Dear CPHC,
        The theme of the AISB Convention this year is
"Cognition in Machines and Animals".

The web site gives more details: http://aisb.aber.ac.uk

As we have EPSRC funding for 40 research students, I'd be very
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grateful if you would circulate the attached news item.
I include as both attached word doc and text (below)

Many thanks

Mark

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Prof Mark Lee, Centre for Advanced Software and Intelligent Systems,
               Department of Computer Science, University of Wales,
               Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3DB, United Kingdom.
 email: [log in to unmask] Fax: +44 (0)1970-622455
`phone: +44 (0)1970-622420 (direct) or +44 (0)1970-622421(messages),
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                   The AISB'03 Convention

             COGNITION in MACHINES and ANIMALS

              University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
                   7th to 11th April 2003

     ** BOOK NOW for LOWER FEES and STUDENT BURSARIES **

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The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of
Behaviour (SSAISB) invites delegates to register BEFORE 22 March in order
to take advantage of lower fee rates.

A large number of EPSRC funded RESEARCH STUDENT bursaries are available.
These cover nearly all the costs involved in attending the full convention.

APPLY NOW to take advantage of these benefits.

See http://aisb.aber.ac.uk for details and registration form.

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The AISB'03 Convention consists of the following 5 Symposia:

- Second International Symposium on Imitation in Animals and Artifacts

- Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS)

- Scientific Methods for the Analysis of Agent-Environment Interaction

- Biologically-Inspired Machine Vision, Theory and Application

- Artificial Intelligence and Creativity in Arts and Science

Delegates may attend any of the sessions in any symposia.

Registration fees cover coffees/teas, lunches, proceedings, receptions,
administration and facility hire etc. Accommodation is also available.

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The general theme of "Cognition in Machines and Animals" is reflected
in the plenary lectures given by a series of international keynote speakers:

Professor Peter Hobson - Developmental Psychopathology Research Unit,
Tavistock Clinic and University College London (on cognitive development in humans)

Professors Andrew N. Meltzoff and Rajesh Rao - Center for Mind, Brain &
Learning, University of Washington, (on developmental psychology)

Professor Giulio Sandini - Department of Communication, Computer and
System Sciences, University of Genoa, (on robotic learning)

Professor Yiannis Aloimonos, Computer Vision Laboratory, Center for
Automation Research, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and
Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland (on visual computation)

Professor Sorin Solomon, Theoretical Physics Department,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (on cognitive agents)

Professor Gregor Schoner, from the Institut fur Neuroinformatik,
Ruhr-Universitat Bochum (on robotic learning).


See http://aisb.aber.ac.uk for details of talks and timetables.

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