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SUMMARY:UMass Amherst Philosophy Grad Conference
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LOCATION:150 Hicks Way\, Amherst Center\, United States
DESCRIPTION:<p>The Graduate Philosophy Students (GPS) of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst are&nbsp\;accepting submissions for&nbsp\;their&nbsp\;<strong>Fall 2024 UMass-Amherst Philosophy Grad Conference</strong>. The conference is&nbsp\;general topic&nbsp\;and open to all graduate philosophy students especially those in the region.</p>\n<p>The conference will take place at UMass Amherst on&nbsp\;December 6-7\, 2024. The Keynote will be given by Graham Priest (CUNY) the evening of Friday\, December 6th.</p>\n<p>The conference will be held in South College on the UMass Amherst campus. The building and all conference spaces are accessible via stairs\, ramps\, and/or elevators. The conference is currently planned to be held in-person.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Philosophy grad students interested in submitting papers should&nbsp\;<strong>email their submissions to&nbsp\;umassphilgradcon@gmail.com</strong>.&nbsp\;Papers&nbsp\;should be submitted along with a&nbsp\;cover page. The criteria for the paper submission and cover page are as follows:</p>\n<p><strong>Presentation Format</strong></p>\n<p>Each presentation will last 30 minutes. This will be followed by comments for 15 minutes\, and a 15 minute Q&amp\;A. The first day of the conference will end with a talk by the keynote speaker. There will be a dinner reception following the keynote and a general conference reception the closing evening.<br><br><br><strong>Submission Guidelines</strong></p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>We welcome submissions from all current graduate philosophy students. We are prioritizing&nbsp\;submissions from those in the region (within ~250 miles of Amherst\, Massachusetts)\, due to very minimal travel funds to defer costs of presenters.</p>\n</li>\n<li>Papers should be no more than 4000 words\, excluding footnotes and bibliography\, prepared for a 30 minute presentation. The document containing your submission should be fully anonymized\, and sent to&nbsp\;<strong>umassphilgradcon@gmail.com</strong></li>\n<li>\n<p>Emails should also include a separate cover letter which lists your (i) name\, (ii) institution\, (iii) paper title\, (iv) contact info (email)\, and (v) a 100-200 word abstract.</p>\n</li>\n</ol>\n<p><br>The&nbsp\;<strong>deadline for submitting papers is&nbsp\;11:59pm (EST) on Sunday\, November 3rd\, 2024</strong>.<br><br>Notifications of acceptance will be sent in the last two weeks of November.</p>\n<p>If you have questions\, email&nbsp\;Thomas Morrison at&nbsp\;tpmorrison@umass.edu</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Thomas Morrison;CN=Jose Navarro Talavera;CN=Ece Senbas:
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