Somewhat short notice now (problems with the list/getting messages through
previously - thanks to Linda for sorting!), but if anyone happens to be in
Scotland in June, they may find the following conference of interest.
Andy Tolmie
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON
COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LEARNING
JUNE 25th -29th, 2001 at
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Hosted by
THE CENTRE FOR RESEARCH INTO INTERACTIVE LEARNING
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
in association with
The Scottish Branch of the British Psychological Society
This multidisciplinary conference is an international forum for the
presentation and exchange of ideas in the fields of communication,
problem-solving and learning, and should be of interest to academics,
researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology, communication
and information technology, artificial intelligence, management,
engineering, education and training, linguistics, anthropology and zoology.
A wide range of aspects of theory, research, methodology and applications
will be addressed.
Scientific Programme
The programme will be spread over five days from Monday June 25th - Friday
29th 2001, with a mix of symposia, individual papers, workshops and
posters.
Keynote speakers include:
Herb Clark, Stanford, USA
Robin Mason, Open University, UK
Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Barbara Rogoff, California at Santa Cruz, USA
A downloadable version of the provisional conference programme is available
on the Conference web site
http://www.strath.ac.uk/conferences/iccpl/ICCPL.html (please note that you
will need a pdf reader such as Adobe Acrobat installed on your machine in
order to open this file).
Social Programme
There is a full social and cultural programme including a civic reception
in Glasgow City Chambers, a Conference Dinner and cabaret on board a Tall
Ship, a barbecue on the shores of Loch Lomond, and an organised tour to the
Trossachs. Participants are encouraged to bring their families and to
extend their visit by holidaying in the Scottish Highlands, and/or to
travel to London to attend the European Congress of Psychology (July
1st-6th).
A pdf version of the registration form which contains details of all costs
is also available on the Conference web site.
Poster Submissions
These are still welcome at this time. Please submit two copies of your
submission, containing:
(i) Title
(ii) Name(s) of author(s)
(iii) First author's postal and e-mail address
(iv) Abstract of 250 words
Send submissions (marked 'Conference') to:
The Centre for Research into Interactive Learning
Department of Psychology,
University of Strathclyde,
40, George Street
Glasgow,
G1 1QE
Scotland, UK.
Tel.: +44 (0)141 548 4390
Fax: +44 (0)141 552 6948
e-mail: ICCPL@strath.ac.uk
Organising Committee
Staff members attached to the Centre for Research into Interactive Learning
(CRIL) are:
Tony Anderson, Hugh Foot, Patricia Gallagher (secretary), Christine Howe,
Alison Newlands, Andy Tolmie, and David Warden (Director).
___________________________________________________________________________
Dr Andy Tolmie
Centre for Research into Interactive Learning
Department of Psychology
University of Strathclyde
40 George Street
Glasgow G1 1QE
email: a.k.tolmie@strath.ac.uk
tel: +44 (0)141 548 2570
fax: +44 (0)141 552 6948
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