Changing Minds: Cultures and Cognition in Evolution

Cognitio 2009

Young researchers conference in cognitive science

Montréal, June 4^th, 5^th & 6^th 2006.

• Can I submit more then one abstract?
  No. Just send us the one you think is the most appropriate.
• I just want to attend the conference, should I register or pay?
  No. Access to the conference is both open and free.
• Will the conference proceedings be published?
  Yes. We don't have a publishing contract yet for the 2009 edition, but past proceedings were published with Cambridge Scholars Publishing. There will at least be an online publication.
• I'd like to give a talk at Cognitio. Should I send you a complete paper?
  No. Just a 600 word abstract. If you are selected and want your work to appear in Cognitio's proceedings, you will have a few weeks after the conference to send us a paper.
• How will you select abstracts?
  An interdisciplinary scientific committee will read and evaluate the abstracts. The criteria of selection will be:

  • quality of presented research;
  • comprehensibility of the theoretical or practical stakes;
  • originality;
  • relevance for the field of cognitive science.
• Will abstracts be blind reviewed?
  Yes.
• What do you mean precisely by “cognitive sciences”?
  “Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence, embracing philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology.” (Thagard, Paul, « Cognitive Science », The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2004 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.))
• Can I gave a talk on a subject about wich I have already sent a submission to a journal or published an article?
  Yes. If you want your work to appear in the proceedings afterwards though, you'll have to send us an original contribution.
• Is the conference exclusively for students?
  No. Speakers are students but there will be teachers, students and researchers among the audience.
• Can I give a conference that's been co-authored with a teacher?
  Yes. Provided that a student is the main speaker.
• In which language should I give my talk?
  English.
• Can I use a PowerPoint presentation?
  Yes. We will have a projector and a computer for the presentations.
• Do I have to use a PowerPoint presentation?
  Let us say that it is strongly advised.