Listserv for the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (see the end of this message for directions on how to subscribe and unsubscribe from this listserv) **************************************************************************** Dear ISHPSSB members, This is a message to inform you of some recent ISHPSSB activities and to ask your help in recruiting new members. New ISH Webmaster I am pleased to announce that Rob Skipper (<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]) is taking over from Valerie Hardcastle as the Society's new webmaster. Valerie served the Society well as webmaster from 1998 to 2002. She designed and maintained a very professional page that many members found quite useful. Rob Skipper has graciously agreed to serve as the next web master. He will, of course, have much to do on the web as Program Chair for ISH03, but he has also agreed to continue as webmaster after that meeting is over. I'm sure you join me in thanking Valerie and Rob for their work on this important and demanding job. The ISHPSSB web page URL will not change for the time being: <http://www.phil.vt.edu/ishpssb>http://www.phil.vt.edu/ishpssb Our thanks to Valerie and Virginia Tech for their continued help and support. Print and Post New Membership Flyer If you visit the page, scroll down to the Membership section of the top page. There you will find a new printable Membership Flyer in both A4 and 8.5"x11" formats. You are urged to print copies, post them on bulletin boards, give them to your colleagues, and take them to professional meetings to distribute to prospective members. I suspect there are many people who would be interested in the Society and like to attend ISH03 in Vienna, Austria, July 16-20, 2003, but do not know about us. So, please, help to spread the word. Thanks to Todd Grantham and the new Membership Development Committee for designing the flyer. Visit ISHPSSB table in Milwaukee For those of you attending the Philosophy of Science Association/History of Science Society meeting in Milwaukee, November 7-9, 2002, look for a table near the book display with copies of the Membership Flyer, staffed by ISH graduate students. Thanks to Todd Grantham, Terry Sullivan (graduate representative to the Council), and Jeff Malone (History of Science Executive Secretary) for arranging this. If it is a convenient location, perhaps it can serve as an informal gathering place for ISH members. If transatlantic shipping cooperates, the table may also have posters advertising the Vienna meeting, prepared by our Vienna hosts, the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI). The members of the ISHPSSB Council who are in Milwaukee will meet for breakfast on Saturday, so if you have any concerns that you would like the Council to address, speak to one of us before Saturday. Also, look for the Membership Flyer in the PSA/HSS program. Invitations to Host ISH07 due December 1, 2002 Just a reminder: Now is the time for invitations to host 2007 to be submitted to President-Elect Michael Dietrich (<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]); the deadline is December 1, 2002. The location should complement the ISH03 Vienna, Austria, and the ISH05 Guelph, Canada, venues. Guidelines for preparing in invitation are on the web page. Visit new Vienna link See the new link on the web page to information about Vienna, including visa requirements, hotels, sightseeing, and after- conference tours, prepared by KLI: <http://www.kli.ac.at/stuff/ishpssb/information.html>http://www.kli.ac.at/stuff/ishpssb/information.html Visit Program Bulletin Board Just a reminder: Session proposals and paper abstracts for ISH03 are due February 1, 2003. Visit the ISHPSSB Program Pages and check out the postings on the Program Bulletin Board: <http://oz.uc.edu:8000/~skippera/>http://oz.uc.edu:8000/~skippera/ Only seven proposals have been posted so far; now is the time to recruit others for a session you would like to propose. Just a reminder: those with accepted sessions and papers will be notified in March and you must register for the conference by April 1 to be included in the Vienna program. ISH Treasurer's new address For membership renewal and journal subscriptions, contact use this new address: Keith R. Benson ISHPSSB Treasurer 13423 Burma Rd. SW Vashon Island, WA 98070 206-567-5839 <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] Donate to travel fund The Vienna trip will be expensive for graduate students. Please consider sending the treasurer a contribution to the travel fund. Pictures of University of Vienna "Altes AKH" meeting site I have posted some pictures that I took of our meeting site when I visited there in summer 2002. <http://www.philosophy.umd.edu/Faculty/LDarden/ishpssb/ish.html>http://www.philosophy.umd.edu/Faculty/LDarden/ishpssb/ish.html SEE YOU IN VIENNA FOR ISH03, JULY 16-20, 2003! 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