Directions to the conference are available here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dt4rs4j_30k7tm2fx8.
The conference will be held in the CRB and Stemmler Buildings of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine west of 34th St and south of Spruce St in West Philadelphia.
Conference Schedule: The conference officially begins on Saturday with breakfast in CRB lobby at 9:00am. The conference program can be seen here: docs.google.com/Doc?id=dt4rs4j_6g282d6gc .
Informal Meet & Greet:
We know some of you will be in town on Friday evening already, so we've decided to designate a restaurant/bar where we can informally meet and start getting to know each other. We'll be there for sure from 7pm - 10pm. Come join us if you can!
Location: Pizza Rustica www.ucnet.com/rustica
3602 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia PA 19104
(Food and drink are NOT covered by the conference.)
Friday night fun:
General information about fun Friday night things can be found here:
docs.google.com/Doc?id=dt4rs4j_21gct3nshq
Presentation Guidelines: People presenting posters received guidelines earlier today. If you are giving a research presentation, you received an email with guidelines a while ago. These will be reposted at docs.google.com/Doc?id=dt4rs4j_16v4mrhdxb by the end of today.
Registration Fees:
Thanks to all who have already paid their registration fee. We are no longer accepting checks by mail. You can either pay $65 by paypal-see below-or pay $80 onsite by check or cash. If you have already arranged to volunteer, if you are drawing money from a foreign bank, or if you are an invited speaker then these general guidelines do not apply; contact us if you have any questions.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Preliminary Conference Schedule
Link to the preliminary conference schedule here.
Please let us know at ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com if you see any typos or mistakes.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Please let us know at ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com if you see any typos or mistakes.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
More Housing Options (also see below)
We have asked our administrative assistants for advice and they (being very knowledgeable in these matters) recommended the following hotels as affordable and generally accessible to and from campus via a bus or subway.
The Gables (a B&B)
http://www.gablesbb.com/
The Latham
http://www.lathamhotel.com/
The Club Quarters
http://www.clubquarters.com/loc_philadelphia.aspx
The Omni
http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/PhiladelphiaIndependencePark.aspx
The Gables (a B&B)
http://www.gablesbb.com/
The Latham
http://www.lathamhotel.com/
The Club Quarters
http://www.clubquarters.com/loc_philadelphia.aspx
The Omni
http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/PhiladelphiaIndependencePark.aspx
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Registration Still Open. Join us!
To register please send an email to the conference organizers at ssh.mdphd.2009@gmail.com
and include:
1) Your PhD discipline
2) Your institution (s)
3) Disciplines/Degrees
4) How to contact you
Everyone will participate in break-out sessions. If you need proof of being accepted to the conference so that you can apply for registration and travel funds from your home institution, please let us know, we will gladly provide a letter of acceptance.
We look forward to meeting you at the 2009 National Conference forPhysician Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences on March28-29th at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine locatedat 36th and Spruce St in Philadelphia.
Our general registration fee is $60. Please send a check made out to "The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" can be sent to Erica Dwyer 249 S. 36th St., Suite 303 Cohen Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Registration will be available on site, although there will be an increase in cost for registration on site, $80 instead of $60. This increase will be waived for those people who do not have access to an American bank account.
and include:
1) Your PhD discipline
2) Your institution (s)
3) Disciplines/Degrees
4) How to contact you
Everyone will participate in break-out sessions. If you need proof of being accepted to the conference so that you can apply for registration and travel funds from your home institution, please let us know, we will gladly provide a letter of acceptance.
We look forward to meeting you at the 2009 National Conference forPhysician Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences on March28-29th at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine locatedat 36th and Spruce St in Philadelphia.
Our general registration fee is $60. Please send a check made out to "The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania" can be sent to Erica Dwyer 249 S. 36th St., Suite 303 Cohen Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Registration will be available on site, although there will be an increase in cost for registration on site, $80 instead of $60. This increase will be waived for those people who do not have access to an American bank account.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Thank you for abstracts and keep them coming!
Happy new year, everyone!
Our conference is approaching and we have begun reviewing registrations and abstracts. If you have already submitted an abstract you will be hearing from us in the next few days. If you would still like to participate in the conference but didn't manage to send an abstract before the January 1 deadline, don't despair. Please send us an abstract ASAP. For information about housing in Philadelphia, please see the post below.
Our conference is approaching and we have begun reviewing registrations and abstracts. If you have already submitted an abstract you will be hearing from us in the next few days. If you would still like to participate in the conference but didn't manage to send an abstract before the January 1 deadline, don't despair. Please send us an abstract ASAP. For information about housing in Philadelphia, please see the post below.
Housing in Philadelphia (and some tips about transport)
The 2009 conference will be held at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, which is on the main campus of the University of Pennsylvania. (Approximate address: 36th and Spruce Street.) Most of the conference will be in the "Clinical Research Building." For a detailed map click here.
Housing options near Penn:
The Sheraton and the Inn at Penn are two hotels located on/near campus.
Inn at Penn: theinnatpenn.com
Sheraton University City Hotel: www.philadelphiasheraton.com
We have no special deals with these hotels, and Philadelphia has many other options for housing, of course.
For students only the International House may offer overnight accommodations. For more details see:www.ihousephilly.org/living-housing-options-rates.htm
We are walking distance from 36th and Spruce trolley station (5 min), the 34th and Market subway station (10 min), as well as from stops of the 42, 21 and 40 buses. For more info on local transport options see www.septa.com.
Should you have financial difficulties and be unable to obtain funding from your home institution, please let us know and we can look into housing you with graduate or medical students. The conference does not have funds to assist with travel or housing.
Some tips about transport:
There is a regional train (R1) that connects the Philadelphia airport to campus (University City station).
Philadelphia's main Amtrak train station (30th street station) is about 20 minutes walk from campus. You can also travel to Philadelphia via New Jersey Transit, and by bus (including boltbus.com, megabus.com, and chinatown buses).
Housing options near Penn:
The Sheraton and the Inn at Penn are two hotels located on/near campus.
Inn at Penn: theinnatpenn.com
Sheraton University City Hotel: www.philadelphiasheraton.com
We have no special deals with these hotels, and Philadelphia has many other options for housing, of course.
For students only the International House may offer overnight accommodations. For more details see:www.ihousephilly.org/living-housing-options-rates.htm
We are walking distance from 36th and Spruce trolley station (5 min), the 34th and Market subway station (10 min), as well as from stops of the 42, 21 and 40 buses. For more info on local transport options see www.septa.com.
Should you have financial difficulties and be unable to obtain funding from your home institution, please let us know and we can look into housing you with graduate or medical students. The conference does not have funds to assist with travel or housing.
Some tips about transport:
There is a regional train (R1) that connects the Philadelphia airport to campus (University City station).
Philadelphia's main Amtrak train station (30th street station) is about 20 minutes walk from campus. You can also travel to Philadelphia via New Jersey Transit, and by bus (including boltbus.com, megabus.com, and chinatown buses).
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