[alife] European Computing & Philosophy CFP, Norway 2006

[Carlos Gershenson]

Second Call for Papers
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COMPUTING AND PHILOSOPHY
IV European Meeting
E-CAP 2006 at NTNU Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Dragvoll Campus, Trondheim, Norway, June 22-24, 2006

<http://www.eu-cap.org/>

Conference Co-Chairs:
     Charles Ess (Drury University / NTNU): <cmess at drury.edu>
     May Thorseth (NTNU): <may.thorseth at hf.ntnu.no>

E-CAP 2006 is generously supported by the Programme for Applied  
Ethics and
the Globalization Programme, NTNU.

(E-CAP is the European conference on Computing and Philosophy, the  
European
affiliate of the International Association for Computers and Philosophy
(IACAP): see <www.iacap.org> for further information.)

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IMPORTANT DATES
January 27, 2006                Submission of extended abstracts
March 1, 2006                   Notification of acceptance
May 5, 2006                     Early registration deadline
June 22-24, 2006                Conference
GENERAL INFORMATION
 From Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 June 2006 the Fourth International  
European
Conference on COMPUTING AND PHILOSOPHY will be held on the Dragvoll  
Campus
of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim,  
Norway.
PROGRAM
Continuing the foci of the E-CAP conferences (beginning in Glasgow,  
2002),
ECAP'06 will deal with all aspects of the "computational turn" that has
emerged over the past several decades, and continues to expand and  
develop
as a result of the multiple interactions between philosophy and  
computing.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
    Dr. Lucas Introna, Centre for the Study of Technology & Organisation
	Lancaster University, UK
	<http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/profiles/119/>
	
    Dr. Raymond Turner, Department of Computer Science
         University of Essex, UK
         <http://cswww.essex.ac.uk/staff/turnr/>
	
    Dr. Vincent Hendricks, Department of Philosophy and Science Studies
         Roskilde University, Denmark
         <http://akira.ruc.dk/~vincent/>

RELEVANT RESEARCH AREAS
We invite papers that address all topics related to computing and
philosophy, including cross- and interdisciplinary work that explores  
the
computational turn in new ways.
Hence, the following is intended to be suggestive, but not exclusive:
- Philosophy of Computer Science (see <http://pcs.essex.ac.uk/ecap06/ 
cfp.html>)
- Ontology (Distributed Processing, Emergent Properties, Formal  
Ontology, Network Structures, etc)
- Computational Linguistics
- Global Information Infrastructures
- Philosophy of Information and Information Technology (Including:  
Information as structure; Semantic information)
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Problem of Consciousness and  
Cognition
- Computer-based Learning and Teaching Strategies and Resources & The  
Impact of Distance Learning on the Teaching of Philosophy and Computing
- IT and Gender Research, Feminist Technoscience Studies
- Information and Computing Ethics
- Biological Information, Artificial Life, Biocomputation
- New Models of Logic Software
- "Intersections" - e.g., work at the crossroads of logic,  
epistemology, philosophy of science and ICT/Computing, such as  
Philosophy of AI
- Ethical and Political Dimensions of ICTs in Globalization

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Authors should submit an electronic version of an extended abstract  
(total
word count approximately 1000 words). The file should also contain a 300
word abstract that will be used for the conference web site/booklet.  
Final
papers must not exceed a total word count of 3500 words and an  
abstract of
not more than 500 words. The submissions should be made electronically,
either as PDF, rtf ,or Word format.
To submit papers visit <http://www.eu-cap.org/submit>
The extended abstract submission deadline is Friday 27th January 2006.

For information about paper submission and the program that is not  
available
on the conference web site (<http://www.eu-cap.org/>), please contact  
the
Conference Co-Chairs.
REGISTRATION AND FEES
Registration will take place through the conference website, <http:// 
www.eu-cap.org/>
The registration fee includes the conference reception, conference  
lunches and coffee and tea breaks, and one ticket to the conference  
banquet.

Discounted ("earlybird") registration fee (prior to May 5, 2006): 200  
Euro
Discounted registration fee - PhD students: 100 Euro

Regular registration fee (after May 5, 2006): 250 Euro
Regular registration fee - PhD students: 150 Euro

(Masters and undergraduate students may register for the conference  
at no
cost: a fee will be assessed, however, to cover the costs of the  
lunches and
catering.)
ACCOMMODATION
To book accommodation, please visit the conference web site, <http:// 
www.eu-cap.org/>/

VENUE
The dragvoll campus at NTNU offers excellent conference facilities as  
well a
beautiful physical setting as it overlooks Trondheim and the Trondheim
fjord. The city of Trondheim (Norway's ancient capital and home to the
Nidaros Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral north of the Rhine) is
easily accessible by air and rail, and is itself more than worth the  
visit.
(Beyond city-related information provided on the conference website,  
start
with <http://www.trondheim.com/>)





     Carlos Gershenson...
     Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
     Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium
     http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~cgershen/

   “To know your limits you need to go beyond them”