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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OXFORD SUMMER SCHOOL ON CONNECTIONIST
MODELLING</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Department of Experimental Psychology<BR>University
of Oxford</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sunday 20th July - Friday 1st August,
2003</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Applications are invited for participation in a 2-week residential
Summer School on techniques <BR>in connectionist modelling. The course is
aimed primarily at researchers who wish to exploit <BR>neural network models in
their teaching and/or research and it will provide a general <BR>introduction to
connectionist modelling, biologically plausible neural networks and brain
<BR>function through lectures and exercises on Macintosh’s and PC’s. The
course is <BR>interdisciplinary in content though many of the illustrative
examples are taken from cognitive <BR>and developmental psychology, and
cognitive neuroscience. The instructors with primary <BR>responsibility
for teaching the course are Kim Plunkett and Edmund Rolls.</DIV>
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<DIV>No prior knowledge of computational modelling will be required though
simple word <BR>processing skills will be assumed. Participants will be
encouraged to start work on their own <BR>modelling projects during the Summer
School.</DIV>
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<DIV>The cost of participation in the Summer School is £950. This figure covers
the cost of <BR>accommodation (bed and breakfast at St. John's College),
registration and all literature required <BR>for the Summer School.
Participants will be expected to cover their own travel and meal costs.
<BR>A number of partial bursaries (£200) will be available for graduate
students. Applicants should <BR>indicate whether they wish to be
considered for a graduate student scholarship but are advised to <BR>seek
further funding as well, since in previous years the number of graduate student
applications <BR>has far exceeded the number of scholarships available.</DIV>
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<DIV>If you are interested in participating in the Summer School, please
complete the application <BR>form at the web address <A
href="http://epwww.psych.ox.ac.uk/conferences/connectionist_modelling">http://epwww.psych.ox.ac.uk/conferences/connectionist_modelling</A>
or <BR>alternatively send a brief description of your background with an
explanation of why you would <BR>like to attend the Summer School, to:</DIV>
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Mrs Sue
King<BR>
Department of Experimental
Psychology<BR>
University of Oxford
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South Parks
Road<BR>
Oxford OX1 3UD</DIV>
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Tel: (01865) 271353<BR>
Email: <A
href="mailto:susan.king@psy.ox.ac.uk">susan.king@psy.ox.ac.uk</A></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>no later than 28th February 2003.<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>