[ACT-R-users] 2011 ACT-R Post-Graduate Summer School

[Christian Lebiere]

Instead of the traditional summer school and workshop, this year a
post-graduate summer school (PGSS) targeted at experienced users of ACT-R
will take place from Saturday July 16 to Tuesday July 19, 2011 at the White
Mountain Hotel in North Conway, NH (http://www.whitemountainhotel.com/). The
goal of the post-graduate summer school is to reflect on the ACT-R theory
and discuss in depth the issues that have arisen since the last major
architectural developments (and the last PGSS in 2001).
 
After an opening reception on Saturday evening, the PGSS will be organized
in sessions consisting of extended presentations and open discussions around
a specific theme.  Each day will feature three 90-minute sessions from 9am
to 3pm, plus a free-ranging evening discussion of the topics of the day led
by a discussant. The time between the end of the afternoon session at 3pm
and dinner is set aside for informal discussions and collaboration and for
recreation.  Participants attending the Cognitive Science Conference
Workshop and Tutorials program on Wednesday July 20 can leave at 3pm on
Tuesday after the afternoon session.
 
The White Mountain Hotel is situated on a 250-acre estate in the White
Mountains of New Hampshire near the town of North Conway, the White Mountain
National Forest, and a number of State Parks and State Forests.  The hotel
is located within a 3-hour drive of Boston, where the Cognitive Science
Conference will take place from Wednesday July 20 to Saturday July 23.  We
have reserved a block of 35 rooms.  The cost of the package for 4 nights
(Saturday 7/16 to Wednesday 7/20), including free breakfast every morning, 1
dinner and all taxes is $819.00/person single occupancy and $465.00/person
double occupancy.  A modest PGSS registration fee will cover lunches and
coffee breaks.
 
At this point, we would like to solicit expressions of interest for planning
purposes.  If you are interested in attending the PGSS, please email
Christian Lebiere at cl at cmu.edu to register your interest.  Actual
registration will take place at a future date.

Mike Byrne, Christian Lebiere, Dario Salvucci, Niels Taatgen & Greg Trafton