[Fis] 2nd CFP: E-CAP 2005 & MDH SWEDEN

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2nd Call for Papers

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COMPUTING AND PHILOSOPHY

E-CAP2005@MDH SWEDEN

M�lardalen University, V�ster�s, Sweden, June 2-4, 2005
Chair: Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic gordana.dodig-crnkovic@mdh.se

http://www.idt.mdh.se/ECAP-2005/

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IMPORTANT DATES

* January 28, 2005: Submission of extended abstracts

* March 1, 2005: Notification of acceptance

* May 7, 2005: Early registration deadline

* Jun 2-4, 2005: Conference

* August 25, 2005: Camera-ready paper

GENERAL INFORMATION

>From Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 June 2005 the International European
Conference COMPUTING AND PHILOSOPHY will be held at the M�lardalen
University, V�ster�s (near Stockholm, Sweden).

GENERAL PROGRAM

The conference will deal with all aspects of the "computational turn" that
is occurring through the interaction of disciplines of philosophy and
computing.

RELEVANT RESEARCH AREAS

We call for papers that cover topics pertaining to computing and philosophy
from the following list:

* Metaphysics (Distributed Processing, Emergent Properties, Formal
Ontology, Network Structures, etc)

* Philosophy of Information and Information Technology

* Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Problem of Consciousness

* Computational Linguistics

* Computer-based Learning and Teaching Strategies and Resources & The
Impact of Distance Learning on the Teaching of Philosophy and Computing

* IT and Gender Research, Feminist Technoscience Studies

* Information and Computing Ethics

* Biological Information, Artificial Life, Biocomputation

* New Models of Logic Software

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Authors should submit an electronic version of an extended abstract (total
word count approximately 1000 words). The file should also contain a 300
word abstract that will be used for the conference web site/booklet. Final
papers must not exceed a total word count of 3500 words and an abstract of
not more than 500 words. The submissions should be made electronically,
either as PDF, rtf or Word format.

To submit papers visit http://www.idt.mdh.se/ECAP-2005/submit The extended
abstract submission deadline is Friday 28th January 2005.

For information about paper submission and the program that is not available
on the web site, please contact the program chair.

REGISTRATION

Registration fee before/after 7 May 2005:
Standard: EURO 200/250 (all the activities of the Conference, Reception
Included)
Phd Students: EURO 100/150
Students: Free

One day only: EURO 100,0
No refunds will be granted after May 12th, 2005

For registration please visit the conference web site:
http://www.idt.mdh.se/ECAP-2005/registration.htm
<http://www.idt.mdh.se/ECAP-2005/registration.htm>

ACCOMMODATION

To book accommodation, please visit the conference web site:
http://www.idt.mdh.se/ECAP-2005/local_information.htm
<http://www.idt.mdh.se/ECAP-2005/local_information.htm>

ORGANIZATION

Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic, M�lardalen University, Sweden (Program chair)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

G�ran Collste (LiU, Sweden)
Chris Dobbyn (Open University, UK)
Luciano Floridi (U-Bari, Italy and U-Oxford, UK)
Lars-G�ran Johansson (Uppsala-U, Sweden)
Staffan Larsson (G�teborg-U, Sweden)
Lorenzo Magnani (U-Pavia, Italy)
Colin Schmidt (Le Mans-U and Sorbonne-U, France)
Susan Stuart (Glasgow-U, United Kingdom)
May Thorseth (NTNU, Norway)
Lena Trojer (BIT, Sweden)
Tom Ziemke (U-Sk�vde, Sweden)
Pedro C. Marijuan (U-Zaragoza, Spain)
Søren Brier (CBS, Denmark)

LOCAL ORGANIZER

Ms Ylva Boivie, M�lardalen University, Sweden
E-mail ylva.boivie@mdh.se
Tel +46 21-107093

VENUE

V�ster�s is Sweden's sixth largest city. Located on beautiful Lake M�laren,
it offers all the amenities of a large city while maintaining a small town
feel. The journey between V�ster�s and Stockholm takes 50 minutes by trains
which run twice an hour from early morning to late at night.
Received on Wed Dec 22 17:32:07 2004