Conference announcement: NCPW4

[J A Bullinaria]

           4th Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop

        Connectionist Representations : Theory and Practice

                 University of London, England

          Wednesday 9th April - Friday 11th April 1997


We have recently solicited, recieved, reviewed and accepted 36 abstracts
for presentation as talks at this workshop.  We now invite additional 
participants to register, attend and listen to these talks.


AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

This workshop is the fourth in a series, following on from the first
at the University of Wales, Bangor (with theme "Neurodynamics and
Psychology"), the second at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland
("Memory and Language") and the third at the University of Stirling,
Scotland ("Perception").  The general aim is to bring together
researchers from such diverse disciplines as artificial intelligence,
applied mathematics, cognitive science, computer science, neurobiology,
philosophy and psychology to discuss their work on the connectionist
modelling of psychology.  This years workshop is being hosted jointly
by members of the Psychology Departments of Birkbeck College London and
University College London.

As in previous years there will be a theme to the workshop.  We think
that this years theme is sufficiently wide ranging and important that
researchers in all areas of Neural Computation and Psychology will find
it relevant and have something to say on the subject.  The theme is to
be: "Connectionist Representations : Theory and Practice".  This covers
many important issues ranging from the philosophical (such as the
grounding problem) to the physiological (what can connectionist
representations tell us about real neural systems) to the technical
(such as what is necessary to get specific models to work).

As in previous years we aim to keep the workshop fairly small, informal
and single track.  As always, participants bringing expertise from 
outside the UK are particularly welcome.


SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Roland Baddeley (Oxford)               Dennis Norris (APU Cambridge)
Tony Browne (Mid Kent)                 Mike Page (APU Cambridge) 
Neil Burgess (UCL)                     Malti Patel (Sydney, Australia)
Morten Christiansen (S. Calif.)        Tim Shallice (UCL)
Robert French (Liege, Belgium)         Leslie Smith (Stirling) 
Peter Hancock (Stirling)               John G. Taylor (King's London)
Glyn Humphreys (Birmingham)            Chris Thornton (Sussex)
Geoff Goodhill (Georgetown, DC)        Janet Vousden (Warwick)

Our web site has a complete listing of all the talks and abstracts.


REGISTRATION, FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION

The workshop will be held in University College London, which is situated
in the centre of London, near the British Museum and within easy walking
distance of the West End and many of London's major attractions.  The
conference registration fee (which includes lunch and morning and 
afternoon tea/coffee each day) is 60 pounds.  A special conference dinner
(optional) is planned for the Thursday evening costing 20 pounds.  

Accommodation can be arranged in student residences or in local hotels, 
according to budget. The conference/accommodation area is easily 
accessible by the London Underground system ("The Tube"), with direct
lines from London Heathrow Airport and all the major intercity train 
stations.  

Full registration and accommodation information is available at the 
conference web site: "http://prospero.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/ncpw4/".


ORGANISING COMMITTEE

John Bullinaria (Birkbeck College London)
Dave Glasspool (University College London)
George Houghton (University College London)


CONTACT DETAILS

Workshop email address for all correspondence: ncpw4 at psychol.ucl.ac.uk

Workshop web page: http://prospero.psychol.ucl.ac.uk/ncpw4/

John Bullinaria, NCPW4, Centre for Speech and Language, Department of
Psychology, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK.
Phone: +44 171 631 6330,  Fax: +44 171 631 6587
Email: j.bullinaria at psyc.bbk.ac.uk

Dave Glasspool, NCPW4, Department of Psychology,
University College London,  Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Phone: +44 171 380 7777 Xtn. 5418.  Fax: +44 171 436 4276
Email: d.glasspool at psychol.ucl.ac.uk

George Houghton, NCPW4, Department of Psychology,
University College London,  Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Phone: +44 171 380 7777 Xtn. 5394.  Fax: +44 171 436 4276
Email: g.houghton at psychol.ucl.ac.uk