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AP-CAP'10: Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference

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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