Conferences

SweCog conferences aim to provide a forum for graduate students to present and get feedback on their research from a wider group than what their respective home universities can provide, thus is not for publishing finished work. Presentations can vary in format, including oral presentations, demonstrations and posters. Through key note speakers, panels and other discussion forums the conferences also allow for learning about general theoretical and methodological aspects of cognitive science.

Another important aspect of these meetings is to give opportunities to get to know about cognitive science research at other universities, as well as having ample time for informal discussions with cognitive science researchers from all over Sweden. The conferences are planned to take place twice a year, usually in the middle of the fall and spring semester.

Please note that SweCog conferences are open only for SweCog members and that active participation is expected from all conference attendees. If attending an entire conference, all costs for participation, meals, a single room accomodation and travel to and from the conference, are covered by SweCog. For changes after last registration date, SweCog will, as a general rule, not cover any costs or assist in (re)arranging travels.


Conference spring 2012

The seventh SweCog conference will take place in Linköping 26-28 April, 2012.

The conference in spring 2012 will have a slightly different format then previous conferences, it will be held in conjunction with the Swedish Conference in Cognitive Science that is open to a broader public consisting of all researchers, graduate and master students in cognitive science. This part of the conference will take place in Linköping at Konsert & Kongress and SweCog participants will stay at hotel Ekoxen. The second part of the conference will be more of a traditional SweCog conference, only open for SweCog members, and will be located at Vårdsnäs Stiftsgård.

The conference will begin after lunch on Thursday and end with a lunch on Saturday.


Programme

More information about the invited speakers is found below the programme, under heading Confirmed speakers.

Thursday 26/4 - at Konsert & Kongress
13.00-13.15Opening
13.15-14.00Invited speaker: Daniel Schwartz
14.00-14.45Invited speaker: Catherine Pelachaud
14.45-15.15Coffee
15.15-16.00Invited speaker: David Kirsh
16.00-16.45Invited speaker: Daniel Västfjäll
16.45-17.00Introduction to Interactive Event
17.00-18.30Interactive event
19-Dinner
Friday 27/4 - beginning at Konsert & Kongress
9.00-9.45Invited speaker: Kristen Pilner Blair
9.45-10.30Invited speaker: Erik Hollnagel
10.30-11.00Coffee
11.00-12.00Panel: Current status and future prospects of cognitive science in Sweden
12.15-13.00Transportation for SweCog members to Vårdsnäs Stiftsgård
13.00-14.00Lunch
14.00-14.30Check-in
14.30-16.00Presentations Graduate students
16.00-16.30Coffee
16.30-17.30Poster/demonstration
19-Dinner
Saturday - at Vårdsnäs Stiftsgård
9.00-10.30Presentations Graduate Students
10.30-11.00Coffee
11.00-12.00Discussion of SweCog aim and activities
12.00-13.00Lunch
13.00-14.00Transportation to Linköping


Confirmed speakers

  • Catherine Pelachaud, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, LTCI, TELECOM ParisTech

  • Dan Schwartz, School of Education, Stanford University

  • Daniel Västfjäll, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University

  • David Kirsh, Interactive cognition Lab, University of California at San Diego

  • Kristen Pilner Blair, School of Education, Stanford University

  • Erik Hollnagel, professor at the department of public health, University of southern Denmark


Registration

Last date to register for the conference is 15 March.

Name:
E-mail:
University:

I want to do one of the following (you can choose multiple alternatives):
hold an oral presentation
have a poster or demonstration at the interactive event Konsert & Kongress, 26 April
have a poster or demonstration at Vårdsnäs, 27 April

For the night of April 26, please choose a type of accomodation:
private accomodation
single room at Ekoxen
share a double room at Ekoxen with


If you have any questions please contact Åsa Kärrman.