Extension of the deadline for full papers

The deadline for sending in full papers has been extended to the

1^st June 2008.

We would like to remind you that the conference is not a formal academic event, but rather an international meeting of philosophers to discuss their philosophical practice. For this reason, we haven't given any strict guidelines for written contributions.

Accommodation update

We have contacted the conference hotels to ask for an accommodation update and it appears the hotels in the centre of Carloforte are almost all full. If anyone hasn't booked their accommodation yet, we suggest they do so as soon as possible, otherwise they risk not finding any vacancies.

The B&Bs, A ca' du paise and Il Carruggetto are already full, whereas the Hieracon and Riviera hotels still have a few rooms left. There are also places available at the Nichotel in the centre and the hotel Mezzaluna, which is situated outside town.

We would like to remind you that the special accommodation prices for conference participants are valid for booking made before the 15th May, after which the normal hotel price will have to be paid.

Abstracts and next deadlines

The scientific committee is now contacting those whose abstracts have been accepted for the conference. We hope to publish the list of all of these as soon as possible.
The deadline for contributors to send in their full papers is the 10th May.
We would like to remind that the acceptance of an abstract does not automatically enrol its author for the conference: they must complete their registration, if they haven't already done so, before the 30th April 2008. Failure to complete registration before this date means the acceptance of the abstract will be cancelled.
From the 15th April, the conference fee is the following:
250 euros (regular), 180 euros (student), 150 euros (accompanying person).
The deadline for registration is the 15th June. However, we would advise people to register as soon as possible and to book their accommodation, as places in the hotels are already scarse. We will give more information on this in the next post.

Note from the organizing secretary about arrivals/departures from Carloforte.

We would like to remind conference participants that Carloforte is situated on an island off the coast of Sardinia and it takes approximately one and a half hours, including the ferry crossing, to reach Cagliari airport.

For this reason, the organizing secretary has arranged for a shuttle service to be available from Cagliari airport to Carloforte on the 15th/16th July and back on the 20th July. The cost of the shuttle service is included in the conference fee, and it can be used by people and their 'accompanying friends and family', who have registered in advance for the conference. Places on the shuttle service are limited and reserved only for these people.

Anybody who has not registered and paid for the conference in advance, or who is arriving/departing on a date different from those mentioned above, will have to make alternative arrangements for transport, via taxi. There are no direct bus links between Cagliari airport and Carloforte.

We would also like to inform you that the first shuttle service from Carloforte to Cagliari airport on Sunday 20th July will leave at 7am. It will reach the airport at approximately 8.30am. Please take this into consideration when booking your return flight. If you need to leave before then, it is possible to book a taxi beforehand and pay separately. We have listed some private taxi companies on the conference website, in case anyone needs to arrange this.

On arrival at Cagliari airport, two members of the conference organization will accompany participants to the shuttle bus. On arrival at Carloforte, participants will be offered help and assistance, information about hotels, conference venues etc. Participants can then sign in for the conference at the Istituto Nautico, where they will receive the conference pack and conference pass, which allows access to all conference events and evening entertainment. It is not possible to pay for a pass on the spot.

N.B. The organizers will not be able to assist people who are not registered for the conference. They cannot accept payment of the conference fee on the spot, nor can they book taxis.

Extension of the deadline for abstracts

The deadline for sending abstracts has been extended to the 15^th April 2008.

All those who have sent in abstracts for the conferences will receive a confirmation of their acceptance by the 28^th April 2008.

ATTENTION: abstracts will only be accepted from conference participants, therefore abstracts must be sent in after registering for the conference (even if payment has not been received).

Languages of the conference

Following numerous requests, we have decided to hold some of the conference talks in Italian as well.
By doing this, we are taking into consideration that this event is an opportunity to increase the knowledge of international philosophical practice in Italy, whilst also being an opportunity to spread the knowledge of Italian philosophical practice abroad. Allowing some talks in Italian, helps promote these two aspects of the conference.
So all of the conference talks will be in English, but some of the seminars and workshops will be held in Italian as well. Consequently, abstracts and other contributions (which must all be sent in English) can also be sent in Italian, too.
The conference blog will also reflect this bilingualism, hence the first comment of each post will be the Italian version of the post itself.

In seguito alle numerose richieste pervenuteci, abbiamo accolto la domanda in merito alla possibilità di svolgere alcuni lavori della conferenza anche in italiano.
Considerando che questo evento è un’occasione unica per diffondere in Italia la pratica filosofica internazionale e, nell’altro senso, per far conoscere al mondo la pratica filosofica italiana, ci è sembrato giusto rispecchiare questa doppia direzione anche nell’organizzazione della conferenza.
Quindi tutti i lavori della conferenza si terranno in lingua inglese, ma alcuni seminari e workshop verranno riproposti in italiano. Di conseguenza, gli abstracts e gli altri contributi (che devono essere spediti tutti in lingua inglese) potranno pervenire anche in versione italiana.
Anche il blog si adeguerà al bilinguismo della conferenza, e mostrerà la versione italiana di un post come primo commento al post stesso.

Conference news

Thanks to your comments and observations, we have been able to 'fine-tune' a few organisational aspects of the conference. In particular:

1) The addition of a 'accompanying fee': as many participants will be accompanied by partners and family, we have arranged a sort of 'registration fee' for them, too. This offers all the same benefits - special prices and discounts on meals, entertainment, travel and accomodation - as those given to conference participants, with the exception of attending the actual conference itself and the welcome cocktail. It is not obligatory to pay the 'accompanying fee', but if you choose not to, prices for these things must be paid in full.

2) Bank charges: the conference fee must be paid in full - participants must make sure they cover any bank transfer charges.

3) Conference timing: in order to facilitate the organisation of the conference programme, we would like to stipulate that there will be only two types of seminars: Lectures - which will last 45 minutes; and Practical Workshops - which will last 90 minutes. We would appreciate it if participants interested in sending in contributions could take this timing into consideration when preparing their material.

4) Conference flyer: we now have an official flyer for the conference! This can be downloaded and printed from the 'Programme' page on the conference web site. (404 KB in PDF format).

Finally, we would like to remind you that in order to take advantage of the special accomodation offers, it is necessary to have received confirmation of your registration (and payment) for the conference first.