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Schedule:

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​​When: Friday, November 14 to Saturday, November 15, 2025

Where: Bay 4, Smith Warehouse, 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC 27701
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Download a detailed Schedule (PDF): Schedule (updated November 13 2025)

Download the Abstracts here (PDF). Abstracts (updated November 13 2025). ​​​

Link to the abstracts page is here. 

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Parking:

Visitor Parking at Smith Warehouse (South Lot) — enter from S. Buchanan Blvd or Maxwell Ave.

Rate: $2.00/hour.

Payment: Blue Spot (Duke visitor system). See Duke’s Visitor Parking page for current details.
Accessible spaces are available in the visitor lot (display placard). Rideshare drop-off: 114 S Buchanan Blvd (Smith Warehouse, Bay 4).

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Dining:

Morning coffee and pastries, lunch on Friday and Saturday, and a catered dinner on Friday will be provided to those who register in advance. Click here to register! Aside from this, presenters and attendees are expected to cover their own meals.

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Popular casual fare near the campus:

Mad Hatter Cafe + Bakeshop

"The Mad Hatter's Bakeshop offers a scratch-made selection of pastries, cakes, and desserts." Beside a WholeFoods, which has all your typical comestibles and a hot lunch buffet.

Vegan options​

1802 W Main St, Durham, NC 27705

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Hotel Suggestions:

Presenters and attendees are expected to cover their own travel and lodging.​ For your convenience, we suggest the following nearby accommodations. The closer of the two is Residence Inn, which is located just 0.2 miles (320 meters) from the event location.

 

A special group rate of $169 USD per night, between November 13th and 16th, is available at the Residence Inn by Marriott Durham McPherson/Duke University Medical Center Area. This special rate is available until Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. (local time). 

Please use the following link to reserve your stay: Book your group rate for Northeast Conference on Chinese Thought (NECCT) Duke Philosophy Department

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Residence Inn Durham McPherson/Duke University Medical Center Area 
1108 W Main St, Durham, NC 27701 • (919) 680-4440
Accessible, all-suite hotel near Duke; wheelchair-accessible transportation is available via the hotel (confirm when booking).​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Hilton Garden Inn Durham/University Medical Center
2102 West Main St, Durham, NC 27705 • (919) 286-0774
Less than a mile from Duke; free parking; free local shuttle (M–F, 7 am–3 pm; confirm hours); on-site dining.

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