[ACT-R-users] CogModeling notes: ICCM 2006 / CogSci06 tutorials / ONR Position

[ritter at acs.ist.psu.edu]

[please forward this as appropriate]

This is based on the International Cognitive Modeling Conference mailing list,
which I maintain.  I've added you to it by hand.  I send the messages out by
hand using some Emacs functions.  The first announcement is the one that is
driving this email, the announcement of ICCM 2006.  I don't anticipate much
more traffic though, until the next ICCM in Trieste in 2006 has its paper call
to go out for formally in the autumn.

I forward messages about twice a year.

cheers,

Frank

1. 2006 International Conference on Cognitive Modeling
     Thursday, 4 April 2006 to 8 April 2006, in Trieste, Italy
     http://iccm2006.units.it/

2. Tutorial program at 2005 Cognitive Science Conference,
    Wed 20 July 2005:  ACT-R/Chrest/COGENT/Event-related Brain Potentials/LSA
    http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/keller/cogsci05/program_tutorials.html
    (registration also up today!)

3. Cognitive modeling/human factors/HCI position at Office of Naval Research
   Closing date, 1 June 2005
   http://chart.donhr.navy.mil/JobSearch/jobdetail.asp?strView=0&vid=60910

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1. 2006 International Conf. on Cognitive Modeling
   Thursday, 4 April 2006 to 8 April 2006, in Trieste, Italy

    http://iccm2006.units.it/    or contact  iccm2006 at units.it.

   This continues the series of ICCM conferences.  The last conference
   was at Pittsburgh.  http://simon.lrdc.pitt.edu/~iccm/ This
   conference will build on that one's success.

   Paper submissions (6 pages) provisionally due November 20th, 2005.

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2.  Tutorial Program at Cognitive Science 2005, 20 July 2005

  http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/keller/cogsci05/program_tutorials.html

 Tutorials will present tutorial material, that is, provide results
 that are established and will do so in an interactive format. They
 tend to involve an introduction to technical skills or methods.  This
 year the set of tutorials is focused on a range of cognitive
 architectures for modeling and teaching higher-level cognition, and
 on a method for gathering data.  They will include substantial review of
 material. The level of presentation assumes that the attendees have at least
 a first degree in a cognate area.

 There is a student rate, and such students must bring their ID to
 show at registration.

 Attendance at the tutorials does not require conference registration,
 but tutorial registration does not provide conference entrance.

 There are five tutorials this year (one with two parts). They are
 likely to cost about $63 (about 35 pounds or 50 Euros) for each
 half-day tutorial and 30e ($38) for students. Payment can be made
 using the registration site on the conference page, or can be paid
 for on the day (if space is available, which is likely). The program
 includes handouts, and a tea and a coffee break (including
 biscuits). There will be a meeting of the tutorial committee and
 tutors after the tutorials, location to be announced at the
 tutorials.


 TOPICS

     MORNING
 Peter Lane and Fernand Gobet: CHREST Tutorial: Simulations of Human Learning

 Richard Cooper: An introduction to the COGENT Cognitive Modelling Environment

 Matthias Schlesewsky and Ina Bornkessel: Event-Related Brain Potentials in Language
    (Part 1: Introduction)

     Afternoon
 Niels Taatgen and Hedderik van Rijn: ACT-R Tutorial

 Benoit Lemaire and Guy Denhiere: Latent Semantic Analysis

 Matthias Schlesewsky and Ina Bornkessel: Event-Related Brain Potentials in Language
    (Part 2: Advanced Topics)

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3.  Cognitive modeling/human factors/HCI position at Office of Naval Research
    http://chart.donhr.navy.mil/JobSearch/jobdetail.asp?strView=0&vid=60910
    Contact Susan Chipman (below) for more details.

 Program Officer, Human Factors (Industrial engineer)

 The Office of Naval Research is seeking a qualified individual to
 manage sponsored basic/applied research, and advanced development
 program and projects in the broad area of human factors engineering.
 The sponsored efforts are conducted at US universities and industry
 or Federal Labs.  This is a civil service position at the GS-14/15
 level ($88k-135k) depending on individual qualifications.

 The position requires knowledge and experience in the fundamental
 theories, concepts, and current state-of-the art research and/or
 technology development in the areas of human systems integration,
 human factors engineering, and industrial engineering including but
 not limited to, human decision making, organizational design and
 architectures, models for human-computer interaction, including
 computational models of human cognitive processing.

 For information on qualifications and how to apply, see the job
 announcements at our web site http://www.onr.navy.mil/hr.

 Susan writes:

 The quality of the people who end up in these positions is extremely
 important to the research community as well as to the Navy.  The
 person in this position will have the opportunity to shape research
 programs and investments for many years to come.  Program officers at
 ONR have real power of decision in funding.  In addition, a less
 visible aspect of their role is developing ideas, mega-proposals one
 might say, and obtaining funding for them.  Despite the use of the
 term, "engineer", I am sure that cognitive scientists [and I would
 suggest, HCI] with many different formal degrees would be able to get
 this position, as long as they have appropriate expertise. The
 government never has absolute degree requirements. Application of
 cognitive modeling to human systems integration is of particular
 interest.

  for more information, contact:

  Susan F. Chipman, Ph.D.
  ONR Code 342
  800 N. Quincy Street
  Arlington, VA 22217-5660
  phone:  703-696-4318
  fax:  703-696-1212

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