Measuring Behavior in the past

Measuring Behavior 1996

The first meeting was the spin-off of the international Eureka project "Automatic Recording and Analysis of Behavior". The plan to share the results of our project with colleagues quickly evolved into an international event. The proceedings are available on-line.

Location: Utrecht University (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
No. of days: 2
No. of participants:153 (25 countries)
No. of presentations:70
No. of scientific tours 4

Publications: Menno Kruk wrote a report of the meeting, which was published in Trends in Neurosciences (vol. 20, pp. 187-189, 1997).

Measuring Behavior 1998

More than in 1996, the scientific program was well-balanced between human and animal research. There was also more time for posters and demonstrations of software or equipment by participants. The scientific tours, technical training sessions and user meetings, all of which were highly rated program elements in 1996, were further expanded. The proceedings are available on-line.

Location: University of Groningen, (Haren, The Netherlands)
No. of days: 3
No. of participants: 275 (32 countries)
No. of presentations: 140 (14 thematic symposia)
No. of scientific tours: 6
No. of exhibitors: 20
New:  A ‘video digitization service’ which allowed delegates to take a look in the world of digital video.

Publications: A selection of the presentations has been published as full papers in the journal Behavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers, Volume 32 (1), February 2000.

Measuring Behavior 2000

In the year 2000 Measuring Behavior was held in Nijmegen. The third meeting attracted an even bigger group of researchers from around the world. The proceedings are available on-line.

Location: The University of Nijmegen in Nijmegen (The Netherlands)    
No. of days: 3
No. of participants: 300 (35 countries)
No. of presentations: 160 (10 thematic symposia)
No. of scientific tours: 7
No. of user meetings: 2
No. of exhibitors: 10
New: SIGs (4) & workshops (1)

Publications: A selection of the presentations has been published as full papers in the journal Behavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers, Volume 33 (3), August 2001.

Measuring Behavior 2002

This time, Measuring Behavior visited the capital of The Netherlands, Amsterdam. Scientists, practioners, technicians and students came from all over the world to participate in this conference. The proceedings are available on-line.
             
Location: Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)    
No. of days: 3
No. of participants: 325 (37 countries)
No. of presentations: 150 (10 thematic symposia)
No. of SIGs: 4
No. of scientific tours: 9
No. of user meetings: 5
No. of exhibitors: 15
New: Tutorials (12)

Publications: A selection of the presentations has been published as full papers in the journal Behavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers, Volume 35 (3), August 2003.

Measuring Behavior 2005

This time, Measuring Behavior took place at Wageningen, The Netherlands. Again, the conference was a great success. The proceedings are available on-line.

Location: WICC, Wageningen (The Netherlands)
No. of days: 3
No. of participants: 425 (36 countries)
No. of presentations: 250 (11 thematic symposia)
No. of SIGs: 5
No. of scientific tours: 8
No. of user meetings: 3
No. of tutorials: 11
No. of exhibitors: 13
             
Publications: A selection of the presentations has been published as full papers in the journal Published in Behavior Research Methods, Volume 38 (3), August 2006.

Measuring Behavior 2008

This time, Measuring behavior took place at Maastricht, The Netherlands. Again, the conference was a great success. The proceedings are abailable on-line.

Location: MECC, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
No. of days: 3
No. of participants: 425 (42 countries)
No. of presentations: 211 (11 symposia)
No. of SIGs: 2
No. of Scientific tours: 8
No. of User meetings: 3
No. of tutorials: 12
No. of exhibitors: 17

Publications: A selection of the presentations has been published as full papers in the journal Behavior Research methods (BRM), Volume 42 (1), February 2010.