Cognitive Science in Europe

Since around the beginning of the year 2000, I have put some effort into co-ordinating a discussion, mostly by email, of the future of Cognitive Science meetings in Europe and of their possible relationship with the Cognitive Science Society. A summary of the discussion is accessible from this page.

Cognitive Science meetings in Europe

EuroCogSci 03 is being held at the University of Osnabrück, Germany, 10-13th September 2003 (with tutorials from the 9th). This meeting, which can be regarded as the 4th (or 5th) European Conference on Cognitive Science, is being organised jointly by the German Cognitive Science Society (GK: Gesellschaft für Kognitionswissenschaft) and the Cognitive Science Society.
In 2005, the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society will be held in Torino, Italy. For further information, contact Bruno Bara.
See also information below about the Eighth International Colloquium on Cognitive Science.

Key documents

Some of the key documents of the discussion are available here:

Summary of discussion to date, 24 July 2000
Letter to Cognitive Science Society Governing Board, signed by 19 people, 28 July 2000
Reply from Cognitive Science Society Governing Board, 22 September 2000
Invitation to resume discussion, 5 April 2001
Call for proposals for two international conferences of the Cognitive Science Society, 22 Feb 2002

Email discussion list

There is an email discussion list for this topic.

To send a message to the list, mail it to cogsci-europe@jiscmail.ac.uk
To join the list, send a message to cogsci-europe-request@jiscmail.ac.uk

Other information (user documentation, accessing the achive, and other facilities)) can be found at the JISCmail website.

Scientific Societies

I am trying to collate information about scientific societies in Europe which cover Cognitive Science. If you know of any additions or corrections to this list, PLEASE EMAIL ME with information.

National (or regional) societies:

(Austria) ASOCS (Austrian Society for Cognitive Science): contact Markus Peschl
(Bulgaria) Bulgarian Cognitive Science Society: contact Boicho Kokinov
(France) ARC (Association pour la Recherche Cognitive): contact Luc Rodet
(Germany) GK (Gesellschaft für Kognitionswissenschaft): contact GK Postmaster
(Ireland) CSSI (Cognitive Science Society of Ireland): contact Sean O Nualláin
(Italy) AISC -- Associazione Italiana di Scienze Cognitive: contact Domenico Parisi
(Slovenia) Slovenian Cognitive Science Society: contact Matjaz Gams
(UK) There is no national UK society for cognitive science. However, the following two societies have an interest, one from the AI side and one from the Psychology side:
- AISB (Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour): contact AISB office
- EPS (Experimental Psychology Society): contact Elizabeth Gaffan

Other relevant European societies:

ESCOP (European Society for Cognitive Psychology): contact Axel Cleeremans

Not a national or regional society, but ...

... a group at the University of the Basque Country in Spain run a series of International Colloquia on Cognitive Science: contact Jesus Mari Larrazabal
... an entry site for information about Cognitive Science in Sweden: contact Arne Jönsson

My contact information

You can contact me by phone on +44 (1707) 28 5051, or by email as r.m.young@herts.ac.uk. My postal address is:

: Richard M Young
Department of Psychology
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield
HERTS AL10 9AB
England

The department fax number is +44 (1707) 28 5073.

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