Categorization: Summer Institute (Montreal)

Dear Dr. Qwerty, In the 12 days from June 30th to July 11 2003, Montreal will be the Categorization Capital of the Cognitive World. http://www.unites.uqam.ca/sccog/liens/program.html The latest developments in all aspects of categorization will be described and debated across the cognitive sciences spectrum: cognitive anthropology, computer science, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, philosophy and psychology. The University of Quebec/Montreal will host this Cognitive Sciences Summer Institute. I hope you and your colleagues and students will attend and participate in this remarkable convergence. I've attached a sample of only a few of the over 50 speakers. For the full programme: http://www.unites.uqam.ca/sccog/liens/program.html Best wishes, Stevan Harnad. Canada Research Chair University of Quebec/Montreal Partial List: Categorization in cognitive neuroscience, Stephen Grossberg, Boston University Brain basis of category learning, John Gabrieli, Stanford University Categorization in linguistics, Pieter Muysken, Universiteit van Nijmegen Color categories across languages, Paul Kay, University of California at Berkeley Shape recognition, Irv Biederman, University of Southern California Object perception, Phil G. Schyns, University of Glasgow Category representation, Rob Nosofsky, Indiana University A state of the art on syntactic categories, Arnold Zwicky, Stanford University On categorisation and acquisition, Eve Clark, Stanford University Inferential theory of learning Ryszard S. Michalski, George Mason University Simulation and embodiment in situated conceptualization, Lawrence Barsalou, Emory University Category learning, Rob Goldstone, Indiana University Self-organizing vocabularies, Stefano Nolfi, Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technology, Rome Analogical reasoning, Dedre Gentner, Northwestern University Categorisation and conceptual change, Paul Thagard, University of Waterloo A biological theory of empirical concepts, Ruth Millikan, University of Connecticut On category change, Ian Roberts, University of Cambridge