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63rd Annual Meeting in Decatur, GA, 2011

62nd Annual Meeting in Huntsville, 2010

61st Annual Meeting in Auburn, 2009

60th Annual Meeting in Baton Rouge, 2008

59th Annual Meeting in Birmingham, 2007

58th Annual Meeting in Decatur, 2006

57th Annual Meeting in Orlando, 2005

56th Annual Meeting in Tuscaloosa, 2004

55th Annual Meeting in St. Petersburg, 2003

54th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, 2002

 

 

 

The 63rd annual meeting was held in Decatur, GA February 18-19, 2011. The meeting was sponsored

by Clayton State University.

 

The 64th annual meeting will be held in Birmingham, AL, February 10-11, 2012. The meeting will be sponsored

by Northern Illinois University.

 

CALL FOR PAPERS 

The call for papers for the yearly conference typically comes out in late September. Submissions are peer-reviewed,

and authors are notified in late November or early December of the acceptance or rejection of their submission.

 

The call for papers will automatically be sent via e-mail to all present members of SEPES. The call will be posted here

for anyone else interested in participating at our next conference. Please send a note to the Secretary if you would like

to be added to our e-mailing list.

 

SEPES has a long tradition of providing a friendly forum for dialogue and the exchange of philosophical ideas related to

a broad variety of educational topics.  Topics for submissions might include, but are not limited to, the role of philosophy

in clarifying the relationship of school to society; democracy and education; issues of diversity and commonality in education;

educational policy; school reform; and the integration of theory and practice.

 

 

 

Current Conference Information (proposal submission now closed)

 

SEPES will be February 10-11. The Friday meeting runs from 8:30 AM until 6:30 PM with the dinner at 7 PM.

Sat. meeting runs from 8:30 AM until 12:30 PM Business Meeting.

 

A block of rooms has been reserved for Friday night, 2/10, at the:

 Doubletree by Hilton Birmingham

 808 South 20th Street Birmingham, AL 35205 

 205.933.9000      FAX 205.933.0920.

 

A single or double occupancy room with 2 beds is $101.00 plus 17.5% state and local taxes.  If you plan to stay Thursday night, ask for that at the time you reserve your room for Friday night and you should be able to get the same room rate.

Check-in time is 3 PM; check-out time is 12 PM.

 

Registered hotel guests pay $10.00 per vehicle to park cars.

 

The block of 25 rooms will be held until January 10 and then released, so please make your reservation soon, and before January 10.

 

Friday Night Banquet

The banquet will be at the Doubletree by Hilton.

The meal will be buffet style and will include:

 

tossed salad with choice of dressing

caesar salad

chicken marsala

roast beef au jus

fresh seasonal vegetable

yukon gold mashed potatoes

fresh baked rolls with butter

chef's choice of dessert

coffee, hot tea, decaffeinated coffee, iced tea

 

The cost of the Friday night banquet will be approximately $35.00, and must be paid with cash or check at the time you register with SEPES. 

Registration for SEPES will be $35.00 and $17.00 for graduate students, payable by cash or check.

For those of you flying in, a taxi from the airport to the Doubletree costs approximately $20.00 one way.