2009 Banquet

Many thanks to all who attended, supported and participated in the 2009 Ancient Philosophy Society conference at Loyola College in Maryland.

Gary Scott and his wife Hilde were very generous hosts and we had a very productive and inspiring conference.

As we begin to turn our attention to our 10th Annual Conference to be held at Michigan State, April 22nd to the 25th, 2010, I thought it important to pause to reflect upon the wonderful community of scholars we have actively participating in the Society.

Once again this year, I found myself grateful for the spirit of dedicated philosophical dialogue and friendship that animated our gathering.

The Excutive Committee thanks all who participated this year and who continue to support the Society.  We look forward to our SPEP session on October 29th at the Marriot Key Bridge Hotel in Arlington, Virginia and then, of course, to our 10th Annual Independent Meeting at Michigan State.

For those of you traveling by air to Baltimore for the 2009 APS conference, we would like to encourage you to use the light rail service from BWI to the Timonium Business Park stop which is a block from the Crowne Plaza Baltimore North-Hunt Valley hotel.

We understand that the ride on the light rail does not require a transfer and will take about an hour to an hour and 20 minutes from BWI to the Timonium Business Park. To take a cab from BWI would not take significantly less time.

To encourage this, we want to link here to:

• The Maryland Transit Administration Light Rail site
• The transit map for the Light Rail service
• The fares page (it seems only to cost $1.60!! for a one-way trip)

As the program committee is in the process of accepting papers and establishing the final program for the 2009 APS conference to be held April 23-26, 2009 at Loyola College in Maryland, I would like to remind people to register for the conference online as soon as possible.  

Early registration online through our conference registration page with the Philosophy Documentation Center is available through March 28, 2009.  After that date, registration will cost an extra $20.

Don’t forget also to reserve your room at the Crowne Plaza Baltimore North-Hunt Valley, 2004 Greenspring Drive, Timonium, MD 21093, 1 (800) 261-9168; Front Desk: 1 (410) 252-7373.  A block of rooms is saved under the name of the Ancient Philosophy Society.  The group rate should be $119 per night with a maximum of two people per room.

For directions to the hotel, see http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/cp/1/en/hotel/BALLT/transportation

The conference will be held at:

Graduate Centers Loyola Campus
2034 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, MD 21093 

Driving directions to the Graduate Center Loyola Campus
I-695 to I-83 North (Harrisburg Expressway).
Exit 16A, Timonium Road East.
Greenspring Drive is the first right turn after leaving I-83.
The Graduate Center parking lot is the second right turn.

The Grad Center is right next to the hotel. There is free parking.

The online registration page for the Ninth Annual Independent meeting of the Ancient Philosophy Society to be held in Baltimore, Maryland and hosted by Gary Scott at the Loyola College in Maryland on April 23-26, 2009 is now available.

Please visit the our registration page hosted by the Philosophy Documentation Center at: http://www.pdcnet.org/2009-APS-Conference.html to register for the conference.

For more information about the 2009 conference, including information related to the Crowne Plaza Baltimore North-Hunt Valley hotel, please click here.