Subject: [AUDITORY] Cognitive Science Arena: Brixen-Bressanone (IT), February (8)-9-10th, 2024 From: Massimo Grassi <massimo.grassi@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:49:28 +0200--00000000000051df370607571c7f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute it widely!] Dear colleague, We are pleased to invite you to the twelfth edition of the Cognitive Science Arena (CSA), that will be held in Brixen on February 9-10, 2024. Like last year we'll also host a pre-conference methodology hands-on seminar organised by Psicostat that will take place in the afternoon of Thursday (i.e., February 8), right the day before the beginning of CSA. Spirit and mood The aim of the CSA is to set up a conference where young scientists can disseminate their scientific contributions in a friendly and cooperative environment, and challenge the senior scientists in a fruitful debate. In particular, highly innovative research ideas as well as research-in-progress are encouraged. The idea of the CSA is to reverse the usual format of scientific conferences. Young researchers first: they play the starring role (no talks or posters from senior researchers are allowed), they compete for a prize for the best talk and poster voted by the audience. We would like to bring together young and promising minds now working in cognitive science and provide them with a fruitful and cooperative environment. Topics include (but are not limited to) all areas (and surroundings) of cognitive science: developmental cognition and education, language, memory, perception, psychometrics, anthropology, economics and social sciences, neuroscience, clinical psychology, and animal cognition, just to mention a few. *THIS YEAR SMART TALK* This year, we are honoured that Daniel Lakens (Eindhoven University of Technology) will give the smart talk. The talk is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, when the scientific session is over. *NEW THIS YEAR*: BUY ONE GET ONE (ALMOST FOR) FREE! CSA has always been a conference oriented to early career researchers. In the past two years we had the chance to organise a few hands-on, methodological seminars. Feedbacks were very positive and we would like to repeat the experience. Thursday 8 afternoon (i.e., right the day before the beginning of CSA) we will host a hands-on methodology seminar organised by Psicostat: https://psicostat.dpss.psy.unipd.it/ The title of the seminar will be =E2=80=9CUnderstanding Meta-Analysis Throu= gh Data Simulation with Applications to Power Analysis=E2=80=9D. The instructors wi= ll be prof. Gianmarco Alto=C3=A8 and Dr. Filippo Gambarota. If you want to take p= art in the seminar, take your laptop with you! At the registration on the website, remember to flag the seminar option. The key-ideas of the CSA are the following: [1] works by young scientists only (master students, PhD and post-doc students, and researchers with a fixed-term contract...); [2] long time for each speaker: 15 minutes talk + 10 minutes discussion; [3] "You will never talk alone" poster-session with dedicated time for each poster; [4] "Short-talks for posters": poster presenters are also asked to prepare a three-minutes talk (with PowerPoint-like presentations) that summarizes and introduces the audience to the content of the poster; [5] =E2=80=9COne minute for you!=E2=80=9D At the end of each talk, the disc= ussion stops and the audience is asked to write down (either via paper or Padlet) one or more comments to the presenter. [5a] "Verba volant, scripta manent" (aka, several anonymous reviewers): attendees can write comments, criticisms and suggestions to the speaker via paper and pencil. Comments are delivered to the speaker at the end of the talk (or poster) session; [5b] PADLET: we use padlet. Padlet (https://padlet.com/) is a virtual blackboard where you can write (anonymously or not: you decide!) questions, comments, criticisms, hurray, etc. while the speaker is giving his/her talk= ; [6] In progress and high-risk research are welcome! [7] New and fresh! Submitted abstracts can span from simple ideas to =E2=80= =9Cin press=E2=80=9D. Works with a DOI cannot be accepted (unless the DOI was ass= igned in the time window spanning from abstract submission to the dates of the conference). Type of contribution: talk and poster CSA is accepting two types of contributions: talks and posters. Talks consist of a 15 minute-presentation, followed by a 10-minute discussion. The poster session is divided in two moments. On the first day of the conference (Friday), poster presenters are asked to give a three minute talk that introduces the audience to the content of the talk. The following day (Saturday) takes place the =E2=80=9CYou will never talk alone poster se= ssion=E2=80=9D with regular posters and dedicated time and discussion for each poster presented in day one. A note for participants: this type of poster session (i.e., short talk plus regular poster) is strongly recommended for in progress or research ideas (i.e., research that has no data yet). Abstracts submission and selection Participants must submit an abstract through the conference website (please, specify "talk" or "poster" when submitting). First, abstracts are screened (i.e., in/out) for basic scientific soundness. In case the number of submissions exceeds the availability (i.e., 20 talks and 20 posters), the scientific committee will operate a selection among the received contributions according to the following criteria: (i) priority boarding for PhD students over students and post-doc (ii) priority for pre-registered and registered reports studies (iii) limit the overrepresentation of one (or more) research group/institution (iii) increase diversity in the research topics (iv) "first come first served". In addition, the scientific committee may change the type of submission (e.g., from talk to a poster) in the case the research submitted is more suitable for the other format. This is often suggested for studies with no data yet that we think are more suitable for the poster format. Authors are also asked to declare that the submitted work has not been published yet, meaning that a digital object identifier (DOI) has not been obtained by the publisher at the time of submission. *Abstract can be submitted starting from the 20/11/2023 12:00 to the 07/12/2023 12:00 (i.e., noon) CET*. The authors of the selected abstracts will be email-notified within one week after submission deadline, and will be asked to confirm their participation by replying to our email (those who will not reply on time will be excluded from the final program). Registration fees - 20 euros*** registration fee for participants presenting talks or posters. The fee has to be paid as soon as the participant is informed about the selection of his/her contribution. This fee is a deposit and a commitment to participate at CSA. Note: the fee is not returned if the participant withdraws the contribution. - 60 euro*** is asked to tenured researchers; - no fee for students, doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers that attend the conference without presenting any contribution. - 10 euro*** for the methodology seminar by Psicostat that is held in the afternoon the day before the conference. Participants can be presenters of talks and posters but also attendees. Participants cannot be on a tenure track. The seminar accepts max 30 participants. Note: the fee is not returned if the participant withdraws the participation. In the case requests for participation will exceed the max availability, a waiting list will be created. Participants will be selected on the =E2=80=9Cfirst come, = first served=E2=80=9D basis. The admitted participants will be notified through e= mail. The seminar will take place only with a minimum of 5 participants. ***Fees will be used to partly (or fully) cover the expenses of the conference (lunches at the canteen, coffee breaks and =E2=80=9CCheers, chee= se & wine=E2=80=9D buffet, to pay the staff to keep open the building till late = in the evening of Saturday). =E2=80=9CValiant" and "Painter" awards 2024 During the conference, the audience will vote for the best CSA talk and poster. At the end of the conference, the best speaker and the best poster presenter will receive a certificate and a monetary award. Language The official language of CSA is English. Social events CSA includes two worldwide famous social events: the =E2=80=9CFriday night = sleigh ride=E2=80=9D (not included in the registration fee) and the =E2=80=9CCheer= s, cheese & wine" buffet (included in the registration fee). As the name suggests, the =E2=80=9CFriday night sleigh ride=E2=80=9D is usually held Friday night: be= prepared! Contact massimo.grassi@xxxxxxxx for further information. The "Cheers, cheese & wine" buffet is held Saturday, at the end of the conference. Suggested (i.e., cheapest) accommodations - Youth hostel: http://brixen.jugendherberge.it/ - Cusanus Academie: https://www.cusanus.bz.it/de/information/index.asp How to get to CSA: The closest airports are Innsbruck (INN) and Verona (VRN). The city of Brixen-Bressanone is along the railway line connecting the two cities (see maps here: https://cogsci.unibz.it/cityinfo.html) Conference website More information, abstract submission and registration forms can be found here: https://cogsci.unibz.it Contacts & info: cog.sci.arena@xxxxxxxx Facebook: Cognitive Science Arena The organizing/scientific committee: Demis Basso (Free University of Bolzano) Chiara Begliomini (University of Padova) Milvia Cottini (Free University of Bolzano) Nicol Ellecosta (Free University of Bolzano) Massimo Grassi (University of Padova) Daniel Lakens (Eindhoven University of Technology) Giovanni Mento (University of Padova) Daniele Villa (Politecnico di Milano) Supporting institutions: - Faculty of Education, Free University of Bolzano - Department of General Psychology, University of Padova - Associazione Italiana di Psicologia - IMG Network APS See you in Brixen! The CSA team --00000000000051df370607571c7f Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">[Apologies for cross-posting, please distribute it widely!= ]<br><br>Dear colleague,<br><br>We are pleased to invite you to the twelfth= edition of the Cognitive Science Arena (CSA), that will be held in Brixen = on February 9-10, 2024. Like last year we'll also host a pre-conference= methodology hands-on seminar organised by Psicostat that will take place i= n the afternoon of Thursday (i.e., February 8), right the day before the be= ginning of CSA.<br><br>Spirit and mood<br>The aim of the CSA is to set up a= conference where young scientists can disseminate their scientific contrib= utions in a friendly and cooperative environment, and challenge the senior = scientists in a fruitful debate. In particular, highly innovative research = ideas as well as research-in-progress are encouraged. The idea of the CSA i= s to reverse the usual format of scientific conferences. Young researchers = first: they play the starring role (no talks or posters from senior researc= hers are allowed), they compete for a prize for the best talk and poster vo= ted by the audience. We would like to bring together young and promising mi= nds now working in cognitive science and provide them with a fruitful and c= ooperative environment.<br><br>Topics include (but are not limited to) all = areas (and surroundings) of cognitive science: developmental cognition and = education, language, memory, perception, psychometrics, anthropology, econo= mics and social sciences, neuroscience, clinical psychology, and animal cog= nition, just to mention a few.<br><br>*THIS YEAR SMART TALK*<br>This year, = we are honoured that Daniel Lakens (Eindhoven University of Technology) wil= l give the smart talk. The talk is scheduled for Saturday afternoon, when t= he scientific session is over.<br><br>*NEW THIS YEAR*: BUY ONE GET ONE (ALM= OST FOR) FREE!<br>CSA has always been a conference oriented to early career= researchers. In the past two years we had the chance to organise a few han= ds-on, methodological seminars. Feedbacks were very positive and we would l= ike to repeat the experience. Thursday 8 afternoon (i.e., right the day bef= ore the beginning of CSA) we will host a hands-on methodology seminar organ= ised by Psicostat: <a href=3D"https://psicostat.dpss.psy.unipd.it/" target= =3D"_blank">https://psicostat.dpss.psy.unipd.it/</a><br>The title of the se= minar will be =E2=80=9CUnderstanding Meta-Analysis Through Data Simulation = with Applications to Power Analysis=E2=80=9D. The instructors will be prof.= Gianmarco Alto=C3=A8 and Dr. Filippo Gambarota. If you want to take part i= n the seminar, take your laptop with you! At the registration on the websit= e, remember to flag the seminar option.<br><br>The key-ideas of the CSA are= the following:<br>[1] works by young scientists only (master students, PhD= and post-doc students, and researchers with a fixed-term contract...);<br>= [2] long time for each speaker: 15 minutes talk + 10 minutes discussion;<br= >[3] "You will never talk alone" poster-session with dedicated ti= me for each poster;<br>[4] "Short-talks for posters": poster pres= enters are also asked to prepare a three-minutes talk (with PowerPoint-like= presentations) that summarizes and introduces the audience to the content = of the poster;<br>[5] =E2=80=9COne minute for you!=E2=80=9D At the end of e= ach talk, the discussion stops and the audience is asked to write down (eit= her via paper or Padlet) one or more comments to the presenter.<br>[5a] &qu= ot;Verba volant, scripta manent" (aka, several anonymous reviewers):<b= r>attendees can write comments, criticisms and suggestions to the speaker v= ia paper and pencil. Comments are delivered to the speaker at the end of th= e talk (or poster) session;<br>[5b] PADLET: we use padlet. Padlet (<a href= =3D"https://padlet.com/" target=3D"_blank">https://padlet.com/</a>) is a vi= rtual blackboard where you can write (anonymously or not: you decide!) ques= tions, comments, criticisms, hurray, etc. while the speaker is giving his/h= er talk;<br>[6] In progress and high-risk research are welcome!<br>[7] New = and fresh! Submitted abstracts can span from simple ideas to =E2=80=9Cin pr= ess=E2=80=9D. Works with a DOI cannot be accepted (unless the DOI was assig= ned in the time window spanning from abstract submission to the dates of th= e conference).<br><br>Type of contribution: talk and poster<br>CSA is accep= ting two types of contributions: talks and posters. Talks consist of a 15 m= inute-presentation, followed by a 10-minute discussion. The poster session = is divided in two moments. On the first day of the conference (Friday), pos= ter presenters are asked to give a three minute talk that introduces the au= dience to the content of the talk. The following day (Saturday) takes place= the =E2=80=9CYou will never talk alone poster session=E2=80=9D with regula= r posters and dedicated time and discussion for each poster presented in da= y one. A note for participants: this type of poster session (i.e., short ta= lk plus regular poster) is strongly recommended for in progress or research= ideas (i.e., research that has no data yet).<br><br>Abstracts submission a= nd selection<br>Participants must submit an abstract through the conference= website (please, specify "talk" or "poster" when submi= tting). First, abstracts are screened (i.e., in/out) for basic scientific s= oundness. In case the number of submissions exceeds the availability (i.e.,= 20 talks and 20 posters), the scientific committee will operate a selectio= n among the received contributions according to the following criteria: (i)= priority boarding for PhD students over students and post-doc (ii) priorit= y for pre-registered and registered reports studies (iii) limit the overrep= resentation of one (or more) research group/institution (iii) increase dive= rsity in the research topics (iv) "first come first served". In a= ddition, the scientific committee may change the type of submission (e.g., = from talk to a poster) in the case the research submitted is more suitable = for the other format. This is often suggested for studies with no data yet = that we think are more suitable for the poster format. Authors are also ask= ed to declare that the submitted work has not been published yet, meaning t= hat a digital object identifier (DOI) has not been obtained by the publishe= r at the time of submission. *Abstract can be submitted starting from the 2= 0/11/2023 12:00 to the 07/12/2023 12:00 (i.e., noon) CET*. The authors of t= he selected abstracts will be email-notified within one week after submissi= on deadline, and will be asked to confirm their participation by replying t= o our email (those who will not reply on time will be excluded from the fin= al program).<br><br>Registration fees<br>- 20 euros*** registration fee for= participants presenting talks or posters. The fee has to be paid as soon a= s the participant is informed about the selection of his/her contribution. = This fee is a deposit and a commitment to participate at CSA. Note: the fee= is not returned if the participant withdraws the contribution.<br>- 60 eur= o*** is asked to tenured researchers;<br>- no fee for students, doctoral st= udents and post-doctoral researchers that attend the conference without pre= senting any contribution.<br>- 10 euro*** for the methodology seminar by Ps= icostat that is held in the afternoon the day before the conference. Partic= ipants can be presenters of talks and posters but also attendees. Participa= nts cannot be on a tenure track. The seminar accepts max 30 participants. N= ote: the fee is not returned if the participant withdraws the participation= . In the case requests for participation will exceed the max availability, = a waiting list will be created. Participants will be selected on the =E2=80= =9Cfirst come, first served=E2=80=9D basis. The admitted participants will = be notified through email. The seminar will take place only with a minimum = of 5 participants.<br>***Fees will be used to partly (or fully) cover the e= xpenses of the conference (lunches at the canteen, coffee breaks and =E2=80= =9CCheers, cheese & wine=E2=80=9D buffet, to pay the staff to keep open= the building till late in the evening of Saturday).<br><br>=E2=80=9CValian= t" and "Painter" awards 2024<br>During the conference, the a= udience will vote for the best CSA talk and poster. At the end of the confe= rence, the best speaker and the best poster presenter will receive a certif= icate and a monetary award.<br><br>Language<br>The official language of CSA= is English.<br><br>Social events<br>CSA includes two worldwide famous soci= al events: the =E2=80=9CFriday night sleigh ride=E2=80=9D (not included in = the registration fee) and the =E2=80=9CCheers, cheese & wine" buff= et (included in the registration fee). As the name suggests, the =E2=80=9CF= riday night sleigh ride=E2=80=9D is usually held Friday night: be prepared!= Contact <a href=3D"mailto:massimo.grassi@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">massi= mo.grassi@xxxxxxxx</a> for further information. The "Cheers, cheese &a= mp; wine" buffet is held Saturday, at the end of the conference.<br><b= r>Suggested (i.e., cheapest) accommodations<br>- Youth hostel: <a href=3D"h= ttp://brixen.jugendherberge.it/" target=3D"_blank">http://brixen.jugendherb= erge.it/</a><br>- Cusanus Academie: <a href=3D"https://www.cusanus.bz.it/de= /information/index.asp" target=3D"_blank">https://www.cusanus.bz.it/de/info= rmation/index.asp</a><br><br>How to get to CSA:<br>The closest airports are= Innsbruck (INN) and Verona (VRN). The city of Brixen-Bressanone is along t= he railway line connecting the two cities (see maps here: <a href=3D"https:= //cogsci.unibz.it/cityinfo.html" target=3D"_blank">https://cogsci.unibz.it/= cityinfo.html</a>)<br><br>Conference website<br>More information, abstract = submission and registration forms can be found here:<br><a href=3D"https://= cogsci.unibz.it" target=3D"_blank">https://cogsci.unibz.it</a><br><br>Conta= cts & info:<br><a href=3D"mailto:cog.sci.arena@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_bl= ank">cog.sci.arena@xxxxxxxx</a><br>Facebook: Cognitive Science Arena<br><b= r>The organizing/scientific committee:<br>Demis Basso (Free University of B= olzano)<br>Chiara Begliomini (University of Padova)<br>Milvia Cottini (Free= University of Bolzano)<br>Nicol Ellecosta (Free University of Bolzano)<br>= Massimo Grassi (University of Padova)<br>Daniel Lakens (Eindhoven Universit= y of Technology)<br>Giovanni Mento (University of Padova)<br>Daniele Villa = (Politecnico di Milano)<br><br>Supporting institutions:<br>- Faculty of Edu= cation, Free University of Bolzano<br>- Department of General Psychology, U= niversity of Padova<br>- Associazione Italiana di Psicologia<br>- IMG Netwo= rk APS<br><br>See you in Brixen!<br>The CSA team<br></div> --00000000000051df370607571c7f--