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The Executive Board of the Society for Cognitive Science consists of five members with different roles and is elected every two years by the Society’s General Assembly. Typically, the person currently serving as Vice Chair is nominated for the position of Chair for the next term.

board of directors

chairmanship

▶ Prof. Dr. Martin Butz, Tübingen

vice chairmanship

▶ Prof. Dr. Nele Rußwinkel, Lübeck

Focus of the symposium

▶ Prof. Dr. Albert Newen, Bochum
▶ Dr. Annette Hohenberger, Osnabrück

cash management

▶ Prof. Dr. Marc Halbrügge, Berlin

Schriftführung

▶ Dr. Verena Seibold, Tübingen

former board members

past board members of the Gesellschaft für Kognitionswissenschaft e.V. and the terms of office:

2022-2024

Prof. Dr. Gegor Schöner (chair), Prof. Dr. Martin Butz, Prof. Dr. Albert Newen, Prof. Dr. Constantin Rothkopf, Dr. Nicolas Lindner

2020-2022

Prof. Dr. Barbara Kaup (chair), Prof. Dr. Albert Newen (chair), Prof. Dr. Gegor Schöner, Prof. Dr. Evelyn Ferstl, Prof. Dr. Constantin Rothkopf, Dr. Rebecca Albrecht

2018-2020

Prof. Dr. Albert Newen (chair), Prof. Dr. Barbara Kaup, Prof. Dr. Evelyn Ferstl, Prof. Dr. Martin Butz, Dr. Thomas Barkowsky

2016-2018

Prof. Dr. Christoph Hölscher (chair), Prof. Dr. Albert Newen, Prof. Dr. Constantin Rothkopf, Prof. Dr. Martin Butz, Dr. Thomas Barkowsky

2014-2016

Prof. Dr. Dr. Kai Vogeley (chair), Prof. Dr. Christoph Hölscher, Dr. Thomas Barkowsky, Prof. Dr. Evelyn Ferstl, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nele Rußwinkel

2012-2014

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stefan Kopp (chair), Prof. Dr. Dr. Kai Vogeley, Prof. Dr. Martin V. Butz, Prof. Dr. Evelyn Ferstl, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nele Rußwinkel

2010-2012

Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen (chair), Dr. Stefan Kopp, Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid, Dr. Marco Ragni, Prof. Dr. Angela Schwering

2008-2010

Prof. Dr. Markus Knauff (Vors.), Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen, Prof. Dr. Heike Wiese, Dr. Marco Ragni, Dr. Stefan Kopp

2007-2008

Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid (chair), Prof. Dr. Markus Knauff, Dr. Christoph Hölscher, Dr. Stefan Kopp, Prof. Dr. Leon Urbas

2005-2007

Prof. Dr. Thomas Metzinger (chair), Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid, Dr. Christoph Hölscher, Prof. Dr. Manfred Thüring, Prof. Dr. Axel Mecklinger

2003-2005

Prof. Dr. Hanspeter Mallot (chair), Prof. Dr. Thomas Metzinger, Dr. Carola Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Manfred Thüring, Prof. Dr. Klaus Opwis

2001-2003

Prof. Dr. Ipke Wachsmuth (chair), Prof. Dr. Hanspeter Mallot, Dr. Carola Eschenbach, Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid, Prof. Dr. Franz Schmalhofer

1999-2001

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Strube (chair), Prof. Dr. Ipke Wachsmuth, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Weber, Prof. Dr. Klaus Opwis, Prof. Dr. Angela Friederici

1997-1999

PD Dr. Marcus Spies (chair), Prof. Dr. Gerhard Strube, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Weber, Dr. Anthony Jameson, Prof. Dr. Ipke Wachsmuth

1996-1997

Prof. Dr. Christopher Habel (chair), PD Dr. Marcus Spies, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Strube, Dr. Anthony Jameson, Prof. Dr. Werner Krause

1994-1996

Prof. Dr. Werner Tack, Prof. Dr. Christopher Habel, Prof. Dr. Gert Rickheit, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Strube, Prof. Dr. Rainer Kluwe

Founding Board of Directors January 1994

Prof. Dr. Werner Tack, Prof. Dr. Christopher Habel, Prof. Dr. Gert Rickheit, Dr. Barbara Hemforth, PD Dr. Klaus Opwis

Bylaws of the Gesellschaft für Kognitionswissenschaft

dated January 28, 1994, amended on September 29, 1999, September 26, 2001, and December 7, 2020:

bylaws / Satzung

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the GK are set forth in its bylaws, which to date have defined the following activities:

  • Organizing the annual symposium and supporting the associated publications
  • Collaboration in the organization of other cognitive science training programs and conferences in Europe, in particular the Interdisziplinary College in Günne (IK Günne)
  • the compilation and publication of surveys on professional practice, education, and research in cognitive science, in some cases through specially established committees
  • the preparation of statements and expert opinions on issues related to cognitive science research and education

  • the preparation and dissemination of up-to-date information on developments in cognitive science research, which is communicated to GK members via a regular newsletter and announcements on the Society’s website
  • collaboration with related academic associations (to date, primarily the German Informatics Society, the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie and the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft), e.g., with regard to the joint organization of events at their respective conferences, as well as the coordination of nominations for DFG division representatives
  • the establishment of awards to recognize outstanding interdisciplinary research in cognitive science; currently, these include the GK Publication Award and the Brain Products Best Poster Award, both of which are presented at the Society’s annual symposium
  • preparing for the integration of ethical and societal considerations into the formation of public opinion regarding cognitive science technologies
  • To promote networking among doctoral students in the field of cognitive science in Germany by regularly providing financial support for the organization of a “Doctoral Symposium on Cognitive Science” with a thematic focus of the students’ choosing
  • Individual support for early-career researchers in cognitive science during particularly challenging times through tailored short-term fellowships (such as during the COVID-19 pandemic)