Dear all, please find enclosed the second announcement of the International conference on the history and philosophy of computing. With the conference we want to encourage interactions between historians and philosophers of computing. This is one of the reasons why there will be no parallel sessions. I would like to take this announcement as an opportunity to encourage members of this list to make a submission for the conference once the call for papers is open. More details will follow later, best regards, Liesbeth De Mol ------------------------------------------------------ APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTINGS ------------------------------------------------------ Second announcement International Conference /History and Philosophy of Computing / Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the famous 1936 Papers by A. Church, E.L. Post and A.M. Turing November 7 - 10, 2011 Gent University, Belgium http://www.computing-conference.ugent.be From 7-10 November 2011 the Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science organizes an International Conference on the History and Philosophy of Computing. Topics of the conference include: * The birth, evolution and future of computation * Philosophical, foundational and practical issues of computability in logic, mathematics and computer science * Computation in the sciences INVITED SPEAKERS: Bill Aspray (University of Texas) Martin Davis (New York University) Fairouz Kamareddine (Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh) Sybille Krämer (Freie Universität Berlin) Giovanni Sambin (Universita' di Padova) Raymond Turner (University of Essex) Stephen Wolfram (Wolfram Research) SUBMISSIONS We plan to have up to 30 contributed papers to be presented at the conference. We welcome contributions from logicians and philosophers or historians of science as well as from philosophically aware computer scientists and mathematicians. Authors should submit an electronic version of an extended abstract (approximately 1000 words) through EasyChair. Submission will be open on when the Call for Papers is launched on 15th March 2011. CONFERENCE CHAIRS: Liesbeth De Mol and Giuseppe Primiero PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: G. Alberts (Amsterdam) S. Artemov (New York) M. Campbell-Kelly (Warwick) L. Corry (Tel Aviv) M. Denecker (Leuven) A. Eden (Essex) L. Floridi (Oxford & Hertfordshire) R. Kahle (Lisbon) B. Loewe (Amsterdam) J. Meheus (Ghent) E. Myin (Antwerp) S. Negri (Helsinki) V. de Paiva (Palo Alto) S. Smets (Groningen) G. Sundholm (Leiden) C. Toffalori (Camerino) J.P. van Bendegem (Brussels) M. van Dyck (Ghent) B. van Kerkhove (Brussels & Hasselt) E. Weber (Ghent) SUPPORT The International Association for Computing and Philosophy <http://www.computing-conference.ugent.be/index.php?id=4&type=weblink> will fund a $500 travel grant for an IACAP graduate student to attend. IACAP graduate students who would like to apply for this grant need to send a copy of their submission to Tony Beavers (executivedirector@ia-cap.org), executive director of IACAP. More details for applications will be added later. The Association also offers a 10% discount on the conference fee for IACAP members. Student members of the Association for Symbolic Logic <http://www.aslonline.org/index.htm> also may apply for travel grants. To be considered for a Travel Award, please (1) send a letter of application, and (2) ask your thesis supervisor to send a brief recommendation letter. The application letter should be brief (preferably one page) and should include: (1) your name; (2) your home institution; (3) your thesis supervisor's name; (4) a one-paragraph description of your studies and work in logic, and a paragraph indicating why it is important to attend the meeting; (5) your estimate of the travel expenses you will incur; (6) (for citizens or residents of the USA) citizenship or visa status; and (7) (voluntary) indication of your gender and minority status. Women and members of minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. In addition to funds provided by the ASL, the program of travel grants is supported by a grant from the US National Science Foundation; NSF funds may be awarded only to students at USA universities and to citizens and permanent residents of the USA. Air travel paid for using NSF funds must be on a US flag carrier. Application by email is encouraged; put "ASL travel application'' in the subject line of your message. Applications should be received at least three months prior to the meeting at the ASL Business Office: ASL, Box 742, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, New York 12604, USA; Fax: 1-845-437-7830; email: asl@vassar.edu. Decisions will be communicated at least two months prior to the meeting. PROCEEDINGS A selection of papers will be published as a Special Issue of the Journal/ Philosophy & Technology <http://www.springer.com/philosophy/epistemology+and+philosophy+of+science/journal/13347> /(Springer) More details on deadlines and submissions can be found at: http://www.computing-conference.ugent.be For requests and infos computing.conference@ugent.be <mailto:computing.conference@ugent.be> -- "Les adultes, ca n'existe pas. C'est une attitude" -- Jacques Brel