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SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR PHILOSOPHY
2011 Conference
USC Upstate
Spartanburg, South Carolina
February 25–26, 2011
CALL FOR PAPERS
Submission Guidelines
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Graduate and Undergraduate Essay Prizes
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Panels and Workshops
Conference Program
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Conference Location
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Lodging and Travel Information
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Important Dates
This is a call for papers for the 2011 South Carolina Society for
Philosophy (SCSP) meeting, to be hosted by the
USC
Upstate Department of Philosophy.
Papers on any philosophical topic (ethics, politics, religion, science,
logic, metaphysics, epistemology, language, etc.) are welcome. Papers
should be designed for a presentation time of twenty to thirty minutes (ten
or fifteen pages.) There may be special sessions with invited speakers,
but the bulk of the sessions will be based on submitted papers. Papers by
graduate and undergraduate students will be reviewed by the program chair
and two other referees.
Submissions from students are very strongly
encouraged. If warranted, the program will include a session devoted
exclusively to papers submitted by undergraduates.
For all submissions, abstracts of 300-500 words are required by
December 1, 2010. Abstracts should include a title and a category (or
two) into which the paper would fit at the conference. All submissions
should also include the author's name, affiliation, complete mailing
address, phone number, and e-mail address. Authors must be prepared to
present their papers in time-slots of approximately 20-30 minutes (with a
further 15 minutes allotted for questions after the paper presentation).
Abstracts may be submitted by email to Dr. David Roberts, 2011 SCSP
Program Chair, at
robertda@mailbox.sc.edu.
Graduate and undergraduate students must also submit full papers by
January 4, 2011. The full paper should be 10-15 double-spaced pages in
length, prepared with one-inch margins, and typed in a standard 12-pt font.
Graduate and undergraduate students who want their papers to be considered
for the graduate paper award or undergraduate
paper award must state this explicitly on their cover page.
Two hard copies of the paper and cover page, suitable for blind review,
should be sent to the Program Chair, to arrive no later than January
4:
Dr. David Roberts
2011 SCSP Program Chair
USC Lancaster
476 Hubbard Drive
Lancaster, SC 29720
Student papers will be reviewed by the program chair and two other referees.
Authors will be notified of acceptances in early February.
For notification purposes, be sure to provide your e-mail address in
addition to your return surface-mail address.
Prizes will be awarded for the best papers
authored by a graduate student and an undergraduate student (restricted
to South Carolina students). These winning papers will be included on the
program for the annual meeting. Other student papers, in addition to the
prize-winners, may also be included on the program. Submissions from
students are very strongly encouraged. Those who teach promising students
are asked please to encourage submissions from these students. Papers
submitted for consideration for an award will be judged by two referees who
are not from the student's institution.
Would you like to recommend a special session?
In addition to submitted papers, we invite proposals for special sessions,
with invited speakers, on topics that may be of interest to SCSP members or
on topics that are especially current. We also maintain a tradition of
having a round-table discussion on a topic of professional interest to
members. (In the past we have had round-table discussions devoted to
various teaching-related matters, and to the issue of philosophy in the
public forum). Each year we solicit suggestions for special sessions from
SCSP members.
Proposals for special sessions, panels, or workshops should be sent to the
Program Chair as early as possible.
Proposals must include names of each participant, the theme of the panel,
and a 3-5 page abstract of each participant's presentation. These sessions
may involve speakers from South Carolina, or colleagues from outside of
South Carolina who would be willing to attend the meetings at their own
expense. Unfortunately, the SCSP does not have funds to cover speaker
expenses.
The 2011 conference will be hosted by the
USC
Upstate Department of Philosophy.
The pre-registration fee (before Feb. 15) is $20. The fee for registration
after Feb. 15, by mail or on-site, is $35. The pre-registration fee for
students is $10 and otherwise $15. Checks for early registration can be
made out to SCSP and sent to David Roberts (SCSP Vice-President), same
address as above.
(PRE)REGISTRATION FORM
Lodging and Travel
Accommodations information:
A number of rooms have been reserved at a special rate for Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday, February 24-26, 2011. This block of rooms will be
reserved until January 27, 2011.
When calling to reserve a room, ask for the SC Society
For Philosophy Room Block:
Spartanburg Marriott at Renaissance Park
299 North Church Street
Spartanburg, SC 29306 USA
Phone: 1-800-228-9290 / 864-596-1211
Rate: $84.00
For more information, please contact
David Roberts
at robertda@mailbox.sc.edu or
(803)313-7457.
Abstract Submission deadline: December 1, 2010
Graduate and undergraduate paper submission deadline: January 4, 2011
Notification of acceptance: February 1, 2011
Lodging reservations: Group rates reserved until January 27, 2011
Pre-registration
(lower fee) deadline: February 15, 2011
Conference: February 25–26, 2011
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