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IMPORTANT DATES
· April 7th, 2010 May 7th, 2010: Abstract submission deadline
· May 9th, 2010 June 9th, 2010: Notification of acceptance
· May 31st, 2010 June 15th, 2010 : Early registration deadline
· October 4th – 6th, 2010: Conference

ORGANIZING CHAIR
Klaus Mainzer, Technische Universität München,
Germany (Program Chair)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
· Philip Brey, Department of Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Science, University of Twente, Netherlands
· Martin Buss, LSR – Institute for Automatic Control Engineering, Coordinator of the Excellence Research Cluster CoTeSys (Cognition in Technical Systems), Technische Universität München, Germany
· Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic, School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, Sweden
· Luciano Floridi, University of Hertfordshire and University of Oxford, UK
· Ruth Hagengruber, University of Paderborn, Germany
· Wolfgang M. Heckl, General Director of Deutsches Museum (München), Germany
· Christoph von der Malsburg, Universität Bochum, FIAS (Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Study), Germany
· Jean Sallantin, Directeur des Recherche au Laboratoire d’Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier (LIRMM) (LIRMM), France
· Jordi Vallverdú, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Philosophy Department, Spain
· Jan van Leeuwn , Universiteit Utrecht, Center for Algorithmic Systems, Center for Philosophy of Computer Science and Lorentz Fellow (Lorentz Center for the Science), The Netherlands
· Walter Zimmerli, President of Technische Universität Cottbus, Germany

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 
· Manfred Broy, TU München: Logic, Modeling, and Computation 
· Ruth Hagengruber, University of Paderborn:Philosophy’s Task in Computation Science: Foundation or Critical Method? 
· Christoph von der Malsburg, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Study FIAS: Computing beyond Intelligent Design: Challenges for Life, Computer and Engineering Science 
· Rolf Pfeifer, University of Zurich: Robotics, Embodied Intelligence, and Philosophy 
· Jordi Vallverdú, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona:Artificial Emotions: Past, Present and Future 

SUBMISSION
Authors should submit an electronic version of an extended abstract (total word count approximately 1000 words). The file should also contain a 350 word abstract that will be used for the conference web site/booklet. Each abstract should indicate a first choice for the track to which it is submitted, as well as a second choice for track.

PROGRAM 
The conference is interdisciplinary: we invite papers from philosophy, computer science, robotics, engineering sciences, social sciences and related disciplines. Computing and thinking are the two sides of the same coin: biocomputing, AI, logic, cognition, ontology, knowledge systems, simulations, robotics, affective computing, epistemology, infoethics, robotethics, history among others, are expressions of the conceptual crossroads between researchers all around the world. ECAP10 will be devoted to the foundations and limits of man-machine interaction. Our thoughts and actions, our perception, imagination, and experience depend more and more on informational, computational, and robotic systems with increasing complexity and autonomy. What are their epistemic, ethical, and societal challenges for the future of mankind? ECAP10 will promote scholarly dialogues on all aspects of this computational & informational turn of society and the use of computers and robots in the service of philosophy.
Part of the conference is a guided tour in the Center for New Technologies in the Deutsches Museum at the occasion of the exhibition “Artificial Life in Practice? – An Exhibition on Robotics” and Robot Demonstrations in the Research Laboratory of Robotics (Technische Universität München).

RELEVANT RESEARCH AREAS
We call for papers that cover topics pertaining to computing and philosophy from the following list (but not restricted to that list):
· Information and Knowledge Processing (Distributed Processing, Emergent Properties, Formal Ontology, Network Structures, etc)
· Philosophy of Computer Science
· Robotics, AI, and Ambient Intelligence
· Human-Machine Interaction and Explanation Capabilities
· Philosophy of Information Technology
· Neurocomputing and the Problem of Consciousness
· Computational Linguistics
· Computer-based Learning and Teaching Strategies and Resources
· The Impact of Distance Learning on the Teaching of Philosophy and Computing
· IT, Cultural Diversity and Technoscience Studies
· Information and Computing Ethics: Roboethics
· Biocomputing, Artificial Life, Systems Biology
· Electronic Art
· Complexity and Emergency
· Imaging and Knowledge
· New Models of Logic Software
· Models & Simulations Epistemology
· Synthetic emotions
· Computer & Gender Studies

SUBMISSION
Authors should submit an electronic version of an extended abstract (total word count approximately 1000 words). The file should also contain a 350 word abstract that will be used for the conference web site/booklet. Each abstract should indicate a first choice for the track to which it is submitted, as well as a second choice for track.

TRACKS
I. Philosophy of Computer Science 
Chair: Raymond Turner (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex)
Chair: Rainhard Z. Bengez (Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Engineering Department, TU München)

II. Philosophy of Information and Cognition
Chair: Luciano Floridi (Chair of Philosophy of Information and UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics, University of Hertfordshire, UK)
Chair: Holger Lyre (Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Philosophie/Philosophie des Geistes, Universität Magedeburg)

III. Robotics, AI, and Cognitive Systems
Chair: Jean Sallantin (Directeur des Recherche au Laboratoire d’Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier (LIRMM))
Chair: Michael Beetz (Chair of Computer Science, Head of IAS Group, TU München)

IV. Computational Neuroscience of Emotions and Consciousness
Chair: Günther Palm (Institut für Neuroinformatik, Universität Ulm)
Chair: Christoph von der Malsburg (Institut für Neuroinformatik, Universität Bochum, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Study FIAS)

V. Computational Approaches to Thoughts and Actions
Chair: Ruth Hagengruber (Lehrstuhl für Philosophie, Universität Paderborn)
Chair: Uwe Riss (SAP Karlsruhe, Germany)

VI. From Information to Knowledge Society
Chair: Klaus Kornwachs (Lehrstuhl für Technikphilosophie, TU Cottbus)
Chair: Philip Brey (Chair in Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Science, University Twente, Netherlands)

VII. IT, Cultural Diversity and Technoscience Studies
Chair: Jutta Weber (Centre for Gender Research, University Uppsala, Sweden)
Chair: Charles Ess (Institute of Information and Media Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark)

VIII. Information Ethics and Roboethics
Chair: Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic (School of Innovation, Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, Sweden)
Chair: Kolja, Kühnlenz (Junior Fellow at IAS – Institute for Advanced Studies, TU München, Germany)

IX. Technological Singularity and Acceleration Studies
Chair: Amnon Eden (School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex)
Chair: Anthony Beavers (Department of Philosophy, The University of Evansville, USA)

X. Crossroads
Chair: David Casacuberta (Philosophy Department, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Catalonia – Spain)
Chair: Jan van Leeuwen (Center for Algorithmic and Center for Philosophy of Computer Science, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands)