Fwd: Cognitive Science Conference 19-21 August 99 in Vancouver

Rejected message: sent to koglist(a)cogpsyphy.hu by RITTER(a)VPSYC.PSYCHOLOGY.NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK follows. Reason for rejection: sender not subscribed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY CONFERENCE 1999 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION You are cordially invited to join us for the 21st Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society at Simon Fraser University's downtown campus in Vancouver, British Columbia. Vancouver is a spectacular setting nestled at the foot of Coastal Range mountains on Burrard Inlet and complemented by a thriving, multi-cultural urban atmosphere. We hope that the conference will provide a fine mix of academic and extra-curricular pleasures. The Meeting will take place in three full days on August 19-21st. We expect most people to arrive on Wednesday, August 18th and depart on Sunday, August 22nd - though we hope some of you will come for a longer stay. This year, the main conference program will be preceded, on August 18th, by a day of workshops and tutorials. There will be a workshop on teaching cognitive science, and four tutorials on cognitive architectures, including Soar, ACT-R, Cogent, and PDP++. These tutorials are designed to introduce architectures to potential users, and are supported by a contribution from the Office of Naval Research. The program for the conference will comprise over 100 refereed paper presentations and invited symposia organized by Zenon Pylyshyn, Fernando Ferreira, David Rosenthal, Ian Gold and Joseph Stemberger. There will be two poster sessions/receptions on the first two evenings of the conference. The conference will officially close on Saturday night with an optional dinner cruise aboard M.V. Britania. The cruise will provide an opportunity for everyone to gather in one place, share some good food and enjoy the spectacular scenery of Burrard Inlet. Registration Information The registration fee for society members is $180 Canadian dollars (about $125 U.S.), and includes a copy of the proceedings, admission to all conference programs, break refreshments, and the 2 receptions. To join the society, please see http://www.umich.edu/~cogsci/ or phone (734) 429-9248; fax (734) 763-7480; email: cogsci(a)umich.edu. Non-members pay $250 CDN. The optional dinner cruise is $45CDN, $30CDN for students. Tutorial sessions are $30CDN per half day, and teaching workshops are $35CDN per half day. The easiest way to register is on-line at "http://www.sfu.ca/cogsci99/". If you wish to register by e-mail, regular mail or fax, you can download the relevant form from our website and contact us: Email: cogsci99(a)sfu.ca Fax: 604-291-4443 Postal: Cogsci99, c/o Department of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada V5A 1S6 Website: http://www.sfu.ca/cogsci99/ Travel and registration information is now available on the web site.