Dear ISHPSSB Members:

                   Below is the preliminary slate for ISHPSSB  
Officers, proposed by the Nominating Committee (Marion Blute, Richard  
Burian, Jean Gayon, Jason Robert, Betty Smocovitis, Gar Allen, Chair).  
This slate was arrived at after much discussion, and is based on a  
variety of considerations, in an attempt to achieve diversity in   
geographic, gender and speciality diversity. All officers will be  
elected this spring by e-mail vote and will take office at the end of  
the Business Meeting on July 15, 2009, in Brisbane.



                   For President-elect:                        			 
Marcia Richmond (History; United States)

                                                                                           	Paul 
  Griffiths (Philosophy; Australia)



                   For  
Secretary:                                                	Lisa  
Gannett (Philosophy; Canada)*



                   For  
Treasurer:                                                	Roberta  
Millstein (Philosophy; United States)*



                   For Program Co-Chairs:                               
	 Mark Largent (History; United States)

                                                                                           	 Chris 
  Young (History; United States)



                   For Council (Select 3):                              
	 Jessica Bolker (Biology/Philosophy; United States)

                                                                                           	Elihu 
  Gerson (Sociology; United States

                                                                                                   Manfred 
  Laubichler (History/ Philosophy/ Biology;

                                                                                                              Austria 
/United States)

                                                                                           	Massimo 
  Pigliucci (Biology/Philosophy; United States)

                                                                                           	Gregory 
  Radick (History; UK)

                                                                                           	Lilian 
  al-Chuyer Pereira Martins (Philosophy; Brazil)



* Both Roberta Millstein and Lisa Gannett are finishing their first  
two-year term as Secretary and Treasurer, respectively. Given that  
there is a considerable learning-curve in positions we recommended,  
and both agreed, to stand again for election for a term to end in 2011.



The following Officers will continue in the following capacities:



                    
President:                                                		Ana  
Barahona (History; Mexico)



                   Past- 
President:                                                James  
Griesemer (Philosophy; United States)



                    
Council:                                                      	John  
Dupre (Philosophy; UK); term expires 2011

                                                                                         	 Jean 
  Gayon (Philosophy/History; France); term expires 2011

                                                                                           	Betty 
  Smocovitis (History; United States); term expires 2011



Leaving the Council at the end of the Brisbane meeting are:

                                                                                           	Werner 
  Callebaut (History/Austria)

                                                                                           	Sandra 
  Mitchell (History/United States)

                                                                                           	Edna 
  Suarez (History/Mexico)



The graduate student contingency nominates and elects its own  
representative(s) to the Council.

                   The Nominating Committee now invites paid-up  
members of the Society to make additional nominations for any of the  
above positions, as prescribed by the Society's By-laws. Nominations  
must be made by TWO members and accompanied by a letter/e-mail from  
the candidate expressing their willingness to stand for election, and  
a 125-150-word biography of the candidate. We must receive all  
nominations by April 10, 2009. Please e-mail all nominations to:

                   Gar Allen, Chair, Nominating Committee

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                   Very Sincerely,

                   Gar Allen



P.S.: In case the formatting of this message gets jumbled in  
transferring through the e-mail system I am also attaching it as a  
Word document.