Path: utzoo!attcan!telly!lethe!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!msi.umn.edu!cs.umn.edu!ux.acs!vx.acs.umn.edu!eqz6593 From: eqz6593@vx.acs.umn.edu (HAROLD JOHN HILTON) Newsgroups: comp.cog-eng Subject: Conference Announcement Message-ID: <2933@ux.acs.umn.edu> Date: 19 Dec 90 22:48:21 GMT Sender: news@ux.acs.umn.edu Reply-To: eqz6593@vx.acs.umn.edu Organization: University of Minnesota, Academic Computing Services Lines: 263 News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4 February 28-March 2, 1991 Coffman Memorial Union University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Organized in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Center for Research in Learning, Perception, and Cognition of the University of Minnesota. Since World War II there has been a radical change in perspective on how to think about and investigate cognitive processes. Development has been so rapid that there has been little time to reflect on a variety of underlying conceptual, philosophical issues. Furthermore, many technological and methodological advances raise their own conceptual issues. It is the purpose of this conference to step back, identify some of these issues, and ask about the nature of our enterprise. The conference presenters represent a broad range of interests. The presenters are among the most innovative researchers in their empirical areas and have demonstrated concern with basic issues in cognitive psychology. The conference is organized around three fundamental questions. First, just what kinds of behavior comprise the domain of cognition? Second, how can we conceptualize the knowledge base underlying our cognitive processes? Third, what are the implications of different methodological approaches for our understanding of cognition? Preliminary Program THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 8:00 a.m. Registration and refreshments, Mississippi Room, 3rd floor, Coffman Union 8:45 Opening remarks, Albert Yonas, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota 9:00 "The Organization and Reorganization of Categories", James Jenkins, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida 10:00 Refreshment break 10:30 "Theories, Constraints, and Cognition", Douglas Medin, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan 11:30 Lunch, individual arrangements 1:15 p.m. "Broadening the Domain of Information Processing", Dominic Massaro, Program in Experimental Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz 2:15 Refreshment break 2:30 "Ecological Foundations of Cognition: Invariants of Perception and Action", Michael Turvey, Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut 3:30 Refreshment break 4:00 Panel Discussion with Patricia Bauer, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota and Irving Biederman, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota 5:15 Reception, Burton Hall Atrium FRIDAY, MARCH 1 8:30 a.m. Refreshments 9:00 "How to Think About Perceptual Learning: 25 Years Later", Eleanor Gibson, Department of Psychology, Cornell University 10:00 Refreshment break 10:30 "Learning, Cognition, and Education: Then and Now", Robert Glaser, Learning, Research, and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh 11:30 Lunch, individual arrangements 1:15 p.m. "A Cultural Cognitive Psychology", Claudia Strauss and Naomi Quinn, Department of Anthropology, Duke University 2:15 Refreshment break 2:30 "Origins of Conceptual Primitives", David Premack, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania 3:30 Refreshment break 4:00 Panel Discussion with Anne Pick, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota and William Charlesworth, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota 7:00 Banquet, Speaker: Gerald Siegel, Department of Communication Disorders, University of Minnesota, "Liberation Theoreology" (see registration for meal options) SATURDAY, MARCH 2 8:30 a.m. Refreshments 9:00 "The Dynamic Structure of Expert Thinking", Paul Johnson, Carlson School of Management, Information and Decision Sciences, University of Minnesota 10:00 Refreshment break 10:30 "Alternative Representations for Cognition: Search and Reasoning", Herbert Simon, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University 11:30 Lunch, individual arrangements 1:15 p.m. "Cognitive Architectures: How Can They Be Evaluated Empirically?", Walter Kintsch, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Colorado at Boulder 2:15 Refreshment break 2:45 "Filling In vs. Finding Out: A Ubiquitous Confusion in Cognitive Science", Daniel Dennett, Department of Philosophy, Tufts University 3:45 Panel Discussion with Ulrich Neisser, Department of Psychology, Emory University and C. Wade Savage, Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota 5:00 Adjourn GENERAL INFORMATION Conference Organizers: Herbert Pick, Co-Chair, Paul van den Broek, Co-Chair, Kirsten Condry, John Hummel, Lisa Isenberg, David Knill, Leslie Schwandt, Elizabeth Strickland, Richard Thurlow, Lisa Travis Location: The conference will be held in the Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Avenue S.E., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Registration: The registration fee is $15 for University of Minnesota faculty, students, and the general public. Registrants receive admission to all sessions, program materials, refreshment breaks, and Thursday's reception. Optional meals with conference presenters include a banquet on Friday, March 1 at the Campus Club in Coffman Memorial Union. The banquet fee is $20. Registration must be received by February 18, 1991. To register after this date, call (612) 624- 6053. A full registration refund will be issued if written cancellation is received by February 23, 1991. The University of Minnesota reserves the right to cancel the conference if necessary; in this event a full refund will be issued. Registrants will receive a confirmation letter, receipt, and a map with campus, hotel, and parking locations. Hotel Accommodations A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Metrodome, 1500 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55454 at special rates of $61 single and double rooms. To make reservations, contact the hotel at (612) 333-4646, extension 605, and mention the conference title to obtain the special rates. Reservations must be made by January 30, 1991, in order to receive the discounted rate. Parking Ample public parking is available in nearby parking ramps. More information will be sent with your confirmation letter. Conference Travel Agent Group Travel Directors, Inc. is the official travel agency for this conference offering special discounted fares on Northwest Airlines flights within the United States. (Frequent Flyer mileage does apply.) Contact Carolyn Lyon at 1-800-222-7907 outside of Minnesota. Group Travel Directors is located at 2000 West 98th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55431. For further registration information contact: Lisa Brienzo, Program Director or Chris Carlstrom, Program Associate, Professional Development and Conference Services, 335 Nolte Center, 315 Pillsbury Drive S.E., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0139. Telephone: (612)624-6053, Fax: (612) 626-1632. For further program information contact: Special Programs Committee, Center for Research in Learning, Perception, and Cognition, 205 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Telephone: (612)625-9367. REGISTRATION 51-24LB February 28-March 2, 1991 Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota Name____________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________ City_______________________State__________Zip___________ Telephone (day)_________________________________________ Position/Employer_______________________________________ Payment Enclosed ( ) $15 registration fee Meal Options ( ) $20 March 1 banquet $__________ Total Enclosed.(Please make check or money order payable to University of Minnesota.) Bill my employer for $________. A purchase order or letter of authorization is attached. The registration deadline is February 18, 1991. To register after this date call (612)624-6053. Mail registration form and fee to: Registrar Professional Development and Conference Services 338 Nolte Center 315 Pillsbury Drive S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455-0139 If registering by P.O., you may fax your registration to Professional Development and Conference Services, (612)626-1631. Facilitated by Professional Development and Conference Services Continuing Education and Extension, University of Minnesota Sponsored by the American Psychological Association Scientific Conference Grant Fund, the Wilson Learning Corporation, and the Center for Research in Learning Perception and Cognition. The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, handicap, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation.