Turing 1990 Colloquium, 3-6 April 1990, Sussex University

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                           TURING 1990 COLLOQUIUM

               At the University of Sussex, Brighton, England

                            3rd - 6th April 1990

This Conference commemorates the 40th anniversary of the publication in Mind
of Alan Turing's influential paper  "Computing  Machinery and Intelligence".
It  is hosted by the School of  Cognitive  and  Computing  Sciences  at  the
University of  Sussex  and  held under the auspices of the Mind Association.
Additional  support  has been received  from  the  Analysis  Committee,  the
Aristotelian Society, The  British Logic Colloquium, The International Union
of History and Philosophy  of  Science, POPLOG, Philosophical Quarterly, and
the SERC Logic for IT Initiative.

The aim of the Conference  is to draw together people working in Philosophy,
Logic,  Computer  Science,  Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive  Science  and
related fields, in order  to  celebrate  the  intellectual and technological
developments which owe so much to Turing's seminal  thought.  Papers will be
presented  on  the  following  themes:  Alan  Turing  and the  emergence  of
Artificial   Intelligence,   Logic   and  the  Theory  of  Computation,  The
Church-Turing  Thesis,  The  Turing  Test,  Connectionism, Mind and Content,
Philosophy and Methodology of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science.

Invited talks will be given by  Paul  Churchland,  Joseph Ford, Robin Gandy,
Clark  Glymour,  Douglas Hofstadter, J.R. Lucas,  Donald Michie, Christopher
Peacocke and Herbert  Simon,   while  other  prominent  contributors include
Robert  French  (Indiana),  Beatrice  de  Gelder  (Tilburg),   Andrew Hodges
(Oxford), Philip Pettit (ANU) and Aaron Sloman (Sussex).

Anyone wishing to attend this  Conference  should complete the enclosed form
and send it to Andy Clark, TURING  Registrations,  School  of  Cognitive and
Computing  Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QH, England, U.K.,
enclosing a  STERLING  cheque  or  money order for the total amount payable,
made out to "Turing 1990".  We regret that we cannot accept payment in other
currencies. The form should be returned  not  later than Thursday 1st March,
1990, after which an extra fee of #5.00 for late registration is payable and
accommodation cannot be guaranteed.

The conference will start at  lunchtime on Tuesday 3rd April, 1990, and will
end on Friday 6th April after tea.  Final details will be sent to registered
participants in February 1990.


                      Conference Organizing Committee

     Andy Clark (Sussex University), David Holdcroft (Leeds University),
  Peter Millican (Leeds University), Steve Torrance (Middlesex Polytechnic)

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                       PROGRAMME OF INVITED SPEAKERS

Paul CHURCHLAND (UCSD)
       Title to be announced

Joseph FORD (Georgia)
       CHAOS :  ITS PAST, ITS PRESENT, BUT MOSTLY ITS FUTURE

Robin GANDY (Oxford)
       HUMAN VERSUS MECHANICAL INTELLIGENCE

Clark GLYMOUR (Carnegie-Mellon)
       COMPUTABILITY, CONCEPTUAL REVOLUTIONS AND THE LOGIC OF DISCOVERY

Douglas HOFSTADTER (Indiana)
       Title to be announced

J.R. LUCAS (Oxford)
       MINDS, MACHINES AND GODEL :  A RETROSPECT

Donald MICHIE (Turing Institute)
       MACHINE INTELLIGENCE - TURING AND AFTER

Christopher PEACOCKE (Oxford)
       PHILOSOPHICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OF CONCEPTS

Herbert SIMON (Carnegie-Mellon)
       MACHINE AS MIND

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                   REGISTRATION DOCUMENT :  TURING 1990

NAME AND TITLE :  __________________________________________________________

INSTITUTION :  _____________________________________________________________

STATUS :    ________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS :   ________________________________________________________________

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POSTCODE :  _________________       COUNTRY :   ____________________________

Any special requirements (eg. diet, disability) :  _________________________


I wish to register for  the  Turing  1990  Colloquium and enclose a Sterling
cheque  or money order,  payable to  "Turing 1990", for  the   total  amount
listed below :

Please ENTER AMOUNTS as appropriate.


1.  Registration Fee:  Mind Association Members       #30.00  ..............
      (Compulsory)
                       Full-time students             #30.00  ..............
                      (enclose proof of status
                      - e.g. letter from tutor)

                       Academics (including
                        retired academics)            #50.00  ..............

                       Non-Academics                  #80.00  ..............

                       Late Registration Fee           #5.00  ..............
                      (payable after 1st March)


2.  Full Board including all meals from Dinner        #84.00  ..............
    on Tuesday 3rd April to Lunch on Friday
    6th April, except for Thursday evening
                       OR
    All meals from Dinner on Tuesday 3rd April        #33.00  ..............
    to Lunch on Friday 6th April, except for
    Thursday evening



3.  Conference banquet in the Royal Pavilion,         #25.00  ..............
    Brighton on Thursday 5th April
                       OR
    Dinner in the University on Thursday 5th April     #6.00  ..............



4.  Lunch on Tuesday 3rd April                         #6.00  ..............



5.  Dinner on Friday 6th April                         #6.00  ..............


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                                                        TOTAL   #
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Signed ________________________________          Date ______________________


Please return this form, with your cheque or money order (payable to "Turing
1990"), to:

                     Dr Andy Clark
                     Turing 90
                     Cognitive and Computing Sciences,
                     University of Sussex,
                     Falmer,  Brighton,  BN1 9QH,
                     England.

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