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Vol. 41, No. 2, April 2012
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Acts, Artifacts, and the Politics of Consensus: A Midwest Conference for Science and Technology Studies

Northwestern University, 4–5 May 2012

Registration is now open for Acts, Artifacts, and the Politics of Consensus. The keynote speaker is Naomi Oreskes, and panelists include Alex Blanchette, John Carson, Lorraine Daston, Paul Edwards, Joan Fujimura, Fiona Greenland, Christopher Hamlin, Gabrielle Hecht, Susan Lederer, Joseph Masco, Gregg Mitman, Kelly Moore, Tania Munz, Shobita Parthasarathy, Rachel Ponce, and Tom Waidzunas.

Registration is free but required. See website.

Osiris Special Issue Contributors' Meeting in Uppsala

Thanks to the efforts of Hjalmar Fors, one of the contributors to the Osiris volume, "Chemical Knowledge in the Early Modern World," due to appear in 2014, there will be a meeting of the editors and contributors in Uppsala, Sweden, this June. The venue will be the Department for History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University.

At the meeting, contributors will present drafts of their Osiris submissions for discussion and examine general considerations of the nature and conceptual structure of the forthcoming Osiris volume.

History of the Philosophy of Science (HOPOS)

Halifax, 21–24 June 2012

The 9th biennial meeting for the International Society for the History of the Philosophy of Science will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia this June. The keynote speakers are Ian Hacking, Penelope Madden, and Heinrich von Staden. For full details, see conference website.

International Society for the Psychology of Science and Technology Meeting

Pittsburgh, 20–22 July 2012

ISPST will meet in Pittsburgh this July. Keynote speakers include Katy Boerner, Clark Chinn, Iris Tabak, and Paul Thagard. For full details, see the conference website.

Teaching and Researching Big History: Exploring a New Scholarly Field

Allendale, Michigan, 2–5 August 2012

The International Big History Association, dedicated to teaching the integrated history of the cosmos and of humanity, will host its first conference on teaching and research at the Grand Valley State University campus in Allendale, Michigan, 2–5 August 2012. For full details, see the IBHA website, http://ibhanet.org/.

ICHSTM 2013

Manchester, 22–28 July 2013

The 24th International Congress for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine

The 24th International Congress for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine will be held at the University of Manchester on 22–28 July 2013. The Congress, held every four years, is the world's largest gathering of historians of science, technology and medicine. The theme of the Congress is 'Knowledge at Work' and proposals for Symposia (themed panel sessions) can be submitted until 30 April 2012. From 1 May until 30 November 2012 offers of individual papers can be made. Submissions should be made at http://ichstm2013.com/call. Further details about the Congress can be found at http://ichstm2013.com.

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