Kazimierz Dolny, Poland - August 19th to 23rd, 2013
Invited key-speakers
Steve Butterfill (Warwick)
Joel Krueger (Copenhagen)
Myriam Kyselo (San Sebastian)
Tad Zawidzki (George Washington)
Call for papers
The theme
of the workshop is the significance of wide cognition – which is embodied,
enacted, extended, embodied, and distributed cognition – for social
intelligence.
Wide
cognition has, over the last couple of decades, become more and more widespread
in all areas of cognitive science – from neuroscience to cognitive psychology to
cognitive linguistics to philosophy to computer science and robotics. Unlike
traditional frameworks for cognitive science, these approaches do not explain
cognitive phenomena solely in terms of the manipulation of (language-like)
internal representations but stress that (1) minds can extend into the
environment; (2) agents are cognitive insofar as they are embodied; (3) their
cognitive scaffolding is enacted, or constructed, in an active fashion; (4)
cognitive phenomena are always interactions with the environment; (5) and cognitive
acts are often paradigmatically distributed among multiple agents. The workshop’s
aim is to explore the relevance of this body of research for understanding
social intelligence. In particular, its reliance on environmental design,
bodily interaction, shared cognitive and symbolic tools, and complex schemas of
collaboration.
The
workshop will also feature discussion of a white paper of the topic that is
being prepared in collaboration with the SINTELNET coordination network
(sintelnet.eu).
Abstracts
Abstracts of less than 500 words will be accepted till May 30th. All submissions should be made through the easychair website. Abstracts will be evaluated on a first come basis so early submission is strongly encouraged in order to avoid missing out on available spots.
Registration and accommodation
Early registration ends June 30th. The early registration fee is 150 Euro (reduced rate – 75 Euro), while the late registration fee is 200 Euro. Fees cover the workshop sessions, conference materials, lunches, coffee breaks and the minibus to and from Warsaw airport.
Accommodation is available at the conference hotel. The cost is 100 Euro in total for four nights (August 19th to 23rd) in shared twin en suite rooms and includes breakfasts (limited single rooms available at higher price). Availability of accommodation cannot be guaranteed for late registrants.
Registration and accommodation fees might change in the event of significant movement in the exchange rate of the Polish currency.
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Workshop home page 
Here are the links you can use to pay the workshop fee (and accommodation cost, if required).
The workshop sessions will be held in one of the historic granaries that used to line the river banks in Kazimierz. The building has been turned into a hotel and workshop participants have the option of staying there as well. Note that there are almost no single rooms, and most participants stay in twin rooms (with ensuite bathrooms). Should you require a single room, please contact the organizers directly. Note that the price of the accommodation might be higher in such a case.
