APEIRON
SOCIETY FOR THE PRACTICE OF PHILOSOPHY
Annual
Symposium
“Language and Languages”
Talks at the University of
Calgary Kananaskis Field Station
Weekend: 14-15 May 2011 See Below for prices and location
| Saturday
May 14th |
Program |
| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Arrival and check in. |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Laszlo Jamniczky (P. Eng. – Consultant, Secretary
ASPP)
Welcome and opening remarks. |
| 10:30 – 11:45 |
Mark Gardiner and Steve Engler – (Associate Professors, Department of Humanities – Mount Royal University)
“Speaking of God: What Philosophy Can Tell Us About Religion and Vice Versa" |
| 12:00 - 13:30 |
LUNCH |
| 14:30 – 15:45 |
Members and audience conversation Experiences of multi-lingual persons |
| 16:00 - 17:15 |
Torben Bech-Hansen (Roy and Joan Allen Professor in Sight Research, Department of Medical Genetics and Surgery – University of Calgary)
“The Genetic code – the Language of Life” |
| 17:30 - 18:45 |
DINNER |
| 19:00 – 20:15 |
Philosophy Cafe – Moderated by Janet Sisson (President, Apeiron Society) |
| 20:30 |
PARTY
The Apeiron Society will supply a few bottles of wine. Additions to the
supply are welcome! |
| Sunday
May 15th |
|
| 08:30 – 09:45 |
BREAKFAST |
| 10:00 – 11:15 |
Christine Shellska (Ph.D. candidate, University of Calgary, Communications)
“The language of creationists” |
| 11:30 |
LUNCH |
For
registration and for further information please contact Laszlo
Jamniczky: laszlo_jamniczky@yahoo.com
or telephone (403) 252 7332.
Important
notice: in order to hold your spot it is necessary that you confirm
your plan to come and pay a deposit of $ 30.00 (non-refundable) by
2011 April 30th.
Thanks.
Please
indicate any dietary requirements (vegetarian etc.) when registering
with Laszlo.
FEES
FOR THE SYMPOSIUM All prices in CAD per person
|
Full
attendance including overnight accommodation and meals (one
breakfast, one dinner and two lunches)
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Members’
/ non-members’ prices
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Single
occupancy room in the Lodge
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$
155 / $ 175
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Double
occupancy room in the Lodge
|
$
120 / $ 145
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Shared
room in the Duplex
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$
120 / $ 145
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Day
attendance
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Facility
cost per diem
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$ 20 / $ 25
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Luncheon
on Saturday
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$
16/ $ 18
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Dinner
on Saturday
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$ 20/ $ 22
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Breakfast
on Sunday
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$
12 / $ 14
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Luncheon
on Sunday
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$
16 / $ 18
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Shared
room in Lodge or Duplex
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$
35 / $ 40
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The
Kananaskis Field Station (currently called Bio-Geoscience Institute)
is located about 85 km west of Calgary on Highway 40. Take Highway 40
exit (Kananaskis Country) off the TransCanada. The turn-off to the
Station is 10.2 km south of the Trans-Canada Highway, opposite
Barrier Lake. Registration is in the Lodge at the east end of the
buildings. For general information about location, access etc. of the
Bio-Geoscience Institute please visit:
http://bgs.ucalgary.ca/facilities/barriermap
For
additional or different accommodation in the area please see:
http://www.stoneynakodaresort.com/
http://www.deltahotels.com/hotels/hotels.php?hotelId=30
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