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2015 Meeting in Lexington, KY, April 9-12

Registration is open for the 2015 Ancient Philosophy Society Meeting in Lexington, Kentucky, April 9-12, hosted by the University of Kentucky, Transylvania University, and Berea College.

Register at the Philosophy Documentation Center (PDCNET).

$65 Individual/$40 Student.

APS 2015 Program

Please note that early registration is open until March 9, 2015, at which point the registration fee increases by $20 for both faculty and graduate students. So register early!

Also note the APS Banquet scheduled for Saturday night ($60 Individual/$40 Student). The banquet has traditionally been a very nice event that offers everyone a chance to relax and socialize. This year’s menu is being provided in a collaboration between Yamaguchi Tapas and Smithtown Seafood (organized by Holly Hill), options are described on the PDC webpage, wine is included. I warmly invite everyone to attend.

Rooms are available at the Hilton for $139/night. Please note that the hotel requires reservations be made by Tuesday, March 17th, 2015 (or before the block is sold out). If you call, you should state you are attending the “Ancient Philosophy Society” to get the conference rate.

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Program for 2012 APS in San Francisco

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The 2012 Ancient Philosophy Society program is now available.

Download the 2012 APS Program.

We look forward to our time together in San Francisco.  Please be sure to complete your registration by April 1, 2012, when the early registration rate will expire.

http://www.pdcnet.org/pages/Services/2012-APS-Conference.htm

If you still need to book a hotel, please visit the link below to all the relevant hotel information:

http://www.ancientphilosophysociety.org/?p=739

We look forward to seeing everyone at the conference.

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APS 2012 Conference Registration Open

Downtown Cityscape San Francisco by davidyuweb via Flickr

We are very excited to welcome everyone to San Francisco for the 12th annual meeting of the Ancient Philosophy Society, April 19-22, 2012.

You are now invited to register for the conference by visiting our Conference Registration page with the Philosophy Documentation Center:

http://www.pdcnet.org/pages/Services/2012-APS-Conference.htm

Please note that early registration is open until April 1, 2012, at which point the registration fee increases by $20 for both faculty and graduate students.  So register early!

For information about hotels, you can visit the post on 2012 APS Hotel Information:

http://www.ancientphilosophysociety.org/?p=739

We look forward to an excellent conference.

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2012 APS Hotel Information

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California Street by Thomas Hawk via Flickr

Here is hotel information for the 2012 Ancient Philosophy Society meeting in San Francisco. More information about how conference registration will be forthcoming

The Laurel Inn
Reservation link:

https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=712467&hotelID=5612

Phone Number: (415) 567-8467
Address: 444 Presidio Avenue, San Francisco 94115.
Website: http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/sanfrancisco/laurel_inn
Specifics: “Boutique Hotel,” walking distance to USF (1 mile)

Rates:

  • Presidio King/Double offered at $179.99 per night.
  • City View King/Double at $179.99 per night.
  • Presidio King/Double Kitchenette offered at $188.00 per night.
  • City View King/Double Kitchenette offered at $197.00 per night.

Parking: $20 per day.

Hotel Kabuki
Reservation link:

https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=634738&hotelID=13098

Phone Number: (415) 922-3200
Address: 1625 Post St. San Francisco 94115
Website: http://www.jdvhotels.com/kabuki/
Specifics: “elegant Japanese style luxury hotel”; would likely need to take public transportation or drive to reach USF (1.7 mile)

Rates:

  • 2 Double beds offered at $165 per night.
  • King size bed offered at $165 per night.

Parking: $18 per night (no in/out privileges) or $35 valet.

Stanyan Park Hotel
Phone Number: (415) 751-1000. Must call to reserve. Our contact is Royisha.
Address: 750 Stanyan St. San Francisco 94117
Website: http://www.stanyanpark.com/
Specifics: Located across Golden Gate Park; Small Hotel; Includes Continental Breakfast; Walking distance to USF (0.6 miles); This hotel fills up very quickly.

Rates:

  • Superior Queen or Twin room offered at $155 per night
  • Deluxe Queen or Twin room offered at $177 per night
  • 1 bedroom suite offered at $275 per night
  • 1.5 bedroom suite offered at $300 per night
  • 2 bedroom suite offered at $330 per night

Suites include full kitchen, dining and living rooms.
Parking: Street or lot parking.

The Carl Hotel
Phone Number: (415) 661-5679. Must call to reserve.
Address: 198 Carl St, San Francisco 94117.
Website: http://carlhotel.ypguides.net/
Specifics: Very “basic” hotel; extremely affordable rates; walking distance to USF (0.8 miles)

Rates:

  • Twin bed offered at $78 per night.
  • Full bed offered at $86 per night.

Parking: Street or lot parking.

The Red Victorian
Phone Number: (415) 864-1978. Must call to reserve.
Address: 1665 Haight St. San Francisco 94117.
Website: http://www.redvic.com/
Specifics: for the more eclectic; located in the midst of the Haight-Ashbury district; close to USF (0.5 miles)

Rates:

  • Twin and Full beds offered at $99 per night.
  • Queen bed (with private bathroom) offered at $159 per night.
  • King bed with 2 twin beds offered at $189 per night.

Parking: Street or lot parking.

Monte Cristo Inn
Please note that the Monte Cristo was not able to offer us any special deals. They are a” Bed and Breakfast Hotel.”
Phone Number: (415) 931-1875. Can call or reserve online via their website.
Address: 600 Presidio Ave, San Francisco 94115
Website: http://bedandbreakfastsf.com/
Specifics: Bed and Breakfast; quaint rooms; distance to USF 0.9 miles.

Rates:

  • Petite Queen room offered at $165 per night.
  • Standard Queen room offered at $175 per night.
  • Lyon or Napoleon rooms offered at $225 per night.
  • Junior Suite offered at $255 per night.

Parking: Street or lot parking.

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2012 APS Call for Papers

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2012 APS CFP Poster

The twelfth annual meeting of the Ancient Philosophy Society will be held April 19-22, 2012 at the University of San Francisco.

Papers in English on any topic in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy are welcome. In light of the vibrant political scene of the city of San Francisco, papers on the theme of the polis are particularly welcome.

There is a 3,000 word maximum for submissions, which should be prepared for blind review.  Before submitting your paper by email, please see the full guidelines for submissions to the 12th annual conference in April 2012.

Submit papers by email to:

submissions@ancientphilosophysociety.org.

The deadline for submissions is:

Tuesday, November 15, 2011.

We are proud to announce that the two keynote speakers for the 2012 conference will be:

Christof Rapp
Chair for Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric
Ludwig-Maximillians-Universität Munich

Andrea Nightingale
Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature
Stanford University