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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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