This looks like being a major gathering of ket figures within analytical philosophy and quite posisbly a fascinating event…I think I’m going to have to check my teaching dates and see whether it’s possible to get over there to take a peek…

UCD Dublin PutnamFest
11-14 March 2007
UCD, Dublin

School of Philosophy, University College Dublin, will celebrate Hilary Putnam’s 80th birthday through a major
international gathering of his colleagues, friends and former students

Contributors to the four day conference marking the occasion include

David Albert (Columbia)
Paul Benacerraf (Princeton)
Ned Block (NYU)
Richard Boyd (Cornell)
Tyler Burge (UCLA)
Stanley Cavell (Harvard)
Peter Clarke (St Andrews)
James Conant (Pittsburgh)
Michael Devitt (City University of New York)
Hartry Field (NYU)
Juliet Floyd (Boston University)
Paul Franks (University of Toronto)
Warren Goldfarb (Harvard)
Russell Goodman (University of New Mexico)
Bob Hale (Sheffield)
Christopher Hookway (Sheffield)
Saul Kripke (CUNY)
David Macarthur (University of Sydney)
John McDowell (Pittsburgh)
Yemima Ben-Menahem (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Axel Mueller (Northwestern)
Charles Parsons (Harvard)
Hilary Putnam (Harvard)
Ruth Anna Putnam (Wellesly)
Charles Travis (King’s College London)
Mark Wilson (Pittsburgh)
Crispin Wright (St. Andrews)

The full conference programme will be available in November 2006. Please see below for preliminary information.

Registration

The registration fee is 80 euro (40 euro for students and unwaged) to include tea/coffee and a wine reception. Places may be limited, so early registration is advised. Official registration begins in November 2006, however, you can pre-book a place by contacting Helen.Kenny@ucd.ie