Author: Cynthia Nielsen

NTPA 2020 Cancelled

Below is the email that NTPA secretary Dale Wilkerson sent to NTPA members and friends regarding the decision to cancel NTPA.

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

It is with deep regret that I am writing to announce the cancellation of this year’s meeting of the North Texas Philosophical Association. This cancellation is due to the reported serious risks of the coronavirus, the projected acceleration of its spread, and the recommendation of public health officials.

I apologize for the inconvenience this decision may cause you, especially to those of you who (like me) have already made travel arrangements or may have turned down other opportunities in order to join us this year. The NTPA’s President, Charles Bambach, and I had hoped as recently as a few days ago that such a decision would not be necessary. But, as you know, this story has intensified since then and so we agreed that such an extreme measure is now unavoidable, given that our first concern is for the well-being of our friends, colleagues and community.

This decision is disappointing and frustrating for us because of the very high quality of invited speakers and panels on the program and especially because of the many friends who were planning to return this year. As a service to anyone who wishes to note the talk on your cv, you may download the conference program here 52nd NTPA Conference Program. Thus, the NTPA will be happy to confirm that your talk had been scheduled for the meeting.

In closing, I would like to thank Charles, Andy Amato, Michael Vendsel and everyone who helped plan and organize this event.

Finally, we appreciate our members’ interest in the NTPA, and we hope to see you again soon. I intend to lay the foundation of March 2021’s meeting by late summer and to release the cfp in October. Let’s hope for better luck next year.

If you have questions or comments, please feel encouraged to contact me.

Best Regards,

Dale


2020 NTPA Call for Papers

52nd MEETING OF THE NORTH TEXAS PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION

March 27-29, 2020 at the University of Texas at Dallas

The NTPA invites papers and abstracts from all philosophical perspectives.  Individual participants should submit a completed paper of 3000-3500 words or an abstract of 150 – 200 words. Panel participants should submit a title and a proposal for the panel (approximately 500 words), together with the completed papers.  

The NTPA employs a blind review process for non-invited papers. Names of authors and organizations should appear only on a separate cover sheet and be omitted from proposals, papers and footnotes.  

DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS:  January 24, 2020 

Email papers, abstracts and program questions to NTPA Secretary and Program Coordinator: Dale Wilkerson: [email protected]

For logistical support at the University of Texas at Dallas contact NTPA Conference Coordinator: Andy Amato: [email protected]

FRIDAY’S KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Alejandro Vallega, University of Oregon

SATURDAY’S KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Maria Acosta López, University of California-Riverside

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Charles R. Bambach, University of Texas at Dallas

OTHER SCHEDULED SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Babette Babich, Fordham University, Robert Bernasconi, Pennsylvania State University, Jeffrey Church, University of Houston, Alexander Duff, University of North Texas, Theodore George, Texas A&M University, Ian Alexander Moore, St. John’s College, Cynthia Nielsen, University of Dallas, Delia Popa, Villanova University, Janae Sholtz, Alvernia University, Kristi Sweet, Texas A&M University, Richard Velkley, Tulane University


NTPA 2019 Closing Remarks

The NTPA executive committee would like to thank everyone who made this conference such a success. We thank our keynote speakers, Dr. Iain Thomson (University of New Mexico) and Dr. Janae Sholtz (Alvernia University) for their excellent and thought-provoking presentations. We especially thank the University of Texas, Dallas for hosting the conference. Below are those to whom we owe special thanks for their hard work and financial support, without which such an outstanding conference would not have occurred.

  • University of Texas, Dallas (financial support and hosting the conference). Special thanks to Andy Amato for coordinating the conference, Matthew J. Brown and the Center for Values in Science, Medicine, and Technology and Dean Kratz for financial support, the student volunteers of the UTD philosophy club for helping with registration and other duties, and Charles Bambach, NTPA president, for a wonderful presidential address.
  • University of Dallas, especially Provost J. J. Stanford and the Dean of the Braniff Graduate School, Dr. Josh Parens for their financial support.
  • Dale Wilkerson (NTPA co-secretary)
  • Mike Vendsel (NTPA treasurer)

NTPA 2019 Meeting Location, Parking, Etc.

This year the NTPA Conference will be held in the Eric Jonsson Academic Center, usually just referred to as “Jonsson.” On the campus map, it is listed as JO (https://utdallas.edu/maps/) and the room numbers follow the same format (e.g. JO 4.122, JO 4.614). With the exception of JO 5.602, all our sessions will be held on the 4th floor of Jonsson. 

“Ground level” for most of Jonsson is the 3rd floor, so conference participants will need to take the stairs or elevators up one level. 

The closest parking structure is Parking Structure 3 (PS3), where metered parking and visitor parking are available. Note: a visitor’s pass may be obtained from the parking office if participants want to avoid paying for parking: https://www.utdallas.edu/visitors/visitor-parking/

Hotel Information for NTPA 2019 Annual Conference

A block of rooms has been reserved at the DoubleTree Hilton (corner of 75 & Campbell) at the rate of $99 per night. Click here to book your room.

Hotel: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Dallas – Richardson

Group Name: UTD School of Arts & Humanities

Arrival Date: 28-Mar-2019

Departure Date: 31-Mar-2019

The hotel will hold the rooms for reservations at the $99 rate until March 15.

If you have trouble with the link above, try copying and pasting the entire link (see below):

Link: https://secure3.hilton.com/en_US/dt/reservation/book.htm?inputModule=HOTEL&ctyhocn=DALRHDT&spec_plan=CDTTPA&arrival=20190328&departure=20190331&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

NTPA 2019 Call For Papers

We are now accepting abstracts for our 51st meeting, March 29-30 2019, on the campus of the University of Texas at Dallas.

Please submit a brief (150-200 word) abstract for your 3000-3500 word paper (20 min presentation).

This year’s meeting will feature:

Saturday’s Keynote Address: Iain Thomson (University of New Mexico)

Friday’s Keynote Address: Janae Sholtz (Alvernia University)

NTPA Presidential Address: Charles Bambach (University of Texas at Dallas)

DEADLINE FOR ALL SUBMISSIONS:  February 21, 2019

The NTPA invites papers and abstracts from all philosophical perspectives.  Individual participants should submit a completed paper of 3000-3500 words or an abstract of 150 – 200 words. Panel participants should submit a title and a proposal for the panel (approximately 500 words), together with the abstracts. 

Email papers and program questions to NTPA Secretary: Dale Wilkerson

[email protected]

2018 NTPA Closing Remarks

The NTPA executive committee would like to thank everyone who made this conference such a success. Our keynote speakers, Dr. Babette Babich (Fordham) and Dr. Walter Brogan (Villanova) were outstanding, and we hope that they will join us again in the future. We especially thank our generous host, the University of Texas, Dallas, for providing such a beautiful venue for the conference. Below are those to whom we owe special thanks for their hard work and financial support, without which such an outstanding conference would not have occurred.

  • University of Texas, Dallas (partner sponsor), with special thanks to Andy Amato for coordinating the conference, Matt Brown and the Center for Values in Science, Medicine, and Technology and Dean Kratz (for financial support), and Charles Bambach (NTPA president).
  • Dale Wilkerson (NTPA co-secretary); Cynthia Nielsen (NTPA co-secretary); Mike Vendsel (NTPA treasurer)

Parking at UTD for 2018 NTPA Conference

As to parking, NTPA participants have two options:

  1. Visitor parking and metered parking. Information regarding visitor parking may be accessed here. If participants opt for free visitor parking, they must use Green spaces only (and they should be prepared to walk to get to the DGA building). Metered parking (especially in Parking Structure 1, or PS 1) is conveniently located next to the Alumni Center and around the campus, but it could cost $10-12+ dollars for the day.
  2. Bus or Shuttle options. Participants may also explore catching a bus or shuttle; however, this option is more complicated. (For those interested in this option, here’s a link to the parking and transportation office.) Participants may access the campus map here. All sessions will be held in the Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center, designated DGA on the map.