What to Do on the First Day

Registration: On the first day of the conference (Tuesday, July 8), there will be a registration table set up in the Dennes Room, room 234, in Moses Hall. There you will get a program, a badge, and the opportunity to choose an entree at the conference banquet. You also will be given a password for a campus wifi account good during the conference.

Moses Hall is the home of the Berkeley Philosophy Department. The easiest way to find the Dennes Room is to enter Moses through the main entrance, on the North side of the build.  Go up the steps, through the main entrance, and turn right.

Registration will begin at 11 am on the 8th and will continue till shortly before the first plenary talk of the meeting, which is scheduled for 12:30 pm in Wheeler Hall, a nearby building.

If you cannot register between 11 and 12:15 on July 8, email Francesca to make arrangements.

Reception: Half an hour after the last talk on the first day, at 6:30 pm, there will  be a reception at the Women's Faculty Club on campus.  (There is also a Men's Faculty Club, where there will not be a reception.)  Wine and light food will be served.

Banquet: On the evening of the last day of the conference, Friday, July 11, there will be a banquet at the Bancroft Hotel.  It begins with a reception at 7:00 pm, where wine, beer, and snacks will be served.  The banquet will be served at 8:00 pm.  A jazz trio will play from 8:30 till 10:30.    

Internet access: Once you have registered for the conference, you should be able to reach the internet on campus using a laptop with wifi. According to its web page, the Durant Hotel provides in-room internet access.  There is free wifi at the Strada cafe next door to the Bancroft Hotel.


Last revised July 3, 2008.