International Association for Cognitive science

The Society was consolidated as a non-benefit proficient association in Massachusetts in 1979. The organizing committee included Roger Schank, Allan Collins, Donald Norman, and various different researchers from psychology, linguistics, computer science, and philosophy. Cognitive science’s first conference on Cognitive science was held at LaJolla, California in August, 1979, and has happened yearly from that point forward. The proceedings of each conference are published, and those from most years are accessible through Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. The annual proceedings of the Cognitive Science Conference represent a major source of information on new work and new ideas in the scientific study of thinking. In 1990, the Society, with help from an anonymous donor, established the David Marr Prize for the best student paper at each annual meeting. The Journal, Cognitive Science, began publication in 1976, and is now published by Wiley-Blackwell. The Executive Editor is currently Richard P. Cooper of Birkbeck, University of London, and there are 12 Associate Editors and a 30-member editorial board. It serves as the premier outlet for research reports that intersect two or more disciplines. Membership in the Society includes a subscription to Cognitive Science. Copyrights for articles published in the journal are held by the Society. Goals: The Cognitive Science Society brings together researchers from around the world who hold a common goal: understanding the nature of the human mind. The mission of the Society is to promote Cognitive Science as a discipline, and to foster scientific interchange among researchers in various areas of study, including Artificial Intelligence, Linguistics, Anthropology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Philosophy, and Education. The Society is a non-profit professional organization and its activities include sponsoring an annual conference and publishing the journals Cognitive Science and Topics. The Society has a 12-member Board of Governors elected by the membership, and the board annually elects a Chair. The Society is also a member of the Federation of Associations in Brain & Behavioral Sciences. This group of professional scientific organizations promotes research and funding in cognitive science.