Call for poster - Minds and Societies 2008 Summer Institute in Cognitive Science (fwd)

** Apologies for Cross-Posting ** ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:04:50 -0500 From: École été 2008 <summer08.isc(a)uqam.ca> To: École été 2008 <summer08.isc(a)uqam.ca> Subject: Call for poster - Minds and Societies 2008 Summer Institute in Cognitive Science Call for Posters The Minds and Societies Summer Institute in Cognitive Science June 27 ­ July 6, 2008 Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada A Summer Institute organized by the Université du Québec à Montréal¹s Cognitive Science Institute (Pdf version of this call can be found here: http://www.summer08.isc.uqam.ca/ocs/custom/cfp-socialCognition.pdf ) OVERVIEW The main theme of the Minds and Societies Summer Institute is social cognition, understood both from a psychological and community point of views. From a psychological point of view, the fundamental problem of social cognition is to understand how the human mind processes social information; how it detects, categorizes and applies it in social situations. From a community point of view, the question is understanding how individual cognition is influenced, perhaps even improved and increased, or indeed hampered, by social interactions, for example by communicating and collaborating with intelligent agents, natural and artificial. The two dimensions of social cognition are linked, in that the psychological dimension makes the community dimension possible, and the latter can in return modify the first. More information about the Summer Institute's content can be found on its website: www.summer08.isc.uqam.ca REFEREED POSTER SUBMISSIONS Successful posters are carefully designed to convey ideas. They should also attract the attention of attendees as they stroll past the displays. The goal is to develop a poster that encourages and facilitates small groups of individuals interested in an issue to gather and interact. Posters will be reviewed and selected by the Poster Committee. An award will be given at the conference for the best poster. Submissions must include an abstract of up to 400 words. Authors of accepted submissions must provide a one or two page summary (and/or an electronic copy of the poster itself) for publication on the Summer Institute¹s web site. These summaries will be posted on the Summer Institute web site one week prior to Summer Institute to give all participants a chance to review the content of the presentation before the event. All participants must register, including those presenting a poster. PRACTICAL € The posters will be located in a public area, close to the exhibition, viewable for all conference attendees. € Posters shall fit in a 1,40x1.40m space. Push pins can be used to attach material to the board. € A small table on which you can put leaflets or your laptop for a live demo is available upon request. € The posters are to be set up before the first poster session, on June 30th. € Someone must be present at the poster to interact with conference attendees on at least one of the two official occasions: July 30th and July 4th. It is also possible, but not required, to be present at other times. Putting a time schedule on the poster is recommended. € Advice for the preparation of a poster can be found on ISC¹s website: http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/cogsci2/isc/article.php3?id_article=218. Most of the content is in French, but some of it is in English. IMPORTANT DATES Submission start: March 3, 2008 Submission due: March 17, 2008 Notification to authors: April 7, 2008 Summary due: May 30, 2008 Poster go up: June 28, 2008 Must be present to discuss poster: June 30 and/or July 4 Please send all inquiries to summer08.isc(a)uqam.ca -10-