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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><FONT face=Arial size=2>FINAL REMINDER<BR>--------------</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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. This year's guest<BR>lecturers include Jay
McClelland, David Plaut, Lionel Tarassenko and Michael Thomas.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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:</FONT></DIV>
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Mrs Sue
King<BR>
Department of Experimental
Psychology<BR>
University of Oxford
<BR>
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>