Category Theorists in Montreal

Category Theorists in Montreal

[Peter Freyd]

  [I thought it wise to share this announcement. -pjf]

In the 12 days from June 30th to July 11 2003, Montreal will be the
Categorization Capital of the Cognitive World.

The latest developments in all aspects of categorization will be
described and debated across the cognitive sciences spectrum:
cognitive anthropology, computer science, linguistics, cognitive
neuroscience, philosophy and psychology.

The University of Quebec/Montreal will host this Cognitive Sciences
Summer Institute.

A sample of only a few of the over 50 speakers. For the full programme:
http://www.unites.uqam.ca/sccog/liens/program.html


Partial List:

  June 30th 2003 Categorization in cognitive sciences (all
  disciplines)

Categorization in cognitive neuroscience,
Stephen Grossberg,
Boston University

Categorization in psychology,
Stevan Harnad,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

Categorization in cognitive computer science,
John F. Sowa,
VivoMind LLC

Categorization in linguistics,
Pieter Muysken,
Universiteit van Nijmegen

Categorization in philosophy,
Georges Rey,
University of Maryland

Discussant: On categorization in cognitive sciences,
Anna Papafragou,
University of Pennsylvania

  July 1st 2003 Semantic categories (anthropology, linguistics,
  philosophy, psychology)

Emotions categories across languages,
Jim Boster,
University of Connecticut

Semantic categorization,
Brendan Gillon,
McGill University

Categorisation and conceptual change,
Paul Thagard,
University of Waterloo

Color categories across languages,
Paul Kay,
University of California at Berkeley

Discussant: On semantic categories,
Seana Coulson,
University of California at San Diego

  July 2nd 2003 Syntactic categories and category change (linguistics)

A state of the art on syntactic categories,
Arnold Zwicky,
Stanford University

Cross-categorial and multifunctional categories,
Lisa Travis,
McGill University

Cross-categorial constructions,
Rob Malouf,
San Diego State University

On category change,
Ian Roberts,
University of Cambridge

Discussant: On syntactic categories,
Pieter Muysken,
Universiteit van Nijmegen

  July 3rd 2003 (linguistics and psychology) Categories in spoken and
  signed languages

Syntactic categories in sign languages with particular reference
to LSQ,
Denis Bouchard and Colette Dubuisson,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

Syntactic categories in sign languages with particular reference
to ASL,
Judy Kegl,
University Southern Maine

Syntactic categories in signed versus spoken languages,
Diane Lillo-Martin,
University of Connecticut

  Acquisition of categories

A state of the art on the acquisition of syntactic categories in
L1,
Marie Labelle,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

Syntactic categories in L2 acquisition,
Lydia White,
McGill University

On categorisation and acquisition,
Eve Clark,
Stanford University

  July 4th 2003 Data mining for categories and ontologies (cognitive
  computer science, philosophy)

Computer-aided categorization,
Jean-Guy Meunier,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

Discussant: On data mining for categories and ontologies,
John F. Sowa,
VivoMind LLC

  July 7th 2003 Neuroscience of categorization and category learning
  (psychology, philosophy)

Neuropsychology of category learning,
FG. Ashby,
University of California at Santa Barbara

Striatum and category learning,
WT. Maddox,
University of Texas at Austin

Brain basis of category learning,
John Gabrieli,
Stanford University

Brain damage and categorical speech perception and production,
Susan Ravizza,
University of Pittsburgh

Neural network models of categorization: philosophical issues,
Pierre Poirier,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

Discussant: On neuroscience of categorization and category learning,
Henri Cohen,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

  July 8th 2003 Machine category learning (cognitive computer science,
  philosophy, robotics)

Categories and conceptual spaces,
Peter Gardenfors,
Lund University

Similarity in fuzzy categories,
Didier Dubois and Henri Prade,
Universit=E9 Paul Sabatier

  July 9th 2003 Categories in perception and inference (psychology,
  philosophy)

Category representation,
Rob Nosofsky,
Indiana University

Category learning,
Rob Goldstone,
Indiana University

Categorization and inference,
Arthur Markman,
University of Texas at Austin

Discussant: On categories in perception and inference,
Seana Coulson,
University of California at San Diego

  July 10th 2003 Grounding, recognition, and reasoning in
  categorization (psychology, philosophy)

Neural networks and categorization,
Robert Proulx,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

Categorization and reasoning,
Serge Robert,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

Discussant: On grounding, recognition and reasoning in categorization,
Stevan Harnad,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

  July 11th 2003 The naturalization of categories (philosophy)

The social construction of categories,
Luc Faucher,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al

A neurosemantic for categories,
Chris Eliasmith,
University of Waterloo

Computer text analysis and categorization,
Jean-Guy Meunier,
Universit=E9 du Qu=E9bec =E0 Montr=E9al