THE THIRD CALL FOR PAPER & POSTER PROPOSALS
ASSOCIATION FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
12TH ANNUAL MEETING

Gis Convention Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
June 19-22, 2008
http://www.ym.edu.tw/assc12/
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Confirmed speakers and workshops include:

Presidential Address:
David Rosenthal, City University of New York, USA

Keynote Speakers:
Thomas Metzinger, The Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, Germany,
topic: The Self

Mitsuo Kawato, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute
International, Japan,
topic: Engineering Consciousness

Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Kyoto University, Japan,
topic: The Mind of the Chimpanzees

Susana Martinez-Conde, Barrow Neurological Institute, USA,
topic: Microsaccades: Windows on the Mind

Confirmed Symposium Speakers:

Ned Block, New York University, USA
Victor Lamme, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Sid Kouider, Ecole Normale Superieure, France
Barbara Jones, McGill University, Canada
Donald Pfaff, Rockefeller University, USA
Steven Laureys, University of Liege, Belgium
Adrian Owen, University of Cambridge, UK
Charles Spence, University of Oxford, UK
Keiji Tanaka, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan
Glyn Humphreys, University of Birmingham, UK
Shaul Hochstein, Life Sciences Institute and Neural Computation
Center, Israel
Tim Bayne, University of Oxford, UK
Ryan McKay, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Ian Gold, McGill University, Canada
Robyn Langdon, Macquarie University, Australia

Confirmed Tutorial Workshops:

Antoine Bechara, topic: Emotion, Feeling, and Interoception
Juliane Wilcke, topic: The Evolutionary Function of Consciousness
Jennifer Windt /Thomas Metzinger, topic: Dreaming
Tim Bayne & Jakob Hohwy, topic: Conscious States and Conscious
Creatures: Explanatory Strategies in The Science of Consciousness
Andrew Brook, topic: Consciousness Terminology
Shigeru Kitazawa & Shin'ya Nishida, topic: Consciousness of Time Perception

The 12th annual meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness will be held from June 19th to June 22nd, 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan (Gis Convention Center, National Taiwan University).
This is the first time for an ASSC annual meeting to be held in Asia. ASSC12 provides a chance for you to see Taipei and Taiwan, an island nation with a newly born democracy in Asia. Taipei offers an interesting combination of eastern and western cultures. Taiwan has recently been selected by the National Geographic Traveler Magazine as "probably the best traveling destination in Asia" among the 111 islands evaluated. The meeting promises to be both intellectually stimulating and culturally interesting!

ASSC12 is intended to promote interdisciplinary dialogue in the scientific study of consciousness. The overall goal of the conference is to promote the scientific study of consciousness in all of its forms.

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THE THIRD CALL FOR PAPER AND POSTER SUBMISSIONS
SUBMISSION MUST BE RECEIVED BY FEBRUARY 1, 2008!
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Speakers in concurrent sessions are invited to talk on any topic relevant to the scientific study of consciousness. Submissions that include anthropological, evolutionary, physiological, psychological, philosophical, or computational perspectives are all welcome. Submissions for both posters and talks will be accepted (please specify preference). Any person may present only one submission, but may be co-author on more than one.

Submit by filling out the appropriate forms at: http://www.ym.edu.tw/assc12/

You will be asked to include with your submission the following
information:
1. Title.
2. Name, affiliation, with presenting co-author(s) designated.
3. An abstract of up to 350 words.
4. Complete contact information for the author with whom the
scientific program committee will interact with
about the submission
5. Whether your first preference is for an talk or poster presentation
6. Whether your topic is a scientific or philosophical presentation

If you have any difficulties in submitting your proposal, or any other
=questions regarding the meeting, please
contact assc12@ym.edu.tw.

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REGISTRATION
OPEN ON FEB. 1, 2008
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As in previous years, discounted registration will be available to ASSC members, who will also enjoy a range of book discounts and other member benefits. The registration discount will be greater than the cost of membership, so prospective members are encouraged to join ASSC now! To find out more about the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness, and to apply for membership, please consult our website at
http://assc.caltech.edu/

Registration will open on Feb. 1, 2008.

All questions about paper/poster submissions should be directed to the
official conference email address:
assc12@ym.edu.tw.

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ASSC-12 Scientific Program Committee:
Allen Houng & Ralph Adolphs (Co-Chairs), Shinsuke Shimojo, Max
Coltheart, John Haynes, Steven Macknik, Dan
Lloyd, Michael Pauen.
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Allen Houng & Ralph Adolphs

Co-Chairs, Scientific Program Committee, ASSC12