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HSS/BSHS/CSHPS 3-Society Meeting
Philadelphia, PA
11-14 July 2012
Meeting FAQ
Meeting Registration
The Societies
Meeting Program
Meeting Location
Meeting Lodging
Travel and Transportation
Exhibitor Information
Future 3-Society Meetings
Previous 3-Society Meetings
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WELCOME TO THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE!
The 2012 3-Society Meeting will bring together the History of Science Society, the British Society for History of Science, and the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Meeting Registration
Meeting registration is expected to open in late March/early April. Please check back here for updates.
The Societies
Three societies will be participating at the quadrennial meeting:
The History of Science Society (HSS), which is the world's largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in historical context.
The British Society for the History of Science (BSHS), he main organization in the British Isles working to bring together people with an interest in the histories of science, technology and medicine and their changing relationship with society.
The Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS), a Canadian forum bringing together historians, philosophers, sociologists, and a wide range of interdisciplinary scholars interested in exploring all aspects of science, past and present.
Meeting Program
Thank you to all who submitted session and paper proposals for the 3-Society Meeting. We hope to send notifications by late February, with the preliminary program appearing in the April Newsletter of the HSS. The preliminary program will also be posted here.
Meeting Location
The sessions of the 2012 3-Society Meeting will be held in Houston Hall on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Meeting Lodging
Meeting attendees will be have the option of booking dorm rooms at the University of Pennsylvania at a very affordable rate.
We are also finalizing a block of rooms at a nearby hotel for meeting attendees to use at a discounted rate.
We will post updated information here as soon as it is available.
Traveling to Philadelphia
Planes
Philadelphia is served by the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), roughly twenty minutes from the University of Pennsylvania.
From the airport, you can take a cab to the Penn campus, or take the train to the University City stop, which is about a 5-minute walk from the University.
Trains
The 30th Street Station is served by Amtrak for intercity travel as well as SEPTA for local rail service. the 30th Street Station is about a 15 minute walk from the University of Pennsylvania.
Automobiles
Phildelphia can be reached via Interstates 76 or 95.
Publisher and Book Exhibitor Information
The book exhibit will be hosted at Houston Hall, site of the meeting sessions. The publisher's brochure, which includes information on display tables, packet inserts, and advertising can be found here.
Exhibitors interested in participating in both this meeting and the 2012 HSS/PSA Meeting in San Diego may do so for a significant discount. See the publisher's brochure for more details.
Future 3-Society Meetings
- July 2016 Canada, city TBD
Previous Meetings
- 4-6 July 2008 Oxford, UK
- 5-7 August 2004 Halifax, NS
