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 Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/AP_CAP2010