Call for abstracts: 29th Conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC 2026, UCLA)

The 29th annual conference of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC 2026) will take place from 29 to 31 July 2026 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), hosted by the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry in collaboration with the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry. More information is available at https://philosophyofchemistry.com/

The conference invites proposals addressing a broad range of topics in the epistemology and metaphysics of chemistry, as well as historical and educational perspectives. Presentations will last 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of discussion, and plenary speakers will deliver extended lectures.

Confirmed keynote speakers include Prof. Pieter Thyssen (Liège University, Belgium) and Prof. Guillermo Restrepo (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig, Germany). The venue will be Royce Hall at UCLA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce_Hall.

Abstracts of no more than one page (maximum 400 words, excluding references) should be submitted by 31 March 2026. All submissions must include a title and be prepared for anonymous review. Authors should indicate their affiliations in the email body and specify whether they intend to present in person or online. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 20 April 2026.

Further details about the venue, program, and registration process will be available at https://philosophyofchemistry.com/symposia-2/.