Call for Papers

the fifth annual

Rocky Mountain Ethics Congress

an international conference geared to offer the highest quality, highest altitude discussion of ethics, broadly conceived

Eaton Humanities Building

University of Colorado, Boulder

August 9-12, 2012

The Center for Values and Social Policy in the Philosophy Department at the University of Colorado, Boulder is pleased to announce the fifth annual RoME congress. 

Keynotes: To be announced

Program begins: 1:00 PM, August 9

Program ends: 6:00 PM, August 12

Contacts/Organizers of RoME

Faculty
Benjamin Hale (bhale@colorado.edu)
Alastair Norcross (alastair.norcross@colorado.edu)

Grad Student/Research Assistant:
Duncan Purves (duncan.purves@colorado.edu)
Ryan Jenkins (ryanjenkins@gmail.com)

Deadlines

Submission of abstracts: Feb 1, 2012. 
Please note: we accept only long-form abstracts of approximately 750-1000 words for the first phase of evaluation. Given our high volume of submissions, our referees cannot read full papers. Longer papers will be summarily disqualified.

Papers should be submitted to all four organizers: bhale@colorado.edu, alastair.norcross@colorado.edu, duncan.purves@colorado.edu, ryanjenkins@gmail.com

Notification of acceptance: April 15, 2012.

Full paper submission for Young Ethicist Prize: June 15, 2012.
(Announcement of a winner will be made at the event.)

Full papers to commentators: June 15.

Format

Main Papers: 30 minutes or 4500 words, whichever is shorter

Comments: 10-15 minutes

Q&A: Remaining Time

Session Length: 75 minutes total

Poster Presentations: Approx 80 minutes

Size: Approx. 38" x 46"

Travel to Boulder:

Apart from renting a car, there are several easy travel options available for those flying into DIA. Find more information here.

Hotel Information:

We have approximately 108 blocked rooms at local hotels, though Boulder has a range of other accommodation options. Find more information here. Be sure to check a map for your hotel location, as some are not within (reasonable) walking distance of the University.

Things to do in Boulder:

More information coming soon. In the meantime, here are some points of interest that we recommend. We strongly recommend printing out this map or enlarging to view the full map. Please note that there are many more restaurants and bars than those listed on the Googlemap. (A comprehensive list of restaurants can be found here.) Our list is aimed to give participants in the RoME conference a few tips about where to head for drinks and dinner after the plenaries. For short explanations of each establishment and why we recommend it to you, click HERE:

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