<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>With apologies for cross-posting, please see below call for symposia at AISB 2020 in London. More information here: <a href="https://aisb20.wordpress.com" target="_blank">https://aisb20.wordpress.com</a></div><div><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></span></div>This is an interdisciplinary conference covering topics in AI, minds/brains, tech, gaming, computing, philosophy, and cognitive science. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">CALL
FOR SYMPOSIA PROPOSALS: deadline 16 September 2019</span></b><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">AISB
convention 2020 (AISB-2020): C</span><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt">ommunication and
conversation </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">6 – 9
April 2020, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, UK. Conference site: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><span></span></span><a href="https://aisb20.wordpress.com" target="_blank">https://aisb20.wordpress.com</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">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</span><sup><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black"> </span></sup><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">- 9 April 2020. This year the theme broadly covers topics in
language, communication and conversation, though symposia on other topics are
also welcome. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">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.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Possible
themes are listed below (not an exhaustive list):</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><span></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Knowledge
Representation<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Discourse and dialogue<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Natural Language Processing<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Computational Intelligence<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Computational theory of mind<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Philosophical Foundations of
Artificial Intelligence<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Consciousness and Machine
Consciousness<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Human and Machine Creativity<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Simulation of Human and Animal
Behaviour<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Neural Networks and Machine
Learning<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Computational Neuroscience<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Robotics and Robot Ethics<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Epigenetic and developmental
robotics<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Autonomous Agents and Agent Based
Computing<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Enactivism<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Embodied Cognition<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Ecological Cognition<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Embedded [Social] Cognition<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Extended Cognition<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Affective Intelligence and
Behaviour<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Embodied Audio-Visual Interaction<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Style in text; textual forensics<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Robotics, Perception and Art<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Live Algorithms<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Cultural, social and media theory
and computing<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Sensorimotor Theory<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Cybernetics and Human knowing<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Sensory Substitution<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Distributed Thinking<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Robot
language and communication<span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Proposing
a Symposium</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">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. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><span></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Proposers
are welcome to submit, or be involved with more than one proposal<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Proposers need not already be
members of the AISB (though you will be expected to join the AISB if your
symposium proposal is accepted)<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">The deadline for symposium
proposals: 16 September 2019<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Notification
of acceptance: 30 September 2019<span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Submissions
should consist of the following</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><span></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">A title<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">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.)<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Whether the symposium is intended
as a sequel to a symposium at a previous AISB conference<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">An indication of whether
submissions will be by abstract, extended abstract or full paper<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">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<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">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)<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Names and affiliations of any
invited speakers that you may have in mind for the symposium<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Your names and full contact
details, together with, if possible, names and workplaces of the members
of a preliminary, partial programme committee<span></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri">Please
upload your completed proposal to Easychair: </span><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aisb20" target="_blank">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aisb20</a></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">Venue</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black">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:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"><a href="https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/contact/virtual-tour.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black;text-decoration:none"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/contact/virtual-tour.aspx</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt"><br></p></div></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-3754689569052746139gmail-m_-3965514456983036041gmail-m_57647959696395516m_-497643030247584709gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dr Yasemin J. Erden</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">AISB Vice Chair <br><div><font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font>Senior Lecturer, Philosophy<font color="#000000" size="3" face="Times New Roman">
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