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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Information and Computing in Nature:
Philosophical Perspectives<span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" align="center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">December 1-2, 2022<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:rgb(32,31,30);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">The Commission for the Philosophy of Science at
the </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:rgb(32,31,30)">Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences (Polska Akademia
Umiejętności) </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">invites
presentation proposals for the Conference on the Philosophy of Computing and
Information. The theme of the conference will be <u>Information and Computing
in Nature: Philosophical Perspectives.</u><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Potential topics include, but are
not limited to:<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Non-Turing computational paradigms<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Computing and information in natural systems (e.g., cellular automata, cellular
computing, neural computation, evolutionary computation, swarm intelligence,
immune systems, membrane computing, amorphous computing,<span>  </span>morphological computing, cognitive computing)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">The ontology of <span> </span>information in
natural systems<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">The epistemology and ontology of computer simulations of natural
systems<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Biosemiotic inspirations in artificial autonomous systems<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Information and computation in autopoietic systems<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Information and computation in physical systems<span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Natural information storage systems<a name="_GoBack"></a><span></span></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">  </span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Information and computing in cosmology<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">This conference is being organized
to advance our understanding of computing and information in natural systems. It
is generally recognized that nature computes and processes information, but we
need to continually explore how computing and information discloses itself in
natural systems. This conference intends to bring together scientists and
philosophers and create a forum for discussing philosophy in science. This dialog
will in turn create opportunities for finding new forms of inquiry for
understanding </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">information
and computing within nature itself.<span style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span></span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:rgb(146,208,80);background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Proposals for
presentations should be submitted for anonymous review to: </span><a href="mailto:InfoComNature_2022@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">NatureCom.2022[at]gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%"><span> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">On a separate page,
the author(s) should provide their full name(s), affiliation(s), and a short CV/resume
(up to 150 words). Proposals should not exceed 300–400 words (including
references), and presentations should be given in English.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Important dates</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">:<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nov. 14^st<span>          </span>-<span>           </span>Deadline
for abstracts<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nov. 18^{th<span>            </span>}-<span>           </span>The authors of accepted abstract will be notified.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nov. 21^st<span>          </span>-<span>           </span>Program
finalized<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Nov. 25^th<span>         </span>-<span>           </span>Zoom
contacts sent out<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Dec. 1-2^nd<span>        </span>-<span>           </span>Conference
online (ZOOM)/hybrid(TBD)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">The online part of
the conference will be organized using the ZOOM platform, and there are no fees
for attending the conference. The list of accepted abstracts will be published prior
to the conference, and the authors of selected abstracts will be invited to
submit full papers (up to 6000 words with references) that will be considered for
publication in the <i>Philosophical Problems in Science</i> journal in 2023/24.<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">Any inquiries should be sent to the conference
secretary, Dr Roman Krzanowski, at: </span><a href="mailto:InfoComNature_2022@gmail.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%">NatureCom.2022[at]gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span></span></span></p>





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