Mitteleuropa Foundation BISCA-2002 Bolzano International Schools In Cognitive Analysis
DESIGN AND COGNITION Bolzano, Italy ---- September 2-6, 2002 Most of the world that we know is designed. Furthermore, almost everyone in the Western world has become a designer at their personal computer (e.g., publishing their own web-pages). Design has become everyone's domain, and the 21st century communicates via design. This has made it extremely important to understand the relation between design and cognition. This school brings together four speakers who are internationally known for their work in the areas of design and cognition. Speakers: John Gero (Sydney) Michael Leyton (Rutgers) Michael J. Pratt (Cranfield) Gerard Schmitt (Zurich) Concluding lecture by Daniel Liebeskind on Friday 6, at 7 pm Further information are available from http://www.mitteleuropafoundation.it/events.htm Notes for applicants: 1. People wishing to participate should send an e-mail message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (after March 17), submitting their curriculum vitae and a short statement of interest (about 1 page). Please include also fax number, if available. 2. Notification of acceptance and detailed program will be provided in due course. General information: 1. Attendance to the school will be limited to about 30 participants. 2. The registration fee for the entire school is 100,000 Euros. Payment will be required upon notification of acceptance. 3. Information on hotels can be found on the following web site www.sudtirol.com/bolzano. 4. Each speaker will give 5 lectures, with ample time for discussion. 5. All lectures will be in English. 6. The lectures will be given in the conference room of Mitteleuropa Foundation (Portici street, 30), starting September 2, at 9 a.m. 7. A small number of boursaries are available to qualified students to meet the costs of participation (tuition fee). ************************************* Dr Roberto Poli, PhD Editor-in-chief of Axiomathes, Kluwer: http://www.wkap.nl/prod/j/1122-1151 preferred e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************
