ISHPSSB 2019: Call for Abstracts
ISHPSSB OSLO MEETING, 7–12 JULY 2019
The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology
University of Oslo
We
invite submissions for the next International Society for the History,
Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology biennial meeting, which will
take place in Oslo,
Norway, 7–12 July 2019.
The
Council, Local Organizing, and Program Committees are working to put
together an exciting program inspired by socially relevant work on
biology and the life sciences
and featuring Keynote Lectures by
Fern Wickson and
Gísli Palsson. We are building on the strengths of local communities
of scholars in the social studies of science, biomedical sciences,
science communication, and museum studies, and exploring new and
established topics through engaging and innovative formats.
We especially encourage historians, sociologists, and biologists to
join us and feel at home here, while preserving our society as a great
venue for philosophers to meet.
In order to encourage interdisciplinary exchange, the
ISHPSSB Council has created an
Interdisciplinary Organized Session Prize. Candidate sessions are expected to stand out as a fruitful combination of approaches or methodologies from several of the
ISHPSSB
disciplines, and especially through contributions from the social
studies and history of the life sciences. The prize will be awarded to
the organizer and all participants of an organized
session. Organizers can self-nominate by identifying their submission
as an “Interdisciplinary Organized Session” upon online submission.
It is our goal that
ISHPSSB
be the place where natural scientists, social scientists and humanities
scholars meet to learn and discuss challenging contemporary subjects
around the life sciences. We further want
to encourage our members to think of connections between our more
traditional subjects and other practices, including relations between
art practices and the life sciences, and how they challenge us to
rethink our work in the social studies of science and
the history and philosophy of science. With these purposes in mind, we
introduce the possibility of experimenting with novel formats in a new
Mixed Media and Posters Session, alongside traditional Organized and
Individual Papers Sessions.
Organized Sessions
We
encourage participants to submit organized sessions. Submissions of
this type will benefit from a policy of rolling acceptance. The earlier
you submit an organized
session, the earlier you will hear from us about acceptance, and the
more leeway you will have as to the scheduling of your session and your
trip. You may use the
ISHPSSB 2019 Open Organized Session Submission Form to post ideas for organized sessions and to coordinate with others looking to do so.
These
activities are submitted by one organizer, who must also participate in
the session. All sessions will have exactly 90 minutes. There are two
different types of Organized
Sessions:
- Traditional Session
- Diverse Format Session
The organizer can either invite the other participants directly, in order to submit a closed proposal; or use the
ISHPSSB 2019 Open Organized Session Submission Form
to post an Open Organized Session proposal (including title and 250–500
word abstract of the open session), inviting other participants to make
contact before submitting
a proposal. The ISHPSSB 2019 Open Session Board for reviewing Open Organized Sessions will open as open sessions submissions come in, in November 2018.
a) Traditional Session: (90 minutes)
Each
Traditional Session proposal should include three speakers and a Chair,
who can be one of the speakers but need not be. Each speaker will have
25 minutes total
(including discussion). This submission format requires a session
title and a 250–500 word session abstract; titles and 250–500 word
abstracts for each talk; and the names, affiliations, and email address
for all participants. It is possible to submit a double
Organized Session, with the same title, six speakers, with two 90
minutes slots.
When you are ready to submit your session,
follow this link.
b) Diverse Format Session (90 minutes)
Each
Diverse Format Session should have at least two participants, including
a chair who may be one of the participants. These sessions allow a
variety of formats and
may be organized as roundtables, panels, dialogues, theater games,
performance lectures, longer talks, lightning talks, commentaries,
films, etc. This submission format requires a session title and 250–500
word abstract, as well as the names, affiliations,
and email address for all participants. Additional information
relevant to the particular format (for example, short bios in the case
of panels) can also be included in the information submitted by the
session organizer.
When you are ready to submit your session,
follow this link.
Individual Papers (oral presentations)
Individuals
may also submit a paper proposal, which requires a paper title and
250–500 word abstract, the presenter’s name, affiliation and email
address. Full names,
affiliation, and email address of co-authors (if any) are also
required. The submission should be made by the person who will present
the paper at the meeting. The paper presentation must be no more than 20
minutes in length, with an additional 10 minutes
for discussion. Individual Paper submissions will be grouped by the
Program Committee and scheduled into 90 minutes sessions. Individuals
may submit only one Individual Paper. Before submitting your individual
paper, please check the
ISHPSSB 2019 Open Session Board to see if there might be a proposal for an Organized Session that your contribution fits with.
When you are ready to submit your individual paper,
follow this link.
Mixed Media and Poster Presentation
Participants
can submit a poster or experiment with presenting via mixed media
formats. Examples include the presentation of short films (3–5 minutes)
or other multimedia
works, including artistic performance-based formats (such as
performance lectures), lab work, or games. Any special technical
arrangements required should be specified in the proposal. The Program
and Local Organizing Committees will do our best to cope with
technical and/or space requirements as relevant, but it is expected
that each presenter will provide any additional equipment needed beyond
standard presentation materials.
The
submission for the Mixed Media and Poster Session requires a title and
250–500 word abstract, plus the participant’s name, affiliation and
email address; it should also
include the specification of technical and/or space requirements. Full
names, affiliation and email of co-authors (if any) is also required.
Individuals are allowed only one submission for the Mixed Media and
Poster Presentation.
When you are ready to submit a proposal for the Mixed Media and Poster Session,
follow this link.
Submission Requirements and Rules
One
submission is allowed per participant (as either a speaker, co-author,
commentator, roundtable participant, mixed media or poster author),
besides chairing one session.
All individuals submitting Individual Paper proposals are encouraged to check open sessions notices posted on the
ISHPSSB 2019 Open Session Board;
this will help both speakers and program-co-chairs to organize a more
cohesive conference. Diversity and inclusion are valued by the
ISHPSSB
community. We especially encourage session organizers to attend to
considerations of participant diversity, in terms of discipline as well
as geography, gender, race/ethnicity, and
career stage.
We
invite presentations that address historical, philosophical, social
and/or cultural aspects of the life sciences. Interdisciplinary
approaches and papers tackling educational
issues in the history, philosophy, and social studies of the life
sciences are also welcome. Contributions to the study of other sciences
are outside the scope of this conference.
Due
to the international scope of the conference, papers will be presented
in English, independent of the nationality of the speaker.
ISHPSSB 2019 Conference Deadlines
- 5 November 2018–18 January 2019: Suggestion of Open Sessions on the ISHPSSB 2019 Open Session Board.
- 5 November 2018–18 January 2019: Submission of Organized Sessions, with rolling notification of acceptance.
- 18 January 2019: Deadline for all other submission formats.
- Early March 2019: Final notification of acceptance for all formats
Registration fee payment (for both participants and guests):
- before 3 May 2019: Early registration
- 4 May–7 June 2019: Late registration
Note: Graduate Students as well as Postdoctoral Fellows
and Independent Scholars are eligible to apply for Travel Grants supported by
ISHPSSB and the US
National Science Foundation (grant no. 1656206). Acceptance
notifications will include information about how to apply for these
awards.
Please follow
this link to the conference website.
Final program posted online:
28 June 2019
ISHPSSB
2019 Contact Information
If you have inquiries related to submissions and the program, please send an email to the
ISHPSSB Oslo Program Committee:
mailto:ishpssb2019@