COGNITIVE SCIENCE SOCIETY CONFERENCE 2000
CogSci2000

August 13-15, 2000

The Institute for Research in Cognitive Science (IRCS) is hosting CogSci2000, the twenty-second annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, at the Inn at Penn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, August 13-15, 2000. The meeting will bring together cognitive scientists from around the world for talks, symposia, and tutorials on all aspects of the developing field of cognitive science.

Current information about the conference along with new information as it is updated can be found on our webpage at http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/cogsci2000/.

The meeting will take place in three full days on August 13-15th, preceded by two days of tutorials on August 11-12th. The schedule is available at http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/cogsci2000/program.shtml. The program for the conference will comprise over 95 refereed paper presentations, and there will be two poster sessions on the first two evenings of the conference, August 13th and 14th.

There will be two plenary talks, the first, "The symbolic foundations of conditioned behavior," given by Randy Gallistel, UCLA, and the second, "Spoken Language Systems and Human Communication," given by James Allen, University of Rochester.

The main conference program will be preceded by two days of tutorials on August 11th and 12th (details can be found at http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/cogsci2000/tutorials.shtml):

The Two Visual Systems and their Interactions
(Organizer: Bruce Bridgeman, University of California, Santa Cruz)

An introduction to the COGENT Cognitive Modelling Environment
(Organizer: Dr. Richard Cooper, Birkbeck College, England)

Cognitive Modeling and Simulation in Real-Time/Multi-tasking Domains Using the COGNET Framework
(Organizer: Wayne Zachary, CHI Systems)

Cognitive Neuroscience for Cognitive Scientists
(Organizer: Martha Farah, University of Pennsylvania)

Cognitive Science and Education: Creating, Implementing, and Funding Collaborations to Build a Cognitive Science Foundation for Teaching and Learning
(Organizer: Christine Massey, IRCS, University of Pennsylvania)

In addition, four invited symposia will take place during the main conference (details can be found at http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/cogsci2000/symposia.shtml):

Perspectives on Conceptual Change
(Chair: David Kaufman, UC Berkeley)

The Nature of Human Errors
(Chair: Jiajie Zhang, UT Houston)

The Role of the Cerebellum in Cognition and Affect
(Chair: Natika Newton, Nassau Community College)

Bayesian Approaches to Cognitive Modeling
(Co-Chairs: Michael C. Mozer, University of Colorado at Boulder and Joshua Tenenbaum, Stanford University)

There will also be a special session on undergraduate education in cognitive science.

PROGRAM AND CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/cogsci2000/symposia.shtml

REGISTRATION INFORMATION
http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/cogsci2000/register.shtm_cog.html

SPECIAL STUDENT MEMBER OFFER:
The first 100 student members to register will receive a registration fee reduction of $100 each.

Note: There will be a $50 charge for registrations after July 15, 2000 and an additional $50 charge for on-site registration.

TRAVEL INFORMATION
http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/cogsci2000/travel.shtml

HOTEL AND ROOM INFORMATION
http://www.ircs.upenn.edu/cogsci2000/accommodations1.shtml