Scottish Argumentation Day
The 2011 Scottish Argumentation Day will take place at the University of Aberdeen on the 4th of March in Room A31 of the Taylor Building (lunch will be provided). Scotland contains a number of world leading centres for argumentation research, and the purpose of the day is to bring together students, post-doctoral researchers and established scientists from these groups to discuss their work, obtain feedback on it, and forge new collaborations.
The format of the day will depend on those attending. However, it is envisioned that participants will be invited to give brief presentations, followed by informal discussion sessions in the afternoon.
The event is free to all, and anyone with an interest in argumentation is welcome to attend. If you are interested in coming along, or for further details, please contact Nir Oren (n.oren at abdn.ac.uk).
Dr. Nir Oren
Department of Computing Science
University of Aberdeen
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I thought every day was Argumentation Day in Scotland!
HA!
I had to laugh wondering what the American equivalent might be, though: “Incoherent Shouting Day” perhaps? We could have it somewhere there’s a lot of incoherent shouting, so you know…anywhere. Funding would be easy too. If we got started early we could work up from “Incoherent Shouting Day” to a “Proper Disagreement Day”. From there we could move on to a “Grudging Toleration Day” and then–maybe–onto to an “Argumentation Day” of our very own. Who knows? With enough effort we might be able to work ourselves up to something really special, y’know, like Egypt. 😉