Call for papers: 10th Gatherings in Biosemiotics – Portugal / 22-27 June 2010

The Tenth Annual International Gatherings in Biosemiotics will be held on June 22-27, 2010 at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Portuguese Catholic University (UCP) in Braga, Portugal.

The Conference Organizing Committee welcomes paper proposals from theorists and researchers in any academic discipline who are investigating the real-world use of sign processes among or within living organisms. Biologists, philosophers, and researchers from both the natural sciences and the social sciences are invited to contribute to this interdisciplinary event.To submit a proposal, interested parties should e-mail an abstract of between 300-600 words to  abs2010@biosemiotics.org by January 30 2010.   The Tenth Annual Gathering in Biosemiotics is organized by João Carlos Major and Alfredo de Oliveira Dinis in collaboration with the International Society for Biosemiotic Studies.  Any request for information about the Gathering should be sent to João Carlos Major at  jcmajor@mail.telepac.pt

More details regarding this conference can be found at www.facfil.ucp.pt/biosemiotics and  www.biosemiotics.org