Cognitive Development Society 2001 Meeting

描述(申请人提供)：认知会成立大会 发展协会于1999年10月8日至9日在北卡罗来纳州的教堂山举行。270号 +参与者包括来自美国的高级研究人员和研究生 和国外对认知发展研究感兴趣的人。这个 现请求提供资金，以支持即将举行的第二次会议。 2001年10月26日至27日，弗吉尼亚州弗吉尼亚海滩。这次会议的目标是 通过以下方式促进他们对认知发展的科学理解 更新研究人员对该领域新发展的认识，促进 就相关主题进行辩论，教授新的方法和统计技能， 并鼓励将其广泛应用于卫生、教育和福利 儿童和青少年。会议将包括全体会议讲话和 以座谈会和研讨会的形式组织分组讨论，以及开放海报会议 鼓励所有与会者参加会议。该计划将 约一半被邀请，一半被提交，并附有计划 负责发出邀请函和从参赛作品中挑选的委员会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The inaugural meeting of the Cognitive Development Society took place in Chapel Hill, NC, October 8-9, 1999. The 270 + participants included senior researchers and graduate students from the US and abroad who are interested in the study of cognitive development. The present request is for funds to support their second meeting, to be held October 26-27, 2001 in Virginia Beach, VA. The goal of the meeting is to enhance scientific progress in their understanding of cognitive development by updating researchers' awareness of new developments in the field, fostering debate on relevant topics, teaching new methodological and statistical skills, and encouraging broad applications to the health, education, and welfare of children and adolescents. The meeting will include plenary addresses and break-out groups organized as symposia and workshops, and open poster sessions to encourage participation by all attendees at the meeting. The program will be approximately one-half invited and one-half submitted, with a Program Committee in charge of issuing invitations and selecting among submissions.