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DTSTART;TZID=America/Montreal:20120629T100000
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SUMMARY:Turing Centenary: Evolution and Function of Consciousness
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LOCATION:Montréal\, Canada\, H3C 3P8
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Theme of the Summer Institute:</strong>&nbsp\;The Evolution and Function of Consciousness. When\, where\, how and why &mdash\;since the origin of life on Earth about 4 billion years ago&mdash\; did organisms' input/output functions become conscious input/output functions? What is the causal role of consciousness?</p>\n<p><strong>Dates:&nbsp\;</strong>June 29 to July 9\, 2012 (followed by an optional&nbsp\;3-day practical workshop&nbsp\;on imaging techniques for measuring consciousness July 9-11)</p>\n<p><strong>In Commemoration</strong>: Centenary of the birth of Alan Turing (June 23 2012)</p>\n<p><strong>Language:&nbsp\;</strong>Owing to its international character\, the Summer Institute will be held entirely in English.</p>\n<p><strong>The Institute is intended for:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>graduate and post-graduate students from the participating disciplines: cognitive science\, neuroscience\, evolutionary biology\, artificial intelligence\, robotics\, psychology\, philosophy</li>\n<li>faculty members\, scholars\, engineers\, and professionals from these disciplines.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Academic activities:&nbsp\;</strong>Contents will be presented through lectures\, group discussions\, and poster sessions.</p>\n<p><strong>Materials:&nbsp\;</strong>All participants will receive the following:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>a summary of each lecture\,</li>\n<li>a course package of complementary articles for each of the lectures.</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Academic credit</strong>: For students who wish to take part in the Summer Institute for credit</p>
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