HOPOS 2012 June 21-24, 2012 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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June 18
What
should
I wear for the tall ship cruise? Even
on
beautiful
day, the Atlantic is not a warm place. You'll want to make
sure to have socks and a good jacket. If it rains, the crew will put up
a tent on the deck and there is a warm lower deck to welcome all of us
(and it will make the ceilidh even more fun). June
18 Registration times and location.
Wednesday:
5pm-7pm
June 17 Situating Science and
the Wit's End Theatre invite you to a special HOPOS representation of Science
Inaction:
A
Love
Story, Friday, June 22, at 9 p.m. at King's
College. Admission is by donation. The representation will be followed
by a post-show talk back and free reception in the King's Wardroom Bar.
(poster) June
17 Please note that, although there are only three "offical"
entrée choices for the banquet, we will accomodate special dietary
needs (kosher, vegan, etc.) Just let us know when you register. June 16 A/V material in the rooms. Each of the rooms is equipped with an A/V projector, but presenters using an Apple computer should provide their own adaptor. If you need a computer, please contact us at hopos@dal.ca and we will provide one for you. Reminder: presentation should be 30-min long to allow for a 10-min Q&A. June
16 A few facts about Nova Scotia... - If you
are driving. In Nova Scotia, pedestrians have right of passage
at all intersections.
Make sure you watch for them and stop if you see someone trying to
cross the street.
- If you are a smoker. The legal smoking age is 19. You will not be allowed to smoke inside public buildings, restaurants, putbs, and inside most hotel rooms. Outdoors licensed areas are also smoke-free. The Dalhousie campus is entirely smoke-free, whereas King's, where the meeting will be held, allows smoking outdoors. - Tips. Tips are up to the client in restaurants, but a good service should be rewarded by a 15% tip (i.e. match the taxes) as waiters rely on tips for a significant portion of their income. For taxis 10% is appropriate. In a hotel, unless gratuities are included, it will be appreciated if you leave between $1-$5/day for housekeeping (depending on the room rate). - How to dress. The end of June is usually warm (often around 25 Celsius), but remember the saying: "In Halifax, if you don't like the weather, just wait 10 minutes." So you'll want to be ready for every weather. Bring along a raincoat or umbrella and make sure you have a sweater or jacket for the evening and the breezy sea side (It will be a most on the tall ship). June
15
Saint
Mary's
University is
inviting all HOPOIs to a reception, Wednesday June 20th, from 7-9pm in
the lounge of the 4th floor of the Sobey Building. Saint Mary's is
located in the beautiful treed south-part of Halifax at 903 Robie
Street. Click here for directions to Saint Mary's
University from King's and a map of the
campus. (Finger food will be served; note that in Nova Scotia pubs
will serve food after 9 p.m., but restaurants will usually be closed).
June 15 For those of you who are traveling to Nova Scotia next week to attend HOPOS 2012 and who are eligible for travel reimbursement, I have posted the forms you will need here: http://mypages.iit.edu/~schmaus/HOPOS/2012/ Those who are eligible include graduate students, young scholars who have completed their doctorates within the last five years, and independent scholars and others without access to travel funds from a university department. See you next week! Warren Schmaus, President, HOPOS June
15 There is a new city bus service between the Halifax
International Airport and Downtown Halifax (Albermarle Street). For
more information see the Maps and Directions
section. June
14 The program committee suggest 30-min. talks in
order to leave a 10-min Q&A period after each talks. There will be
a projector available in each classroom, but people using Apple
products are asked to bring their adaptor (or communicate with the
organizer at: hopos@dal.ca as soon as possible).
Extra computers will be available for the presentation of the delegates
who are not traveling with their laptops. |
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Keynote Speakers |
Heinrich von Staden (Institute for Advanced Study) Kathleen Okruhlik (Rotman
Institute
of
Philosophy-University
of
Western
Ontario)
Ian
Hacking(University
of
Toronto)
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Program Committees |
"Kant and Before" Chair: Eric Schliesser (Universiteit Gent) email: Eric.Schliesser@UGent.be Committee Members: Sylvia Berryman (UBC), Brad Inwood (Toronto), Gideon Manning (Caltech), Katherine Dunlop (Brown). "Post Kant" Chair: Alan Richardson (University of British Columbia) email: alan.richardson@ubc.ca Committee Members: Uljana Feest (TU-Berlin), Melanie Frappier (U. King's College), Lisa Gannett (Saint Mary's University), Alex Klein (CSU, Long Beach) |
Local Organizing Committee Darren Abramson, Sina Adl, Micah Anshan, Adriana Benzaquén, Samantha Copeland, Ford Doolittle, Andrew Fenton, Mélanie Frappier, Lisa Gannett, Letitia Meynell, Gordon McOuat, Kathryn Morris, Lisa Mullins, Andrew Reynolds, Eve Roberts, Ian Stewart. |
Many thanks to
our sponsors |
The University of King's College,
Dalhousie
University;
Saint Mary's University,Cape Breton University,
Situating
Science
(Atlantic
Node) |
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Send all inquiries to hopos@dal.ca |
Last
updated June 19, 2012 |