The ANNUAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE
http://aris.ss.uci.edu/HIPLab/AIC/ will meet for the 39th time,
February 2 - February 7, 2014 in Teton Village, Jackson Hole, Wyoming,
at the Teton Mountain Lodge and Spa
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The Lodge and Spa is a ski-in ski-out four-star luxury resort and is
again offering a very attractive package in terms of price and
facilities.
The Conference begins with a reception on Sunday evening, February 2,
at 5:30p followed by a half-session from 6:00-8:00p. Regular sessions
meet from Monday (Feb 3) through Friday (Feb 7) at 4:00p to 8:00p; the
rest of the day is free. After the last session on Friday, there is a
banquet for participants and their guests.
Paper submissions are hereby invited. Despite rumors that
participation is by invitation (perhaps because of the high quality of
the talks), the only way to participate as a speaker is to:
(1) email a title and abstract to the AIC conference organizer (as per
the web page registration form) on or before Friday, September 20,
2013 AND
(2) complete the registration form at the AIC website
http://aris.ss.uci.edu/HIPLab/AIC/RegistrationForm.php AND
(3) send a check for the registration fee ($190; $250 after Oct 4,
2013; $95 for students) payable to
AIC
c/o Prof. George Sperling
Department of Cognitive Sciences, SSPA-3
University of California
Irvine, CA 92697-5100
Nonspeaking participants also must register and are welcome up to the
capacity of the meeting room (50).
In addition to the usual potpourri of submitted talks, three special
groups of talks are being organized. If your proposed presentation
falls into one of these areas, also send a copy of the title and
abstract to the relevant organizer.
Higher-Level Vision (Pizlo):
Attention and Working Memory (Pasternak, Reynolds, Shevell):
Attention: Theory and Psychophysics (Dosher, Lu):
Conference registration includes daily snacks and refreshments, and
the closing banquet. Applicants will be notified as soon as possible,
and not later than Friday, September 27, 2013, of the acceptance of
proposed presentations. Registration fees for speakers are
nonrefundable after September 27, but they are refundable at any time
for nonspeaking participants.
The 38 previous programs, photos, and hotel information are published
on the AIC website; the 2014 program will be posted as it becomes
available.
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The AIC covers a wide range of subjects in what has come to be called
cognitive science, 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, brain imaging.
The aim is to provide overview talks that are comprehensible and
interesting to a wide scientific audience -- such as one might
fantasize would occur at a National or Royal Academy of Science.
Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa, in Jackson Hole, is directly at the base
of the ski slopes, a very short walk to the tram and other ski lifts.
In addition to luxury "Lodge Rooms" sleeping 2-4 persons, the
Conference has arranged to reserve the Lodge's entire block of "Alpine
Suites" with fully-equipped kitchens at $159/night + extras, which is
far less than the seasonal rate ($379/night +extras). THIS DEAL
REQUIRES THE ROOMS TO BE RESERVED BEFORE OCTOBER 4. For more details
see
http://aris.ss.uci.edu/HIPLab/AIC/For_Participants.html
Two other hotels are immediately adjacent to the Teton Mountain Lodge
and Spa: the Hotel Terra and The Inn at Jackson Hole. Many other
hotels, restaurants, ski rental facilities, shops, and cross-country
ski trails are all within a short walk. There are frequent daily
flights directly to Jackson Hole (JAC) from Denver and Salt Lake City,
plus less frequent flights from Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and
other major cities. Teton Village is a 40 min bus or taxi drive from
Jackson Airport; alternatively it is a five-hour drive from Salt Lake
City. Additional information about the conference, travel, and skiing
opportunities, is available on the AIC webpage.