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Call for Papers
ECAP’07
European Computing and Philosophy Conference
June 21-23, 2007
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands,
Program Chair: Philip Brey
Local organisation: Katinka Waelbers, ECAP07[at]gw.utwente.nl
Submission of abstracts, extended deadline: February 15, 2007
More information: www.utwente.nl/ecap07
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We are proud to announce the fifth European Conference on Computing and Philosophy (ECAP), to be held on the campus of the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
E-CAP is the European conference on Computing and Philosophy, the European affiliate of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP, president: Luciano Floridi).
The conference will deal with all aspects of the "computational turn" that is occurring through the interaction of the disciplines of philosophy and computing. The conference is interdisciplinary: we invite papers from philosophy, computer science, social science and related disciplines.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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Jeroen van den Hoven (Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands) |
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Giovanni Boniolo (University of Padua, Italy) |
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Mark Bedau (Reed College, USA and ProtoLife and the European Center for Living Technology, Italy) |
PLENARY PANEL
The Future of Artificial Intelligence. Speakers: TBA.
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
Alison Adam, Colin Allen, Patrick Allo, Christina Björkman, Chris Dobbyn, Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic, Amnon Eden, Cees Glas, Lars-Göran Johansson, Peter Marijuan, Jules Pieters, Jean Sallantin, Susan Stuart, Johnny Søraker, May Thorseth, Raymond Turner, Gianmarco Veruggio
Jordi Vallverdú and Jutta Weber
RESEARCH AREAS
E-CAP 2007 will have twelve tracks, each with one or more track chairs:
1. |
Philosophy of Computer Science |
Chairs: Amnon Eden, Raymond Turner
2. |
Computer-based Learning and Teaching Strategies and Resources & The Impact of Distance Learning on the Teaching of Philosophy and Computing |
Chairs: Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic, Jules Pieters
3. |
Biological Information, Artificial Life, Biocomputation |
Chair: Colin Allen, Pedro Marijuan
4. |
Philosophy of Information and Information Technology |
Chair: Patrick Allo
5. |
Ontology |
Chair: Lars-Göran Johansson
6. |
Computational and Post-Computational Approaches to the Mind |
Chair: Susan Stuart
7. |
Information and Computing Ethics |
Chair: Alison Adam
8. |
Intersections |
Chair: Chris Dobbyn (UK)
9. |
IT and Globalization |
Chairs: May Thorseth, Johnny Søraker
10. |
The Relation between Psychology and Psychometrics |
Chair: Cees Glas
11. |
IT, Cultural Diversity and Technoscience Studies |
Chairs: Christina Björkman and Jutta Weber
12. |
Philosophy and Ethics of Robotics |
Chair: Gianmarco Veruggio
A full description of the tracks can be found at the website: http://www.utwente.nl/ECAP07.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Authors should submit an electronic version of an extended abstract (total word count approximately 1000 words, excluding references). The abstract submission deadline is extended: February 15, 2007. Please indicate a first choice and a second choice for the track in which you want to fit your abstract (number + name of track). Please submit to: ECAP07[at]gw.utwente.nl.
PhD and master students are especially encouraged to submit. Student speakers will not have to pay a conference fee.
REGISTRATION
Registration fees and procedures will be posted shortly on the conference website, http://www.utwente.nl/ECAP07.
E-CAP conferences are organized under the supervision of the International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP). Website: http://ia-cap.org/.