The 4th International Conference on Cognitive Technology will be held in the
new Computer Science building at the University of Warwick from 6th - 9th
August 2001. The conference is the biennial meeting of the Cognitive
Technology Society, founded by Barbara Gorayska, Jacob Mey and Jonathon Marsh
prior to the first conference in Hong Kong in 1995. Subsequent conferences
have been held in Aizu, Japan (1997) and San Francisco, USA (1999). The
participation of international delegates from a wide range of disciplines,
including social studies, psychology, education, linguistics, computer science
and artificial intelligence has been a feature of previous conferences.
A central concern of Cognitive Technology - how people are affected in
cognitive, personal and social terms by technology - is reflected in the theme
of conference: Instruments of Mind. The keynote speakers will explore this
theme from a variety of perspectives: in relation to society and education
(Judith Donath of the MIT Media Lab, Steve Talbott of The Nature Institute),
virtual worlds and their implications (Chris Landauer and Kirstie Bellman of
The US Aerospace Corporation, Tom Rodden and Steve Benford from the Equator
Project) and with reference to their philosophical and historical context (Andy Clark - University of Sussex, David Gooding - University of Bath, Martin
Campbell-Kelly, University of Warwick). These invited papers will be
complemented by a full interdisciplinary programme of papers that includes
contributions from Gorayska, Mey and Marsh.
Places are still available for residential attendance at the conference, and
participation on a day-by-day basis is also welcome. For full details of the
conference programme and registration see the conference website at
http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/ct2001. Please note that discount rates may be
available to delegates in special circumstances - contact Sarah Smitham
([log in to unmask]) for more details.
We look forward to seeing you at CT2001.
Meurig Beynon
Conference Chair, CT2001
on behalf of the organising committee
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