{"id":234,"date":"2023-08-16T21:19:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T04:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/philosophy-conferences\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:56:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T21:56:30","slug":"persistence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/philosophy-conferences\/persistence\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>The University of Southern California is pleased to host the first annual California Metaphysics Conference, on Persistence, January 20th-22nd, 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attendance is open (and free) to all who would like to come, but you <em>must register<\/em>\u00a0by emailing kleinsch@usc.edu, no later than January 1st, 2012. \u00a0(Please include your university affiliation in your email if you&#8217;re okay with me listing it on the Participants webpage.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Speakers\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                        \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/www.buffalo.edu\/cas\/philosophy\/faculty\/faculty_directory\/donnelly.html\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Maureen Donnelly\"  \n>\n    Maureen Donnelly \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                                                        <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/as.nyu.edu\/faculty\/kit-fine.html\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Kit Fine\"  \n>\n    Kit Fine \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                                                        <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/philosophy.ucdavis.edu\/people\/cody-gilmore\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Cody Gilmore\"  \n>\n    Cody Gilmore \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" 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f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= http:\/\/www.joshuaspencer.net\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Joshua Spencer\"  \n>\n    Joshua Spencer \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                                                        <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= http:\/\/fas-philosophy.rutgers.edu\/zimmerman\/index1.htm\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Dean Zimmerman\"  \n>\n    Dean Zimmerman \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                          <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n          \n          \n        \n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Commentators at Large:\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                        \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/profile\/jeff-russell\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Jeff Russell\"  \n>\n    Jeff Russell \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 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aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-P7-EUDjr6Q\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"html-content\">\n<div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>Matthew Babb (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Ban (Syracuse)<\/p>\n<p>Mark Barber (Syracuse)<\/p>\n<p>Rima Basu (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Cassidy Berg (San Diego State University)<\/p>\n<p>Alexis Burgess (Stanford)<\/p>\n<p>Jason Cruze (Biola University)<\/p>\n<p>Justin Dallmann (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Devis (California State University, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Maureen Donnelly (State University of New York at Buffalo)<\/p>\n<p>Kit Fine (New York University)<\/p>\n<p>Mark Fiocco (University of California, Irvine)<\/p>\n<p>David Friedell (University of California, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Geff Georgi (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>David Gilbert (Central Texas College)<\/p>\n<p>Cody Gilmore (University of California, Davis)<\/p>\n<p>Brian Gonzalez (University of California, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Grafton-Cardwell (Biola University)<\/p>\n<p>Keith Hall (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Jorgen Hansen (University of California, Riverside)<\/p>\n<p>Michael Hatcher (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Mark Heller (Syracuse)<\/p>\n<p>Robbie Hirsch (Princeton)<\/p>\n<p>Hud Hudson (Western Washington University)<\/p>\n<p>Greg Janssen (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)<\/p>\n<p>Lala Khachatrian (California State University, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Shieva Kleinschmidt (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>John Kwak (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Christian Lee (University of Colorado, Boulder)<\/p>\n<p>Ben Lennertz (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Matt Leonard (University of California, Davis)<\/p>\n<p>Jen Liderth\u00a0(University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Ceth Lightfield (University of California, Davis)<\/p>\n<p>Victor Ma (San Francisco State University)<\/p>\n<p>Andrei Marmor (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Kris McDaniel (Syracuse)<\/p>\n<p>Tom McKay (Syracuse)<\/p>\n<p>Michaela McSweeney (Princeton)<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Mora (California State University, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Jonah Nagashima (University of California, Riverside)<\/p>\n<p>David Nagy (City University of New York)<\/p>\n<p>Queenly Nguyen (University of California, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Kyle O&#8217;Dwyer (Biola University)<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Pearce (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Alejandro P\u00e9rez Carballo (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Laura Pintar (California State University, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Rabin (University of California, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Indrek Reiland (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Rettler (Notre Dame)<\/p>\n<p>Maricela Rodriguez (California State University, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Evan Rosa (Biola University)<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Rudnyk (California State University, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Russell (Oxford)<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Sabat (San Diego State University)<\/p>\n<p>John Saladino (Loyola Marymount University)<\/p>\n<p>Raul Saucedo (Yale)<\/p>\n<p>Mark Schroeder (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Sam Shpall (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Erica Shumener (New York University)<\/p>\n<p>Justin Snedegar (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Spencer (Syracuse \/ University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)<\/p>\n<p>Julia Staffel (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Cindy Stern (California State University, Northridge)<\/p>\n<p>Julian Stone-Kronberg (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Sullivan (Notre Dame)<\/p>\n<p>Weimin Sun (California State University, Northridge)<\/p>\n<p>Nat Tabris (University of California, Santa Barbara)<\/p>\n<p>James Taplin (San Francisco State University)<\/p>\n<p>Jim van Cleve (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Peter van Inwagen (Notre Dame)<\/p>\n<p>David Vander Laan (Westmont College)<\/p>\n<p>Kadri Vihvelin (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Eduardo Villanueva (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Walsh\u00a0(University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Jenn Wang (Rutgers)<\/p>\n<p>Aness Webster (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Ralph Wedgwood (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Willard (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Robert Wilson (California State University, Los Angeles)<\/p>\n<p>James Woodbridge (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)<\/p>\n<p>Gideon Yaffe (University of Southern California)<\/p>\n<p>Eric Yang (University of California, Santa Barbara)<\/p>\n<p>Takashi Yasigawa (California State University, Northridge)<\/p>\n<p>Julie Yoo (California State University, Northridge)<\/p>\n<p>Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Schedule\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>All talks will be in Mudd Hall, room 101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-e97qLsacxi\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-e97qLsacxi\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Friday, January 20th<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-e97qLsacxi\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-e97qLsacxi\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>1:00 &#8211; 2:30pm: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pantheon.yale.edu\/~rs699\/\">Raul Saucedo<\/a>, &#8220;Unrestricted Composition and Restricted Contraction Across Time&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Alexi Burgess<\/p>\n<p>2:45 &#8211; 4:15pm: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.me.com\/tbittner1\/DonnellyProfessional\/Maureen_Donnelly.html\">Maureen Donnelly<\/a>, &#8220;Location and Coincidence&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Mark Fiocco<\/p>\n<p>4:30 &#8211; 6:00pm: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fas-philosophy.rutgers.edu\/zimmerman\/index1.htm\">Dean Zimmerman<\/a>, &#8220;Materialism, Dualism, and &#8216;Simple&#8217; Theories of Personal Identity&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Erica Shumener<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-e97qLsacxi\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-e97qLsacxi\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Saturday, January 21st<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-e97qLsacxi\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-e97qLsacxi\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>10:00 &#8211; 11:30am: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/codysgilmore\/\">Cody Gilmore<\/a>, &#8220;Five Accounts of Exact Location&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0John Saladino<\/p>\n<p>11:45 &#8211; 1:15pm: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu\/aristos\/\">Hud Hudson<\/a>, &#8220;Transhypertime Identity&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Takashi Yagisawa<\/p>\n<p><em> 1:15 &#8211; 2:45pm: \u00a0Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2:45 &#8211; 4:15pm: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/krmcdani.mysite.syr.edu\/\">Kris McDaniel<\/a>, &#8220;Fundamental People&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Julie Yoo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-e97qLsacxi\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-e97qLsacxi\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Sunday, January 22nd<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-e97qLsacxi\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-e97qLsacxi\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>10:00 &#8211; 11:30am: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thecollege.syr.edu\/profiles\/pages\/mckay-thomas.html\">Tom McKay<\/a>, &#8220;Stuff and Coincidence&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Rima Basu<\/p>\n<p>11:45 &#8211; 1:15pm: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.joshuaspencer.net\/\">Joshua Spencer<\/a>, &#8220;Persistence and Change&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Mark Barber<\/p>\n<p><em> 1:15 &#8211; 2:45pm: \u00a0Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2:45 &#8211; 4:15pm: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/as.nyu.edu\/object\/kitfine.html\">Kit Fine<\/a>, &#8220;Endurance, Ground and Part&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Julia Staffel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Travel and Lodging\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-Lz5J-rFAjC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-Lz5J-rFAjC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Lodging<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-Lz5J-rFAjC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-Lz5J-rFAjC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The official conference hotel is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.millenniumhotels.com\/millenniumlosangeles\/index.html\">The Biltmore<\/a>, located in downtown Los Angeles. \u00a0(506 South Grand Avenue. \u00a0213-624-1011) \u00a0We have secured a rate of $109 (plus tax) per night for conference participants. \u00a0<em>To book a room with this rate, you must make the reservation <a href=\"https:\/\/gc.synxis.com\/xbe\/rez.aspx?Chain=5303&amp;start=1&amp;hotel=11535&amp;arrive=01%2F21%2F2012&amp;nights=1&amp;adult=1&amp;child=0&amp;rooms=1&amp;group=1201wedyee&amp;promo=&amp;iata=&amp;step=2&amp;altdest=USA&amp;mboxSession=1309393216755-57537\">by clicking here<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0If you have any difficulties making your reservation, feel free to contact me.<\/p>\n<p>The Biltmore is within walking distance of several restaurants and public transit links, but it is several miles from USC&#8217;s campus, which is where the talks will be held. \u00a0Therefore, we will\u00a0provide a shuttle to take you from the conference hotel to the talks in the mornings, and then back to the conference hotel again in the evenings.<\/p>\n<p>To drive from LAX to the Biltmore: \u00a0drive past terminal 7, take the right lane to Sepulveda Blvd. to 105 East (Norwalk). Proceed to 110 North (Harbor Fwy). Exit 6th Street, drive 4 blocks to Olive Street, turn left. Drive 1 block to 5th Street, then turn left. Drive 1 block to Grand Avenue, turn left and then turn left again (into the 2nd driveway), and you&#8217;ll be at the hotel. \u00a0(Though instead of trying to follow these instructions, I recommend that if you attempt to drive in Los Angeles, you use a vehicle with a navigation system.)<\/p>\n<p>To take public transit from LAX to the Biltmore: \u00a0take the FLYAway shuttle bus to Union Station, then take either the Red or Purple line to Pershing Square Station, and walk 2 blocks west on 5th street.<\/p>\n<p>There are also other hotels in the area with good public transit access, ranging from fancy boutiques like\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/standardhotels.com\/los-angeles\/\">The Standard Hotel Downtown<\/a>, to some cheaper places in Little Tokyo or Chinatown. If you find an incredibly cheap hotel in Downtown though, be sure to check the location \u2013 if it&#8217;s farther east than Main St, and not in Little Tokyo, then it may be in Skid Row.<\/p>\n<p>For those that would prefer to stay within walking distance of campus there are two possibilities: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radisson.com\/los-angeles-hotel-ca-90007\/cafiguer\">the\u00a0Radisson Hotel Midtown<\/a>\u00a0(about $140 a night), at 3540 S Figueroa St; and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vagabondinn.com\/home\/default.aspx\">Vagabond Inn<\/a>\u00a0Los Angeles (about $70 a night), at 3101 S Figueroa St. However, there are only a few dinner and evening activity options in the area, and public transit to and from the airport is difficult.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s of course also possible to stay in other areas of town. \u00a0In that case, you will probably want to rent a car and park on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-Lz5J-rFAjC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-Lz5J-rFAjC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Transportation<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-Lz5J-rFAjC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-Lz5J-rFAjC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Getting to Los Angeles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burbank Airport is closer to Downtown and to campus, and often has cheaper flights on Southwest, but it has poor public transit links, apart from being across the street from the Amtrak station. \u00a0Depending on your schedule, you might get lucky and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrolinktrains.com\/schedules\/html.php?id=1043\">catch a commuter train directly from the airport into Union Station<\/a>. \u00a0However, you&#8217;re probably better off taking a taxi or an airport shuttle, which will be cheaper and more convenient from BUR than from LAX, unless you&#8217;ve decided to stay on the beach.<\/p>\n<p>LAX is the best option if you&#8217;d rather not take taxi or rental car, and also has by far the most flights on most airlines other than Southwest. \u00a0From LAX, you can take\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawa.org\/flyaway\/\">the FlyAway bus<\/a>\u00a0to Union Station, where you can connect to the Metro rail lines. \u00a0When you arrive, you pay $7 at the kiosk. \u00a0Taxis may take slightly longer and be slightly more expensive than from the Burbank Airport.<\/p>\n<p>The Long Beach airport is quite isolated, and probably isn&#8217;t worth it unless you&#8217;re getting an extremely good deal on your flight on jetBlue. \u00a0Definitely don&#8217;t use the Ontario or Orange County (John Wayne) airport unless you really know what you&#8217;re getting yourself into.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting to Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All CMC sessions will take place in on USC&#8217;s campus (details on which room the talks will be in have yet to be settled). \u00a0Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fitelson.org\/few\/few_11\/usc_map.pdf\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a campus map.<\/p>\n<p>As noted, we&#8217;ll provide a shuttle between the Biltmore and campus in the mornings and evenings. \u00a0But if you miss it: \u00a0It takes about 15 minutes to get between campus and Downtown on the bus. Real-time arrival information for most buses can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nextbus.com\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0(if accessed from a GPS-enabled smartphone it will find the closest bus stops to you and arrival times for each bus). The most relevant buses will probably be the 81 and 910 (aka the Silver Line). Unfortunately, the F Dash is not part of the NextBus system yet. Unfortunately, the rail line to campus won&#8217;t open until November. From other parts of town, you&#8217;ll probably have to drive (see parking info below), but ask a local (or try the transit search on Google Maps).<\/p>\n<p>The best transit between Downtown and USC is the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladottransit.com\/dash\/routes\/downtown\/downtown.php\">F Dash.<\/a>\u00a0It&#8217;s $0.35 a ride, and comes once every 10 minutes, and it has a stop immediately at the philosophy department (Exposition and Trousdale). The closest stop to the Millenium Biltmore is at 5th and Flower, across the street from the public library. Unfortunately, it only runs from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm, Monday to Friday, and 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on weekends, so you&#8217;ll only be able to use it a few days.<\/p>\n<p>The next best option is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/around\/maps\/\">the 81 bus<\/a>, which costs $1.50 and runs at least once every 15 minutes until 8:00 pm, and keeps running (though a bit less frequently) afterwards. The USC stop is at the southeast corner of campus, at Figueroa and Exposition, which is about a 7 minute walk across campus from the philosophy department.<\/p>\n<p>The southbound stop closest to the Millenium Biltmore is at 5th and Hill. You can also catch the 81 along Hill St. north of 8th (even as far north as Chinatown), or at 8th and Flower, 11th and Flower, or Figueroa south of 11th. Northbound, it may drop you off a block or two away, because of one\u2013way streets.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also possible to take the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/projects\/silverline\/overview\/\">Metro Silver Line bus<\/a>, but it&#8217;s more expensive and slightly less convenient than the others.<\/p>\n<p>If you drive to campus, the best place to park is Parking Structure A \u2013 enter campus at Vermont and 36th, buy a parking permit at the kiosk for $8, and follow the directions to parking. It&#8217;s also possible to park all day for free in the neighborhoods west of Vermont, though it can be a bit of a hike. The neighborhood is not the nicest, but it&#8217;s generally safe. Before driving, check Google Maps for traffic information \u2013 it can easily take two or three times as long to do the same drive at different times of day, especially if your trip involves the 110 by Downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-Lz5J-rFAjC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-Lz5J-rFAjC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Restaurants and Bars in Downtown L.A.<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-Lz5J-rFAjC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-Lz5J-rFAjC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=209086418839320415697.0004a2ddc156c5e080850&amp;ll=34.046472,-118.249454&amp;spn=0.036341,0.052443&amp;z=14\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a useful annotated Google map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-Lz5J-rFAjC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-Lz5J-rFAjC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Other Attractions<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-Lz5J-rFAjC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-Lz5J-rFAjC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Note than in Los Angeles, unlike most other major American cities, it is impossible to just hail a taxi on the street. If you want to take a taxi somewhere, you&#8217;ll have to call for one in advance (though you can often find them immediately outside bars at closing time).<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Exposition Park<\/strong>, across the street from USC:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.la.ca.us\/RAP\/exporosegarden\/rosegarden.htm\">A free rose garden<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhm.org\/site\/plan-your-visit\">The Natural History Museum of LA County<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 it doesn&#8217;t compare to the ones in New York or Washington, but has some very interesting collections (especially from the California gold rush, and a rare Megamouth shark).\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.californiasciencecenter.org\/\">The California Science Center<\/a>\u2013 this is fairly disappointing for a science museum, but has a good IMAX theater. I haven&#8217;t checked out the Aerospace Museum, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.caamuseum.org\/\">California African American Museum<\/a>, or the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacoliseumlive.com\/joomla\/\">Los Angeles Coliseum<\/a>\u00a0(where the USC football team plays, and site of the 1984 Olympics, and the former home of NFL football in LA).<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Downtown<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.staplescenter.com\/\">The Staples Center<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 home of the Lakers and Clippers (NBA), and Kings (NHL).<a href=\"http:\/\/www.laphil.com\/philpedia\/wdch-overview.cfm\">Disney Concert Hall<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 home of the LA Philharmonic. Gustavo Dudamel conducts works by Brahms and Gubaidulina during the weekend of FEW.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapl.org\/central\/art_architecture.html\">LA Public Library<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the front entrance of this building is a great public work of art, covered in examples of historical writing and ideas, ranging from aboriginal art of Australia and Cassini&#8217;s observation of the rings of Saturn to texts in Esperanto and Morse code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Along the Red Line subway<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Union_Station_(Los_Angeles)\">Union Station<\/a>\u00a0\u2013the connection to the FlyAway bus to the airport, as well as Amtrak, and the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/around\/rail\/gold-line\/\">Gold Line<\/a>\u00a0to Chinatown, Pasadena, and East LA. Note that cell phone reception in the waiting area is quite poor. There are also\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com\/la\/ballpark\/transportation\/index.jsp?content=express\">shuttles<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com\/index.jsp?c_id=la\">Dodger Stadium<\/a>\u00a0before and after baseball games.<\/li>\n<li>Civic Center \u2013 the stop for Walt Disney Concert Hall, and also the opera, city hall, and courthouse<\/li>\n<li>Pershing Square, 7th Street\/Metro Center \u2013 these two stops serve central Downtown. 7th street is the transfer point to the Blue Line, which you can take all the way to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wattstowers.us\/\">Watts Towers<\/a>\u00a0or Long Beach.<\/li>\n<li>Westlake\/Macarthur \u2013 not much of tourist significance<\/li>\n<li>Vermont\/Wilshire \u2013 Koreatown (or take the Purple Line rather than the Red Line, and it continues a little farther into Koreatown along Wilshire)<\/li>\n<li>Vermont\/Beverly, Vermont\/Santa Monica \u2013 not much of tourist significance.<\/li>\n<li>Vermont\/Sunset \u2013 on weekends there is a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladottransit.com\/other\/observatoryshuttle\/observatoryshuttle.php\">shuttle<\/a>\u00a0from this station to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.griffithobservatory.org\/\">Griffith Observatory<\/a>in the hills, which has great views of LA, is a good base for hikes, and also has interesting exhibits, including live views of the surface of the sun; there is also a major Scientology building near this stop<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood\/Western \u2013 Thai Town. A particularly good (and very spicy!) restaurant is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jitladala.wordpress.com\/\">Jitlada<\/a>, at the corner of Harvard and Sunset, three blocks east and one block south of the Hollywood and Western station.<\/li>\n<li>Hollywood\/Vine, Hollywood\/Highland \u2013 the Hollywood Walk of Fame stretches between these two stops. Famous Hollywood landmarks like Grauman&#8217;s Chinese Theater, the Kodak Theater (home of the Oscars), Capitol Records, and the Hollywood Bowl, are near Hollywood and Highland, as well as more generic tourist traps like Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not museum, and Madame Tussaud&#8217;s wax museum. Various museums, offices, and other sites of Scientology are located throughout Hollywood. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cchr.org\/museum.html#\/museum\/intro#\/museum\/intro\">Psychiatry: An Industry of Death, the Museum<\/a>\u00a0may be an entertaining or scary visit) Also, Runyon Canyon is a good hike site, and the entrance is about six blocks west and two blocks north of Hollywood\/Highland<\/li>\n<li>Universal City \u2013 this is where Universal Studios is located, if you feel like going to an amusement park without needing a designated driver<\/li>\n<li>North Hollywood \u2013 there is a little bit of a theater district around this station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other locations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarpits.org\/\">The La Brea Tar Pits<\/a>\u00a0are the world&#8217;s largest collection of Ice Age fossils. They are also a former petroleum extraction site, and the tar is still bubbling.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacma.org\/\">The LA County Museum of Art<\/a>\u00a0is immediately next door. They are about 45 minutes away on the 720 bus (catch it along 5th street in Downtown, and take it west to Fairfax Blvd). The trip is somewhat faster by car, going straight down Wilshire.<\/p>\n<p>West Hollywood is the center of LA&#8217;s nightlife, both gay (along Santa Monica Blvd) and straight (the Sunset Strip, along Sunset Blvd). Unfortunately, it&#8217;s basically impossible to get there on public transit. There are also many bars, restaurants, and clubs in Downtown, though they are not quite as densely packed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/\">Disneyland<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 most likely you&#8217;ll need to drive (anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on traffic), but you can apparently take Amtrak to Anaheim and catch a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/disneyland.disney.go.com\/plan\/guest-services\/transportation\/\">shuttle<\/a>\u00a0(or catch an Anaheim Angels baseball game).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beaches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The beaches are lovely and have many different attractions, from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.santamonicapier.org\/\">Santa Monica Pier<\/a>\u00a0to the more &#8217;60s\u2013era feel of Venice Beach, to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muscle_Beach\">Muscle Beach<\/a>, and the extremely fancy houses on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Venice_Canal_Historic_District\">Venice Canals<\/a>. Driving is the most reliable way to get there, but from Downtown one can take the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigbluebus.com\/busroutes\/schedule.asp?bus_route=10&amp;dayofweek=weekdays\">Big Blue Bus<\/a>, which takes about an hour to get to Santa Monica Beach (longer during rush hour). 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