19-22 June 2008
Taipei, Taiwan
-------------------------------- SECOND CALL FOR PAPER & POSTER PROPOSALS ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS 12TH ANNUAL MEETING Gis Convention Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan June 19th-22 , 2008 http://www.ym.edu.tw/assc12/ -------------------------------- Confirmed speakers: Presidential Address: David Rosenthal, City University of New York, USA Keynote Speakers: Thomas Metzinger, The Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, Germany, topic: The Self Mitsuo Kawato, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, Japan, topic: Engineering Consciousness Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Kyoto University, Japan, topic: The Mind of the Chimpanzee Susana Martinez-Conde, Barrow Neurological Institute,USA, topic: Microsaccades: Windows on the Mind Symposium Speakers: Ned Block, New York University, USA Victor Lamme, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Barbara Jones, McGill University, Canada Donald Pfaff, Rockefeller University, USA Steven Laureys, University of Liege, Belgium Adrian Owen, University of Cambridge, UK Charles Spence, University of Oxford, UK Keiji Tanaka, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan Glyn Humphreys, University of Birmingham, UK Shaul Hochstein, Life Sciences Institute and Neural Computation Center, Israel Tim Bayne, University of Oxford, UK Ryan McKay, Queen's University Belfast, UK Ian Gold, McGill University, Canada Robyn Langdon, Macquarie University, Australia The 12th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness will be held from June 19th to June 22nd, 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan (Gis Convention Center, National Taiwan University). This is the first time for a ASSC annual meeting to be held in Asia. ASSC12 provides a chance for you to see Taipei and Taiwan, an island nation with a newly born democracy in Asia. Taipei offers an interesting combination of eastern and western cultures. Taiwan has recently been selected by the National Geographic Traveler Magazine as "probably the best traveling destination in Asia" among the 111 islands evaluated. The meeting promises to be both intellectually stimulating and culturally interesting! ASSC12 is intended to promote interdisciplinary dialogue in the scientific study of consciousness. The overall goal of the conference is to promote the scientific study of consciousness in all of its forms. ------------------------------ THE SECOND CALL FOR PAPER AND POSTER SUBMISSIONS SUBMISSION MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 1, 2008! ------------------------------ Speakers in concurrent sessions are invited to talk on any topic relevant to the scientific study of consciousness. Submissions that include anthropological, evolutionary, physiological, psychological, philosophical, or computational perspectives are all welcome. Submissions for both posters and talks will be accepted (please specify preference). Any person may present only one submission, but may be co-author on more than one. Submit by filling out the appropriate forms at: http://www.ym.edu.tw/assc12/ You will be asked to include with your submission the following information: 1. Title. 2. Name, affiliation, with presenting co-author(s) designated. 3. An abstract of up to 350 words. 4. Complete contact information for the author with whom the scientific program committee will interact with about the submission 5. Whether your first preference is for an talk or poster presentation 6. Whether your topic is a scientific or philosophical presentation If you have any difficulties in submitting your proposal, or any other questions regarding the meeting, please contact assc12@ym.edu.tw. ------------------------------ REGISTRATION OPEN ON FEB. 1, 2008 ------------------------------ As in previous years, discounted registration will be available to ASSC members, who will also enjoy a range of book discounts and other member benefits. The registration discount will be greater than the cost of membership, so prospective members are encouraged to join ASSC now! To find out more about the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, and to apply for membership, please consult our website at http://assc.caltech.edu/ Registration will open on Feb. 1, 2008. All questions about paper/poster submissions should be directed to the official conference email address: assc12@ym.edu.tw. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ASSC-12 Scientific Program Committee: Allen Houng & Ralph Adolphs (Co-Chairs), Shinsuke Shimojo, Max Coltheart, John Haynes, Steven Macknik, Dan Lloyd, Michael Pauen. ------------------------------------------------------------------------