CALL FOR PAPER & POSTER PROPOSALS ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS

10TH ANNUAL MEETING
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.

For latest updates, please check the conference website:
www.assc10.org.uk
The web site will be continually evolving, so please visit often for updated information.

Confirmed speakers include:

Ned Block, New York University
Dan Dennett, Tufts University
Fred Dretske, Duke University
Jon Driver, University College London
Frederique de Vignemont, Institut des Sciences Cognitives, France
Martha Farah, University of Pennsylvania
Rainer Goebel, University of Maastricht
Anthony Greenwald, University of Washington
John-Dylan Haynes, Max-Planck Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Sean Kelly, Princeton University
Victor Lamme, University of Amsterdam
Hakwan Lau, University of Oxford
Thomas Metzinger, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
David Milner, Durham University
Laure Pisella, CNRS
J David Smith, SUNY at Buffalo
Vincent Walsh, University College London

This is the FIRST call for paper and poster proposals. ASSC10 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. ASSC10 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.

CALL FOR PAPER AND POSTER SUBMISSIONS SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 1, 2006

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 filling out the appropriate form at:
www.assc10.org.uk

You will be asked to include with your submission the following information:

1. Title.
2. Name, affiliation, with presenting co-author(s) designated.
3. An abstract of up to 350 words.
4. Complete contact information for the author with whom the scientific program committee will interact with about the submission
5. Whether your first preference is for an oral or poster presentation
6. Whether you are willing to have the abstract, if accepted, published in Psyche.

Please note: talks and posters are selected based on an aggregate vote of the scientific program committee (members vote on all abstracts barring those in which a conflict of interest arises). Proposals that pass a given threshold will be considered for an oral or poster presentation; those that pass a lower threshold will be considered for a poster presentation only (this in no way implies that posters are considered a "lower" medium for presentation, but rather reflects the restricted number of talk slots available). Qualities considered in assessing abstracts include originality, relevance to research on consciousness (good, but seemingly irrelevant work will receive lower scores), and clarity of ideas (ASSC10 is an interdisplinary conference, as such its expected that proposals should be intelligible for all members of committee regardless of research background). Membership status, category of talk, and presentation preference (oral/poster) are ignored when scoring proposals.

If you have any difficulties in submitting your proposal, or any other questions regarding the meeting, please contact assc10@gmail.com.

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 assc.caltech.edu Registration will open in late February.

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

All questions about paper/poster submissions should be directed to the official conference email address: assc10@gmail.com.