CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE EXTENSION: NEW DEADLINE
JAN 7, 2004 (1000 words abstract or PPT file) SEE BELOW!
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COMPUTING AND PHILOSOPHY
E-CAP2004_ITALY
Pavia, Italy, Collegio Ghislieri, June 3-5, 2004
Chair: Lorenzo Magnani
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Up-to date information
on the conference will be found at
http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/courses/progra2.html
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ALSO NEW !! Conference
MODEL-BASED REASONING IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Pavia, December 2004
http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/courses/progra1.html
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GENERAL INFORMATION
From Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 June 2004 (three days) the International
European
Conference ``COMPUTING AND PHILOSOPHY'' will be held at the University
of Pavia (near Milan, Italy).
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Computational Philosophy Laboratory and the Department of Philosophy
of the University of Pavia will be hosting the European Computing and
Philosophy (CAP) conference from the 3rd to the 5th of June.
PROGRAM
The conference will deal with all aspects of the "computational turn"
that is occurring within the discipline of Philosophy. We solicit papers
that examine topics pertaining to computing and philosophy from the
following list.
RELEVANT RESEARCH AREAS
We call for papers that cover topics pertaining to
computing and philosophy from the following list:
* Cognitive Science, Epistemology, and Metaphysics
* Abductive reasoning, Scientific discovery, Creative processes
* Internal and External Representations in Cognitive Science
* Simulation, Embodiment, and Distributed Reasoning in
Computational Models of Cognitive
* Problem of Consciousness in Philosophy
* New Models of Logic Software
* Computer-based Learning and Teaching Strategies and Resources
* Ethics and Computers
* The Impact of Distance Learning on the Teaching of Philosophy
* The Role of Computers as Tools for Philosophical Research
SUBMISSIONS OF PAPERS
The deadline for submission is 19th December 2003 -
though late submissions will be considered.
The deadline for submission is 19th December 2003 -
though late submissions will be considered.
Authors should submit
an electronic version - formatted in Microsoft Word or RTF, but also in
PDF or POSTSCRIPT
( in this last case please include source - DOC, TEX, etc., file) -
of an extended abstract (total word count aproximately 1000 words).
The file should also contain a 300 WORD abstract
that will be used for the conference web site/booklet.
Contributions expressed in PPT files are also accepted along with or in
place of the 1000 words abstract.
not later than
JANUARY 7, 2004
Please send all submissions
to Prof. Magnani at the address
lmagnani@cc.gatech.edu
(if the previous address does not work please use lorenzo.magnani@unipv.it)
A RIGID LAW ON PRIVACY IN ITALY DOES NOT FAVOR MORE COMFORTABLE
COMPUTATIONAL METHODS OF PAYMENTS
(CONFERENCE AND ACCOMODATION FEES), SORRY.
PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS INDICATED BELOW.
REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION
PLEASE REGISTER by email
lmagnani@cc.gatech.edu (or lorenzo.magnani@unipv.it),
fax or air mail by
sending the PROGRAM CHAIR first and last name, function, institution, full
address, phone, fax and email.
For information about paper submission and the program that is not
available on the web site, please contact the program chair.
Registration Fees:
Before 15 April 2004:
Standard: EURO 150,00 (to participate in all the
activities of the Conference Reception Included)
Phd Students: EURO 90,00
Students: Free
After 15 April 2004:
Standard: EURO 180,00 (to participate in all the
activities of the Conference Reception Included)
Phd Students: EURO 110,00
Students: Free
One day only: EURO 80,00
No refunds will be granted after May 12th, 2004
Terms & Conditions: an administration fee of EURO 75,00 will be charged
for cancellations confirmed in writing by 12th May. We regret that no
refund can be made after that date, for whatever reason, although
substitutions will be acceptable if notified in writing before the event.
METHOD OF PAYMENT:
SWIFT TRANSFER
Bank (Swift) Transfer to BANCA REGIONALE EUROPEA S.p.A
BRANCH PAVIA - Sede
SWIFT BREUITM2 301
Bank Code 06906.11301
Acc. n. 42113 COMITATO CONVEGNI E. W. I. C.
IBAN: IT32O0690611301000000042113
(attention: the fifth symbol is the letter O and not zero).
Please indicate CONVEGNO INTERNAZIONALE E-CAP2004_ITALY
Please ask your BANK to clearly indicate in the order of payment
your first and last NAME.
In case of problems please contact Elena Gandini Local Organizer
elena@acrossevents.com).
If you prefer, you can mail an international check to
CONVEGNO INTERNAZIONALE E-CAP2004_ITALY,
Dipartimento di Filosofia, Piazza Botta 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy .
ACCOMMODATION
To book a reservation please fill and fax to
+39-0382-23215 the ACCOMMODATION FORM
you will find in the Conference Web Site
http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/courses/progra1.html
(to dr. Elena Gandini Local Organizer).
POSSIBLY BEFORE APRIL 15, 2003.
For information please email Elena Gandini, Local Organizer
elena@acrossevents.com.
Please do not send email messages containing your credit card data.
All accommodation is hotel-based with en-suite facilities
(the prices are per room per day).
Hotel Moderno ****Euro 103,00 (single b&b) Euro138,00 (double b&b)
Hotel Ariston *** Euro 80,00(single) Euro 110,00 (double), Breakfast
Euro 10,00
Hotel Excelsior *** Euro 50,00(single) Euro 73,00(double)
Euro 62,00(D/S) breakfast Euro 6,00
Hotel Ritz*** Euro 65,00 (single b&b) Euro 87,00 (double b&b)
Hotel Excelsior (from the station walk east)
Hotel Moderno (from the station walk north)
Hotel Ritz (San Genesio-PV); an Hotel bus service is available.
To reach Hotel Ariston take the bus n. 3 or taxi.
If the Hotels above will be completely booked other Hotels are available,
in this last case please email
dr. Elena Gandini Local Organizer e-mail: elena@acrossevents.com
PENALTY
In case of no show the Hotels will charged you their own penalty. For
further
information, please contact our local organiser Elena Gandini
elena@acrossevents.com.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline...........................7 Janaury 2004
Notification of acceptance................... 19 March 2004
Conference................................... 3-5 June 2004
Final papers............................due.. 15 July 2004
PROGRAM CHAIR
Lorenzo MAGNANI
Professor of Logic and Epistemology
Department of Philosophy and Computational Philosophy Laboratory
University of Pavia, Piazza Botta 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Office: +39-0382-506283, Home: +39-0383-371067
Fax: +39-0382-23215
&
Weissman Distinguished Visiting Professor
Department of Philosophy, Baruch College,
1 Bernard Baruch Way, New York , NY 10010
Office: +646-312-4367, Fax: +646- 312-4361, Home: 646-432-9309
Email: lmagnani@unipv.it, lmagnani@cc.gatech.edu
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
- Atocha Aliseda, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosoficas Universidad
Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, MEXICO
- Diderik Batens, Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science,
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium
- Robert Cavalier, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Simon Colton, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Roberto Cordeschi, Department of Communication Sciences, University of
Salerno,
Salerno , ITALY
- Chris Dobbyn, Faculty of Maths and Computing,The Open
University,Walton Hall,
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
- Roy Dyckhoff, School of Computer Science,University of St
Andrews,North Haugh,
St Andrews,Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland
- Luciano Floridi, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK and
University of Bari,Bari, ITALY
- Theo Kuypers, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Groningen, Groningen,
The Netherlands
- Lorenzo Magnani, Department of Philosophy, University of Pavia,
Pavia, ITALY and Baruch College, The City University of New York,
New York, USA
- Nancy J. Nersessian, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Claudio Pizzi, Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences,
University of Siena, Siena, ITALY
- Susan Stuart, Humanities Advanced Technology and Information
Institute, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Guglielmo Tamburrini, Department of Philosophy, University of Pisa,
Pisa, ITALY
- Riccardo Viale, Fondazione Rosselli,Via San Quintino, 18/c, 10121 Torino,
Italy
LOCAL ORGANIZER
dr. Elena Gandini
Across Events s.r.l.
Via A. Moro,
12
27021 Bereguardo (PV) Italy
mobile +39 349 55 41 915
e-mail: elena@acrossevents.com
www.acrossevents.com
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Elena Gandini (elena@acrossevents.com), Riccardo Dossena
(riki.dox@libero.it), Lorenzo Magnani (lmagnani@cc.gatech.edu),
(Department of Philosophy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy)
Stefanelli Mario (mstefa@aim.unipv.it), Matteo Piazza (pimat@yahoo.com),
(Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, Università di Pavia,
Pavia, Italy)
IMPORTANT ADDRESSES
PROGRAM CHAIR
Lorenzo MAGNANI
Department of Philosophy and Computational Philosophy Laboratory
University of Pavia,
Piazza Botta 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Office: +39-0382-506283, Home: +39-0383-371067
Fax: +39-0382-23215
Email: lmagnani@unipv.it
also
Department of Philosophy,
Baruch College, The City University of New York
1 Bernard Baruch Way, New York , NY 10010
Office: +646-312-4364
Fax: +646- 312-4361
CONFERENCE SITE:
Collegio Ghislieri, Piazza Ghislieri, 27100 PAVIA, Italy,
phone +39 0382 37861. http://www.ghislieri.it/
The Conference is sponsored by
UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA, ITALY
UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, ITALY
MIUR (Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e
Tecnologica),
ITALY
HOW TO REACH PAVIA
LINATE Airport: www.sea-aeroportimilano.it/linate People arriving by
plane at LINATE should take the bus to the CENTRAL STATION of Milan (cf.
below from this Station to Pavia). In LINATE it could be convenient to
take a Taxi because the airport is close to the center of Milan.
Moreover,the bus company SILA ( www.sila.it ) offers six runs from
LINATE to Pavia at 9.00, 10.00, 12.00 AM and 2.00, 5.00, 8.30 PM. The
last stop is Pavia, near the station (see again our updated web page for
possible alterations of this time-table) (from Pavia to LINATE six runs
at 5.00, 7.30, 10.00 AM, 1.00, 4.00, 6.00 PM) (one hour trip; _13,00
return ticket, _8,00 one way ticket). In Pavia there is only one
station. The easiest way to reach the center of the town is to get off
at the station and than take the bus n. 3.
MALPENSA 2000 and OLD MALPENSA Airports:
www.sea-aeroportimilano.it/malpensa (usually people arrive to Malpensa
2000 and not to OLD MALPENSA): People arriving by plane at MALPENSA 2000
(also called MALPENSA 2000 Terminal 1) or at "old" MALPENSA (now called
MALPENSA NORTH but also called Malpensa 2000 Terminal 2) should take
the bus to the CENTRAL STATION of Milan. There is also a bus AND A
shuttle TRAIN (Malpensa Express) from Malpensa 2000 to the NORTH STATION
(Piazzale Cadorna) of Milan, in this case from NORTH Station you will
have to take the underground MM2 (green line) to the Central Raylway
Station: trains to Pavia leave from Central station. Moreover, the bus
company SILA offers various runs from MALPENSA 2000 to Pavia at 9.00,
11:00 AM, 1:30 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:30, PM (from Pavia to MALPENSA 2000
and to OLD MALPENSA various runs at 7.00, 9:00, 11:00 AM, 1:00, 3:15,
5:00, 7:00 PM) (one hour and half trip; _18,00 retourn ticket, _12,00
one way ticket).
The last stop is Pavia, near the rail station
In Pavia there is only one rail station.
The easiest way to reach the center of the town is to get off at the
station and than take the bus n. 3.
There are trains from MILAN (Central Raylway Station) to PAVIA and vice
versa about every an hour www.trenitalia.it (routes: MILAN-GENOVA;
MILAN-VENTIMIGLIA; MILAN-LA SPEZIA; MILAN-SAVONA; MILAN-SESTRI LEVANTE;
MILAN-IMPERIA; MILAN-ALBENGA; Pavia is the first stop only if the train
is not slow, that is, if it is not, in ITALIAN, "L", locale).
(see again our updated web page for possible alterations of this
time-table)
For any further information do not hesitate to contact our local
organizer, Elena Gandini at elena@acrossevents.com
-- Lorenzo MagnaniDepartment of Philosophy & Computational Philosophy Laboratory University of Pavia, Piazza Botta 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Department of Philosophy, Baruch College, The City University of New York 1 Bernard Baruch Way, New York , NY 10010
Computational Philosophy Laboratory, Italy <http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/>
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