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AAP Media Prize 

The Australasian Association of Philosophy offers an annual prize of $500 for the best philosophical piece(s) published by a professional philosopher in the popular media in Australasia.

The AAP invites entries/nominations for media work from professional philosophers (including postgraduates and also retired academic philosophers) published in 2013.  The closing date for entries is 30th March 2014. more>>

Commencing in 2014, the Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP) offers an annual prize of $1500 for the development of innovative approaches to teaching philosophy. more>>

The AAP Conference is held annually by the Australasian Association of Philosophy (AAP). This conference is designed to give professional philosophers and philosophy postgraduate students the opportunity to present and discuss papers in all areas of philosophy.

The 2014 AAP Conference will be hosted by Australian National University. It will be held in Canberra from Sunday 6th July to Friday 11th July 2014. more>>

Call for papers:

2013 AAP New Zealand Conference
8-12 December, The University of Auckland
http://2013aapnzconference.blogspot.co.nz/p/home.html

The Conference is designed to give academics and postgraduate students in
Philosophy and related subjects the opportunity to present and discuss
their papers. All areas of philosophy are welcome. Choose between 60-minute
and 90-minute long sessions.

The opening address will be given by Prof Stephen Davies (Auckland) on the
evening of  Sunday, 8 December. On the evening of Tuesday, 10 December, Dr
Karen Jones (Melbourne) will give this year's Robert C. Solomon Lecture, to
which Conference guests are warmly invited.

Registration for the 2013 AAP New Zealand Conference is now open. You may
attend as a presenter or without presenting a paper.

The first deadline for submitting abstracts (with titles) is 08 November
2013. Please note that you may only submit one paper. If we still have open
presentation slots after the specified deadline, we will be happy to accept
further submissions. Priority at that point will be given to first papers;
after that, we will be open to accepting second papers from authors at our
discretion.

We have a limited amount of funding with which to assist postgraduate
students from New Zealand who present at the Conference. Please visit our
website for more details (select 'Student Travel Support' in the menu).

Please also note that on the Friday immediately after the Conference (13
December) we are hosting a workshop on The Philosophy of Cyber Security:
Confronting Practice with Reflection. (Details can be found online.)

Please visit our Conference website for all your information needs first:
http://2013aapnzconference.blogspot.co.nz/p/home.html

For further questions, feel free to contact the organisers at the following
addresses:

Denis Robinson: dj.robinson@auckland.ac.nz
Marco Grix: m.grix@auckland.ac.nz

Department of Philosophy
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142
New Zealand

The AAP Postgraduate Steering Committee (PGSC) is now welcoming proposals
from postgraduates from any institution in Australia, New Zealand, and
Singapore with postgraduate philosophy programmes to organize and host the
next Australasian Philosophy Postgraduate Conference (APPC). The Call for
Bids deadline has been extended, and now closes December 1, 2013.

*ABOUT THE APPC*
The APPC provides the opportunity for postgraduate students from
Australasia to present their work, debate their ideas, receive feedback
from peers and form collaborations across institutions. For over two
decades, APPCs have included discussions with other graduates, meetings
with successful philosophers, career seminars and/or publishing workshops
(e.g. with the editor of the Australasian Journal of Philosophy). Recent
conferences have been held in Auckland and Melbourne.

*ABOUT BIDS*
A successful bid will likely contain a budget with an indication of
expected fund sources, a conference planning timeline, and brief details of
local facilities (including accommodation options). Bidders are encouraged
to be realistic and creative with their bids. Our comprehensive APPC
Hosting Guide can be sent upon request, and we are
happy to assist organisers with any further questions that they might have.

*CONTACTS*
If you are interested in submitting a Bid, or would like any further
information about hosting an APPC, please contact Tessa Jones (
tessa.jones@monash.edu) or Paul Daniels (paul.daniels@gmail.com).

Be well,
Paul Daniels
AAP Council, Student Rep

Smart Lecture Adelaide
J.J.C. (Jack) Smart was Hughes Professor of Philosophy at the University of Adelaide from 1950 to 1972. During that time, he developed ideas about philosophy and philosophical methodology whose importance became acknowledged throughout the world. In a public lecture on 17 Oct, Adelaide philosophers come together to celebrate his life, by describing his main ideas in terms accessible to a general audience. The speakers and their topics will be:
Chris Mortensen -  Smart’s scientific realism
Jon Opie   -  Smart’s philosophy of mind
Graham Nerlich  -  Smart’s theories of time
Garrett Cullity  -  Smart’s ethics.
The meeting will be chaired by Gerard O’Brien
Time and place: Thursday 17 Oct 2013, 7.30pm-9pm, Napier lecture theatre 102,
Napier Building, University of Adelaide.
Admission free, all welcome.

The AAP has written to the Minister for Education, The Honourable Christopher Pyne MP, raising concerns about statements made by Jamie Briggs about reprioritising and auditing ARC funding. The letter reiterates claims made by AAH and DASSH supporting an independent academic peer review grant process and also notes the valuable research contribution made by Australian philosophers.

The AAP Postgraduate Steering Committee (PGSC) is welcoming proposals from
postgraduates from any institution in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore
with postgraduate philosophy programmes to organise and host the 2014 or
2015 Australasian Philosophy Postgraduate Conference (APPC).

Bids close soon (September 27th) as we aim to announce the successful bid
for the 2014 APPC at this year's conference, to be held from the 4th - 6th
October this year.

Please contact Tessa Jones:
tessa.jones@monash.edu

DASSH reiterates our strong support for an independent, robust and non-partisan academic peer review grant process. View the media release here

The Australian Academy of the Humanities today cautioned that the Coalition’s proposal to redirect Australian Research Council funds away from projects it deems to be “wasteful” compromises the fundamental principle of funding research based on the criteria of excellence. The AAH's media release is available here>>