presentations, which (if accepted) will be published as 6-page papers in the Proceedings;
- STANDARD POSTERS: poster presentations, which (if accepted) will be published as 6-page papers in the Proceedings;
- ABSTRACT POSTERS: poster presentations, which (if accepted) will be published in the Proceedings as one-page abstracts, but can be submitted only by members of the Cognitive Science Society.  For information about membership, see http://www.cognitivesciencesociety.org
Submissions will be reviewed by an international panel of experts according to the following criteria: Significance; Relevance to a Broad Audience of Cognitive Science Researchers; Originality; Technical Merit; and Clarity of Presentation.
SUBMISSION SPECIFICATIONS:   ALL submissions for standard spoken papers, standard posters, and abstract posters, should be submitted according to instructions at http://www.hcrc.ed.ac.uk/cogsci2001. Electronic templates are provided for a number of word processing programs. Papers must be submitted in PDF format, and instructions for converting LaTex, Word and WordPerfect files into PDF format are provided at the conference website.  PROPOSALS THAT DO NOT FIT THESE SPECIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
SYMPOSIA: 90-minute spoken presentations, including three or more well-integrated talks on a common topic and possibly a discussant, will be published as one-page abstracts in the Proceedings. Symposia proposals can be emailed to: cogscipcc at cogsci.ed.ac.uk
TUTORIALS:  Full and half-day sessions providing tools, techniques, and results to use in teaching and research will be offered. Tutorial Proposals can be emailed to frank.ritter at nottingham.ac.uk
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL SUBMISSIONS is 7th FEB. 2001.