2012 Midwest Junto Call for Papers
ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
Midwest Junto for the History of Science 55th Annual Meeting
23-25 March 2012
The Midwest Junto for the History of Science and Missouri University of Science and Technology invite students, faculty, and independent scholars to the 55th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Junto, to be held on the Missouri S&T campus in Rolla, Missouri, from Friday, 23 March to Sunday, 25 March 2012. The Midwest Junto retains its founders' vision that it should be informal and congenial.
Short papers (about 15-20 minutes) on any topic in the history of science, technology, and medicine, or the philosophy of science and technology, are welcome. A brief abstract (one-page maximum) and short CV should be submitted electronically (preferred) or via post to:
Midwest Junto c/o Jeff Schramm
116 H-SS, 500 W. 14th St.
Rolla, MO 65409-1260
Submissions must be received by 9am Monday, 23 January 2012.
Questions only may be directed to Jeff Schramm at schrammj@mst.edu <mailto:schrammj@mst.edu> or Kathleen Sheppard at sheppardka@mst.edu <mailto:sheppardka@mst.edu> . Both are attending HSS/SHOT/4S in Cleveland 3-6 Nov. 2011 and welcome questions.
Abstracts including the presenters' institutional affiliation and status may be submitted electronically in an e-mail message or as an attachment (Word or pdf preferred), or in paper format. Graduate students are especially encouraged to participate. Acceptance notifications will follow around 10 February. Graduate students who present a paper may request a partial subsidy for lodging from the Midwest Junto.
On Friday evening, 23 March, there will be a reception for all registered participants. On Saturday, 24 March and on Sunday, 25 March (until noon), the conference proper will be held on the Missouri S&T campus (in Butler-Carlton Hall). Coffee, tea, and other refreshments will be served throughout the conference. The cost of registration, which includes the reception and the conference, is $40. On Saturday evening, there will be a banquet with a cost of $25. This year's Stuart Pierson Memorial Lecturer will be Marilyn Ogilvie of the University of Oklahoma.
Full Registration information will be available shortly.
This year's Junto meeting is partially sponsored by the History and Political Science Department and the Provost's Office at Missouri S&T.
Jeff Schramm, PhD
History and Political Science Department
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409