From: Richard Heath Subject: CFP: EPIA'97 - 2nd CfP Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:34:35 +1100 (EST) First Call for Papers Fourth Conference of the Australasian Cognitive Science Society September 26-28, 1997 University of Newcastle NSW AUSTRALIA You are cordially invited to attend the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Cognitive Science Society which will be held at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia from 26th - 28th September 1997. This conference involves multidisciplinary participation from a broad spectrum of researchers interested in cognitive processes and artificial intelligence from a variety of cognate disciplines, such as Psychology, Philosophy, Computer Science, Neuroscience, Engineering and Human Factors. The Conference emphasises the common interest among these disciplines towards advancing our knowledge of brain/mind function. The Conference will be held in the David Maddison Building of the Faculty of Medicine situated in downtown Newcastle, within five minutes walking distance from shops, restaurants and of course the lovely harbour and surfing beaches, for which Newcastle is famous. Newcastle is situated some 165 km (100 miles) north of Sydney, to which it is connected by freeway (about 2 hours drive), frequent train service and commuter air services. Several modern hotels/motels are located within easy walking distance from the Conference venue and delegates should consider extending their stay by visiting the nearby Hunter Valley vineyards and the picturesque tourist areas at Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens. The conference will consist of Invited speakers, including Professor Michael Arbib from the University of Southern California and Professor William Bechtel from Washington University in St Louis, applied symposia, oral presentations and poster sessions. Delegates can submit either a poster Abstract, or a longer submission for oral presentation. The latter should consist of a completed paper ready for publication in the Conference Proceedings. This paper must not exceed six pages in length, including references and figures and must be submitted in electronic form using any one of the popular word processing packages. The submission should be single spaced and contain just one column per page. Latex/Tex files should be converted to postscript and submitted in that form. Submitted papers should contain: (i) Title (ii) Author(s) and affiliation/address (iii) email address (iv) a short abstract containing no more than 150 words (v) no more than six pages of single-spaced single-column text (vi) tables and figures embedded within the text, not submitted separately. Each paper will be peer reviewed by two reviewers from different fields of Cognitive Science, in order to ensure high quality and originality as well as multidisciplinary relevance. Authors should avoid unnecessary jargon that will reduce the paper's value to researchers from other fields of Cognitive Science. All accepted papers and poster abstracts will be published on a CD-ROM which will be included in the package of information provided upon arrival. Authors can also include software, demonstrations and other hypermedia materials to support their paper. These material will be stored on the CD-ROM if sufficient space is available. Authors can select the font and page size that suits their writing style. The preferred font is Times-Roman 12pt. It is important that papers requiring revision be received by the Conference Technical Committee before the deadline for production of the CD-ROM. Hypermedia supplementary files should also be submitted by this deadline. Papers not resubmitted in time will only have their abstract published and will revert to poster presentations. Authors should submit their papers and/or poster abstracts in electronic form by email to: Associate Professor Richard Heath rheath@HIPLAB.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU no later than 16th May 1997. Following review, all resubmitted papers will be due no later than 15th August, 1997. Further inquiries about the conference, including suggestions for Symposia and other aspects of the Conference organisation, should be directed to Professor Heath. Registration Fees (in Australian dollars, A$ = 0.77US$), which include morning and afternoon teas and the Conference CDROM, are: $155 (before 31st July 1997) $70 Students (before 31st July 1997) $175 (after 31st July 1997) $80 students (after 31st July 1997) The Conference Dinner will be held at the newly renovated and historic Customs House restaurant and will be held on Friday 26th September, 1997. The cost is $60 per person for Entree, Main course, Dessert and drinks. If you have any special dietary requests please indicate these on the Registration Form. Cheques/Money Orders payable to Cognitive Science Conference 1997 in Australian dollars should be sent to: Dr Andrew Heathcote Treasurer, Fourth Conference of the Australasian Cognitive Science Society Department of Psychology University of Newcastle University Drive CALLAGHAN NSW 2308 AUSTRALIA The Conference will be preceded by a full day Symposium on Dynamical Models of Mind, Their Nature, Relations to Computational and Other Models, and Future, to be held on 25th September 1997. This issue is currently 'hot' and with widespread ramifications. Whether the Symposium proceeds separately, or is simply incorporated into the conference meetings proper, will depend on the interest expressed. It is intended that the Symposium consist of invited speakers combined with general discussion of the issues. Expressions of interest can take the form of offers of papers (accepted papers, necessarily very limited, will appear in the Conference Proceedings, as above), offers of posters for a poster session, and offers to attend (simplicitur). Further information can be obtained from Professor Hooker on PLCAH@cc.newcastle.edu.au The Conference Organising Committee are: Associate Professor Richard Heath (Psychology) Professor Cliff Hooker (Philosophy) Dr Andrew Heathcote (Psychology) Dr Brett Hayes (Psychology) Associate Professor Graham Wrightson (Computer Science) Dr Bruce Penfold (Electrical Engineering) Dr Peter Pfister (Aviation/Psychology) REGISTRATION FORM Fourth Conference of the Australasian Cognitive Science Society Name: ..................................................................... Title(Dr etc): ........................................... Preferred Name for Badge: ................................................ Mailing Address: Telephone Number: Fax Number: Email address: Please note that all correspondence, wherever possible, will be via email. Cognitive Science Conference Registration (including Society Membership valid until 1999 and a mcopy of the Conference Proceedings on CD-ROM) $155 (before 31st July 1997) ............................ $70 Students (before 31st July 1997) ............................ $175 (after 31st July 1997) ............................ $80 students (after 31st July 1997) ............................ (Students should be include a note on their University's letterhead indicating their status, in order to obtain the special Student rate) Dinner ......... persons @ $60 = .................... Dynamical Models of Mind Workshop I would be interested in attending the above Workshop on 25th September 1997 with Registration costs as follows: YES NO $50 (before 31st July 1997) ....................... $30 Students (before 31st July 1997) ....................... $60 (after 31st July 1997) ....................... $35 students (after 31st July 1997) ....................... If YES, indicate whether you would wish to present a Paper or Poster and send an abstract of 150 words for the Poster or a paper using the same format as for the Cognitive Science Conference. Paper ........... Poster .............. TOTAL .................... Please send a cheque for the above TOTAL amount payable to: Dr Andrew Heathcote Treasurer, Fourth Conference of the Australasian Cognitive Science Society Department of Psychology University of Newcastle, University Drive CALLAGHAN NSW 2308 AUSTRALIA If you are an overseas delegate, please send a bank cheque drawn on an Australian Bank for the above TOTAL amount in Australian dollars. Do you have any special dietary requirementsfor the Conference Dinner? Yes No If YES, please indicate what these are: Accommodation Requirements (Please rank in order of preference): Noahs on the Beach Standard $94.50 Single/Double $10 extra person .............. Ocean View $112.50 Single/Double .............. Radisson Hotel $119 with breakfast Single .............. $129 " " Twin/Double .............. Novocastrian $95 up to $145 for a suite .............. Other hotels and motels are available away from the beach area at reduced rates, approx $50 - $80 We will also endeavour to cater for students and others on limited budgets, if you can let us know your requirements in the space below. Please return this form by email to rheath@hiplab.newcastle.edu.au A World-Wide-Web page is under construction and a more detailed description of the Conference and Workshop will be presented there.