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SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE AND NEURAL SYSTEMS
Tutorials: May 28, 2003
Meeting: May 29-31, 2003
Boston University
677 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
http://www.cns.bu.edu/meetings/
Sponsored by Boston University's
Center for Adaptive Systems
and
Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems
with financial support from the
Office of Naval Research
This interdisciplinary conference has drawn about 300 people from around
the world each time that it has been offered. Last year's conference was
attended by scientists from 27 countries. The conference is structured
to facilitate intense communication between its participants, both in
the formal sessions and during its other activities. As in previous
years, the conference will focus on solutions to the questions:
How Does the Brain Control Behavior?
How Can Technology Emulate Biological Intelligence?
The conference will include invited tutorials and lectures, and
contributed lectures and posters by experts on the biology and
technology of how the brain and other intelligent systems adapt to a
changing world. The conference is aimed at researchers and students of
computational neuroscience, connectionist cognitive science, artificial
neural networks, neuromorphic engineering, and artificial intelligence.
A single oral or poster session enables all presented work to be highly
visible.
Abstract submissions encourage submissions of the latest results.
Costs are kept at a minimum without compromising the quality of meeting
handouts and social events.
Confirmed invited speakers include:
Andreas G. Andreou (Johns Hopkins University)
Andrew Barto (University of Massachusetts)
Irving Biederman (University of Southern California)
Emilio Bizzi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Richard Born (Harvard Medical School)
Neil Burgess (University College London)
Gail A. Carpenter (Boston University)
Randy Gallistel (Rutgers University)
Ann M. Graybiel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Stephen Grossberg (Boston University)
Eric Halgren (Massachusetts General Hospital)
Sarah Hawkins (University of Cambridge)
Michael J. Kahana (Brandeis University)
John K. Kruschke (Indiana University)
Victor A.F. Lamme (University of Amsterdam)
Robert Nosofsky (Indiana University)
Jonathan Pollack (Brandeis University)
Rosalind Picard (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Josef P. Rauschecker (Georgetown University)
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham (Boston University)
James T. Todd (Ohio State University)
Roger Tootell (Massachusetts General Hospital)
Donald C. Wunsch (University of Missouri)
Steven Yantis (Johns Hopkins University)
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Session Topics:
* vision
* image understanding
* audition
* speech and language
* unsupervised learning
* supervised learning
* reinforcement and emotion
* sensory-motor control
* cognition, planning, and attention
* spatial mapping and navigation
* object recognition
* neural circuit models
* neural system models
* mathematics of neural systems
* robotics
* hybrid systems (fuzzy, evolutionary, digital)
* neuromorphic VLSI
* industrial applications
* other
Contributed abstracts must be received, in English, by January 31, 2003.
Notification of acceptance will be provided by email by February 28,
2003. A meeting registration fee must accompany each Abstract. See
Registration Information below for details. The fee will be returned if
the Abstract is not accepted for presentation and publication in the
meeting proceedings. Registration fees of accepted Abstracts will be
returned on request only until April 18, 2003.
Each Abstract should fit on one 8.5" x 11" white page with 1" margins on
all sides in a single-spaced, single-column format with a font of 10
points or larger, printed on one side of the page only. Fax or
electronic submissions will not be accepted. Abstract title, author
name(s), affiliation(s), mailing, and email address(es) should begin
each Abstract. An accompanying cover letter should include: Full title
of Abstract; corresponding author and presenting author name, address,
telephone, fax, and email address; requested preference for oral or
poster presentation; and a first and second choice from the topics
above, including whether it is biological (B) or technological (T) work
[Example: first choice: vision (T); second choice: neural system models
(B)].
Talks will be 15 minutes long. Posters will be up for a full day.
Overhead, slide, VCR, and LCD projector facilities will be available for
talks.
Abstracts which do not meet these requirements or which are submitted
with insufficient funds will be returned. Accepted Abstracts will be
printed in the conference proceedings volume. No longer paper will be
required. The original and 3 copies of each Abstract should be sent to:
Cynthia Bradford, Boston University, Department of Cognitive and Neural
Systems, 677 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215 USA.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Early registration is recommended. To
register, please fill out the registration form below. Student
registrations must be accompanied by a letter of verification from a
department chairperson or faculty/research advisor. If accompanied by an
Abstract or if paying by check, mail to the address above. If paying by
credit card, mail as above, or fax to (617) 353-7755, or email to
cindy@bu.edu. The registration fee will help to pay for a reception, 2
daily coffee breaks, and the meeting proceedings.
STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS: Fellowships for PhD candidates and postdoctoral
fellows are available to help cover meeting travel and living costs. The
deadline to apply for fellowship support is January 31, 2003. Applicants
will be notified by email by February 28, 2003. Each application should
include the applicant's CV, including name; mailing address; email
address; current student status; faculty or PhD research advisor's name,
address, and email address; relevant courses and other educational data;
and a list of research articles. A letter from the listed faculty or PhD
advisor on official institutional stationery should accompany the
application and summarize how the candidate may benefit from the
meeting. Fellowship applicants who also submit an Abstract need to
include the registration fee with their Abstract submission. Those who
are awarded fellowships are required to register for and attend both the
conference and the day of tutorials. Fellowship checks will be
distributed after the meeting.
REGISTRATION FORM
Seventh International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems
Boston University
Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems
677 Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02215 USA
Tutorials: May 28, 2003
Meeting: May 29-31, 2003
Fax: (617) 353-7755
http://www.cns.bu.edu/meetings/
Mr/Ms/Dr/Prof:________________________________________________________
Affiliation:__________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________
City, State, Postal Code:_____________________________________________
Phone and Fax:________________________________________________________
Email:________________________________________________________________
The conference registration fee includes the conference proceedings,
reception, and two coffee breaks each day. The tutorial registration fee
includes tutorial notes and two coffee breaks.
CHECK ONE:
( ) $95 Conference plus Tutorial (Regular)
( ) $65 Conference plus Tutorial (Student)
( ) $70 Conference Only (Regular)
( ) $50 Conference Only (Student)
( ) $35 Tutorial Only (Regular)
( ) $25 Tutorial Only (Student)
METHOD OF PAYMENT (please fax or mail):
[ ] Enclosed is a check made payable to "Boston University"
Checks must be made payable in US dollars and issued by a US
correspondent bank. Each registrant is responsible for any and
all bank charges.
[ ] I wish to pay by credit card
(MasterCard, Visa, or Discover Card only)
Name as it appears on the card:_______________________________________
Type of card: _____________________________ Expiration date:__________
Account number:_______________________________________________________
Signature:____________________________________________________________
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