St. Anne's College, Oxford
June 23 - June 26, 2006

The tenth annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness will be held from June 23rd to June 26th, 2006 in Oxford. The meeting will be notable as the tenth anniversary of the first ASSC meeting. It will also take place in the pleasant surroundings of St. Anne's College, Oxford. Accommodation in college will be available and the meeting promises to be both intellectually stimulating and very enjoyable!

ASSC10 is intended to promote interdisciplinary dialogue in the scientific study of consciousness. The overall goal of the conference is to promote the scientific study of consciousness in all of its forms. Following last year's successful symposia, ASSC members are again invited to submit proposals for symposia relevant to the overall goal of the conference. Non-members can also submit proposals for tutorials. Symposia will address current empirical and theoretical issues in the study of consciousness, from the perspectives of philosophy, neuroscience, clinical medicine, psychology, and computer science.

Confirmed plenary speakers include Ned Block, Dan Dennett, Fred Dretske, Jon Driver, Frederique de Vignemont, Martha Farah, Rainer Goebel, John-Dylan Haynes, Sean Kelly, Victor Lamme, Hakwan Lau, Thomas Metzinger, David Milner, Laure Pisella, J David Smith, and Vincent Walsh. For latest updates, please check the conference website: assc.caltech.edu/assc10/. The web site will be continually evolving, so please visit often for updated information.

DEADLINE FOR TUTORIAL PROPOSALS: 31ST JANUARY 2006

One of the aims of this meeting is to allow researchers to gain a background in areas that they may know little about. Towards that end a number of tutorials are planned. Some participants in the conference would be very interested in learning about technical matters such as fMRI or other important brain imaging techniques. Others might enjoy a seminar on a philosophical topic, or a tutorial on relevant matters in cognitive psychology or linguistics.

Tutorial presenters are expected not to present just only their own material, but to give a broader tutorial overview and encourage discussion and debate. A non-exclusive list of possible topics might include:

• Brain imaging techniques (e.g. fMRI, EEG, MEG, ERP)
• Blindsight, neglect, or other neuropsychological syndromes
• Computational & other theoretical models of conscious processes
• Conscious and unconscious processing
• Neural basis of attention and consciousness
• Current models of the visual system
• Consciousness and metacognition
• Criteria for the ascription of consciousness
• Philosophical issues concerning consciousness and representation
• Phenomenological methods for investigating consciousness

Tutorials will be held in parallel sessions on the morning and afternoon of June 23rd 2006. Each tutorial is intended to last approximately three hours. The sizes of tutorials will vary between a minimum of 10 to a maximum of around 25 attendees. Tutorial presenters will receive an honorarium of 300 pounds sterling and their registration fee for the conference will be waived. The cost of attending tutorials for participants will be 30 pounds sterling.

Tutorials that do not achieve the minimum enrollment may not be offered.

Send the tutorial proposal along with the following to Patrick Wilken as soon as possible but no later than 31st January 2006.

1. Tutorial presenters address with affiliation, email and phone number
2. Draft timetable for the proposed tutorial with title
3. Summary or abstract of the tutorial, limit 250 words
4. Audio/Visual requirements

REGISTRATION & CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The call for submissions (talks or poster presentations) will be sent out at a later date, together with details of registration. 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 visit our website at: assc.caltech.edu.

ASSC10 Scientific Program Committee: Tim Bayne, Axel Cleeremans, Alva Noe, Geraint Rees (chair), Edmund Rolls, Larry Weiskrantz, and Patrick Wilken.