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Second call for papers, October 2001

EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF COGNITIVE SYSTEMS

Special Workshop on Multidisciplinary Aspects of Learning

Clichy (Paris, France), 17-19 January 2002

TOPIC

The ESSCS attempts to promote the multidisciplinary study of all aspects of cognition. Learning is one of the nodal points of cognition and raises many integrative issues with regard to the study of cognitive systems. This is the first special workshop on this topic organised by the ESSCS. The spirit of the workshop is deliberately chosen to encourage researchers from various fields to discuss with each other about the challenges and opportunities offered by a cross disciplinary approach to learning.

SCOPE

Contributions are invited on all aspects of learning, in human, animal, and artificial systems. More specifically the following subdisciplines of cognitive sciences are involved: - Psychology (cognitive, clinical, developmental, ergonomics) - Artificial intelligence (general aspects) - Neurosciences (associative memory, neural networks, etc.) - Linguistics (also computational), language disorders - Educational and Instructional sciences - Philosophy, History of concepts.

INVITED SPEAKERS

G.J. Dalenoort (University of Groningen): Theoretical considerations on learning

G. Vergnaud (CNRS, Universite Paris 8): Learning and conceptual development

J. Rogalski (CNRS, Universite Paris 8): Epistemology and cognitive analysis of the task: towards a common frame for analysing competence acquisition from students to professionals

ORGANISATION

The scientific program includes both oral communications and poster presentations. Each oral communication will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation plus 10 minutes for discussion. The workshop schedule will include a poster session; presenters will stand by their posters for informal discussion with workshop participants.

The working language of the workshop is English. There will be a maximum of 20 oral presentations. The total number of presentations will be restricted to about 40. Participation is also possible without a communication.

The workshop will take place at the "Lycee Rene Auffray", 23 rue Fernand Pelloutier, 92110 Clichy, Tel: 01-49-68-90-00 (from abroad: +33-1-49-68-90-00), Web site: www.lycee-rene-auffray.com, Metro (underground): line 13 (direction: "Gabriel Peri - Asnieres - Gennevilliers"; Stop: "Mairie de Clichy")

For more information see the ESSCS webpage: http://www.esscs.org

For scientific or local information please contact: michael.pichat@univ-paris8.fr

SUBMISSION OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Contributions will be peer-reviewed and considered on the basis of their relevance over a variety of subdisciplines of cognitive sciences. This will imply that papers that exclusively report on experimental results, without a theoretical basis or interpretation, will not be accepted. In case of doubt, please take up contact with the organisers. Papers that have been accepted can also be submitted to a special issue of Cognitive Systems, the international peer-reviewed journal of the ESSCS.

Submissions (in English) should be sent in the form a 300 words abstract. Desired presentation form is to be indicated (oral, poster, oral or poster). Submissions should be sent as an email attachment (please both in RTF and DOS formats) to both G. Dalenoort (G.J.DALENOORT@ppsw.rug.nl) and M. Pichat (michael.pichat@univ-paris8.fr) by the 30th of October 2001. Acceptance will be notified within a week, upon which registration payment is required.

COMMITTEES

Scientific committee G.J. Dalenoort, University of Groningen G. Ricco, Universite Paris 8 G. Vergnaud, CNRS, Universite Paris 8 K.B. Koster, University of Groningen P.L.C. Van Geert, University of Groningen

Organising committee M. Pichat, Universite Paris 8 L. Numa-Bocage, IUFM de Picardie M. Merri, ENFA de Toulouse D. Morange, Universite Lyon 2 M.-C. Jollivet, IUFM de Poitou-Charentes

REGISTRATION

Owing to administrative reasons, it is not possible to separate workshop and catering charges. Therefore, the following amounts include both workshop fees and catering fees (3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 5 breaks). Please note that € = 1 Euro.

Members of the ESSCS: € 85 Non members of the ESSCS: € 95 Students: € 75 ESSCS membership: € 12

Full registration fee deposit deadline: 15 November 2001 Payment modalities shall be notified with declaring of acceptance. Please note that communication abstract will not be published in the workshop proceedings unless payment is received.

ACCOMMODATION

Some double rooms are available in the Lycee Rene Auffray itself (place of the meeting). Double rooms (with shower/bath and toilets) are about € 40 altogether per night. These rooms have to be booked in advance.

Full accommodation fee deposit deadline: 15 November 2001 Payment modalities shall be notified with notification of acceptance

Alternative accommodation (hotels) Each room is provided with internal bathroom (toilets and shower or bath), television and telephone. Prices are per night and in Euro. Reservations with the hotels can be made directly (if deposits are required: best via a letter with authorisation to charge a credit card, to avoid high costs of international money transfers).

Hotel des Chasses (**), Single room: € 61, Breakfast: € 6, Distance to workshop place: 5 minutes walk. Tel: From abroad: 00-33-1-47-37-01-73, in France: 01-47-37-01-73 Address: 49 rue Pierre Beregovy, 92110 Clichy Website: www.hoteldeschasses.fr

Hotel Sovereign (***), Single room: € 60, Breakfast: € 6 Distance to workshop place: 10 minutes walk. Tel: from abroad: 00-33-1-47-37-54-24, in France: 01-47-37-54-24 Address: 14 rue Dagobert, 92110 Clichy

Hotel Savoy (**), Single room: € 68, Breakfast: € 7 Distance from workshop place: 8 minutes walk. Tel: from abroad: 00-33-1-47-37-17-01, in France: 01-47-37-17-01 Address: 20 rue Villeneuve, 92110 Clichy Website: www.123france.com/europe/france/paris/hotels/hoclichy.htm

IMPORTANT DATES

Workshop: 17-19 January 2002 Submission deadline: 30th October 2001 Notification of acceptance: 7th November 2001 Registration fee deposit deadline: 15th November 2001 Accommodation fee deposit deadline: 15th November 2001

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