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1. Call for abstracts for Genome Canada's International GE3LS Symposium "Navigating the Changing Landscape," April 28-30, 2008 in Calgary at the Westin Calgary. Topics will include: genomics and economics, genomics and liberal democracy, genomics and global benefits, genomics and public policy, inter- and trans-disciplinary methods, emerging science and technology. Deadline for abstracts: January 18, 2008. http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20080116-1.html

2. Call for papers for the new journal [mensch]: International Journal for Philosophical Anthropology. [mensch] poses the question of "the human," taking into view the widest possible range of theoretical approaches: philosophical, historical, political, sociological, cultural, medical, biological, cybernetic, and anthropological. http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20080116-2.html

3. Call for papers for "Graphing Genes, Cells and Embryos II. Cultures of Seeing 3D and Beyond," a workshop hosted by Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, June 11-15, 2008. Following a workshop recently held in Naples (May 2007), this second meeting will focus on elaborated analyses of how the life sciences visually mastered to manifest the dimensionalities living organisms exhibit when taking shape. Deadline for abstracts: February 15, 2008. http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20080116-3.html

4. Call for abstracts and papers for "Artificial Life XI: The Eleventh International Conference on the Simulation and Synthesis of Living Systems," 5th - 8th August 2008, Winchester, UK. Artificial life investigates the fundamental properties of living systems through simulating and synthesizing biological entities and processes in artificial media. A themed session on Philosophical Issues is scheduled. Deadline for papers: 29 February 2008. Deadline for abstracts: 25 April 2008. http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20080116-4.html

5. Franklin & Marshall College invites applications for two one-year faculty appointments in Environmental Studies/History and Environmental Science as Visiting Assistant Professor or Instructor, beginning in August 2008. Review of applications will begin on February 29, 2008 and continue until the positions are filled. http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20080116-5.html

6. Call for papers and panels for the Inaugural World Conference: Ideology and Discourse Analysis (IDA): "Rethinking Political Frontiers and Democracy in a New World Order," 8-10 September 2008 Roskilde University, Denmark. The organizer has suggested a panel discussing the discursivity of biology and its implications for understanding the relationship between social practices and the physical body (human or animal). Deadline for panel and paper proposals: 21 May 2008. http://www.ishpssb.org/listserv/20080116-6.html

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