Overview: \;Papers on any theme or problem in philosophy are welcome. \;Presented papers will be published in the Society&rsquo\;s journal\,Southwest Philosophy Review. \;The Society gives an annual award of $100 to the best paper accepted for the program written by a graduate student or recent Ph.D. (degree must have been granted within three years of the meeting). \;Authors who are eligible for the prize should indicate this on the cover page of their submission.
Submissions: Electronic submissions are required and should be sent to \;swpssubmissions@gmail.com. \;Papers must be in MS Word (.doc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Papers submitted in any other format cannot be processed. \; Papers may not exceed 3000 words in length. \;Submissions should include a word count and 150 word abstract (not counted in total word count) on the title page. \;Papers exceeding this length will not be considered. Papers should not contain any information identifying the author of the submission. \;Submission deadline: Papers must be received by \;Friday\, 13 July 2012.
In a separate title page document\, please submit the following: title of the paper\, abstract of the paper\, author&rsquo\;s name\, affiliation\, email address and phone number. \;
Membership: You must be a member to present. To join the society\, send inquiries to: Deb Heikes\, University of Alabama - Huntsville\,heikesd@uah.edu \;
Questions or comments: \;Randall Auxier\, Southern Illinois University Carbondale\, \;personalist61@gmail.com
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2012 Conference Hotels: Hampton Inn-Garden District (2 miles from Tulane\, but on the St. Charles streetcar line). Rooms are $139 plus taxes. Reservations can be made at \;http://www.hamptoninn.com \; \;On Where you are going\, type &ldquo\;New Orleans\, LA.&rdquo\; \;Type the group code SWP under &ldquo\;Group Code.&rdquo\; \;You can also reserve a room by calling \;504-899-9990. \;The rate includes breakfast\, parking\, and wireless internet. \;Reservations must be made by 10/9/12. \;The hotel website is: \;http://neworleanshamptoninns.com/garden-district/