ESCOP 2011, 17th MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
INVITED SPEAKERS
- Cathy Price. University College London, UK
- Conferencia Sepex: Robert Zatorre. McGill University, Quebec, Canada
- The Broadbent lecture: Randi Martin. Rice University. USA
- The Bertelson award: Antonino Vallesi. SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies. Italy
SPECIAL EVENT
"Pintxos on my mind: When gastronomy meets cognitive psychology"
- Invited speaker: Dana Small. Yale University, USA.
- Invited chefs: Andoni Aduriz, Eneko Atxa and Juan Mari Arzak
ORGANIZED BY
BCBL - Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language.
SPECIAL SYMPOSIA
Where is embodiment going? Friday, September 30th (14:20 - 16:00) |
Feedback processing and the brain: The ESCAN symposium at ESCoP Sunday, October 02nd (11:30 - 13:10) |
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
- Online registration deadline:
- July 30th, 2011. Extended till August 16th, 2011!!
- Conference dates:
- September 29th - October 2nd, 2011
LATEST NEWS
Certificates Sent
10-27-2011
All certificates of attendance to ESCOP 2011 have been sent. If you have not received your certificate(s), this means that we have yet to receive some necessary details. If you are expecting a certificate and have not received it, please contact us as soon as possible.
Certificates
10-18-2011
Conference certificates and the invoices will be sent by e-mail this week.
Certificates
10-07-2011
All invoices and certificates will be sent by e-mail during this month.
ESCoP 2011 Important Info
09-29-2011
Below you will find information that may be helpful as you prepare to depart for the conference.
SAN SEBASTIAN'S AIRPORT
The conference venue (Kursaal) is at the center of the city and takes 25 minutes from the airport by taxi. There is also a regular bus service running directly from the airport to the city center (bus 25 min. approximately).
BADGES & REGISTRATION DESK
The Kursaal has been hired exclusively for the ESCoP 2011 meeting and will be closed to public access. Please remember to bring Valid ID / Passport: Participants will be asked to show an ID or passport when picking up their pack of materials at the registration desk. For security reasons, attendees, speakers and exhibitors are asked to wear their name badges at the premises at all times. Our Technical secretariat and the Registration desk will be open daily at the following times:
* Thursday September 29th - from 15:00 to 20:00
* Friday September 30th - from 07:45 to 20:00
* Saturday October 1st - from 08:15 to 20:00
* Sunday October 2nd - from 09:00 to 20:00
PRESENTATIONS UPLOADING
The conference room will have both PC and Mac computers. Presentations must be uploaded onto a server at the venue, and the server will send presentations to the computers in each conference room. There are two options for uploading your presentation:
1) Sending it by e-mail to escop2011@bcbl.eu by September 28th
2) Uploading it to the server located at the conference venue, at least ONE DAY before your presentation. Presentation uploading will be open at the following times:
* Thursday September 29th - from 14:30 to 20:30
* Friday September 30th - from 08:00 to 20:30
* Saturday October 1st - from 08:15 to 20:00
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
You may download a pdf copy of the book of abstracts here: http://www.bcbl.eu/events/escop2011/conference/
CONFERENCE DINNER
The conference dinner card will be given on Saturday October 1st at the registration desk between 13:00 and 20:00 (only for previously registered). You must take this card in order to attend the conference dinner.
WEATHER INFO
You may keep an eye on the weather forecast in San Sebastian here: http://www.eltiempo.es/san-sebastian.html
BRAIN TALKS V, PINTXOS ON MY MIND: WHEN GASTRONOMY MEETS COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, (Andoni Aduriz, Eneko Atxa and Dana Small) SEPTEMBER 29TH - 5:30PM
This is an open event for the general public. This talk/gastronomic show is organized jointly with the BCC - Basque Culinary Center. The presentation by the chefs will be in Spanish. There will be translation into English via headphones. You will be asked to leave your ID (passport, driving licence or similar) to get the translation-headphones, which will be returned to you when you give the headphones back.
You can follow us on:
- Twitter:
- bcbl_
- #escop2011
- Facebook:
- www.facebook.com/bcbl.eu
- FB event: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=253485191336260
Book of Abstracts
09-21-2011
The book of abstracts is now available.
Provided computers and software for presentations
09-19-2011
The conference room will have both PC and Mac computers. Presentations must be uploaded onto a server at the venue, and the server will send presentations to the computers in each conference room. There are two options for uploading your presentation:
- Sending it by e-mail to escop2011@bcbl.eu by September 28th
- Uploading it to the server located at the conference venue, at least ONE DAY before your presentation (9:00am - 7:30pm)
Provided software:
- Pc: Power Point 2007, Adobe 09 and Windows Media Video
- Mac: Power Point 2011, Adobe 09, Keynote 09 and Quicktime
Condensed schedules
09-16-2011
Condensed schedules (sessions by time, sessions by room and abstracts by time) are available.
How to travel by bus when visiting San Sebastián?
09-06-2011
New exhibitor
09-01-2011
Nesplora - Technology & Behavior will exhibit its products at the conference.
Important news for ESCoP 2011 participants.
08-30-2011
This news contains important information related to the ESCoP 2011 Conference. We recommend that you read it carefully.
New exhibitor
08-24-2011
SMI - SensoMotoric Instruments will exhibit its products at the conference.
Conference dinner and Wine tasting
08-19-2011
The registration for conference dinner and wine tasting will be open until September 6th. Please notice that will be not possible to register for the Conference dinner nor the wine tasting on-site.
ESCoP 2011 event on Facebook.
08-17-2011
Tell your friends and colleagues on Facebook that you are attending the ESCoP 2011 Conference.
Guided tours
08-17-2011
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Agency will organize optional guided tours for ESCOP 2011 attendees and companions. If you want to register for these tours, please contact Amaia de Santiago (+34 94 4287548 or adesantiago@carlsonwagonlit.es). Deadline: September 6th.
There will be three guided tour options:
- Donostia - San Sebastián
- The Basque Coast and the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao.
- La Rioja. Wine tasting at Bodega Marqués de Riscal, designed by Frank O . Gehry.
A description of guided tours is available.
Visit the ICON XI Conference in Mallorca. Info about flight connection
08-16-2011
In 2011, ESCOP starts in San Sebastian when ICON ends in Mallorca, and direct flights on 29/09/2011 afternoon bring you from Palma de Mallorca to Bilbao (only 1 hour from San Sebastian by taxi or bus directly from the airport). This offers a great opportunity to visit both conferences in a single trip!
11th International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON XI). Immediately before ESCOP 2011
08-16-2011
ESCOP 2011 participants may be interested to attend t the 11th International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience (ICON XI) that will be held on 25-29 September 2011 in Mallorca, Spain.
ESCoP Business Meeting
08-11-2011
The ESCoP Business Meeting will be held on Friday September 30th, at 7:00pm.
Women in Cognitive Science meeting (men and women welcome)
08-11-2011
Thursday September 29th, 2011
Success from thesis to tomb: Professional visibility throughout the academic career
#escop2011 on Twitter
08-10-2011
You can use the hashtag #escop2011 to share info about ESCoP 2011 Conference.
No more rooms available
08-10-2011
The hotels Maria Cristina, Londres and Husa Europa have no more rooms available. You can see here other acommodation options. We strongly recommend to book your hotel as soon as possible!
New exhibitor
08-10-2011
36 hours in San Sebastián
08-08-2011
Article published recently in The New York Times.
Follow the BCBL on Facebook
08-04-2011
Poster dimensions
08-03-2011
Participants are requested to design posters with the following dimension:
- Maximum poster height: 120 cm
- Maximum poster width: 90 cm
Each poster will be given a unique number which correspond to the poster panel.
Conference program
08-03-2011
The final version of the conference program is available.
Extended deadlines
08-01-2011
The late registration deadline is extended till August 16th, GMT +1
Hotel fees for ESCoP participants
07-15-2011
The fees offered in the ESCoP web will be available only until July 30th.
Please notice that San Sebastian is one of the most popular and touristic cities of Northern Spain, so we recommend to book the hotel as soon as possible in order to avoid availability issues.
The conference committee can not assure the best price through this website, so we recommend to check the price with other travel websites.
Conference program - Search engine
07-11-2011
We are currently working on the search engine for the conference program. Sorry for the inconveniences.
Conference program
06-22-2011
We are currently working on the conference program. The published version may have some changes in the next days.
Follow us on Twitter
06-17-2011
If you want to be updated about the ESCoP2011 conference, you can follow us on Twitter.
Conference program
06-15-2011
The general structure of the program is available. Soon, we will publish the list of accepted presentations.
What is the BCBL?
06-14-2011
Our corporate video is available.
Special symposium jointly organized by APS (Association for Psychology Science) and ESCOP.
06-01-2011
Where is Embodiment going? Gün R Semin, NL
Special symposium organized by ESCAN - European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
06-01-2011
Feedback processing and the brain: The ESCAN symposium at ESCoP. Maurits van der Molen, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam.
Notification of abstract acceptance / rejection
06-01-2011
The acceptance/rejection letters was sent to the authors by email on May 31st. If you didn't receive the email, please contact the conference organizers.
DEADLINES EXTENDED!!!
04-29-2011
Abstract submission and early registration deadlines have been extended till May 10th.
Info for exhibitors and sponsors
Accepted symposia
03-16-2011
The list of accepted symposia is available.
Symposia submission deadline has been extended till March 7th.
02-28-2011
Topic list
02-25-2011
The topic list is available.
Abstract submission is NOW OPEN !!
02-23-2011
Please follow the guidelines provided. You will receive an automatic confirmation if your abstract submission is successfully performed. Submit now.
Official poster of the conference
01-18-2011
The official poster of the ESCOP 2011 conference is available.
Symposium submission NOW OPEN
01-13-2011
You can submit your symposium here