{"id":240,"date":"2023-08-16T21:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T04:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/philosophy-conferences\/?page_id=240"},"modified":"2023-08-18T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T22:00:26","slug":"logic-and-metaphysics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/philosophy-conferences\/logic-and-metaphysics\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 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 will be hosting the fourth annual California Metaphysics Conference, on the Relationship Between Logic and Metaphysics, taking place January 24th &#8211; 25th, 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Attendence is open (and free) to all who would like to come, but you\u00a0<em>must register<\/em>\u00a0by emailing kleinsch [at] usc [dot] edu no later than December 30th, 2014. \u00a0Please include your full name and university affiliation in the email. \u00a0You will not receive a confirmation email, but your name should appear on the list of participants within 30 days. \u00a0Also, if you are a graduate student from out of the area, and you are interested in being an assistant organiser, please let me know!<\/p>\n<p>We are very grateful to the Office of the Dean of USC Dornsife and to Scott Soames for generously funding this conference!<\/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                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class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/arayo.scripts.mit.edu\/home\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Agust\u00edn Rayo\"  \n>\n    Agust\u00edn Rayo \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:\/\/rossberg.philosophy.uconn.edu\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Marcus Rossberg\"  \n>\n    Marcus Rossberg \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            <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:\/\/gillianrussell.net\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Gillian Russell\"  \n>\n    Gillian 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 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:\/\/jefelino.github.io\/\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\" 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                                         <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/www.robindembroff.com\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Robin Dembroff\"  \n>\n    Robin Dembroff \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:\/\/www.maeganfairchild.com\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Maegan Fairchild\"  \n>\n    Maegan Fairchild \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.indiana.edu\/directory\/faculty\/flocke-vera.html\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Vera Flocke\"  \n>\n    Vera Flocke \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:\/\/vassar.academia.edu\/LiKang\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Li Kang\"  \n>\n    Li Kang \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\" 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Angeles<\/p>\n<p>Agust\u00edn Rayo &#8211; Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Rickabaugh &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>David Rodriguez &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Rossberg &#8211;\u00a0University of Connecticut<\/p>\n<p>Gillian Russell &#8211;\u00a0Washington University in St Louis<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Sanford Russell &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Raphael Mary Salzillo &#8211; Notre Dame<\/p>\n<p>Scott Scroggins &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Shields &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Max Siegel &#8211;\u00a0Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/p>\n<p>Steven Sjelin &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Sebastian Speitel &#8211; University of California, Santa Barbara<\/p>\n<p>Corey Stephenson &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Weimin Sun &#8211; California State University, Northridge<\/p>\n<p>True Tamplin &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Min Tang &#8211; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/p>\n<p>Eric Tracy &#8211; University of California, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Uzquiano Cruz &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>James Van Cleve &#8211; University of Southern California<\/p>\n<p>Raul Velez Jr III &#8211; California State University, Northridge<\/p>\n<p>David Vander Laan &#8211; Westmont College<\/p>\n<p>Alfredo Watkins &#8211; University of California, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p>Timothy Williamson &#8211; Oxford<\/p>\n<p>James Woodbridge &#8211; University of Nevada, Las Vegas<\/p>\n<p>John Woolard &#8211; Biola University<\/p>\n<p>Takashi Yagisawa &#8211; California State University, Northridge<\/p>\n<p>Andy Yu &#8211; Oxford University \/ New York University<\/p>\n<p>Yushun Yuen &#8211; Biola University<\/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      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-HOi-1Xwg1g\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-HOi-1Xwg1g\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Saturday, January 24th &#8211;  Mudd Hall room 101<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-HOi-1Xwg1g\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-HOi-1Xwg1g\" 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     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In this talk I will add a third corner to the relationship: linguistics. I will discuss the grammar of the verb <em>to be<\/em>. <em>Being<\/em> is about as central a metaphysical concept as it is possible to have; and the verb is also integral to our understanding of many important logical concepts, such as quantification. I will show that the grammar casts light on both.<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Vera Flocke<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11:45 &#8211; 1:15pm: \u00a0Gillian Russell<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Could There Be No Logic?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>Chair: \u00a0Robin Dembroff<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>1:15 &#8211; 2:45pm: \u00a0Lunch<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2:45 &#8211; 4:15pm: \u00a0Timothy Williamson<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Modal Science&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www-bcf.usc.edu\/~kleinsch\/modalscience.docx\">Extended Abstract\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Michaela McSweeney<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4:30 &#8211; 6:00pm: \u00a0Jeff Russell<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Indefinite Divisibility&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Chair: \u00a0Matthew Owen<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>7:00pm: \u00a0Dinner at Pitfire Pizza (108 West 2nd Street, downtown Los Angeles)<\/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-HOi-1Xwg1g\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-HOi-1Xwg1g\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Sunday, January 25th &#8211; Mudd Hall room 101<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-HOi-1Xwg1g\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-HOi-1Xwg1g\" 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: \u00a0Agustin Rayo<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A Compositionalist&#8217;s Guide to Metaphysics&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/arayo\/www\/handouts\/USC-handout-January-2015.pdf\">Handout<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Andy Yu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>11:45 &#8211; 1:15pm: \u00a0Kris McDaniel<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Categories&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chair: \u00a0Min Tang<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1:30pm &#8211; 3:00pm<\/p>\n<p>University of Southern California Philosophy Picnic!<\/p>\n<p>Barnsdall Art Park &#8211; 4800 Hollywood Blvd<\/p>\n<p>(We can arrange for rides for anyone interested)<\/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-X4HZhvLgcZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-X4HZhvLgcZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Lodging<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-X4HZhvLgcZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-X4HZhvLgcZ\" 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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.millenniumhotels.com\/usa\/millenniumbiltmorelosangeles\/\">The Biltmore<\/a>, located in downtown Los Angeles. \u00a0(506 South Grand Avenue. \u00a0213-624-1011) \u00a0We have secured a special conference rate of $135 per room per night. \u00a0To get a room with this rate, make your reservation online by clicking<a href=\"https:\/\/reservations.millenniumhotels.com\/ibe\/details.aspx?propertyid=13606&amp;nights=1&amp;checkin=01\/20\/2015&amp;group=1501PERIOS\"> this link.<\/a>\u00a0 (It&#8217;s important that you use that link, rather than just their general website.) \u00a0You can also make the reservation over the phone by calling 213-612-1575, mentioning the code 1501PERIOS\/Perio Symposium. \u00a0(That&#8217;s not our conference&#8217;s name; we were grouped with another event to get this rate.)<\/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. \u00a0However, Los Angeles&#8217;s new light rail (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildexpo.org\/\">the Expo Line<\/a>) is up and running, and it provides easy and fast transportation from downtown Los Angeles (at 7th and Figueroa, just a short walk from the Biltmore) to a stop right next to the Philosophy department at USC.<\/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:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.radisson.com\/los-angeles-hotel-ca-90007\/cafiguer\">the\u00a0Radisson Hotel Midtown<\/a>, at 3540 S Figueroa St; and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vagabondinn.com\/home\/default.aspx\">Vagabond Inn<\/a>\u00a0Los Angeles, 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-X4HZhvLgcZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-X4HZhvLgcZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Transportation<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-X4HZhvLgcZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-X4HZhvLgcZ\" 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\/line\/name\/Burbank-Bob%20Hope%20Airport\/service_id\/1145.html\">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. \u00a0Check the schedule for updates on the rooms the sessions will be held in.\u00a0\u00a0Click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fitelson.org\/few\/few_11\/usc_map.pdf\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a campus map.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some general notes about using public transportation between downtown Los Angeles and USC:<\/p>\n<p>We suggest you use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/projects\/exposition\/\">Expo Line light rail<\/a>. \u00a0If you are staying downtown, you&#8217;ll want to travel between the 7th street\/Metro Center stop and the Expo Park\/USC stop. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/projects_studies\/exposition\/images\/expo_ph1_overview_map.pdf\">Here is a map<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/riding_metro\/bus_overview\/images\/806.pdf\">here is a schedule<\/a>. \u00a0There&#8217;s a train roughly every 15 minutes every day (weekends and holidays included), from just before 5:00am until after midnight. \u00a0Further, the trip is just over 10 minutes long, which is faster than driving. \u00a0And the Expo Park\/USC stop is just across the street from the USC Philosophy department.<\/p>\n<p>Some tips: \u00a0when entering the station downtown, enter it at 7th and Figueroa or at 7th and Flower. \u00a0(The entrance at 7th and Hope takes you to the wrong tracks.) \u00a0Look for trains saying &#8220;Expo Line&#8221; with &#8220;Culver City&#8221; as the destination. \u00a0Metro TAP cards can be bought at any rail station for $1, and then loaded with cash to pay fares. \u00a0The fare is $1.50 per ride, and can also be used on buses (though buses will also take cash).<\/p>\n<p>For any of you who are stubbornly opposed to using the light rail, here are some alternatives:<\/p>\n<p>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). 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>On Fridays, the best bus 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, 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.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can use\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.net\/around\/maps\/\">the 81 bus<\/a>, which costs $1.50 and runs every 15 minutes on Saturdays and every 20 on Sundays. 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>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-X4HZhvLgcZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-X4HZhvLgcZ\" 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-X4HZhvLgcZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-X4HZhvLgcZ\" 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:\/\/www.gq.com\/life\/travel\/201401\/downtown-los-angeles-restaurants-food-art?printable=true\">here<\/a>\u00a0for a useful guide to LA restaurants and bars (it includes a small 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-X4HZhvLgcZ\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-X4HZhvLgcZ\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Other Attractions<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-X4HZhvLgcZ\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-X4HZhvLgcZ\" 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.\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. \u00a0And three blocks north of the station, there are trailheads for hikes up to the Griffith Observatory.<\/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><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). Just north of Santa Monica is Malibu \u2013 it&#8217;s very difficult to get on and off the road though.<\/p>\n<p>There are other beaches south of the airport, but it takes longer to get there and I don&#8217;t know of any particular attractions that make them better than Santa Monica or Venice.<\/p>\n<p>(Note: \u00a0Much of the content of this page was contributed by Kenny Easwaran.)<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":334,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-240","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2015 Conference - 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