[CogSci] Fwd: Call for symposia: AISB 2020, St Mary's University, London, April 2020 (extended deadline: 16 September 2019)

[Y J Erden]

With apologies for cross-posting, please see below call for symposia at
AISB 2020 in London. More information here: https://aisb20.wordpress.com

This is an interdisciplinary conference covering topics in AI,
minds/brains, tech, gaming, computing, philosophy, and cognitive science.


*CALL FOR SYMPOSIA PROPOSALS: deadline 16 September 2019*
>>
>> AISB convention 2020 (AISB-2020): Communication and conversation
>>
>> 6 – 9 April 2020, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, UK.
>> Conference site: https://aisb20.wordpress.com
>>
>> The society for the study of Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation
>> of Behaviour (the AISB) annual convention will be held at St Mary’s
>> University, Twickenham in London, UK from 6 - 9 April 2020. This year
>> the theme broadly covers topics in language, communication and
>> conversation, though symposia on other topics are also welcome.
>>
>> The convention will follow the same overall structure as previous
>> conventions, namely a set of co-located parallel symposia, as well as
>> invited and plenary lectures and sessions. We are currently seeking
>> proposals for these symposia. Typical symposia last for one or two days,
>> and can include any type of event of academic benefit: talks, posters,
>> panels, discussions, demonstrations, outreach sessions, etc. Proposals to
>> run symposia are welcomed across all areas of Artificial Intelligence and
>> the Simulation of Behaviour, broadly understood. This includes
>> interdisciplinary topics rooted in the social sciences, arts, and
>> humanities.
>>
>> Possible themes are listed below (not an exhaustive list):
>>
>>    - Knowledge Representation
>>    - Discourse and dialogue
>>    - Natural Language Processing
>>    - Computational Intelligence
>>    - Computational theory of mind
>>    - Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
>>    - Consciousness and Machine Consciousness
>>    - Human and Machine Creativity
>>    - Simulation of Human and Animal Behaviour
>>    - Neural Networks and Machine Learning
>>    - Computational Neuroscience
>>    - Robotics and Robot Ethics
>>    - Epigenetic and developmental robotics
>>    - Autonomous Agents and Agent Based Computing
>>    - Enactivism
>>    - Embodied Cognition
>>    - Ecological Cognition
>>    - Embedded [Social] Cognition
>>    - Extended Cognition
>>    - Affective Intelligence and Behaviour
>>    - Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction
>>    - Style in text; textual forensics
>>    - Robotics, Perception and Art
>>    - Live Algorithms
>>    - Cultural, social and media theory and computing
>>    - Sensorimotor Theory
>>    - Cybernetics and Human knowing
>>    - Sensory Substitution
>>    - Distributed Thinking
>>    - Robot language and communication
>>
>> *Proposing a Symposium*
>>
>> Each symposium is organised by its own organising committee. The
>> committee proposes the symposium, defines the area(s) and structure for it,
>> issues calls for abstracts/papers etc., manages the process of selecting
>> submitted papers for inclusion, and compiles an electronic file for
>> inclusion in the convention proceedings. Organisers are welcome and
>> encouraged to invite keynote speakers to their symposia, but they are also
>> encouraged to seek external funding in order to pay keynote speakers’
>> registration fees and other costs. Symposium organisers and speakers will
>> also be expected to pay registration fees.
>>
>>    - Proposers are welcome to submit, or be involved with more than one
>>    proposal
>>    - Proposers need not already be members of the AISB (though you will
>>    be expected to join the AISB if your symposium proposal is accepted)
>>    - The deadline for symposium proposals: 16 September 2019
>>    - Notification of acceptance: 30 September 2019
>>
>> *Submissions should consist of the following*
>>
>>    - A title
>>    - A 300-1000 word description of the scope of the symposium, and its
>>    relevance to the convention along with the nature of the academic events
>>    (talks, posters, panels, demonstrations, etc.)
>>    - Whether the symposium is intended as a sequel to a symposium at a
>>    previous AISB conference
>>    - An indication of whether submissions will be by abstract, extended
>>    abstract or full paper
>>    - Your preferences about the intended length of the symposium as a
>>    number of days (preferably one or two days, but anything from half a day to
>>    three days), together with a brief justification
>>    - A description (up to 500 words) of any experience you have in
>>    organisation of academic research meetings (please note that it is not a
>>    requirement that you have such experience)
>>    - Names and affiliations of any invited speakers that you may have in
>>    mind for the symposium
>>    - Your names and full contact details, together with, if possible,
>>    names and workplaces of the members of a preliminary, partial programme
>>    committee
>>    - Please upload your completed proposal to Easychair:
>>    https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aisb20
>>
>> *Venue*
>>
>> Based in the leafy Richmond borough, St Mary's University has a long and
>> distinguished history. Established in 1850 and with a deep heritage in
>> education, the main campus sits between rugby-famous Twickenham, and leafy
>> Teddington. Strawberry Hill House, located in the University grounds, is
>> Britain's finest example of Georgian Gothic Revival architecture (known
>> locally as the Gothic Castle). The institute benefits from lots of green
>> spaces, whilst being only a short distance from The Thames, Richmond Park,
>> and central London (it’s just 35 minutes on the train from Waterloo). You
>> can view a virtual tour of the campus here:
>> https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/contact/virtual-tour.aspx
>>
>>
>>
>>



-- 
Dr Yasemin J. Erden

AISB Vice Chair
Senior Lecturer, Philosophy
St Mary's University
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