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 \;and contain "SWPS 2013 Conference" in the \;subject line. \;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\, and those over 3000 words \;will not be considered. \;Submissions should include a word count and \;150 word abstract (not counted in total word count) on the title page. \; \;Papers should not contain any information identifying the author of \;the submission.
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.
Submission deadline: Papers must be received by Friday\, 12 July 2013.
Membership: You must be a member to present. \;For information on \;becoming a member go to
http://collegeofliberalarts.uah.edu/philosophy/heikes/SWPSmembershipquerry.pdf \;or for further information contact Deb Heikes\, University of Alabama - \;Huntsville\, \;heikesd@uah.edu
2013 Conference Hotel: Fredericksburg Inn and Suites\, 201 South \;Washington Street (2 blocks from Main Street). \;Rooms are $99 plus \;taxes Thurs night\, $139 plus taxes Fri/Sat night. \;Reservations can be \;made by calling \;830-997-0202. Please mention "Southwestern \;Philosophical Society" when booking. \;The rate includes breakfast\, \;parking\, and wireless internet. \;Reservations must be made by 10/7/13. \;The hotel's website is \;http://www.fredericksburg-inn.com/
2013 Conference Banquet: A banquet will be held in honor of the \;society's 75th year\, and will be hosted at a local TX Hill Country \;winery. \;The banquet must be reserved separately.
Questions or comments: Julie Kuhlken\, Vice President and Program \;Chair\, jkuhlken@pedernalescellars.com.
Journal: For questions about the Southwest Philosophy Review\, or to \;submit an article for consideration in the 2013 open issue (due by \;May \;1\, 2013)\, please contact Todd Stewart\, Illinois State University\, \;tstewar@ilstu.edu.