CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

We cordially invite you to join us at
The Fourth International Conference on Cognitonics – the Science about the Human Being in the Digital World (Cognit-2015, October 12 - 13, 2015;
http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=42850©ownerid=52615 AND http://is.ijs.si/konference/Kognitonika/Cognitonics.html) – a subconference of the 18th International Scientific Multiconference "Information Society" – IS 2015 (September 28 - October 14, 2015, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, http://is.ijs.si).

Language of the conference: English

# Conference Scope
The first objective of Cognitonics, or the Science about the Human Being in the Digital World, is to explicate the distortions in the perception of the world caused by the peculiarities of information society and globalization. The second, principal objective of Cognitonics is to cope with these distortions in different fields by means of elaborating systemic solutions for compensating the negative implications of the kind for the personality and society, in particular, for creating cognitive-cultural preconditions of the harmonic development of the personality in the information society and smart society and for ensuring the successful development of national cultures and national languages.

Track 1: Theoretical Foundations and Methods of Supporting Harmonic Development of the Personality and National Cultures in Smart Society;
Track 2: The Methods and Tools of Computer Science and Web Science for Supporting Harmonic Development of the Personality in Smart Society.

The conference sessions combine the papers of Track 1 and Track 2.

A comprehensive program with 20 papers (see the enclosure below) submitted by 35 scholars from 16 countries of two parts of the world: Asia (PR China, India, Japan) and Europe (Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden).
For the latest conference program updates, see:
http://is.ijs.si/schedule.html (12 and 13 October, conference Kognitonika/Cognitonics)

#Registration
The participants of the conference register for the conference COGNITONICS - a part of the Multiconference "Information Society-2015” (IS-2015), following the link http://is.ijs.si/registration.asp (select the conference COGNITONICS).
The registration deadline is 09.10.2015 (inclusively).

Those only wishing to attend the presentations (attendees) have free entry and do not have to register.

Registration fee is 100 EUR (regular) and 50 EUR (with a valid student card for year 2015/2016). Registration fee paid at the registration desk is 20% higher.

Payment deadline is 10.10.2015. Please send the proof of payment to the following e-mail address:is [AT} ijs.si or by FAX +386 1 477 3131. Please attach official scanned certificate or student card in case you will pay the students fee.

Additionally, the participants submit by October 10 (inclusively) a Preliminary Registration Form (a plain text message) via e-mail at EACH of the following addresses (Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Vladimir A. Fomichov): vfomichov [AT] hse.ru; vfomichov [AT] gmail.com.

#Preliminary Registration Form
Last name, First Name, Title (in particular, Ms., Mrs. or Mr.):
Position, Institution:
Postal Address:
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ENCLOSURE: THE LIST OF PAPERS ACCEPTED

for The Fourth International Conference on Cognitonics – Cognit-2015 (October 12 - 13, 2015; the order of the papers is determined by the lexicographic order of the first letters of the first author’s family name)

DIGITAL ITALY: TEACHER TRAINING AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ECONOMIC PROGRESS

D. L. Bearden
University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom

CAN EXCELLENCE IN ART IMPROVE OUR ETHICAL STANCE?

Karel Boullart
Professor Emeritus, Ghent University, Belgium

INTERNET ADDICTION DISORDER (IAD): INBALANCED NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Angela Christofidou
Cyprus Centre of the International Theatre Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF MOBILE VIDEOGAMES FOR ENGLISH VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN CHINA

Paul Craig*, Nena Roa-Seiler**, Zongjie Wang*
* Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
**Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE HUMAN BEING IDEAL CONSTITUENT AND ART COGNITONICS AS THE ANSWER TO THE CHALLENGE OF KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

Vladimir A. Fomichov* and Olga S. Fomichova**

* School of Business Informatics, Faculty of Business and Management, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia;
** Division "Dialogue of Sciences", State Budget Professional Educational Institution “Sparrow Hills”, Universitetsky prospect 5, 119296 Moscow, Russia

A LOOK OF COGNITONICS AT THE ROLE OF MUSEUMS IN COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT OF THE ADOLESCENTS AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Olga S. Fomichova *, Vladimir A. Fomichov **, and Svetlana M. Gordeeva***
* Division "Dialogue of Sciences", State Budget Professional Educational Institution “Sparrow Hills”, Universitetsky prospect 5, 119296 Moscow, Russia;
** School of Business Informatics, Faculty of Business and Management, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia;
*** Department of Interiors Art Design, Moscow State Stroganov Academy of Industrial and Applied Arts, Moscow, Russia

ELECTRONIC AND BLENDED LEARNING APPROACHES TO TRAINING IN STRATEGIC BUSINESS DECISION-MAKING
Veselina Jecheva, Evgeniya Nikolova, Maria Neycheva
Burgas Free University, Bulgaria

DIALECTS AND DISCRIMINATION OF DALITS IN INDIA

Shrikant Kalokhe
Department of Education,Tata Institute of Social
Sciences, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India

BEGINNING TO LIVE POETICALLY IN A WORLD OF NEAR-COGNITIVE ORGANISATIONS

Thomas B. Kane
Centre for Social Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh,UK

ANALOGICS AND ITS COGNITIVE EFFICIENCY

Joonho Kim
School of International Relations, Tokyo International University, Japan

ANALYTICAL REVIEW OF MINDFULNESS-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY MOVEMENT

Jana Krivec
School of Advanced Social Studies, Nova Gorica, Slovenia

THE MANIFOLD LIVING SPACES IN TRANSITION: THINKING, PROJECTING, EXPERIENCING AMONG PEOPLE, WITHIN LANDSCAPES

Rita Micarelli and Giorgio Pizziolo
International Institute for Advanced StudIes in Systems Research and Cybernetics (IIAS), Italian Division, Florence, Italy

THE CONCEPTUAL ARCHITECTURE OF MODIFIED EMOTIONS

Tarkko Oksala * and Aino Oksala **
* Aalto University, Department of Architecture, Finland
** University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden

SOME ASPECTS OF COMMUNICATION VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL (E-MAIL)

Ivan Pogarcic*, Marko Pogarcic**, Ida Panev**
* Business Department, Polytechnic of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
** MSc in Law, Law Novice, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

AUTOMATIC COURSE DIFFICULTY EVALUATOR FOR TESYS E-LEARNING PLATFORM

Popescu Paul Stefan, Mihaescu Marian Cristian, Mocanu Mihai, Burdescu Dumitru Dan
Department of Computers and Information Technology, University of Craiova, Romania

ON CONSERVATION SCIENCE’S TOPICAL ISSUE TO HELP ART BEING UNDERSTOOD IN A HUMANISTIC WAY

Hiltrud Schinzel (Duesseldorf, Germany)

THE ROLE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF HISTORY

Anastasia Vakaloudi* and Vasileios Dagdilelis**
*Department of Teacher Advisors, Ministry of Education, Greece
**Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia, Greece

STRATEGY OF PLANING AND MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE IN SCHOOL: SCHOOL REFORM IN CROATIA

Marija Valcic* and Jadranka Herceg**
* University of Applied Science, Zapresic, Croatia
** Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education, Zagreb, Croatia

DIGITAL MARKETING FOR ARTS AND CULTURE ENTERPRISES

Marija Valcic*, Dusko Ljustina**, Ivan Simunic***
*University of Applied Science Baltazar,V. Novaka 23, 10290 Zapresic
** Satirical Theatre Kerempuh Zagreb, Ilica 31, 10000 Zagreb
***Zadar Country, B. Petranovica 8, 23000 Zadar

COLORS, CONTRASTS AND TYPOGRAPHY IN THE DESIGN OF E-COURSES

Janko Zufic* and Ivan Pogarcic**
* Department of Educational Sciences, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Pula, Croatia
** Business Department, Polytechnic of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia