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Banff Annual Seminar in Cognitive Science (BASICS) 2017
May 5, 2017 - May 6, 2017
The 36th meeting of BASICS will be held in 2017 on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6.
The conference will begin Friday afternoon with an invited talk at 5:00; four other talks will be presented on Saturday. There will be a poster session and reception Friday evening after dinner, and another poster session will be held Saturday after lunch. Submissions for the poster sessions are invited on any aspect of cognitive science.
This year’s speakers will be:
· Daniel Smilek (University of Waterloo)
· Craig Chapman (University of Alberta
· Susanne Ferber (University of Toronto)
· Anthony Singhal (University of Alberta)
· Alejandro Lleras (University of Illinois)
BASICS will be held this year at the Inns of Banff. A block of rooms at the Inns has been reserved for the conference dates at the conference rate of $119/night (Canadian) for a single or double occupancy, excluding tax. This block of rooms will be held until April 4, 2017, although rooms may be available for some period of time after that date.
To book a room at The Inns, you should:
· visit the website, http://www.bestofbanf f.com;
· under “Reservations,” select Inns of Banff for the destination;
· enter “basics2017” as the promotional code;
· and enter the other information needed to complete your reservation.
The registration deadline is April 4. The updated registration fee is $85 (Canadian) for faculty and $40 (Canadian) for students. The registration form will be available here. Registration fees may be paid online (via PayPal) or by check.
The conference webpage is available at http://www.psych.ualberta.c a/BASICS. For further information contact Chris Striemer (striemerc@macewan.ca) or Kyle Mathewson (kyle.mathewson@ualberta.ca).