We are very pleased to announce that Laura Di Summa-Knoop (William Patterson University), Michel-Antoine Xhignesse (University of British Columbia), and John Dyck (CUNY-Graduate Center) will be the co-organizers of this meeting, with assistance from David Clowney (Rowan University). 

Program (4/3/2019)

Plenary Lecture: Amie Thomasson, Daniel P. Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Dartmouth College.

Temple University’s Beardsley Lecture: Fred Rush, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.

A special thank you to the Barnes Foundation for hosting the Beardsley Lecture.

The deadline for submitting papers passed on January 15, 2019. If you are interested in serving as a chair or commentator, please contact the meeting organizers at easa.submissions@gmail.com

TO REGISTER FOR THE MEETING:

• On-line with credit card: FIRST log into this ASA site so you are shown ASA member discounted rates
  • Click the red REGISTER button in the upper-right of this page
  • Deadline for early-bird discount: March 25
  
  
  • Register with a check through US mail: use this form
  • Deadline for early-bird discount: March 25 postmark
  • After March 25, please bring this form with you to the meet with your check or cash.

LODGING AT THE CONFERENCE HOTEL: The deadline for booking at the conference hotel to get our rate: March 14, 2019

• ALTERNATIVES: We suggest you look at options on Booking.com and Expedia.com The Residence Inn/Marriott is immediately adjacent to the conference hotel.

GROUND TRAVEL RECOMMENDATIONS:

• From the Philadelphia Airport: take the Regional Rail service to Jefferson Station/10-11th Street. ($6.75 each way; credit cards at fare machines at station). Walk west on Filbert two blocks to the hotel. http://www.septa.org/welcome/airport.html
• From the Philadelphia Arport via taxi: estimated $30-$50, depending on traffic
• From 30th Street Train Station via subway: take the Market-Frankford subway line east to 13th St. Fare: $2.50 (cash only-exact fare) http://www.septa.org/maps/transit/mfl.html
• From 30th Street Train Station via taxi: Estimated $11, although wide variance depending on traffic

IRENE H. CHAYES TRAVEL FUNDS: The Division has $1000 in Irene H. Chayes Travel Funds for persons on the program (paper or panel presentations) without institutional travel funding. Congratulations to the 2019 winners: Kimberly Alvarado, Natallia S. Schabner, Elias Solis, Lewis Wang, and Kathryn Wojtkiewicz.

If you're wondering about other meetings in spring 2019, you can attend all of them!

• ASA Pacific meeting, Berkeley, March 22-23, 2019
• APA Pacific meeting, Vancouver, April 17-20, 2019
• ASA Rocky Mountain Division, Santa Fe, NM, July 12-14, 2019

Policies on Discrimination, Harassment, and Respectful Behavior

The ASA Policies (effective July 23, 2018) will be in effect for this meeting. Jeanette Bicknell, the ASA Ombudsperson, will be present throughout the meeting for informal conversations about the ASA's Policies on Harassment, Discrimination, and Respectful Behavior.

Philadelphia Highlights 

• Pennsylvania Ballet: All-Stravinsky Program, April 4-7, 2019
• Barnes Foundation
• Philadelphia Museum of Art