CFP: 1994 Cognitive Science conference

From: ashwin(a)cc.gatech.edu (Ashwin Ram) Subject: CFP: 1994 Cognitive Science conference Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 16:22:19 GMT Sixteenth Annual Conference of the COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY August 13-16, 1994 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia CALL FOR PAPERS Due date: Friday, January 14, 1994 As Cognitive Science has matured over the years, it has broadened its scope in order to address fundamental issues of cognition embedded within culturally, socially, and technologically rich environments. The Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society aims at broad coverage of the many topics, methodologies, and disciplines that comprise Cognitive Science. The conference will highlight new ideas, theories, methods and results in a wide range of research areas relating to cognition. The conference will feature plenary addresses by invited speakers, technical paper and poster sessions, research symposia and panels, and a banquet. The conference will be held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, home of the Civil Rights movement, the 1996 Olympics, and the Dogwood Festival. GUIDELINES FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS Novel research papers are invited on any topic related to cognition. Reports of research that cuts across traditional disciplinary boundaries and investigations of cognition within cultural, social and technological contexts are encouraged. To create a high-quality program representing the newest ideas and results in the field, submitted papers will be evaluated through peer review with respect to several criteria, including originality, quality, and significance of research, relevance to a broad audience of cognitive science researchers, and clarity of presentation. Accepted papers will be presented at the conference as talks or posters, as appropriate. Papers may present results from completed research as well as report on current research with an emphasis on novel approaches, methods, ideas, and perspectives. Authors should submit five (5) copies of the paper in hard copy form by Friday, January 14, 1994, to: Prof. Ashwin Ram Cognitive Science 1994 Submissions Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing 801 Atlantic Drive Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0280 If confirmation of receipt is desired, please use certified mail or enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard. DAVID MARR MEMORIAL PRIZES FOR EXCELLENT STUDENT PAPERS Papers with a student first author are eligible to compete for a David Marr Memorial Prize for excellence in research and presentation. The David Marr Prizes are accompanied by a $300.00 honorarium, and are funded by an anonymous donor. LENGTH Papers must be a maximum of eleven (11) pages long (excluding only the cover page but including figures and references), with 1 inch margins on all sides (i.e., the text should be 6.5 inches by 9 inches, including footnotes but excluding page numbers), double-spaced, and in 12-point type. Each page should be numbered (excluding the cover page). Camera-ready papers will be required only after authors are notified of acceptance. Template and style files conforming to these specifications for several text formatting programs will be available by anonymous FTP from ftp.cc.gatech.edu:/pub/cogsci94. COVER PAGE Each copy of the paper must include a cover page, separate from the body of the paper, which includes: 1. Title of paper. 2. Full names, postal addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of all authors. 3. An abstract of no more than 200 words. 4. Three to five keywords in decreasing order of relevance. The keywords will be used in the index for the proceedings. 5. Preference for presentation format: Talk or poster, talk only, poster only. Accepted papers will be presented either as talks or posters, depending on authors' preferences and reviewers' recommendations about which would be more suitable, and will not reflect the quality of the papers. 6. A note stating if the paper is eligible to compete for a Marr Prize. DEADLINE Papers must be received by Friday, January 14, 1994. Papers received after this date will be recycled. CALL FOR SYMPOSIA In addition to the technical paper and poster sessions, the conference will feature research symposia, panels, and workshops. Proposals for symposia are invited. Proposals should indicate: 1. A brief description of the topic; 2. How the symposium would address a broad cognitive science audience, and some evidence of interest; 3. Names of symposium organizer(s); 4. List of potential speakers, their topics, and some estimate of their likelihood of participation; 5. Proposed symposium format (designed to last 90 minutes). Symposium proposals should be sent as soon as possible, but no later than January 14, 1994. Abstracts of the symposium talks will be published in the proceedings. CONFERENCE CHAIRS Kurt Eiselt and Ashwin Ram STEERING COMMITTEE Dorrit Billman, Mike Byrne, Alex Kirlik, Janet Kolodner (chair), Nancy Nersessian, Mimi Recker, and Tony Simon PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: Prof. Kurt Eiselt Cognitive Science 1994 Conference Georgia Institute of Technology Cognitive Science Program Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0505 E-mail: cogsci94(a)cc.gatech.edu