The 16th annual Pacific University Undergraduate Philosophy Conference will be held April 20-21\, 2012 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.
\nThis 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\, Jerry Fodor\, Alvin Plantinga\, and Cora Diamond. \; This year's keynote talk will be by James Sterba (University of Notre Dame). \; In addition\, immediately following the Friday conference banquet will be a live taping of the public radio show\, "Philosophy Talk\," hosted by John Perry and Ken Taylor (both of Stanford University).
The conference schedule will be as follows:
Friday\, April 20:
Conference banquet 6:00-7:30pm\;
"Philosophy Talk" 7:30-9:00pm.
Saturday\, April 21:
Breakfast 7:00-8:00am\;
Paper sessions 8:00-11:15\;
Keynote talk 11:30-1:00\;
Conference luncheon 1:00-2:15\;
Paper sessions 2:15-6:15.
Travel and lodging information can be found by going to the conference website at: 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:
Dept. of Philosophy\, Pacific University\, 2043 College Way\, Forest Grove\, OR \; 97116