The Intermountain West Student Philosophy Conference
Published by Christina Huggins March 19th, 2006 in Events, Philosophy Calls for Papers| March 30, 2006 | ||
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The Intermountain West Student Philosophy conference is a three-day event to be held Thursday March 30th through Saturday April 1st, 2006 . The conference will accept papers on any philosophical topic from graduate students and advanced undergraduate students. We encourage submissions in both western and eastern philosophy as well as in both the analytical and continental traditions.
We encourage anyone who would like to come for the fun of it to do so! You need not present or comment on anything in order to be welcome at our conference and the related social events. General fees will apply.
Conference Format: The format of the conference will be symposium-style. Each session will include one presentation, one commentary, and a discussion period.
Paper Submission Policies: Papers should be no longer than 3,000 words. Submissions should include the following information on a separate cover sheet:
1. Word count;
2. Presentation title;
3. Abstract of no more than 100 words;
4. Author’s name;
5. Academic status (Graduate or undergraduate student);
6. Institutional affiliation;
7. Mailing address;
8. Email address;
9. Telephone number; and
10. Areas of philosophical interest.
Paper Submission Procedures: Submissions that fail to include all of the above items will be dismissed. No more than one submission per author will be considered. Authors should email their submission as an attachment in Word, WordPerfect, .pdf, or .dvi format to utahphilgrad@msn.com. Authors are also encouraged to paste a copy of their paper in the body of the email to ensure that we receive your submission.
Submission Due Date: Papers must be received by February 1, 2006. Papers will be reviewed by the Conference Committee. Notification of acceptance will be emailed February 20, 2006. Authors accepted for presentation shall be expected to comment on another paper unless otherwise arranged with the Conference Committee.
Commentators: Those interested only in commenting on a paper should send an email with their name, institutional affiliation, academic status, and areas of philosophic interest to utahphilgrad@msn.com by February 25, 2006.
You may obtain additional information by visiting the following web address: http://www.hum.utah.edu/display.php?module=static&pageId=758&orgId=300&pare