Conference Announcement and Call for Abstracts<br /><br />TOWARD A
SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS<br />April 9-14, 2012<br />Loews Ventana
Canyon Resort Hotel<br />Tucson, Arizona<br /><br />Sponsored by:<br
/>The Center for Consciousness Studies,<br />The University of
Arizona<br />http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu<br /><br /><br
/>Toward a Science of Consciousness (TSC) conferences have been held
annually since 1994, alternating between Tucson, Arizona and other
locations around the world. The tenth biennial 'Tucson Conference',
Toward a Science of Consciousness will take place April 9-14, 2012.
<br /><br />Known for rigorous and leading edge approaches to all
aspects of the study of conscious experience, TSC includes
neuroscience, cognitive science, artificial intelligence, psychology,
philosophy, neurobiology, medicine, quantum physics and cosmology as
well as art, mind technology and experiential and contemplative
approaches. TSC is the largest interdisciplinary gathering probing
fundamental questions related to conscious experience. An estimated
500 scientists, philosophers, psychologists, experientialists,
artists and students from over 60 countries are due to take part.<br
/><br />For the first time, Toward a Science of Consciousness will
be<br />held at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort Hotel in the Catalina
Foothills above<br />Tucson, Arizona (with a special conference rate
of 99 dollars/room/night).  See: 
http://www.loewshotels.com/en/Ventana-Canyon-Resort<br /><br
/>Plenary/Keynote Session themes will include:<br />?    HOT or
NOT: Debate on higher-order theories of consciousness<br />?   
War of the Worldviews: Chopra and Mlodinow on consciousness<br
/>?    Consciousness and Echolocation<br />?    Fractal
consciousness: Scale-free brain structure and dynamics <br
/>?    Retrocausality and consciousness<br />?    Searching
for consciousness in coma and anesthesia<br /><br />Speakers will
include:<br /><br />Daryl Bem<br />Ned Block<br />Melanie Boly<br
/>Deepak Chopra<br />Biyu Jade He<br />Daniel Kish<br />Victor
Lamme<br />Hakwan Lau<br />George Mashour<br />Leonard Mlodinow<br
/>David Rosenthal<br />?and others<br /><br />As in previous
conferences, program sessions will include Plenary and Keynote
talks,<br />Concurrent talks, Posters, Art/Science demos and
exhibits, Pre-Conference workshops, Side trips and Social events in
the Tucson conference<br />tradition.    For information see:  
http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/<br /><br /><br />Abstract
Submission<br /><br />TSC 2012 Conference Abstract Submission System
is now open. Abstracts considered for Plenary, Concurrent, Poster and
Art/Tech Demo sessions <br />See:   
http://sbs.arizona.edu/project/consciousness/index.php<br /><br
/>Schedule of Deadlines -- Tentative<br />December 10   Abstracts
Due<br />January 5         Decisions<br />January
15       Early Registration Due<br />March
1           Final Abstract Edits Due<br /><br /><br />Call
for Pre-Conference Workshop proposals<br />Toward a Science of
Consciousness 2012<br />April 9-14, 2012<br
/>http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu<br /><br />Proposals for
pre-conference workshops are invited in all areas related to<br
/>understanding conscious experience. Workshops provide in depth,
detailed<br />treatments of various methodologies, perspectives,
reviews and approaches.<br />Workshops may be solo presentations, or
include two or more presenters.<br />Send workshop proposals to:
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November 1<br /> <br /><br /><br />On behalf of the <br />Program
Committee - Toward a Science of Consciousness 2012.<br />David
Chalmers, Australian National University, Co-Chair<br />Stuart
Hameroff, University of Arizona, Co-Chair<br />Uriah Kriegel,
University of Arizona<br />Hakwan Lau, Columbia University<br
/>Marilyn Schlitz, Institute of Noetic Sciences<br />Heather Berlin,
Mount Sinai Medical Center<br />Jonathan Schooler, University of
California, Santa Barbara<br />Melanie Boly, University of Liege<br
/>Moran Cerf, UCLA/NYU<br />Abi Behar-Montefiore, conference manager,
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Sincerely,<br />
<br />
Abi Behar-Montefiore <br />
Assistant Director <br />
Center for CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES  <br />
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