PHILOSOPHY of EDUCATION SOCIETY
October 2011 Update
- Membership and Conference Reminders--Cris Mayo Executive Director
- Message from PES President--Gert Biesta
Membership and Conference Reminders, Cris Mayo
Thank you to those of you who have renewed your membership. For those of you who haven`t, there is still time to do so before elections and before submitting a paper or proposal to our program committee. Our quick and easy online renewal process can be found at: http://philosophyofeducation.org/member.htm
The 2012 Annual Meeting will be held March 22-26 in Pittsburgh, PA.
When making your reservation at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, be sure to tell them you are attending PES in order to get the conference rate of $149. You can reserve your rooms by calling: 1-412-562-1200 or using their toll free worldwide reservations number: 1-800-468-3571.
The deadline for submitting proposals is Nov. 1. The call for papers and directions for submitting are at:
http://philosophyofeducation.org/2012%20Call%20for%20Papers.html
If you have students or colleagues who are interested in philosophy of education and a subscription to Educational Theory, please encourage them to become members. Encourage them to submit papers or panel proposals, too.
We look forward to seeing you all in Pittsburgh this spring.
Message from our president, Gert Biesta
Dear colleagues,
Time is moving (too) fast – only 5 months to go before our conference in Pittsburgh. I hope that many of you will be submitting papers and session proposals by the 1 November deadline. In these uncertain times it is even more important for philosophy of education to have a strong voice in the wider educational conversation. Our conference provides a unique platform for developing our ideas and sharpening our arguments. It is also an important place for building networks and forming alliances. While budgets are very tight in many institutions, I hope that you all will make an extra effort to encourage students and new colleagues coming to Pittsburgh. As always: if you have any questions or suggestions with regard to the conference or PES more generally, please get in touch.
Professor Gert Biesta
Professor of Education and Director of Research
School of Education & Laboratory for Educational Theory
University of Stirling
e-mail: gert.biesta@stir.ac.uk
WEBSITE: www.gertbiesta.com
follow me on twitter twitter.com/gbiesta
editor-in-chief Studies in Philosophy and Education
CONTACT: PES Executive Cris Mayo
217-333-3673; cmayo@illinois.edu