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1. Call for abstracts: "Science & Technology in Society: An 
International Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference," April 
22rd - 23rd, 2006, American Association for the Advancement of 
Science Headquarters, Washington, DC.  Abstract Deadline: January 
31st, 2006.  
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-1.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-1.html

2. The University of Sydney is pleased to announce a new postgraduate 
coursework program in bioethics, commencing in March 2006. 
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-2.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-2.html

3. Dibner/MBL Seminar 2006: "Oceans and Atmospheres," May 17-24, 
2006, Woods Hole, MA, USA.  This is an intensive, one-week seminar 
with annually varying topics. It is designed for advanced graduate 
students, younger scholars, and also more established researchers in 
biology and the history and philosophy of science. Applications due 
February 15, 2006. 
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-3.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-3.html

4. Call for extended abstracts: "Beyond Mimesis and Nominalism: 
Representation in Art and Science, London, 22-23 June 2006, London, 
UK.  Deadline for submissions: 1 March 
2006.<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-4.html> 
http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-4.html

5. Call for abstracts: "Southwest Colloquium in the History and 
Philosophy of the Life Sciences," April 1-2, 2006, University of 
California, Davis.  This is an annual event that includes a one-day 
Graduate Student Symposium and a one-day Faculty/Graduate Student 
Workshop devoted to a specific topic.  Deadline:  February 1, 2006. 
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-5.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-5.html

6. Call for Papers for the international workshop, "Heredity in the 
Century of the Gene (A Cultural History of Heredity IV)" at the 
University of Exeter, December 11-13, 2006. Deadline for Paper 
Proposals: March 31, 2006. 
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-6.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-6.html

7. Workshop on "Ecological restoration as social reconstruction," 
April 20-23, 2006, Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), Woods Hole MA, 
USA. Applications for an interaction-intensive workshop on these 
issues are sought from scientists, science educators, and scholars in 
history, philosophy, and social studies of science (including 
graduate students) who are interested in promoting the social 
contextualization of science through interdisciplinary education and 
outreach activities beyond their current disciplinary and academic 
boundaries.  Application target date:  December 31, 2005. 
<http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-7.html>http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20051226-7.html


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