THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE Jackson, Wyoming February 8 -- 13, 2009 Organizers: George Sperling and Richard Shiffrin University of California, Irvine and Indiana University http://www.socsci.uci.edu/HIPLab/AIC CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT - CALL FOR PAPERS As in previous years, the conference covers a wide range of topics in what has come to be called cognitive science and neuroscience, ranging from visual and auditory physiology and psychophysics to human information processing, cognition, learning and memory, to computational approaches to these problems including neural networks, artificial intelligence, and, most recently, all varieties of brain imaging. AIC aims to provide overview talks that are comprehensible and interesting to a wide scientific audience--such as one might fantasize would occur (but in actuality rarely do occur) at a meeting of a National or Royal Academy of Science. The Conference begins with a reception on Sunday evening, February 8, at 5:00p followed by a half-session. Regular sessions meet from Monday through Friday at 4:00p to 8:00p; the rest of the day is free. After the last session on Friday, Feb 13, there is a banquet for participants and guests. Paper submissions are hereby invited. The deadline for submissions is Friday, October 31, 2008. Submissions must include a title, a brief abstract, and a completed registration form from http://www.socsci.uci.edu/HIPLab/AIC/registration.html which may be sent electronically to sperling@uci.edu and lrhaines@uci.edu or as hardcopy to: Annual Interdisciplinary Conference c/o Prof. George Sperling Department of Cognitive Sciences, SSPA-3 University of California Irvine, CA 92697-5100 Submissions are not finally accepted until registration is complete and the registration fee of $150 ($160 after January 1, 2009; $75 for students) is paid. Conference registration is payable by check made payable to "Annual Interdisciplinary Conference" (no credit cards) mailed to the address above. The registration fee includes daily snacks and refreshments. We are also seeking a volunteer to organize a special session on a topic of particular current interest (see previous AICs for examples). Applicants will be notified on or before November 14, 2008 of the acceptance of proposed presentations. Registration fees for speakers are nonrefundable after November 14; the registration for nonspeaking participants is refundable at any time. The 33 previous programs, photos, and hotel information are published on the AIC website; the 2009 program will be posted and updated as it becomes available. If you received this email, you will receive future electronic mailings automatically unless you opt out by writing a note to lrhaines@uci.edu (who maintains the AIC list). The THIRTY-FOURTH ANNUAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE will meet in the town of Jackson, Wyoming, February 8 - 13, 2009. This is a departure from previous meetings in Teton Village. Due to changes in hotel ownerships and to overall gentrification, we were unable to find reasonable accommodations for AIC in Teton Village itself. The alternatives were to move to another resort such as Telluride, where we could arrange ski-in ski-out accommodations, or to remain in Jackson but stay in the town itself. Because Jackson has some of the world's best XC and backcountry skiing, and one of the world's best downhill areas, we decided to try meeting one year in the town of Jackson to see how that would work before precipitously moving the conference to another area. A critical advantage of the Town of Jackson over Teton Village is that there are very reasonably priced accommodations and they are available at the times we prefer. Our Jackson room prices are about $100/day lower than similar accommodations in Teton Village. Especially for less established participants, this is an important consideration. For participants who do mainly backcountry or XC skiing, staying in the town of Jackson is more convenient than staying in Teton Village. And, the town of Jackson is enormously more interesting and has a much greater variety of restaurants, shopping, and sightseeing than Teton Village. The disadvantage is that to ski at the Jackson Ski Area will require a bus ride to Teton Village of about 1/2 hr (the bus stops at the door of the conference hotel) or, alternatively, a 20-minute car drive. See the AIC website (in heading) for details about accommodations. The conference hotel is in the very center of the town of Jackson, near restaurants, shopping, and entertainment. The Conference has arranged special room rates for registered participants. Reserve lodging by telephone [The Ranch Inn, 800-348-5999] or electronically at http://www.ranchinn.com/. Verify that you are on their list of registered AIC (Annual Interdisciplinary Conference) participants. Many other hotels, restaurants, ski rental facilities, and shops are within walking distance. As noted above, there is regular ski-bus service to the Jackson Ski Area and there are town buses to various XC locations. There are frequent direct flights to Jackson Hole AP from Denver and from Salt Lake City, and there are occasional flights from several other major cities. It is then a 15-minute bus or taxi ride from the airport to the hotel. (Alternatively, Jackson is a five-hour drive from Salt Lake City.) Additional information about the conference, travel, and skiing opportunities is available at the AIC website.