ASSC7: FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

----------------------------------------------------------------------- FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS 7TH ANNUAL MEETING University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA. May 30 - June 2, 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The seventh meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness will be held from May 30th to June 2nd, 2003, at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. This is the final call for participation. Invited plenary speakers and symposia will address current empirical and theoretical issues in the study of consciousness, focusing on the theme of models and mechanisms of consciousness. The conference will explore the many connections between models of consciousness and their psychological and neurobiological mechanisms, from the perspectives of philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, computer science, cognitive ethology, and artificial intelligence. Plenary symposia will include - Global Workspace Theory - Computational models of consciousness - Binocular rivalry and the NCC - The role of feedback and re-entrant mechanisms in consciousness - Animal consciousness Confirmed plenary speakers include: Igor Aleksander, Bernard Baars, Sarah T Boysen, Ned Block, Axel Cleeremans, Peter Carruthers, Daniel Dennett, Vince Di Lollo, Bill Fields, Stan Franklin, Walter J Freeman, Christof Koch, Victor Lamme, David Leopold, Lionel Naccache, Alva Noe, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Aaron Sloman, Petra Stoerig & Frank Tong. For the program, please check the conference website: http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~assc7/ ASSC7 is intended to promote interdisciplinary dialogue in the scientific study of consciousness, and as in previous years a significant portion of the program will be set aside for concurrent sessions of submitted talks. ASSC7 will provide an excellent opportunity for the presentation of new empirical findings or novel theoretical perspectives in an atmosphere that will promote discussion and debate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- REGISTRATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration fees: Non-members USD 225 ASSC members USD 190 Students USD 125 Student ASSC members USD 90 The early membership deadline (April 15, 2003) has now passed. To register, please follow the instructions available from the conference website as they become available: http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~assc7/ Address all enquiries about registration to assc7(a)memphis.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FURTHER INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------- All meetings and poster presentations will be held at the University of Memphis campus. Accommodations will be available both at local hotels at discounted rates and at air-conditioned single/double dormitories. Please check the conference website for further information about the meeting, including information about paper and poster submissions; registration and submission forms; information about travel to Memphis and accommodation; and information about the scientific program of the meeting: http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~assc7/. The site will be continually updated to reflect the latest information. To enquire about any aspect of the conference, please write to assc7(a)memphis.edu <mailto:assc7@klab.caltech.edu> To find out more about the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, and to apply for membership, please consult: http://assc.caltech.edu/ The ASSC publishes two scientific journals about which further information is available from the following websites: Consciousness & Cognition: http://www.apnet.com/www/journal/cc.htm PSYCHE: http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/ <http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSC7 Program Committee: Bernard Baars, David Chalmers, Axel Cleeremans, Stan Franklin (chair), Thomas Metzinger, Geraint Rees, Ron Sun, Patrick Wilken. -----------------------------------------------------------------------