ASSC7: FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
Geraint Rees
FINAL CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
7TH ANNUAL MEETING
University of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
May 30 - June 2, 2003
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The seventh meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of
Consciousness will be held from May 30th to June 2nd, 2003, at the
University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. This is the final call for
participation.
Invited plenary speakers and symposia will address current empirical and
theoretical issues in the study of consciousness, focusing on the theme of
models and mechanisms of consciousness. The conference will explore the many
connections between models of consciousness and their psychological and
neurobiological mechanisms, from the perspectives of philosophy,
neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, computer science, cognitive ethology,
and artificial intelligence. Plenary symposia will include
- Global Workspace Theory
- Computational models of consciousness
- Binocular rivalry and the NCC
- The role of feedback and re-entrant mechanisms in consciousness
- Animal consciousness
Confirmed plenary speakers include: Igor Aleksander, Bernard Baars, Sarah T
Boysen, Ned Block, Axel Cleeremans, Peter Carruthers, Daniel Dennett, Vince
Di Lollo, Bill Fields, Stan Franklin, Walter J Freeman, Christof Koch,
Victor Lamme, David Leopold, Lionel Naccache, Alva Noe, Alvaro
Pascual-Leone, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Aaron Sloman, Petra Stoerig & Frank
Tong.
For the program, please check the conference website:
http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~assc7/
ASSC7 is intended to promote interdisciplinary dialogue in the scientific
study of consciousness, and as in previous years a significant portion of
the program will be set aside for concurrent sessions of submitted talks.
ASSC7 will provide an excellent opportunity for the presentation of new
empirical findings or novel theoretical perspectives in an atmosphere that
will promote discussion and debate.
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REGISTRATION
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Registration fees:
Non-members USD 225
ASSC members USD 190
Students USD 125
Student ASSC members USD 90
The early membership deadline (April 15, 2003) has now passed. To register,
please follow the instructions available from the conference website as they
become available:
http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~assc7/
Address all enquiries about registration to as...@memphis.edu
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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All meetings and poster presentations will be held at the University of
Memphis campus. Accommodations will be available both at local hotels at
discounted rates and at air-conditioned single/double dormitories.
Please check the conference website for further information about the
meeting, including information about paper and poster submissions;
registration and submission forms; information about travel to Memphis and
accommodation; and information about the scientific program of the meeting:
http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~assc7/. The site will be continually updated to
reflect the latest information. To enquire about any aspect of the
conference, please write to as...@memphis.edu
<mailto:as...@klab.caltech.edu>
To find out more about the Association for the Scientific Study of
Consciousness, and to apply for membership, please consult:
http://assc.caltech.edu/ The ASSC publishes two scientific journals about
which further information is available from the following websites:
Consciousness & Cognition: http://www.apnet.com/www/journal/cc.htm
PSYCHE: http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/ <http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/
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ASSC7 Program Committee: Bernard Baars, David Chalmers, Axel Cleeremans,
Stan Franklin (chair), Thomas Metzinger, Geraint Rees, Ron Sun, Patrick
Wilken.
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