DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 15TH

Many thanks to those of you who have already sent in your submissions for this conference!  Because we're so close on the heels of a major holiday, we have decided that we are extending the submission deadline for papers and posters until December 15th (at midnight) to make sure everyone has plenty of time to send in their submissions.  

Also, we wanted to note that if you are submitting something for the poster session, be aware this can be "poster" loosely-defined - these do not necessarily need to be large, formal printed posters although those are welcome if you have them.  The idea of the poster session reception is to provide a slightly more informal environment suitable for discussing works in progress, demonstrating new approaches, sharing ideas, and otherwise starting conversations on interesting topics in the field, etc.  We'd encourage you to have enough visual material to at least clearly identify yourself and your topic to people there in order to facilitate interested people finding you, but the format otherwise is very flexible.  

CALL FOR PAPERS

1^ST IU Graduate Student Conference on the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine

March 11-12, 2016

Indiana University Bloomington

Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 15, 2015 (at midnight)

     The Indiana University Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine and HPS Graduate Students Association are calling for submissions from graduate students working on topics relating to the history and/or philosophy of science for its first graduate student conference in the spring of 2016. Submissions are welcome on a breadth of historical or philosophic topics in the sciences.  This conference is intended to be an opportunity for graduate students to share their work, make connections, and receive feedback from peers and faculty in a congenial environment.   The anticipated schedule is for 30-minute student presentations, followed by a 10-minute response by a student commentator, and 15-20 minutes for follow-up questions and discussion.  There will also be a poster session reception intended to facilitate discussion, particularly suited to works in their early stages of progress, ideas on new methodologies or tools in HPS, or novel ways of extending HPS into the public sphere.

Submissions: Please submit papers or extended outlines suitable for a 30-minute talk, or an abstract or description (~250 words) of a topic for a “poster” (loosely-defined).  Dual submissions for talks and posters (on related or unrelated topics) are allowed.  E-mail submissions prepared for blind review to iuhpsconf@gmail.com on or before December 15, 2015 (extended deadline).  Acceptances will be sent out in mid-January.  

Conference Time & Place: March 11-12 (half-day Friday and full-day Saturday), 2016, on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington.

Speaker:  We are pleased to have alumna Alice Domurat Dreger as our keynote speaker and featured faculty guest for the conference.  Dreger is a historian of medicine, bioethicist, and social activist who has held faculty positions in medicine, bioethics, and science studies at Northwestern University, Michigan State University, and the University of Minnesota.   Her work includes the history and ethics of prenatal hormonal therapy, issues in academic freedom and activism, and advocacy for patients with atypical and socially unaccepted bodies.  Visit her personal website for additional information: http://alicedreger.com/.

Lodging and Logistics: Funding is not available to cover travel expenses, but we will facilitate lodging for student presenters with graduate student hosts here in town on a first-come, first-served basis.  Hotels in Bloomington are also quite reasonably priced, and we’ll be glad to provide recommendations for those who wish to make their own arrangements.  

For questions or further details, please contact us at iuhpsconf@gmail.com or see our website at http://iuhpsgraduateconference.blogspot.com.