CogSci2001- Sofia Summer School

Non-member submission from [CogSci Summer School <school(a)cogs.nbu.acad.bg>] Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 12:21:57 +0300 To: school(a)cogs.nbu.bg From: CogSci Summer School <school(a)cogs.nbu.acad.bg> Subject: CogSci2001- Sofia Summer School --- 8th International Summer School in Cognitive Science Sofia, New Bulgarian University July 9 - 28, 2001 Organized by New Bulgarian University, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and Bulgarian Society for Cognitive Science Endorsed by the Cognitive Science Society Sponsored by: New Bulgarian University, Central and East European Center for Cognitive Science, Bob Glushko (USA)  Arthur Shimamura (University of California at Berkeley, USA) - Executive Control, Metacognition and Memory Processes  Barbara Finlay (Cornell University, USA) - Development and Evolution of the Brain  Maurice Greenberg (New Bulgarian University, BG) - Introduction to Connectionism  Stella Vosniadou (University of Athens, GR) - Conceptual Change in Physical Knowledge  Michael Thomas (NCDU, ICH, UK) - Connectionist Models of Developmental Disorders  Csaba Pleh (University of Seget, HU) - Language Understanding in Children, Adults and Patients  Robert Goldstone (Indiana University, USA) - Human learning and adaptive systems  Jeff Elman (University of California at San Diego, USA) - Connectionist approaches to psycholinguistics, language acquisition, and linguistic theory  Susan Epstein (City University of New York, USA) - Cognitive Modeling and the Development of Expertise Financial Support: Bob Glushko from the USA has generously provided support for students who cannot afford paying on their own and whose universities cannot pay either. The scholarships are mainly directed to students coming from Eastern and Central Europe as well as from the former Soviet Union, however, other cases will also be considered. The scholarships cover tuition, travel, and living expenses. Applicants should present a declaration of what kind of sources they can use for their participation in the Summer School. Deadline for application: May 15th Notification of acceptance: May 24th. For more information: http://www.nbu.bg/cogs/events/ss2001.htm Svetlana Petkova, Administrative manager Central and Eastern Center for Cognitive Science