Call for Papers
AP-CAP’10
October 1-2, 2010
( http://www.ia-cap.org/ap-cap10 )
Wellington Institute of Technology, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand
Conference Chair : Soraj Hongladarom
Local Chair : Steve McKinlay
The Asia-Pacific Computing and Philosophy Conference 2010 (AP-CAP 2010) will be held on the campus of Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec), Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. AP-CAP 2010 is part of a series of conferences organised by the International Association for Computing and Philosophy. CAP conferences are interdisciplinary by their very nature; we therefore welcome the submission of papers from a wide variety of disciplines at the intersection of philosophy, computer science and information technology as well as related areas in the social sciences.
Keynote Speakers
Prof. John Weckert
Prof. Edwin Mares
Prof. Jack Copeland
Research Tracks
Whilst there is no specific theme for the conference papers are invited which explore the following ideas and their related disciplines.
- Information and Computer Ethics
- Identity, Trust and the Social Networking Phenomenon
- Virtual Environments
- Computing, Culture and Society
- Computer-based Education and Electronic Pedagogy
- Computational and related Logics
- Metaphysics (Ontology, etc.)
- Artificial Intelligence, Mechatronics, Robotics and Autonomous Agents
- Philosophy of Computer Science
- Philosophy of Information and Information Technology
- Intersections
Please note that the above list should not be a limiting factor.
Submissions
Electronic submissions will open shortly. A link will be provided from the conference website. IA-CAP is moving towards full paper submissions however please limit submission length to 3000 words and include a 250 word abstract. IACAP discourages participants from reading their papers to the audience. The use of PowerPoint or other presentation software is popular. However, these need not be submitted with your original paper.
Post graduate students (PhD and Masters) are especially encouraged to submit.
AP-CAP’10 Conference Website
http://www.ia-cap.org/ap-cap10
Important Dates
| February 2010 | Call for papers announced |
| April 1 | Paper submission open |
| August 16 | Deadline for paper submission |
| August 31 | Paper acceptance notification |
| August 31 | Early registration closes |
| October 1 - 2 | AP-CAP'10 Conference, WelTec, Wellington, NZ |
Questions and Enquiries
Questions concerning AP-CAP’10 may be addressed to the following;
Soraj Hongladarom s.hongladarom@gmail.com
Steve McKinlay stevet.mckinlay@gmail.com
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