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1. Conference: "The Gaia Theory: Model & Metaphor 
for the 21st Century," October 14-15, 2006 at the 
George Mason University Law School in Arlington, 
Virginia.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-1.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-1.html

2. The University of Exeter announces a 
competition for up to three MPhl/PhD research 
scholarships for work in the philosophy, history, 
and sociology of biology or biotechnology. 
Deadline for applications is May 30, 2006. 
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-2.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-2.html

3. Duke University Press announces the 
publication of How Nature Speaks: The Dynamics of 
the Human Ecological Condition, edited by Yrjö 
Haila and Chuck Dyke.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-3.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-3.html

4. The International Society for the History of 
Philosophy of Science announces HOPOS 2006, June 
14-18, 2006 at the École normal supérieure, 
Paris.  (The link will take you to a poster in 
PDF format). 
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-4.pdf>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-4.pdf

5. Workshop: "Philosophical & Social Dimensions 
of Microbiology," July 13th and 14th, University 
of Exeter, UK.  The Wellcome Trust is providing 
funding for travel and accommodation for up to 
four graduate students; the deadline for 
applications is May 12, 2006. 
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-5.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-5.html

6. Call for abstracts for "World Knowledge 
Dialogue: Towards a Modern Humanism," a "global 
initiative towards a modern humanism to bridge 
the gap between the natural and the human/social 
sciences," Crans Montana, Switzerland, September 
14-16, 2006.  Deadline for abstracts: May 15, 
2006.  
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-6.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20060430-6.html


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