1-2 October 2010
Wellington, New Zealand
Call for Papers for the Asia Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference
AP-CAP' 10
October 1-2, 2010
( http://www.ia-cap.org/ap-cap10 )
Wellington Institute of Technology, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
Conference Chair : Soraj Hongladarom
Local Chair : Steve McKinlay
The Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference 2010 (AP-CAP 2010) wil
l be
held on the campus of Wellington Institute of Technology (Weltec), Petone,
Wellington, New Zealand. AP-CAP 2010 is part of a series of conferences
organised by the International Association for Computing and Philosophy
CAP conferences are interdisciplinary by their very nature; we therefore
welcome the submission of papers from a wide variety of disciplines at the
intersection of philosophy, computer science and information technology as
well
as related areas in the social sciences.
Keynote Speakers
To be confirmed shortly.
Research Tracks
Whilst there is no specific theme for the conference, papers are invited wh
ich
explore the following ideas and their related disciplines.
Information and Computer Ethics
Identity, Trust and the Social Networking Phenomenon
Virtual Environments
Computing, Culture and Society
Computer-based Education and Electronic Pedagogy
Computational and related Logics
Metaphysics (Ontology, etc.)
Artificial Intelligence, Mechatronics, Robotics and Autonomous
Agents
Philosophy of Computer Science
Philosophy of Information and Information Technology
Intersections
Please note that the above list should not be a limiting factor.
Submissions
Electronic submissions will open shortly. A link will be provided from the
conference website. IA-CAP is moving towards full paper submissions howeve
r
please limit submission length to 3000 words and include a 250 word abstrac
t.
IA-CAP discourages participants from reading their papers to the audience.
The
use of PowerPoint or other presentation software is popular. However, thes
e
need not be submitted with your original paper.
Post graduate students (PhD and Masters) are especially encouraged to submi
t.
AP-CAP?10 Conference Website
http://www.ia-cap.org/ap-cap10
Important Dates
February 2010 Call for papers announced
April 1 Paper submission open
July 16 Deadline for paper submission
August 14 Paper acceptance notification
August 31 Early registration open
October 1 - 2 AP-CAP 2010 Conference, Weltec, Wellingt
on,
NZ.
Questions and Enquiries
Questions concerning AP-CAP?10 may be addressed to the following;
Soraj Hongladarom s.hongladarom@gmail.com
Steve McKinlay stevet.mckinlay@gmail.com
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