MOVING TO THE FRONT (FROM APRIL 30)
Paper submissions are invited for the 55th annual meeting of the Florida Philosophical Association, to be held November 13-14, 2009, in Gainesville, hosted by Santa Fe College.
(Note: For graduate students, the deadline for submissions to the FPA conference is, roughly, two weeks after the deadline for submissions to the Northeast Florida Student Philosophy Conference. For undergrads, the FPA deadline is, roughly, seven weeks later. For details, see both here and below.)
Program Coordinator: Dr. Gene Witmer (University of Florida)
Local Organizer: Dr. Marin Smillov (Santa Fe College)
1. Regular Submissions
Submission deadline: AUGUST 14, 2009
Papers in all areas of philosophy are welcome. All papers should be prepared for blind refereeing. Please include a cover sheet with:
- Name
- Email address
- Affiliation
- Paper title
The cover sheet should also indicate if the paper is to be considered:
- For publication in The Florida Philosophical Review
- For the graduate student paper award as described below
Paper Length: Papers submitted for inclusion in the regular program should be limited to a reading time of 30 minutes, that is, approximately 12 double-spaced pages. Presentation time on the regular program is 45 minutes (30 minutes reading time and 15 minutes discussion).
Electronic submission of papers is requested. Papers in PDF, RTF, Word formats are preferred. Submissions should be sent to the Program Coordinator at gwitmer@ufl.edu. Please indicate “Submission” in the subject line of email submissions and attach two documents as follows:
• Attachment 1: the paper (with title please)
• Attachment 2: just the cover sheet.
Please also paste the details from the cover sheet into the body of your email. Postal paper submissions may be sent in triplicate with cover sheet to: Professor Gene Witmer, Department of Philosophy, 330 Griffin-Floyd Hall, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-8545
2. Graduate Paper Award Competition
Submission deadline: AUGUST 14, 2009
Graduate students submitting papers for the regular program may also elect to have their papers considered for the Outstanding Graduate Paper Award, and should so indicate on their cover page. The winning paper will be published in The Florida Philosophical Review and the author receives a monetary award. Only students at Florida colleges are eligible.
3. Undergraduate Paper Awards Competition
Submission Deadline: SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
Note that the submission deadline for the undergraduate awards competition is later than the general deadline for paper submissions.
Undergraduate students may submit papers for special award consideration. Eligible undergraduates should indicate which one of the following award competitions they are submitting for:
• The Gerrit and Edith Schipper Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Philosophy Paper in a Four-Year College or University
• The Outstanding Undergraduate Philosophy Paper in a Two-Year College
Papers may be any length, but 15 double-spaced pages is recommended. The winning papers will be published in The Florida Philosophical Review and the authors will receive a monetary award. Only students at Florida colleges are eligible.
