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CALL FOR PAPERS

14TH ANNUAL PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY CONFERENCE

April 16-17, 2010

Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, USA

Keynote talk by Alvin Plantinga (University of Notre Dame)

The 14th annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will be held April 16-17, 2010 on the campus of Pacific University, in Forest Grove, Oregon. The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for the presentation of philosophical work of undergraduates to their peers. Papers are required to be of philosophical content, but there are no specific restrictions on subject matter within the arena of philosophical discussion itself. Papers should be approximately 3000 words (10-12 pages). Electronic submissions, including paper and abstract (Word documents), should be sent to boersema@pacificu.edu.

Submission deadline is FEBRUARY 1.

Final decisions will be made by February 28. Volunteers for paper commentators are also welcome.

This is strictly an undergraduate conference, with only undergraduates allowed on the conference program. The single exception is the keynote speaker. Past keynotes speakers have included: Paul Churchland, Hilary Putnam, John Searle, Keith Lehrer, Catherine Elgin, John Perry, Hubert Dreyfus, and Jerry Fodor. This year’s keynote talk following the conference banquet will be by Alvin Plantinga (University of Notre Dame).

The conference schedule will be as follows:

Friday, April 16:

Registration 4:00-6:00 pm
Conference banquet 6:00-7:30 pm
Keynote talk 7:30-9:00 pm

Saturday, April 17:

Breakfast 7:00-8:00 am
Registration 8:00-9:00 am
Paper sessions 8:00-1:00
Conference luncheon 1:00-2:00
Paper sessions 2:00-6:00

Travel and lodging information can be found by going to the conference web site, http://www.pacificu.edu/as/philosophy/conference/index.cfm

Registration costs: $40, payable at the conference. Three meals will be
provided: Friday night banquet, Saturday breakfast and lunch.

For further information, contact Professor Boersema via email
(boersema@pacificu.edu) or by phone (503 352 2150) or at the address below:

Deptment of Philosophy
Pacific University
2043 College Way
Forest Grove
OR 97116

We just received this announcement:

We are pleased to announce that the Claremont Colleges shall be hosting the 12th Southern California Philosophy Conference 9:30am-6:15pm on Saturday, 7 November, 2009. Registration is free and open to students, faculty, postdocs and independent scholars interested in philosophy.

Located in the city of Claremont, approximately 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, the Claremont Colleges is a consortium of seven institutions: Claremont Graduate Graduate University, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, Pomona College, Scripps College and the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences.
More than 20 speakers in many areas of philosophy will be presenting, representing more than 15 Southern California colleges and universities.

Details, including the invited program of invited speakers can be found at:

http://mugwump.pitzer.edu/~ccp/SoCalPhilConference

Results with the student submitted paper will be announced by 9 October. Other details, including the precise schedule and location of talks will be announced on the website.

Program Committee:

Patricia Easton (Claremont Graduate University)
Michael Green (Pomona College)
Brian Keeley (Pitzer College)
Amy Kind (Claremont McKenna College)
Peter Kung (Pomona College)
Alex Rajczi (Claremont McKenna College)
Peter Thielke (Pomona College)
Rivka Weinberg (Scripps College)

Questions can be directed to Brian Keeley, “brian_keeley@pitzer.edu”