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)
****************************************************************************
This listserv sends out brief descriptions only. For further
details, follow the link listed.
Please send me items to post to the list that would be of interest to
Society members: position announcements, postdoctoral announcements,
grant and funding opportunities, conference announcements, calls for
papers, and brief queries on research topics. The sooner you send me
something, the more likely that I will be able to have it posted
before its deadline.
Thanks!
Roberta L. Millstein
Listserv Moderator, International Society for
History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology
****************************************************************************
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
**************************** End of announcements **************************
--
DIRECTIONS FOR SUBSCRIBING
Send an email message to:
[log in to unmask]
with the following in the body of the message:
SUBSCRIBE ISHPSB-L Yourfirstname Yourlastname
For example, if your name were Gregor Mendel:
SUBSCRIBE ISHPSB-L Gregor Mendel
DIRECTIONS FOR UNSUBSCRIBING
Send an email message to:
[log in to unmask]
with the following in the body of the message:
SIGNOFF ISHPSB-L
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Professor Roberta L. Millstein
Listserv Moderator, International Society for
History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology
<http://www.ishpssb.org/>
Listserv archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/ishpsb-l.html
Snail mail:
Department of Philosophy
California State University, East Bay (formerly known as Cal State Hayward)
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd.
Hayward, CA 94542
Email: <[log in to unmask]>
Phone: 510-885-3546
Fax: 510-885-2123
Web: http://www.RLM.net/