ASSC-9 — Call for papers

The ninth annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness will be held from June 24th to June 27th, 2005, at the C California Institute of Technology. Caltech is a small and focussed research university, with 29 Nobel laureates among its faculty and alumni, located in Pasadena, California.

About twenty minutes from downtown Los Angeles, at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, Pasadena’s popular shops and restaurants blend comfortably with tree-lined streets, distinctive neighborhoods, historic buildings and a vibrant cultural scene.

Immediatley prior to the ASSC9 meeting the McDonnell project in “Philosophy and the Neurosciences” will hold a separate workshop and meeting entitled “Neurophilosophy: The State of the Art”, for more details see . For the latest details about the ASSC9 meeting, check the conference

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SECOND CALL FOR PAPER & POSTER PROPOSALS

ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

9TH ANNUAL MEETING

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

June 24 – June 27, 2005

Confirmed plenary speakers include:

Patrick Cavanagh, Harvard University

Jean-Pierre Changeux, Insitut Pasteur

Derek Denton, University of Melbourne

Steven Laureys, University of Liege

John Searle, University of California, Berkeley

Giulio Tononi, University of Wisconsin-Madison

In addition to keynote talks a number of symposia are planned:

PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOPHYSICS AND NEUROSCIENCE OF SPACE AND TIME

Ben Libet, University of California, Davis

Concetta Morrone, Universite Vita-Salute S Raffaele, Milan

Romi Nijhawan, University of Sussex

VISUAL AFTEREFFECTS AND THE NEURAL CORRELATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Randolph Blake, Vanderbilt University

Geoffrey Boynton, Salk Institute

David Leopold, National Institute of Mental Health

Shin Shimojo, California Institite of Technology

HYPNOSIS AND THE DIVISION OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND COGNITIVE CONTROL

Graham Jamieson, University of New England, Armidale, Australia

Richard Brown, University of Manchester

Zoltan Dienes, University of Sussex

2004 TOM SLICK RESEARCH AWARD IN CONSCIOUSNESS

Fred Gage, Salk Institute

Susan Greenfield, Oxford University

Allan Hobson, Harvard Medical School

Christof Koch, California Institute of Technology

This is the SECOND call for paper and poster proposals. ASSC9 is

intended

to promote interdisciplinary dialogue in the scientific study of

consciousness, as in previous years a significant portion of the program

will be set aside for concurrent sessions of submitted talks and poster

sessions. ASSC9 will provide an excellent opportunity for the

presentation of new empirical findings or novel theoretical perspectives

in an atmosphere that will promote discussion and debate.

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CALL FOR PAPER AND POSTER SUBMISSIONS

SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 1, 2005

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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. Oral presentations will be limited to 20

minutes, to be followed by a ten-minute discussion period.

Submit by emailing your abstract and supplementary information as a PDF

file to:

assc9@klab.caltech.edu

Please include with your submission the following information:

1. Title.

2. Name, affiliation, and ASSC membership status of each co-author,

with presenting co-author designated.

3. An abstract of up to 400 words.

4. Complete contact information for the author with whom the scientific

program committee will interact with about the submission: name,

institutional affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, telephone

and fax numbers.

5. An indication of whether the proposal is submitted as an oral or

poster presentation, and an indication of willingness to present in the

alternative format if your first preference cannot be accommodated.

If you have any difficulties in submitting your proposal, or any other

questions regarding the meeting, please contact

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REGISTRATION & CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

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: .

ASSC9 Scientific Program Committee: Ralph Adolphs, Timothy Bayne,

Christof Koch (Chair), David Leopold, Geraint Rees, Shinsuke Shimojo,

Petra Stoerig & Patrick Wilken.