CALL FOR PAPERS ********************************************************************** COMPUTING AND PHILOSOPHY E-CAP2004_ITALY Pavia, Italy, Collegio Ghislieri, June 3-5, 2004 ********************************************************************** Up-to date information on the conference will be found at http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/courses/progra2.html ********************************************************************** ALSO NEW !! Conference MODEL-BASED REASONING IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Pavia, December 2004 http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/courses/progra1.html ********************************************************************** GENERAL INFORMATION From Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 June 2004 (three days) the International European Conference ``COMPUTING AND PHILOSOPHY'' will be held at the University of Pavia (near Milan, Italy). GENERAL INFORMATION The Computational Philosophy Laboratory and the Department of Philosophy of the University of Pavia will be hosting the European Computing and Philosophy (CAP) conference from the 3rd to the 5th of June. PROGRAM The conference will deal with all aspects of the "computational turn" that is occurring within the discipline of Philosophy. The Programme Committee are particularly interested in submissions in Cognitive Science, Epistemology and Metaphysics. RELEVANT RESEARCH AREAS We call for papers that cover topics pertaining to computing and philosophy from the following list: * Cognitive Science, Epistemology, and Metaphysics * Abductive reasoning, Scientific discovery, Creative processes * Internal and External Representations in Cognitive Science * Simulation, Embodiment, and Distributed Reasoning in Computational Models of Cognitive * Problem of Consciousness in PhilosophyI * New Models of Logic Software * Computer-based Learning and Teaching Strategies and Resources * Ethics * The Impact of Distance Learning on the Teaching of Philosophy * The Role of Computers as Tools for Philosophical Research SUBMISSIONS OF PAPERS The deadline for submission is 19th December 2003 - though late submissions will be considered. Papers submitted for contributed sessions or poster presentations must not exceed a total word count of 3500 words. Papers must be accompanied by a word count and an abstract of not more than 500 words (to be included in the conference program booklet). Authors may submit only one paper and should submit it in either RTF or PDF format by using the MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (in http://www.unipv.it/cap2004). The MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Registration, Accommodation, Submissions, Participants and Reviewers) in http://www.unipv.it/cap2004 Conference Email Address: infoCAP04@unipv.it in case of problem with the above address please use lmagnani@unipv.it or lmagnani@cc.gatech.edu or elena@acrossevents.com REGISTRATION AND FURTHER INFORMATION (to register please use the Management System, in http://www.unipv.it/cap2004 Registration Fees: Before 15 April 2004: Standard: ? 150,00 (to participate in all the activities of the Conference Reception Included) Phd Students: ? 90,00 Students: Free After 15 April 2004: Standard: ? 180,00 (to participate in all the activities of the Conference Reception Included) Phd Students: ? 110,00 Students: Free One day only: ? 80,00 No refunds will be granted after May 12th, 2004 Terms & Conditions: an administration fee of ? 75,00 will be charged for cancellations confirmed in writing by 12th May. We regret that no refund can be made after that date, for whatever reason, although substitutions will be acceptable if notified in writing before the event. ACCOMMODATION (to book a reservation please use the Management System, in http://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/courses/progra2.html) All accomodation is hotel-based with en-suite facilities. Hotel Moderno **** EURO 100,00 (single b&b) EURO 135,00 (double b&b) Hotel Ariston *** EURO 80,00 (single b&b) EURO 110,00 (double b&b) Hotel Excelsior *** EURO 50,00 (single) EURO 73,00 (double) EURO 62,00 (D/S) breakfast EURO 6,00 A very limited number of less expensive rooms is available in the several Colleges (some of them historical) of the ancient University of Pavia. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline...........................19 December 2003 Notification of acceptance................... 19 March 2004 Conference................................... 3-5 June 2004 Final papers............................due.. 15 July 2004 PROGRAM CHAIR Lorenzo MAGNANI Professor of Logic and Epistemology Department of Philosophy and Computational Philosophy Laboratory University of Pavia, Piazza Botta 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy Office: +39-0382-506283, Home: +39-0383-371067 Fax: +39-0382-23215 & Weissman Distinguished Visiting Professor Department of Philosophy, Baruch College, 1 Bernard Baruch Way, New York , NY 10010 Office: +646-312-4367, Fax: +646- 312-4361, Home: 646-432-9309 Email: lmagnani@unipv.it, lmagnani@cc.gatech.edu PROGRAM COMMITTEE (provisional, TO BE UPDATED) - Atocha Aliseda, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosoficas Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, MEXICO e-mail: atocha@minerva.filosoficas.unam.mx - Diderik Batens, Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium e-mail: Diderik.Batens@rug.ac.be - Robert Cavalier, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA, USA e-mail: rc2z@andrew.cmu.edu - Simon Colton, Department of Computing, Imperial College London, London, UK e-mail: sgc@doc.ic.ac.uk - Roberto Cordeschi, Department of Philosophy, University of Salerno, Salerno , ITALY e-mail: cordeschi@caspur.it - Chris Dobbyn, Faculty of Maths and Computing,The Open University,Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA e-mail: c.h.dobbyn@open.ac.uk - Roy Dyckhoff, School of Computer Science,University of St Andrews,North Haugh, St Andrews,Fife, KY16 9SS, Scotland e-mail: rd@dcs.st-and.ac.uk - Luciano Floridi, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK and University of Bari,Bari, ITALY e-mail: luciano.floridi@philosophy.oxford.ac.uk - Theo Kuypers, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands e-mail: T.A.F.Kuipers@philos.rug.nl - Lorenzo Magnani, Department of Philosophy, University of Pavia, Pavia, ITALY and Baruch College, The City University of New York, New York, USA e-mail: lmagnani@unipv.it, lmagnani@cc.gatech.edu - Nancy J. Nersessian, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA e-mail: nancyn@cc.gatech.edu - Claudio Pizzi, Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, ITALY e-mail: pizzic@unisi.it,claudiopizzi@everyday.com - Susan Stuart, Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK e-mail: S.Stuart@philosophy.arts.gla.ac.uk - Guglielmo Tamburrini, Department of Philosophy, University of Pisa, Pisa, ITALY e-mail: gugt@inwind.it - Riccardo Viale, Fondazione Rosselli,Via San Quintino, 18/c, 10121 Torino, Italy e-mail: riccardo.viale@fondazionerosselli.it LOCAL ORGANIZER dr. Elena Gandini Across Events s.r.l. Via A. Moro, 12 27021 Bereguardo (PV) Italy mobile +39 349 55 41 915 e-mail: elena@acrossevents.com www.acrossevents.com LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Elena Gandini (elena@acrossevents.com), Alberto Gatti (gatti_alberto@hotmail.com), Riccardo Dossena (riki.dox@libero.it),Lorenzo Magnani (lmagnani@cc.gatech.edu), Matteo Piazza (pimat@yahoo.com), (Department of Philosophy, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy) IMPORTANT ADDRESSES PROGRAM CHAIR Lorenzo MAGNANI Department of Philosophy and Computational Philosophy Laboratory University of Pavia, Piazza Botta 6, 27100 Pavia, Italy Office: +39-0382-506283, Home: +39-0383-371067 Fax: +39-0382-23215 Email: lmagnani@unipv.it also Department of Philosophy, Baruch College, The City University of New York 1 Bernard Baruch Way, New York , NY 10010 Office: +646-312-4364 Fax: +646- 312-4361 CONFERENCE SITE: Collegio Ghislieri, Piazza Ghislieri, 27100 PAVIA, Italy, phone +39 0382 37861. http://www.ghislieri.it/ The Conference is sponsored by UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA, ITALY UNIVERSITY OF SIENA, ITALY MIUR (Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica), ITALY HOW TO REACH PAVIA LINATE Airport: www.sea-aeroportimilano.it/linate People arriving by plane at LINATE should take the bus to the CENTRAL STATION of Milan (cf. below from this Station to Pavia). In LINATE it could be convenient to take a Taxi because the airport is close to the center of Milan. Moreover,the bus company SGEA ( www.sgea.it ) offers six runs from LINATE to Pavia at 9.00, 10.00, 12.00 AM and 2.00, 5.00, 8.30 PM. The last stop is Pavia, near the station (see again our updated web page for possible alterations of this time-table) (from Pavia to LINATE six runs at 5.00, 7.30, 10.00 AM, 1.00, 4.00, 6.00 PM) (one hour trip; _13,00 return ticket, _8,00 one way ticket). In Pavia there is only one station. The easiest way to reach the center of the town is to get off at the station and than take the bus n. 3. MALPENSA 2000 and OLD MALPENSA Airports: www.sea-aeroportimilano.it/malpensa (usually people arrive to Malpensa 2000 and not to OLD MALPENSA): People arriving by plane at MALPENSA 2000 (also called MALPENSA 2000 Terminal 1) or at "old" MALPENSA (now called MALPENSA NORTH but also called Malpensa 2000 Terminal 2) should take the bus to the CENTRAL STATION of Milan. There is also a bus AND A shuttle TRAIN (Malpensa Express) from Malpensa 2000 to the NORTH STATION (Piazzale Cadorna) of Milan, in this case from NORTH Station you will have to take the underground MM2 (green line) to the Central Raylway Station: trains to Pavia leave from Central station. Moreover, the bus company SGEA offers various runs from MALPENSA 2000 to Pavia at 9.00, 11:00 AM, 1:30 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:30, PM (from Pavia to MALPENSA 2000 and to OLD MALPENSA various runs at 7.00, 9:00, 11:00 AM, 1:00, 3:15, 5:00, 7:00 PM) (one hour and half trip; _18,00 retourn ticket, _12,00 one way ticket). The last stop is Pavia, near the rail station In Pavia there is only one rail station. The easiest way to reach the center of the town is to get off at the station and than take the bus n. 3. There are trains from MILAN (Central Raylway Station) to PAVIA and vice versa about every an hour www.trenitalia.it (routes: MILAN-GENOVA; MILAN-VENTIMIGLIA; MILAN-LA SPEZIA; MILAN-SAVONA; MILAN-SESTRI LEVANTE; MILAN-IMPERIA; MILAN-ALBENGA; Pavia is the first stop only if the train is not slow, that is, if it is not, in ITALIAN, "L", locale). (see again our updated web page for possible alterations of this time-table) For any further information do not hesitate to contact our local organizer, Elena Gandini at elena@acrossevents.com