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Call for Student Participation: TIMELY Training School on "Imaging Time", 23-27th September, 2013 at Magdeburg, Germany.
TIMELY (EU COST funded Action; www.timely-cost.eu) is organizing a Workshop on "Imaging Time" (Organizers: Toemme Noesselt & Argiro Vatakis) in cooperation with the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Faculty of Natural Sciences and the Center for behavioral and brain sciences, Magdeburg. The School will take place 23-27th of September at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg and will include lectures on imaging time and also hands-on fMRI and MEG analysis of data. It will be a great pleasure to have you in our sessions. Organizers: Niels Taatgen, Hedderik van Rijn and Jelmer Borst University of Groningen, Netherlands http://www.ai.rug.nl/actr- April 8-13, 2013 ACT-R is a cognitive theory and simulation system for developing cognitive models for tasks that vary from simple reaction time experiments to driving a car, learning algebra and air traffic control. Following previous ACT-R events in 2010 and 2011, the University of Groningen will again host a spring school and workshop. Spring School The spring school will take place from Monday April 8 to Thursday April 11. Participants will follow a compressed four-day version of the traditional summer school curriculum. The standard curriculum is structured as a set of six units, of which we will cover four in the course of the week. Each unit lasts a day and involves a morning theory lecture, an afternoon discussion session on advanced topics, and an assignment which participants are expected to complete during the day. Computing facilities will be provided or attendees can bring their own laptop on which the ACT-R software will be installed. To provide an optimal learning environment, admission is limited. Prospective participants should submit an application by February 17, consisting of a curriculum vitae and a statement of purpose. Demonstrated experience with a modeling formalism similar to ACT-R will strengthen the application, as well as general programming experience. Applicants will be notified of admission by February 24. Master Class: Work on your own project Organized parallel to the spring school, the master class offers the opportunity for modelers to work on their own projects with guidance from experienced ACT-R modelers. Note that signing up for the Master Class assumes some prior ACT-R experience, either through self-study, or having followed an earlier ACT-R spring or summer school. European ACT-R Workshop The European ACT-R workshop will take place from Friday April 12 to Saturday April 13. The workshop will feature invited lectures, research presentations, discussion sessions and instructional tutorials. Suggestions for the topics of the tutorials and discussion sessions are welcome. Admission to the workshop is open to all. Registrations fees and housing Spring School + Workshop: Euro 200 Master Class + Workshop: Euro 200 Workshop only: Euro 100 Late fee (registration after March 12): Euro 50 Housing will be offered in the university guesthouse for 61 Euro /day (single, double rooms are around Euro 78.50, Breakfast is 10 Euro/person). Registration To apply to the 2013 Spring School or Master Class, send an email to Hedderik van Rijn (hedderik@van-rijn.org) and attach the requested documents before February 17, 2013. If you would like to contribute to the workshop, please let us know as well. To register for the 2013 Workshop, also send an email to Hedderik van Rijn (hedderik@van-rijn.org). Please specify your contact details, and whether or not you would like to present your research. PhD Positions on Time perception at Tuebingen, Germany The research group for Cognition and Perception at the Department of Psychology (Prof. Dr. Rolf Ulrich), University of Tübingen, Germany, offers two PhD student positions for junior scientists in the field of time perception. The positions are associated with two current research projects funded by the German Research Foundation for initially two years, with a possibility of further extension after this period. The first project is concerned with the investigation of the mechanisms underlying multisensory integration of interval duration, predominantly by conducting behavioral psychophysical experiments in the auditory and visual modality. Applications for this position should be sent electronically to Dr. Karin Bausenhart, karin.bausenhart@uni-tuebingen.de. In the second project, we investigate timing of one’s own behavior in dual-task performance. This research combines the Psychological Refractory Period paradigm with introspective time estimation and psychophysical methods. Applications for this position should be sent electronically to Dr. Daniel Bratzke, daniel.bratzke@uni-tuebingen.de. Successful candidates must have a master’s (or equivalent) degree, preferably with a background in experimental psychology, and should be interested in psychophysical methods and time perception. Experience in the field of cognitive psychology, profound methodological knowledge and basic programming skills (Matlab, R) are desirable. We offer an interesting and motivating work environment and an excellent infrastructure for conducting behavioral and electrophysiological experiments. Tübingen is a charming ancient academic town located in the south of Germany, near to the city of Stuttgart. It offers a great surrounding for conducting research and many cultural and leisure facilities that are worth experiencing. Applications should include a motivation letter, CV, two letters of recommendation, and documentation of relevant qualification (e.g., copies of diplomas and/or transcripts of grades) and can be submitted until January 31, 2012. COMPUTATIONAL WORKSHOP Neural Coding, Decision-Making & Integration in Time CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS eidos, the Center in Metaphysics of the University of Geneva, and the CUSO (Conférence Universitaire de Suisse Occidentale) are pleased to announce the "Time and explanation conference". Dates: September 14-17, 2011 Venue: University of Geneva, Switzerland, Building Uni Mail Call for Papers Conceptions of time have always played a fundamental role in our philosophical and scientific understanding of the world and of ourselves. They have become especially important in the 20th century, and even more so during the past few decades. This workshop aims to address outstanding research questions in contemporary analytic philosophy of time, broadly construed. Topics may include, but are not limited to: What explains our feeling of time as passing, if there is such a thing? Are there tensed facts? How should the debate between presentists and eternalists be understood? Is the future open? What is the status of becoming in current physical theories? What grounds the truth of statements about the past? How do things persist? Does time have a direction? Etc. Keynote Speakers Thomas M. Crisp (Biola University) Carl Hoefer (Autonomous University of Barcelona) Ulrich Meyer (Colgate University) Kristie Miller (The University of Sydney) L. Nathan Oaklander (University of Michigan-Flint) Oliver Pooley (Oxford University) Steven Savitt (University of British Columbia) Dean W. Zimmerman (Rutgers University) Submission details - We invite all scholars working in the philosophy of time to submit extended abstracts in English and prepared for blind-review, of no more than 1000 words, in either .pdf, .doc, or .rtf format. - Submissions must be sent by email attachment to Ghislain Guigon at ghislain.guigon@unige.ch by June 26, 2011. Please put ‘Conference Paper Submission’ as the subject of your email. - An acknowledgment of reception will be sent. - Please specify on a separate page name, affiliation, e-mail address. - Each speaker will be allowed a maximum of 45 minutes for presentation and 45 minutes for discussion. - Successful applicants will be notified by July 15th, 2011. - A maximum of six papers will be accepted. - Speakers' accommodation costs will be covered. Key Dates 26 June 2011: Deadline for the submission of extended abstracts 15 July 2011: Notification of acceptance Further Information For further information, please contact ghislain.guigon@unige.ch or visit the website at eidos. Organising Committee Emiliano Boccardi (University of Fribourg and University of Geneva) Fabrice Correia (University of Geneva) Natalja Deng (university of Geneva) Ghislain Guigon (University of Geneva) The International Society for the Study of Time, WORKSHOP:
The tentative list of Trainers is:
Toemme Noesselt
Martin Wiener
Uta Noppeney
Jennifer Coull
Virginie van Wassenhove
Domenica Bueti
Ariel Schoenfeld
Michael Hanke
The tentative program of the School is as follows:
Day 1 - General timing talks - Student Poster Session - Tour to the imaging facilities
Day 2 - Morning timing talk; Afternoon: MEG preprocessing (2 hours) and fMRI preprocessing (2 hours)
Day 3 - Morning timing talk; Afternoon: MEG data analysis (2 Hours) and fMRI data analysis (2 Hours)
Day 4 - Morning timing talk; Afternoon: MEG source modelling (2 hours) and fMRI connectivity (2 hours)
Day 5 - Morning timing talk; Afternoon: Advanced methods (MVPA).
A detailed program will be posted soon on http://timely-cost.eu/
A limited number of students will be admitted to the Training School and will be funded for up to 500 euros (travel, subsistence, and accommodation; must keep all receipts). Funding can only be provided for students who attend for the whole duration of the training school. A poster session will be held where students can present already conducted work or planned work. Accommodation for students (shared rooms) can be arranged by the organizers.
Prospective participants should be at advanced Master, PhD or Post-Doc level and should be from a COST country (http://www.cost.eu/about_
• Curriculum vitae (in PDF)
• Statement of purpose (max 1 page; in PDF)
• [If presenting a poster] Title and Abstract of the poster that will be presented in the student poster session (in WORD; Structure: Title, Authors, Affiliations, Abstract)
• Whether you prefer hotel reservations or arrange for lodging yourself.
The deadline for applications is May 19th, 2013. On May 21st, 2013, we will inform the students that will be funded.
Third ACT-R Spring School, Master Class and Workshop 2013
Rauischholzhausen Castle
April 26 - 29, 2012
Application deadline: December 15, 2011
Organizers: Wolfgang Einhäuser-Treyer, Konrad Körding, Julia Trommershäuser
Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Web: http://www.frontiersin.org/events/Neural_Coding__Decision_Making/1522/All_Events
This workshop brings together researchers from fields of computational
neuroscience, electrophysiology & behavioral neuroscience to discuss
the computational principles underlying neural coding of motor
coordination & sensory integration in time with focus on adaptive
behavior. The topics covered at the workshop include computational
neuroscience, Bayesian statistics, psychophysics, neurophysiology, &
cognitive science. Central to the format of the workshop is the strong
link between computational & behavioral neuroscientists.
A key aspect of all workshop contributions will be the development of
a common theoretical language to be used across behavioral &
electrophysiological experiments. The conference is organized as a
workshop for 40 selected participants. The central part of the program
consists of invited lectures from the fields of computational
neuroscience, electrophysiology & behavioral neuroscience; the meeting
focuses on creating a common language across these disciplines.
Selected participants will be able to present and discuss their work
in a poster session.
Application deadline for workshop participation is December 15, 2011.
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A small number of advanced graduate students and postdocs will be
selected to be present at the workshop. Preferences will be given to
applicants who are applying to present a poster at the workshop.
Selected participants will need to register and pay a registration fee
of 500 EUR. This registration fee of 500 EUR covers room and board
expenses at the castle.
Participants wishing to attend should apply by submitting a poster
abstract (250 words max.), either by email or in hard copy by fax to:
"Computational Workshop 2012"
Dr. Julia Trommershäuser
Center for Neural Science
4 Washington Place, Room 809
New York, NY 10003
fax: +1-212-995-4011
email: julia.trommershaeuser@nyu.edu
Selected abstracts will be published in citable form in frontiers in
Neuroscience.
We look forward to the workshop next year,
Wolfgang, Konrad, and Julia
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Confirmed Speakers:
* Wolfgang Einhäuser-Treyer (University of Marburg)
* Tim Gollisch (University Medical Center Göttingen)
* Verena Hafner (Humboldt University, Berlin)
* John-Dylan Haynes (Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and
Brain Sciences, Leipzig)
* Uwe Ilg (Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen)
* Frank Jaekel (University of Osnabrück)
* Mehrdad Jazayeri (University of Washington)
* Konrad Körding (Northwestern University)
* Michael Landy (New York University)
* Pascal Mamassian (Université Paris Descartes)
* Concetta Morrone (University of Pisa)
* Kerstin Preuschoff (University of Zürich)
* Stefan Schaal (University of Southern California)
* Michael Shadlen (University of Washington)
* Peter Thier (Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen)
* Julia Trommershäuser (New York University)
* Angela Yu (University of California, San Diego)
The École Normale Supérieure, Paris (Department of Philosophy),
The University of Paris 8 (Center for Research on Literature & Cognition)
are pleased to announce that they will be hosting next fall a symposium on
Time and Emergence
This event will take place in Paris, on Friday and Saturday, October 14-15, 2011. The symposium will be strongly transdisciplinary. It will be organized into two strands:
¨ Friday October 14 will concentrate on physics and biology, in relation to philosophy; ¨ Saturday October 15 will be open to psychology, sociology, art and literature, in relation to philosophy. The conference will present a number of guest speakers. Proposals for oral presentations will also be accepted. You are hereby invited to submit a proposal in any of the fields outlined above. Please send a title, along with a one- or two-page abstract in English or French and a short bibliography, by May 15, 2011, to each of the two secretaries of the local organizing committee:
Dr. Rémy Lestienne
Dir. Recherche honoraire, CNRS
remy.lestienne@snv.jussieu.fr
Pr. Yves Abrioux
Dept. de littérature anglaise, Université Paris 8
yabrioux@aol.com
The organizing committee will answer each submission personally, before June 1, 2011.
Perception, Action, and Time
June 2-3, 2011
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Department of Philosophy
UAB. Casa Convalescència:
http://www.fundaciouab.com/casa/ENG/galeria.asp?Id_CARPETA=1&Id_FOTO=62&offs
Perception, thought and action have traditionally been considered constitutively independent yet functionally related mental realms. Much recent work in the philosophy of mind has either emerged from, or has resulted in, questioning the independence of these three realms. In such work, perception is often more closely related to action, or thought is considered to be a variety of action. Some of these new developments focus on experiences in which time is a basic factor, such as in the experience of something moving or the experience of succession. However, there has also been certain resistance to some of these developments. Alternative, refined versions of the more traditional picture have been offered instead. The aim of this workshop is to bring together philosophers from both sides of this on-going debate.
SPEAKERS:
Christoph Hoerl (Warwick)
Conor McHugh (Jean Nicod / Southampton)
Ian Phillips (UCL/Oxford)
Hanna Pickard (Oxford)
Josep Lluís Prades (Girona)
Susanna Schellenberg (ANU)
Marta Vidal (UAB)
Contact: Josefa Toribio.Further details will be circulated closer to the date.
Registration: For those wishing to attend the workshop, registration is appreciated. It's free, and it helps our planning. To register send an email to workshopuab@gmail.com with "Registration" in the subject line.
The event is funded by the Spanish government via the research project FFI2008-06164-C02-02 and by the Catalan government via the consolidated research group GRECC, SGR2009-1528.