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________________________________________________________________________________ Each year in May since 1982, the Departments of Psychology at the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta have jointly hosted a conference known as BASICS (Banff Annual Seminar in Cognitive Science). This year I would like to announce that the conference will be held on the weekend of May 6-7 and welcome a number of other Western Canadian universities to the list of sponsors: The University of Victoria, the University of Manitoba, the University of Lethbridge, the University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University. This notice is being sent to you with the hope that you will plan on attending. This year's theme is entitled "Learning and Attention: Brain and Behavioural Approaches" and we have an outstanding list of speakers: Michael Posner (University of Oregon); Steven Luck (University of Iowa); Patrick Cavanaugh (Harvard University); Steven Yantis (Johns Hopkins University); Jeremy Wolfe (Harvard Medical School) and Lynn Robertson (UC Davis). The conference will begin Saturday morning (May 6) and finish Sunday afternoon. The talks are more like colloquia and allow a scientist ample time to lay out a course of research, rather than simply to discuss the results of one or two experiments. An extensive question period and break follows each 60 minute talk and provides sufficient time for detailed questions and discussion. BASICS is moving back to our "old" location and will be held at the Banff Park Lodge (222 Lynx St., Banff, Alberta). The Banff Park Lodge is located in the heart of the Rocky Mountain resort town of Banff and is very accessible to local restaurants and shopping. I have reserved a block of rooms at the Lodge under the conference name at the special rate of $98.40/night for a single ($50.80 per person for a double) plus appropriate taxes. The registration fee is $60 for faculty and $25 for students. We expect to begin the conference on Saturday morning (May 6) at 8:45 AM and end Sunday at 12:30 PM. The program distributed at the conference will provide all additional information. This year we will hold a conference banquet on Saturday night. This event was well attended last year, as it provides a way for everyone to socialize over dinner. I strongly urge all to register for the banquet on the accompanying form. The cost of the banquet is $32 per person and must be paid in advance when registering. If you plan to attend and want a registration form, please write to me at the address below, phone me at 403/220-5572, or E-mail me at shapiro(a)acs.ucalgary.ca for the electronic version. Please phone the Banff Park Lodge (TOLL FREE: 800/661-9266; Fax: 403/762-3553; Alberta residents: 403/762-4433) for room reservations and be sure to mention BASICS. I can accept registrations and the Lodge will accept reservations no later than April 5. Those wishing to make accommodation arrangements at other hotels will find many to choose from within the town of Banff. Looking forward to seeing you at the conference! Kimron Shapiro Department of Psychology The University of Calgary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return-Path: <shapiro(a)acs.ucalgary.ca> Received: from asb.acs.ucalgary.ca by dt.uleth.ca (MX V4.1 VAX) with SMTP; Sun, 22 Jan 1995 16:46:19 MST Received: from [136.159.216.100] (shapiro.pm.ucalgary.ca) by asb.acs.ucalgary.ca (4.1/ACS-ASB4.1) id AA23982; Sun, 22 Jan 95 16:32:07 MST Message-ID: <v01510102ab489d8b6b97(a)[136.159.216.100]>