Vol. 38, No. 4, October 2009
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News
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Member News
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In Budapest
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HSS Fellowship in the History of Space Science
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In the Service of
Galileo’s Ghost
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Historians and Contemporary
Anti-evolutionism
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Making Visible Embryos: Making a Virtual Exhibition
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“Lusty Ladies or Victorian
Victims?”
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Lone Star Historians of
Science
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Centaurus: A New Face at a Respected Journal
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World Congress of
Environmental History
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Jobs, Conferences, Grants
Activity in the HSS Executive Office continues to quicken as our highly anticipated annual meeting in Phoenix approaches. Since this year’s conference will feature numerous changes, I want to provide you with an update on a few of these changes. We are meeting later than usual, the weekend before the U.S. Thanksgiving, and part of the reason for doing so is that hotel rates are significantly cheaper this time of year. Since Phoenix is a vacation destination, we also thought that members might want to linger in the area and sample the natural beauty of the Southwest. But perhaps the biggest change in the conference is its format. We are building on last year’s successful prize ceremony where we detached the prize ceremony from the banquet so that more members could attend the ceremony. We received many positive comments regarding the ceremony, but we learned that our Saturday night was now too full: prize ceremony, distinguished lecture, reception, and Society dinner. Therefore, we have moved the prize ceremony to Friday night, to be followed by the distinguished lecture, which will be given by M. Norton Wise. After the lecture we will host an open reception honoring the prizewinners, allowing us to set aside all of Saturday evening for an experiment. This is the experiment. After the sessions end on Saturday, everyone is invited to make their way to the beautiful Heard Museum for the Society dinner where we will celebrate the prizewinners and the history of science (there is a space on the registration form to indicate if you plan to attend). We expect some 300 attendees at the dinner, and we wish to create an atmosphere that will allow delegates to circulate freely, converse, enjoy good food, and admire the splendid holdings at the Heard (guided tours will be provided). It is our hope that this event will facilitate discussion and friendship. The end result will be a stronger Society, one well positioned to foster interest in the history of science. Since this new format for the conference is experimental, I will be grateful if you would provide me feedback on what worked, what did not work, and what we could do to make the meeting even better.
And as always, thank you for your membership in the HSS.
-Jay