Connectionists: Call for submissions: SCiP 2017 featuring "Big Data and Deep Learning"

[Xiaowei Zhao]

Dear Colleague,



The 47th annual meeting of the Society for Computers in Psychology (SCiP)
will be held at the Vancouver Convention Center West, in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 9th, 2017,
before the opening of the annual meeting of the Psychonomic Society.



*The deadline for submissions is July 20th, 2017.*



The theme for this year’s conference is “Big Data and Deep Learning” and
will feature a keynote from Dr. Ping Li (Penn State http://blclab.org)
along with a Presidential Symposium.



SCiP submissions can be made via the main website: http://scip.ws



What is SCiP?



SCiP is an organization of researchers interested in applications of
computational techniques and methods in psychology. One focus over the past
several years has been on aiding psychologists in using computers in their
teaching and research, statistical analysis tools, web-based research,
clinical applications, and computational modeling. The Society has also
encouraged consideration of psychological aspects of hardware and software
development and design. Membership is open to any person who has an
academic degree and who is active in scientific applications of computers
to psychological research. Please see our main website http://scip.ws for
the bylaw and the mission statement of the society.



Program information for the 2017 conference



We are planning a program with parallel talk sessions and an extended
poster session. We have found that extended poster sessions provide an
excellent forum for promoting discussion and interaction among the
conference participants. Consequently, we ask you to consider submitting a
proposal for that format. The program will include papers, tutorials, and
symposia dealing with the use of computers in all areas of psychological
research, including (but not limited to):



     Web-based research, data collection, and tools

     Online social media and communication

     Brain imaging methods and analysis

     Human-computer interaction

     Diagnostic and assessment tools

     Eye tracking tools and applications

     Novel experimental methodology

     Psychology of video games

     Instructional software

     Modeling cognitive and neural processes

     Statistical software and algorithms

     Online learning and instruction

     Virtual environments



You need not be a current member of SCiP to present at the conference, and
the modest conference registration fee also serves as your annual
membership dues.



Special Issue of Behavior Research Methods



Conference presenters (both spoken and poster presentations) are invited to
submit articles based on presentations at the SCiPmeeting to a special
issue of Behavior Research Methods, the official journal of the SCiP. The
September 2018 issue of Behavior Research Methods will feature the 2017
SCiP conference. Although papers submitted to the special issue go through
a normal review process, the time to publication is greatly accelerated.
Consequently, this is an excellent opportunity to get your important
research published in an extremely timely fashion. This is one of the
important perks of the attending the conference. Submissionsshould be
prepared according to the guidelines of BRM, which can be found at
http://www.psychonomic.org/page/springerBRM, and submitted through the BRM
submission portal. It is important to indicate that the submission is for
the “SCiP Issue.” The deadline for article submission is December 31st,
2017.



Student Awards



First-time graduate student presenters are strongly encouraged to submit
abstracts. If you are a first-time graduate student attending SCiP, and the
primary presenter, you may be eligible to have your registration waived as
part of the Birnbaum Scholarship for first-time graduate presenters. Please
contact our secretary, Rick Dale (rdale at ucmerced.edu) for details.



The Society sponsors The Castellan Student Paper Award for the outstanding
student paper. Student papers on the application of computers to any area
of psychology (theoretical, experimental, applied) are welcome. Eligibility
is open to work done by a student currently enrolled in undergraduate or
graduate courses, or work done as part of a course, thesis, or other
student research by a person who graduated within the last year. The
student must be the primary author and the presenter of the paper. The
winning author will receive a one year membership in the Society, a one
year subscription to BRM, and a $200 cash prize. Students who wish to have
their papers considered for the award should indicate their desire at the
time of submission and are required to submitthe complete manuscript for
evaluation for the competition by October 1st, 2017. The award for the
outstanding student paper will be presented at the conference during the
business meeting.



Instructions for submitting to SCiP 2017: To submit an abstract or
symposium, please follow the instructions on our online submission form
linked from http://scip.ws.



Deadline: July 20th, 2017



Please consider forwarding our conference call to folks around your
department!



We hope to see you there!



Xiaowei Zhao (Emmanuel College, Boston), President

Rick Dale (UC Merced), Secretary-Treasurer
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