CEMS 2016
The 2016 Context and Episodic Memory Symposium (CEMS), now in its twelfth year, was held on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, on May 5th and 6th, 2016.
The symposium is designed to be a forum for the exchange of ideas among colleagues working on theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of context and episodic memory, broadly construed.
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Announcements
Please check back for more announcements in the coming months!
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
To Be Announced.
Location & Hotel
The venue for the 2016 CEMS will be the Inn at Penn, located on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
The Inn at Penn is a Four Diamond Hilton hotel, located at 3600 Sansom Street in historic Philadelphia, PA.
More information on the Inn at Penn can be found on their website.
Hotel
In addition to its role as venue for CEMS 2016, the Inn at Penn will serve as the preferred hotel. More information on booking will be available in the coming months.
Click here to view this location on Google Maps
Travel
The University of Pennsylvania is served by Philadelphia International Airport and Amtrak 30th Street Station, and is a short train or taxi ride away from both.
From the Airport
- Towncar
- Uber is a on-demand towncar service that you can summon using an app on your iPhone or Android device, or from m.uber.com, or by texting an address and city to UBR-CAB (827-222).
- Airport flat rate to and from Center City (including Penn campus) is $60 for a towncar (up to 4 people comfortably) or $85 for a luxury SUV (up to 6 people comfortably)
- Normal rates for a towncar are a $7.00 base fare plus $3.75 per mile, or $0.85 per minute of wait time, with a $15 minimum fare. SUV rates are higher.
- Link a credit card to your account. No need to pay your driver directly, and tip is included.
- You must create an account first. Sign up using this CEMS link and receive a $10 bonus credit towards your first ride.
- Taxi
- Taxi fare between Center City Philadelphia (including Penn campus) and the airport is $28.50 each way for one passenger.
- For trips to Center City from the airport, there is an additional $1 fee per passenger. Most cabs hold up to 3 people.
- The trip takes between 15-30 minutes depending on traffic.
- Regional Rail
- The airport is served by SEPTA's Airport Regional Rail line, which stops at each terminal.
- In Center City, you may use either the University City or 30th Street stops on the Airport line.
- University City is a pleasant 0.6 mi walk through Penn's campus, while 30th Street Station is a less-pleasant 0.8 mi, but easier to hail a cab if desired.
- Tickets are $7.00 per person each way.
- The train is scheduled to run every 30 minutes.
- The trip takes 15-20 minutes depending on terminal, and the weekday schedule may be found here.
From 30th Street Station
- The walk from 30th Street Station to the Inn at Penn is roughly 0.8 miles and goes through the campus of Drexel University.
- There is a taxi stand immediately outside the East doors of the station.
- SEPTA's trolley and bus lines connect at 30th Street Station and cost $2.00 (exact change only, or you may buy tokens).
Driving/Parking
- The University of Pennsylvania is close to both I-76 and I-95.
- The Inn at Penn offers valet parking Charge at $39.00 for overnight parking with in and out privileges and 20.00 for daily event parking (prices subject to change).
- Self parking is available at a garage at 38th & Sansom, one block from The Inn At Penn. More garages may be found on this map.
Campus/Surrounding Area
More information about the University of Pennsylvania and its environs will be available soon.
Getting Around
- SEPTA subways, trolleys, and buses run all over Philadelphia.
- Normal base rate is $2.25 cash (exact change only), or a token. More information about fares can be found here.
- You may find a complete system map here. You can also find transit directions on Google Maps.
- Taxis are plentiful.
- Fares are a $2.70 flag drop plus $0.23 per 1/10 mi or 38 seconds of wait time.
- Uber is a on-demand towncar service that you can summon using an app on your iPhone or Android device, or from m.uber.com, or by texting an address and city to UBR-CAB (827-222).
- Normal rates for a towncar are a $7.00 base fare plus $3.75 per mile, or $0.85 per minute of wait time, with a $15 minimum fare. SUV rates are higher.
- Link a credit card to your account. No need to pay your driver directly, and tip is included.
- You must create an account first. Sign up using this CEMS link and receive a $10 bonus credit towards your first ride.
Abstract Submission
Abstract Submission to be open in the coming months. Please see below for additional information.
Submit an abstract for consideration to give a spoken presentation at the 12th Annual Context and Episodic Memory Symposium (CEMS) to be held on May 5 and 6, at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pa. The symposium is designed to be a forum for the exchange of ideas among colleagues working on theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of context and episodic memory, broadly construed.
The format of CEMS is to have a relatively small number of spoken presentations each followed by a commentary given by a scientist working on related problems. The program committee aims to identify submissions that highlight major new theoretical and/or empirical advances. Papers not selected for these spoken presentations can be given as poster presentations. In previous years, posters have been a major highlight of the meeting and have been very well attended. The Bennet B. Murdock award will be given for the best poster or spoken presentation by a young investigator, as determined by the committee.
We would encourage submission of a written description of work in addition to an abstract if such a description is available.
Information for Presenters
Please take the below information as general guidelines. Updated information on the exact time for presentations will be announced in the coming months.
Featured Talks
Please note length of time for talks and question-and-answer periods will be uploaded in the coming months.
Data Blitzes
These presentations are more abbreviated than featured talks. Please check back for further information in the coming months.
Posters
We will have easels, foam core boards, and thumbtacks available for poster display. Please limit posters to 40x60" at most. More information to come.
Schedule
To be announced.
Past Symposia
For information about previous years' CEMS, please click here.