17.1947, Confs: Cognitive Science/Sydney, Australia

[linguist at LINGUISTLIST.ORG]

LINGUIST List: Vol-17-1947. Mon Jul 03 2006. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 17.1947, Confs: Cognitive Science/Sydney, Australia

Moderators: Anthony Aristar, Wayne State U <aristar at linguistlist.org>
            Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry at linguistlist.org>
 
Reviews (reviews at linguistlist.org) 
        Laura Welcher, Rosetta Project / Long Now Foundation  

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org/

The LINGUIST List is funded by Eastern Michigan University, Wayne
State University, and donations from subscribers and publishers.

Editor for this issue: Jeremy Taylor <jeremy at linguistlist.org>
================================================================  

To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at
http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.html.


===========================Directory==============================  

1)
Date: 29-Jun-2006
From: Paul Watters < pwatters at ics.mq.edu.au >
Subject: Computational Modelling of Language and Communication Disorders 

	
-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:21:34
From: Paul Watters < pwatters at ics.mq.edu.au >
Subject: Computational Modelling of Language and Communication Disorders 
 



Computational Modelling of Language and Communication Disorders 

Date: 22-Jul-2006 - 23-Jul-2006 
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia 
Contact: Paul Watters 
Contact Email: pwatters at ics.mq.edu.au 
Meeting URL: http://www.comp.mq.edu.au/~pwatters/workshop.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science 

Meeting Description: 

The aim of this workshop is to build stronger links between clinical, experimental and computational modelling of disorders where there is a language or communication deficit. Historically, modellers have used limited experimental data to support their work, and clinical work has had limited influence - the goal of the workshop is to bring together workers from different areas to discuss how models might better reflect actual physiology or behaviour, and what predictive validity they may have in these areas. 

Call for Participation (HCSNet Workshop)
Computational Modelling of Language and Communication Disorders
Macquarie University, 22nd-23rd July, 2006
http://www.comp.mq.edu.au/~pwatters/workshop.html

Keynote Speakers
Professor Max Coltheart, Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Sciences (MACCS), Macquarie University
Professor David Plaut, Centre for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC), Carnegie Mellon University

Goal
The aim of this workshop is to build stronger links between clinical, experimental and computational modelling of disorders where there is a language or communication deficit. Historically, modellers have used limited experimental data to support their work, and clinical work has had limited influence - the goal of the workshop is to bring together workers from different areas to discuss how models might better reflect actual physiology or behaviour, and what predictive validity they may have in these areas. 

Speakers
We are pleased to welcome the following speakers to Macquarie to present at the workshop, in alphabetical order:

Helen Chenery
Max Coltheart
Lee Flax
Simon Hawkins
Kim Kirsner
Vanja Kljajevic
Jay McClelland
Lyndsey Nickels
David Plaut
Paul Watters
Michael Zock

Funding
This workshop is funded by the ARC Human Communication Sciences Network (HCSNet), and attendance is free, but limited to 30 academic and 10 postgraduate participants. You will be notified if you have been selected for funding in either of the following categories, and receipts must be provided before reimbursement can be made.

Academics: 15 attendees who live outside the Sydney area will have their travel expenses reimbursed to a maximum of $500. 

Postgraduates: 10 postgraduate attendees who live outside the Sydney area will have their travel expenses reimbursed to a maximum of $500.

Organising Committee
Helen Chenery (University of Queensland), Lee Flax (Macquarie University), Jennifer Gurd (University of Oxford), Frances Martin (University of Tasmania), Paul Watters (Macquarie University)

Questions? Contact Dr. Paul Watters on (02) 9850 9525 or pwatters at ics.mq.edu.au





-----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-17-1947