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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">Call for Participation
& Papers <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">‘Topology, geometry,
and function</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51)">‘<span style="background:white"><span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">Workshop / Seminar on</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br>
<span style="background:white">topology and geometry of information visualization</span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">2018, June 1 and 2, <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">Laboratory of Perceptual and
Cognitive Systems, Faculty of Computing,<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">In our
workshop we will discuss the ways geometric, topological, and functional
principles shapes human visuo-spatial perception and impacts the perception of
information visualization. We will also explore the impacts of spatial
abilities on learning. Results of several recent studies from our Lab will be
presented in detail.<span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">In our workshop we will focus and welcome submissions
on the following topics:<span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">features of processing
topological and geometric information in respect to information visualization;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">different forms of
geometry and their impact on visuo-spatial processing;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">strength of invariants in geometric and topological structures;<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">similarity and structural alignment<span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">generation of units in perception -
topological or geometric?;</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51)">methodological aspects (<span style="background:white">formal modeling of geometric and topological systems,
morphometry, issues of data collection and analysis etc.).</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Plenary keynote speakers include:<span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51);background:white">Prof. Kenny Coventry, FBPS, FRSA,
Head of the School of Psychology, University of East Anglia, UK<br>
Prof. Cees van Leeuwen, Laboratory for Perceptual Dynamics, KU Leuven, Belgium<span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">Partners: University of Latvia Foundation, Accenture</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Deadlines: <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Application for participation: a CV to be sent to <a href="mailto:lpcs@lu.lv" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">lpcs@lu.lv</a> (Deadline: March 20)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Application for presenting a talk: 250 words abstract
to be sent to <a href="mailto:lpcs@lu.lv" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline">lpcs@lu.lv</a> (Deadline: March 15)<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:rgb(51,51,51)">Notifications of acceptance will be send within a week
from receiving the application. <span></span></span></p>
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</span><span lang="LV"><a href="https://www.lpcs.lu.lv/upcoming-events/" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Lucida Grande";color:rgb(1,134,186);background:white">https://www.lpcs.lu.lv/upcoming-events/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span></span></span></p>
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<span style="background:white">This is the closing event of Lab’s project</span><br>
<span style="background:white">„Topological Modelling of Structural Alignment:
A Topological and Experimental Analysis of Information Visualisation”</span><br>
<span style="background:white">The project is supported by University of Latvia
Donor SIA "Mikrotīkls". <span></span></span></span></p>
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Latvia is administrator of this donation.<span></span></span></p>
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