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    MEASURING BEHAVIOR 2000

    3rd International Conference on Methods and Techniques in
    Behavioral Research

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    15-18 August 2000

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    SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT

    Following the success of Measuring Behavior '98, we are pleased
    to announce that the 3rd International Conference on Methods and
    Techniques in Behavioral Research will be held at the University of
    Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 15-18 August 2000. Conference host
    prof. dr. Alexander Cools and his fellow members of the program
    committee have already begun to design an exciting scientific,
    technical and social program.

    Please find below a summary of the conference program, venue,
    important dates and the organization. All details on deadlines,
    presentation formats, Nijmegen, practical information, etc., can
    be found on the new and extensive conference website:
    http://www.noldus.com/events/mb2000/index.html

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    CONFERENCE PROGRAM

    Measuring Behavior 2000 will offer a variety of ways to gather and
    exchange information. The program will consist of oral papers,
    poster sessions, demonstrations, special interest groups (SIGs),
    training sessions, user meetings, workshops, scientific tours, post-
    conference sight-seeing, and a pleasant social program. All
    presentations will deal with innovative methods and techniques in
    behavioral research. Validation of a new technique is an acceptable
    subject for a paper or poster. However, papers discussing
    applications of proven techniques do not belong at Measuring
    Behavior 2000. Presentations on physiological techniques are
    welcome, as long as there is a clear link with behavior.

    Contributions are welcome on the following topics:

    Behavioral Recording
    * Observational event recording
    * Analog and digital video coding and annotation
    * Classification, coding and automatic recognition of human body
    postures
    * Recording human-computer interaction
    * Marking, identification and video techniques
    * Remote behavioral observation across the Internet
    * Coding and annotating video streams across networks

    Automatic Data Acquisition Techniques
    * Activity monitoring
    * Locomotion and flight compensators
    * Automatic weighing and identification systems
    * Radio tracking
    * Video tracking
    * GPS tracking of animal movement
    * Remote sensing of animal movement
    * Eye point of gaze tracking
    * Techniques for studying flight behavior: radar tracking, 3D video
    tracking, automatic flight mills
    * Automatic recognition of facial expressions
    * Automatic recognition of body postures and behavioral patterns
    * Automatic logging of human-computer interactons (operation
    tracking)
    * Measuring behavior in virtual environments

    Brain Imaging and Behavior
    * Real-time brain imaging and video analysis
    * Cognitive neuroimaging: fMRI, EEG, MEG, PET, etc.

    Biotelemetry and Behavior
    * Using telemetry to measure body temperature, blood pressure,
    ECG, EMG, activity, etc.
    * Advances in biotelemetric instruments in small animals

    Behavior and Physiology
    * Data loggers and transponders
    * In-vivo microdialysis
    * Biosensors
    * Thermal imaging
    * New psychophysiological measures
    * Measuring task performance: behavioral and psychological
    approaches

    Acoustics, Speech, Language and Behavior
    * Acoustical monitoring
    * (Ultra)sound recording
    * Acoustical pattern classification and speech recognition (human
    and animal)
    * Annotation of multimodal corpora in linguistic research

    Behavioral Analysis
    * Sequential analysis
    * Temporal pattern recognition
    * Reliability analysis
    * Analysis of locomotory tracks
    * Integrated analysis of behavior and physiology

    Behavioral Models
    * New behavioral models and test paradigms
    * Using touch screens in behavioral experiments (birds, mammals)
    * Operant conditioning paradigms, techniques and tools

    Teaching Behavior Research Methods
    * New concepts and tools for teaching

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    CONFERENCE VENUE

    Measuring Behavior 2000 will be held at the campus of the
    University of Nijmegen. Nijmegen is a lively university town located
    in
    the central-east part of the Netherlands, with a history dating back
    to
    Roman times. Getting to Nijmegen is no problem; the city is within
    easy
    reach by road and train from Schiphol Amsterdam airport. With
    numerous
    departments related to the interdisciplinary theme of the
    conference,
    including biology, psychology, social sciences, pharmacology and
    a medical
    school, the University of Nijmegen is an excellent venue for our
    conference.

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    IMPORTANT DATES

    1 January 2000 - Deadline for submission of proposals for
    symposia and program topics

    15 February 2000 - Deadline for submission of proposals for
    Special Interest Groups

    1 April 2000 - Deadline for submission of abstracts for oral papers,
    posters and demonstrations

    1 April 2000 - Deadline for submission of proposals for workshops
    and user meetings

    1 June 2000 - Deadline for early registration (reduced fee)

    15 -18 August 2000 - Measuring Behavior 2000

    MORE INFORMATION
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    More information can be found on the newly designed conference
    website: http://www.noldus.com/events/mb2000/index.html. At the
    website you can also easily sign up for announcements (you can
    receive these announcements by email or regular mail). In time,
    you can also register on-line at the website and send in your
    abstract submissions.

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    PROGRAM COMMITTEE

    * Prof.dr. Alexander Cools, Department of
    Psychoneuropharmacology,
    University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    (program chair and conference host)

    * Dr. Maria Boccia, Frank Porter Graham Child Development
    Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    * Prof.dr. Lou Boves, Department of Language and Speech,
    Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information, Nijmegen, The
    Netherlands

    * Prof.dr. Peter Hagoort, F.C. Donders Center for Cognitive
    Neuroimaging, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    * Prof.dr. Berry Spruijt, Animal Welfare Center, Utrecht University,
    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    * Ir. Peter Wittenburg, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics,
    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    * Dr. Lucas Noldus, Noldus Information Technology b.v.,
    Wageningen, The Netherlands

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    CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

    Conference Secretariat
    Measuring Behavior 2000
    P.O. Box 268
    6700 AG Wageningen
    The Netherlands
    Phone: +31-317-497677
    Fax: +31-317-424496
    E-mail: mb2000@noldus.nl

    Yours Sincerely,

    Wineke Schoo
    Chair of the Local Organizing Committee

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