This year the Ancient Philosophy Society received over 100 submissions for its Spring 2008 annual meeting at the New School in New York City. While the Society is very impressed by the overall quality of these submissions, the record number of submissions poses specific problems for a program that can only accept a very limited number of submissions each year. Our aim is to be as inclusive as possible without sacrificing our commitment to scholarly excellence. Historically, the format of the program has been to have plenary sessions exclusively. While we are considering various ways to expand the number of people on the program, we have been hesitant to introduce concurrent sessions because we have long sought to cultivate the spirit of community and conversation that plenary sessions generate.Final decisions about the program are in the process of being made. However, before the program is set, we want to thank all of you who have submitted papers for your interest in the Ancient Philosophy Society. For those of you who are not accepted onto the program this year, please do not be discouraged as decisions were made with an eye to ensuring a rich diversity of approach and content.
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As a submitter of a paper to this conference, I was very disappointed to not receive any notice by email that my paper was received and is being reviewed. Please make sure this message is sent by email to every submitter, because if my case is not unique, nobody knows what’s going on unless they find this webpage.
Thank you!
Thank you for your interest in the Society and I will be sure that in the future we send such correspondence to everyone who has submitted a paper. Of course, part of the purpose of this page is to keep people posted on what is happening in the Society. It is not, however, meant to replace the personal correspondence of which you speak.
As another submitter of a paper to this conference, I was also very disappointed to not receive any notice by email that my paper was received and is being reviewed. Although it was some relief to find this site and discover the cause of this oversight, the big question remains. Would you please give all of us a clear idea of when you will be finished your deliberations, when we will be notified, and thus when we can begin making our plans for April?