International Conference: History of Science in Practice

We are pleased to announce the International Conference "History of Science in Practice", organized by the Programme of History, Philosophy and Didactics of Science and Technology (National Hellenic Research Foundation and University of Athens) and the Hellenic Society of History, Philosophy and Didactics of Sciences. The Conference will be held in Athens, Greece from 6th to 9th May 2010 and updated info will be available at http://www.hpdst.gr/events/conferences/history-of-science-in-practice
As its title suggests, the Conference will explore the possibilities of putting history of science into practice, both in teaching and in communication with the public. The Conference will focus on the following themes:
- Exploring the creation of a common European textbook of History of Science
- Using History of Science in formal and informal teaching of science
- Examining epistemological problems in the teaching of History of Science
- Appraising what a History of Science Museum can offer to the public
- Examining the preservation of contemporary scientific heritage.
Conference papers will be published in the Proceedings volume. Selected papers will appear in a special issue of the journal History of Scientific Ideas: http://www.hpdst.gr/publications/hsi
Invited speakers:
Fabio Bevilacqua, Physics Department "A.Volta", University of Pavia
Michel Blay, Director of the Centre d’Archives en Philosophie, Histoire et Édition des Sciences, ENS-CNRS
Christopher Cullen, Director of the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge
Liu Dun, Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, President of the Division of History of Science and Technology / International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science
Wilfrid Hodges, President of the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science / International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science
Jeff Hughes, University of Manchester, President of the British Society for the History of Science
Catherine Jami, REHSEIS-UMR 7219 (CNRS & Université de Paris-Diderot)
Vincent Jullien, Department of Philosophy, University of Nantes
Eberhard Knobloch, President of the International Academy of History of Science
Alexandre Kostov, Institute of Balkan Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Helge Kragh, University of Aarhus, President of the European Society for the History of Science
Jay Malone, Executive Director of the History of Science Society
Alexandar Petrovich, Faculty of Philology and Arts, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
Submission of papers:
Abstracts must be submitted using the Abstract Form at http://www.hpdst.gr/events/conferences/abstract-upload
All abstracts will undergo a peer review process. Abstracts should be uploaded electronically to the Congress website between 1 December 2009 and 15 February 2010
Registration:
Participants to the Conference are kindly asked to register on-line at http://www.hpdst.gr/events/conferences/registration
Registration will open 1 December 2009.
Contact information:
Constantine Skordoulis: kskordul@primedu.uoa.gr
Efthymios Nicolaidis: efnicol@eie.gr
Antigone Nounou: amnounou@gmail.com
Gianna Katsiaboura: katsiampoura@gmail.com
Tel: +30 210 3689567, +30210 7273557
You may also use the following contact form:http://www.hpdst.gr/contact