Conference Information

3rd Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics,

September 26th-27th 2008

DePaul University, Chicago, IL

Getting to DePaul University

Click HERE for a map of campus and directions.

By Car

From the north and northwest

From the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) exit at Fullerton Avenue and turn left (east.) The Lincoln Park campus is approximately two mile from the expressway on Fullerton Avenue at Kenmore Avenue. The conference will be in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue.

From the west

From the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), turn onto the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) heading toward Wisconsin. From the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94) exit at Fullerton Avenue and turn right (east.) The Lincoln Park campus is approximately two miles from the expressway on Fullerton Avenue at Kenmore Avenue. The conference will be in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue.

From the south

From the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/I-94) continue as the expressway becomes the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/I-94). Exit at Fullerton Avenue and turn right (east.) The Lincoln Park campus is approximately two miles from the expressway on Fullerton Avenue at Kenmore Avenue. The conference will be in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue.

From Lake Shore Drive (north or south)

Exit Lake Shore Drive at Fullerton Avenue. Head west for approximately three miles. The Lincoln Park campus is located on Fullerton Avenue at Kenmore Avenue. The conference will be in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue.

By Public Transportation

Rapid Transit Lines

Three rapid transit train lines service the Lincoln Park area and DePaul's Lincoln Park campus. Exit at the Fullerton station. After coming down the steps, turn left (west) and walk two blocks to Kenmore Avenue. The conference will be in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue.

These are the train lines servicing the Lincoln Park campus:

Howard/Dan Ryan (Red)

Evanston Express (Purple)

Ravenswood (Brown)

You may transfer to these lines from all other train lines in most downtown stations.

Buses

Bus routes interconnect throughout the city. Several buses stop very near the Lincoln Park campus. For more information, visit http://www.transitchicago.com.

     #74 Fullerton Avenue

     #11 Lincoln Avenue

     #8 Halsted Street

CONFERENCE INFORMATION:

The conference will run from 9:00-5:45 Friday, with a reception following hosted by the DePaul philosophy department and 9:00-5:00 Saturday, with a banquet following. There will be coffee and light pastries available each morning.

Friday                 Student Center Room 314A

Saturday Student Center Room 220

Check HERE for a map to the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue

PROGRAM:

Click HERE for a .pdf document of the conference program.

REGISTRATION:

$25.00

$5.00 for students

Click HERE for the registration form (please return it with your check made out to NASPH by Sept. 15th)

BANQUET:

We have reservations at 6:00 on Saturday, Sept. 27th at Sun Wah Chinese B.B.Q., 1134 W. Argyle St., one of the best Chinese restaurants on the North Side.

The cost of the banquet is $20.00; we will need to know the exact numbers ahead of time as well as if there are any vegetarians. Alcoholic beverages are not included in the banquet price. Sign up for the banquet on the registration form.

Directions to Sun Wah:

Click HERE for a map to Sun Wah.

By public transportation

From DePaul: Take the Red Line north (toward Howard) from the Fullerton stop to the Argyle Stop. Exit and walk one half a block west (right).

From Belden-Stratford: Walk east to Stockton in the park and catch bus #151 (Sheridan) northbound. Take it to the Argyle stop. Walk about three blocks west on Argyle to Sun Wah.

Or

Walk one and a half blocks west on Belden to Clark. Catch bus #36 (Broadway) northbound. Take it to the Argyle stop. Walk one half a block east on Argyle to Sun Wah.

By car:

Go northbound in Lake Shore Drive. Take the Lawrence exit. Turn north (right) onto Sheridan Rd. (the second light) and then west (left) onto Argyle St. (at the first light). Sun Wah is just west of the El tracks, but you may want to park w
ver you find a spot. Meters are $.25/hour until 9:00pm.