After successful meetings in Utrecht (1996), Groningen (1998), Nijmegen (2000), Amsterdam (2002), Wageningen (2005), the 6th Measuring Behavior conference was held in Maastricht (The Netherlands) from 26 - 29 August.
The conference was a great success. Over 425 delegates from 42 countries enjoyed four intensive days, with 211 presentations in 11 symposia, 15 free paper sessions, 12 tutorials, 2 special interest groups, 3 user meetings, 2 workshops, 4 poster groups with 83 posters, 8 scientific tours, and a panel discussion! Besides that, delegates visited demonstrations of 17 exhibiting companies and could enjoy Maastricht and surroundings during 2 social events.
The presentations of the keynote speakers are now online: David Wolfer, Patrick Bateson and Gregory Abowd.
More information
Click on one of the links below for more information about the conference:
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Photo Gallery - The Measuring Behavior 2008 Photo Gallery gives you a good impression of the atmosphere during the conference. Have a look at the photos or watch the movie to get a taste of Measuring Behavior 2008!
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Conference Program at a Glance - An overview of all conference activities, organized by day.
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Presentations: Index by Author - An overview of all oral presentations, posters and demonstrations, ordered alphabetically by first author, with links to the abstracts.
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Publications - Measuring Behavior 2008 offers several publication opportunities
to presenters of oral papers, posters, and demonstrations.
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Oral Presentations - Talks were grouped in either Special Symposia or free
paper sessions.
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Scientific Tours - Eight research facilities in and around Maastricht offered guided tours to conference delegates.
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Special Interest Groups - The place to be for in-depth discussions on specific methodological or technical topics.
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Tutorials - Tutorials provided a valuable opportunity to instruct participants of in specific methods, techniques and equipment for behavioral research.
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User Meetings - These sessions included presentations about new developments, demonstrations of new products and a panel discussion.
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Workshops - Workshops were a new
program element for Measuring Behavior. Workshops are
interactive discussions about specific aspects of measuring techniques.
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Exhibition - Seventeen companies participated in an exhibition of instruments and software.
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Social Program - The program included various informal occasions where one met colleagues while enjoying haute cuisine!
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Conference Venue - Information about the conference sites and the city of Maastricht.
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Conference Organization - Scientific Program Committee and Local Organizing Committee.
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The Measuring Behavior Conferences - Measuring Behavior 2008 was the sixth in a series. Read about the background and the concept behind the conferences.
Measuring Behavior 2008 gratefully acknowledges the financial support from the following sponsors:
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Behavior 2008