Symposia

Visual Perception Across Short Timescales (Responsible: Julian Kiverstein, University of Edinburgh)
Mirroring the Self and Others: Some Insights into Bodily Awareness from Positive Symptoms in Neuropsychology (Responsible: Noam Sagiv, Brunel University)
Attention and Consciousness (Responsible: Tobias Schlicht, University of Bochum)
Measuring Consciousness: Neurophysiological and Behavioral Approaches (Responsible: Anil Seth, University of Sussex)

Call for Symposia

The Program Committee invites proposals from ASSC members for symposia on any topic relevant to the scientific study of consciousness. Non-members are also encouraged to propose symposia but the proposer will be required to join ASSC if the proposal is accepted (see http://www.assc.caltech.edu for membership details).

Symposia will typically have three speakers with one of the speakers acting as Chair; or three speakers plus Chair. Only the proposer need be an ASSC member. Each symposium is 2 hours long, and the Chair is limited to 15 minutes at the beginning to introduce the topic. The Chair will be expected to lead the discussion after each talk and to coordinate questions. Each speaker has 35 minutes (25 minutes talk, 10 minutes discussion).

Symposia and talks should ideally cover the breadth of consciousness studies, paying close attention to areas that may have been overlooked last year or in previous years (see http://assc.caltech.edu/conferences.html for previous programs). ASSC has a strong preference for symposia proposals to focus on specific questions rather than a set of loosely related talks. Accepted symposium speakers will be compensated for reasonable travel expenses (round-trip economy-class airfare plus waived registration and banquet fees; speakers will be expected to cover their own accommodation costs).

Since ASSC aims to cover general issues of interest to consciousness research in both breadth and depth, proposals may include multiple theoretical perspectives and/or multiple methodologies. The Program Committee may recommend changes in speakers to achieve program balance.

Send your proposal for a colloquium along with the required information listed below to Michael Pauen (mail@assc13.com).

Deadline: 15 October 2008.

Please note that the Program Committee will begin making decisions regarding the acceptance of symposia very shortly after the deadline date, so that late proposals will be at a serious disadvantage.

The submission should include:

Chair's address with affiliation, e-mail and phone number.
Draft of the proposed symposium program with title.
Summary of symposium, max. 150 words, for use in printed material.
List of speakers, affiliations, e-mail and mailing addresses (Chairs should have secured prior agreement from speakers).
Time allotted for each talk (include time for discussion and questions).
Summary or abstract of each individual talk, max. 150 words.
Audio/visual requirements for each talk.