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1. An interdisciplinary conference, "Understanding Human Variation",
will be held at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, on
September 21-22, 2007. The conference will be preceded by a workshop
on September 20 and the morning of Sept 21 on the broader theme of
the project, "What Sorts of People Should There Be?" Free advance
registration is encouraged.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-1.html>
http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-1.html
2. Scholars from the fields of genetics, medical and social history,
social medicine, philosophy, medical ethics, anthropology and
communication studies are invited to submit contributions to the 3nd
International workshop in "Genetics, history and public
understanding" on the theme of "Hope, trust and troubled dreams of
genetics," to be held in Barcelona, 30-31 May 2008. The workshop will
precede the 2008 European Society for Human Genetics meeting, to be
held in Barcelona June 1-3, 2008.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-2.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-2.html
3. The National Center for Science Education, a non-profit
organization that defends the teaching of evolution in the public
schools, seeks candidates for a position in its Public Information
Project. Materials must arrive by July 9, 2007, to be considered.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-3.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-3.html
4. The SILFS Conference 2007 will be held in Milan, Italy, from 8th
to 10th October 2007. Contributions, in the form of papers or
posters, are invited on all topics pertaining the six areas of the
conference: 1) Probability & General Philosophy of Science, 2) Logic,
Computing & AI, 3) Physics & Mathematics, 4) Life Sciences, 5)
Neuroscience & Philosophy of Mind, 6) Economics & Social Sciences.
The deadline for submission is July 15, 2007.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-4.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-4.html
5. 4 new positions available for the II cycle of the PhD in
Foundations of Life Science and Their Ethical Consequences, a joint
program of University of Milano and European School of Molecular
Medicine (SEMM) located at the IFOM-IEO campus (Milano, Italy).
Deadline for applications: September 25th 2007.
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-5.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20070701-5.html
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