News Conferences

February 26-28, 2004

Keynote Speaker: Terence Horgan (University of Arizona)

Phenomenal Intentionality and the Brain-in-a-Vat

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General Information. The InterMountain West Student Philosophy conference is a three-day event to be held from Thursday February 26th through Saturday February 28th, 2004. The conference will accept papers on any philosophical topic from graduate students and advanced undergraduate students. We encourage submissions in both western and eastern philosophy as well as in both the analytical and continental traditions.

Conference Format. The format of the conference will be symposium-style. Each session will include one presentation, one commentary, and a discussion period.

Paper Submission Policies. Papers should be no longer than 3,000 words. Submissions should include the following information on a separate cover sheet:

[1] Word count;
[2] Presentation title;
[3] Abstract of no more than 100 words;
[4] Author's name;
[5] Academic status (Graduate or undergraduate student);
[6] Institutional affiliation;
[7] Mailing address;
[8] Email address;
[9] Telephone number; and
[10] Areas of philosophical interest.

Paper Submission Procedures. Submissions that fail to include all of the above items will be dismissed. No more than one submission per author will be considered. Authors should email their submission as an attachment in Word, WordPerfect, .pdf, or .dvi format to utahphilgrad@msn.com. Authors are also encouraged to paste a copy of their paper in the body of the email to ensure that we receive your submission.

Undergraduate Paper Submission Requirement. Also, undergraduate students must submit at least one letter of recommendation from a faculty member familiar with the student's paper. The letter of recommendation should be sent to utahphilgrad@msn.com. In the subject line of the email, the professor should place the student's name who s/he is endorsing.

Submission Due Date. Papers must be received by January 1, 2004. Papers will be reviewed by the Conference Committee. Notification of acceptance will be emailed January 23, 2004. Authors accepted for presentation shall be expected to comment on another paper unless otherwise arranged with the Conference Committee.

Commentators. Those interested only in commenting on a paper should send an email with their name, institutional affiliation, academic status, and areas of philosophic interest to utahphilgrad@msn.com by January 13, 2004.

Registration Fee. Conferees will be required to pay a $20.00 registration fee. Registration fee covers Thursday evening reception with keynote speaker and conference dinner.

Special Events. There will be a reception Thursday evening following the keynote speaker's address. The reception will be held at the Humanities House (located on campus). Also, there will be a conference dinner Saturday evening following the conclusion of the conference sessions. The cost of the conference dinner and reception is included in registration fee. All conferees are welcome to attend.

Scholarships. The conference committee would like to offer two scholarships to offset travel expenses for an outstanding submission by a graduate student and an undergraduate student. The conference committee will review those papers submitted and accepted for presentation, choose the best paper from a graduate student and an undergraduate student, and award a scholarship to those students.

Other Information

Extra-Curricular Activities. Salt Lake City, world-renowned as the host city of the 2002 Olympic Games, is a haven for winter sport enthusiasts. Conferees are encouraged to enjoy the great outdoors while visiting Salt Lake City. 

Where to Stay. Some of the graduate students will be able to host students from out of town in their own apartments and houses. Conferees should email utahphilgrad@msn.com for a list of students willing to host students for the weekend. Otherwise, conferees are welcome to stay at the University Guest House. The University Guest House is $65 per night for the conference rate. Call 801/587-1000 or toll free at 888/416-4075.  <<More information about the University Guest House forthcoming>>

How to Get Here. From the east coast, go west. From the west coast, go east.

From Salt Lake International Airport. First-half of directions. Leave the airport grounds and follow signs for I-80 East. Remain on I-80 East until the Exit for Foothill Drive / Parleys Way. Follow signs for Foothill Drive, and remain on Foothill Drive until you reach the Wasatch Drive. Take a right onto Wasatch Drive and follow through first set of lights. After going under the Legacy Bridge, merge into the turning lane and take a left. Follow this road to the golf course and take the first available left hand turn. At the first intersection, take a left. Follow this street until you come to the Olpin Union. The parking lot at the Union is open to visitors.

From Los Angeles, CA, Arizona and points south and west of Utah. Follow I-15 North through Las Vegas to the Salt Lake valley. When you pass Provo, follow I-15 until the I-80 interchange. Take I-80 East to the Exit for Foothill Drive / Parleys Way. Follow signs for Foothill Drive, and remain on Foothill Drive until you reach Wasatch Drive. Take a right onto Wasatch Drive and follow through the first set of lights. After going under the Legacy Bridge, merge into the turning lane and take a left. Follow this road to the golf course and take the first available left hand turn. At the first intersection, take a left. Follow this street until you come to the Olpin Union. The parking lot at the Union is open to visitors.

From San Francisco, CA, Reno, NV, and points west of Utah. Follow I-80 East until you pass Salt Lake International Airport. Then, follow the directions above from Salt Lake International Airport.

From Denver and points east of Utah. There are two ways of getting to Salt Lake City from Denver. The easiest route to follow is I-25 North to Cheyenne, WY and I-80 West to Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City is 25 miles West of Park City. Take the Foothill Drive / Parleys Way Exit and follow the directions given above.

From Idaho and points north of Utah. Follow I-15 South until you reach Salt Lake City. Then, use the directions above to get to the university.

Inquiries. For all other inquiries, please feel free to email the conference coordinator, Joe Ulatowski, at j.w.ulatowski@utah.edu.

Conference Sponsors. We would like to thank the following organizations for providing financial support of this conference:

The Graduate School
College of Humanities
Department of Philosophy
Office of Undergraduate Studies