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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)

 Members’ / non-members’ prices

Single occupancy room in the Lodge

$ 155 / $ 175

Double occupancy room in the Lodge

$ 120 / $ 145

Shared room in the Duplex

$ 120 / $ 145

 

 

Day attendance

Facility cost per diem

$ 20 / $ 25

Luncheon on Saturday

$ 16/ $ 18

Dinner on Saturday

$ 20/ $ 22

Breakfast on Sunday

$ 12 / $ 14

Luncheon on Sunday

$ 16 / $ 18

Shared room in Lodge or Duplex

$ 35 / $ 40


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