Third International Conference on Cognitive Modelling
Groningen, Netherlands, 23-25 March 2000, with optional tutorials on 22 March
Contributions are invited for the Third International Conference on Cognitive Modelling, to be held at the University of Groningen from 23 to 25 March 2000. This series of meetings was founded to encourage international, inter-disciplinary co-operation in the field of cognitive modelling. The first meeting, held in Berlin in November 1996, attracted about 60 researchers from Europe and USA working in artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, computer linguistics and philosophy of mind. The second meeting, held in Notthingham in April 1998, was equally successful with an attendance of around 70 researchers.
Submissions are welcome on any aspect of the computer modelling of human cognition, but preference will be given to work which describes both a running computer model and its comparison to empirical data.
Further information about this Call, about the format for submissions, and about the Conference itself can be found at the conference Web site: http://tcw2.ppsw.rug.nl/iccm
John R. Anderson (Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA)
Axel Cleeremans (Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Papers can be submitted electronically to J.Aasman@research.kpn.com in one of the following formats:
Put ICCM in the subject line of you email. Submissions will be confirmed within 3 workdays. Your submission should arrive before 5pm (European time) on 20 December 1999. Since the final paper should consist of no more than 8 pages, restrict your submission to around 4000 words or less if you include figures.
For the final submission hardcopy is required: email and fax submissions are not acceptable. Details about the final submission format will follow as soon as possible.
Papers should include a cover page giving the name and contact information of the first author, and stating any requirements for audio-visual equipment.
Work can be submitted as a poster which for any reason is better presented as a poster than as a written paper and talk. To submit a poster, please send an abstract of up to two pages (1000 words) using the same guidelines as under papers. Authors of accepted posters will be invited to address the audience for three minutes as part of a "poster mania" session, in order to whet the audience's appetite and encourage them to visit the poster.
By a symposium, we mean a session of related work on a particular topic. The session can take any of several different forms: some short presentations followed by a discussion, a panel discussion, a debate, and so on. The length of a symposium session is flexible, but by default would be 90 minutes. If you would like to organise a symposium, send us a proposal outlining your ideas and the names of the contributors, by no later than December 1st. If the proposal is accepted, we will work with you to try to ensure the success of the symposium, but you will be responsible for arranging and running it.
Cognitive modellers tend to work in many areas of cognitive science. In order to promote coorperation in these areas, we're planning a number of Special Interest Groups on a number of themes. The idea is to have modellers in specific areas discuss the main problems they have encountered and possible solutions to these problems. Possible areas are:
If you have any ideas for themes, please contact the organizers. We'll include the final list in the call for participation, and will schedule those SIG's for which there is sufficient interest.
On the day before the start of the conference, 22 March, the following tutorials will be offered:
If you would like to organize a tutorial, please contact one of the organizers as soon as possible.
Christian Lebiere (Carnegie Mellon University)
Erik Altmann (George Mason University)
Frank Ritter (Penn State University)
Richard Young (University of Hertfordshire)
Jans Aasman (Technical University of Delft)
Gerhard Strube (University of Freiburg)
Niels Taatgen (University of Groningen)
Maarten van Someren (University of Amsterdam)
Dieter Wallach (University of Basel)
Papers will be published in proceedings that will be handed out at start of the conference.
| Paper or poster: | to ARRIVE by 5 pm on 20 December 1999 |
| Decision | by 27 January 2000 |
| Revised version | by 17 February 2000 |
Send submissions to:
Jans Aasman: J.Aasman@research.kpn.com
For enquiries, contact:
Niels Taatgen: niels@tcw2.ppsw.rug.nl
Jans Aasman: J.Aasman@research.kpn.com