Event Title: workshop: \"from a historical point of view\"
Event Dates: 01/20/2009 - 01/20/2009
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Ghent
Event Web Site: www.criticalphilosophy.ugent.be (\"news\")
Additional Information: In this one-day workshop, we will go in search of what it means to think historically. The historical point of view is not the exclusive property of historiography, but it is also present in an array of different disciplines. Arguably, the historical point of view has had its most profound influence in philosophy. This workshop will confront historians with a theoretical interest with philosophers with a historical interest, in order to thematize the elements which unite researchers from different disciplines who think historically. Although this workshop is aimed in the first place at historians and philosophers from the low countries, it should also prove useful to a more international audience and to researchers from other disciplines. Speakers: -Ed Jonker (Universiteit Utrecht) -Herman Paul (Universitiet Leiden -Eric Schliesser (Universiteit Leiden) - Gertrudis Van De Vijver (UGent) & Helena De Preester (Hogent) Tuesday 20/1/09, 10.00-17.00 Blandijnberg 2, 9000 Gent Participation is free, but participants are asked to register in advance. In order to do so, please send an e-mail anton.froeyman@ugent.be. For questions and further information, see http://www.criticalphilosophy.ugent.be/ (�News), or send an e-mail to anton.froeyman@ugent.be or gertrudis.vandevijver@ugent.be

Event Title: Workshop on "Modeling and LHC"
Event Dates: 01/26/2012 - 01/28/2012
Location: Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Wuppertal University
Event Web Site: http://www.lhc-epistemologie.uni-wuppertal.de/workshop-2012.html
Additional Information: The research collaboration "Epistemology of the LHC" organizes a workshop entitled "Modeling and LHC", which will take place at Wuppertal University from January 26th to January 28th 2012. The workshop will feature talks by 14 distinguished invited speakers from both physics and philosophy. Topics covered will include, among others, the relation between models and fiction, the connection between models and simulation, the role of models beyond the standard model for LHC research practices, and the conceptual connection between models and effective field theories. Talks will be given by Arianna Borrelli, Nazim Bouatta, Rafaela Hillerbrand, Koray Karaca, Chuang Liu, Margaret Morrison, Kent Staley (philosophy), Herbert Dreiner, Robert Harlander, Jay Wacker, James Wells (theoretical physics), Hannes Jung, Kevin Kroeninger, Christian Zeitnitz (experimental physics). The workshop is open to visitors. No fee is charged, but registration is required. If you wish to attend the workshop as a visitor, please send an email to Simon Friederich, friederich "at" uni-wuppertal.de.

Event Title: Historical Perspectives on God's Order, Man's Order, and the Order of Nature
Event Dates: 03/04/2011 - 03/06/2011
Location: La Jolla, California, USA
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of California, San Diego
Event Web Site: http://philosophy.ucsd.edu/people/faculty-sites/watkins-conference/index.html
Registration Deadline: 02/24/2011

Event Title: The 2nd Edition of Bucharest Postgraduate Conference in Early Modern Philosophy
Event Dates: 03/07/2011 - 03/08/2011
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Bucharest
Event Web Site: http://www.celfis.ro/noutati/
Abstract Deadline: 02/04/2011
Additional Information: CALL FOR PAPERS The Center for the Logic, History and Philosophy of Science organizes its second postgraduate conference for advanced master students and Phd-students working on history and philosophy of science. This will be held on March 7-8, 2011 at the University of Bucharest, Romania. The invited speakers will be: Prof. Peter Anstey (University of Otago) Lect. Sorana Corneanu (University of Bucharest) Alexandra Ibad- Torero (Universite de Liege) We cordially invite graduate students to forward abstracts on any topic related to Early Modern Philosophy by February 4th, 2011. Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words prepared for blind review. Papers will have a presentation time of 30 minutes with 10 minutes for discussions. The Program Committee (Prof. Ilie Parvu, Lect. Dana Jalobeanu, Lect. Sorin Costreie) will notify authors of its decision by February 9th. Please send abstracts by email to: Madalina Giurgea (madalinagiurgea@yahoo.com) madalinagiurgea@yahoo.com

Event Title: Spring School in Particle Physics and Philosophy
Event Dates: 03/16/2011 - 03/25/2011
Location: Wuppertal, Germany
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Wuppertal
Event Web Site: http://www.springschool-2011.uni-wuppertal.de/
Registration Deadline: 12/15/2010
Additional Information: Dear all, just a little reminder that it is still possible to apply, but that the deadline approaches fast: First Spring School in Particle Physics and Philosophy March 16-25, 2011 at `Maria in der Aue' near Wuppertal The Interdisciplinary Center for Science and Technology Studies (IZWT) at the University of Wuppertal invites applications for participation at the 1st International Spring School on Particle Physics and Philosophy. The aim of this school is to train the next generation of researchers from physics, philosophy and history of science in a borderline-area relevant for all three disciplines. Lectures and discussion sessions will be given by world-renowned scientists and scholars of these three fields, and will be held in English. The spring school will start on March 16th, 2011, and end on March 25th, 2011. The venue is a quiet conference hotel in the countryside close to Wuppertal. Accommodation, meals and lectures will all take place at this venue, so as to establish an optimal environment for discussion and learning. We invite students at the master and doctoral level, as well as post-docs from physics, philosophy, and history of science to apply for participation; the aim is to have a group of around 30, in appropriate fraction over the three fields. The deadline for applications is DECEMBER 15, 2010. For further details, including details about the topics and lecturers, as well as the details of how to apply, please see http://www.springschool-2011.uni-wuppertal.de Please circulate this message as widely as possible; we are looking forward to hearing from you, and to a truely interdisciplinary exchange on the intersection of physics, philosophy and history of science! The organisational team, Gregor Schiemann, Peter Mattig, Dennis Lehmkuhl, Vanessa Cirkel-Bartelt

Event Title: The Tenacity of the Nature/Nurture Divide
Event Dates: 03/20/2009 - 03/21/2009
Location: Germany, Berlin
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Max Planck Institute for the History of Science
Event Web Site: http://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/en/news/index.html
Registration Deadline: 02/20/2009
Additional Information: The tenacity of the nature/nurture divide Two-day workshop to be held on March 20-21, 2009 At the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin (Department III) Brief Description: The formula nature/nurture (Na-Nu) has captured a very basic split in the causal structure we assign to the constitution of the human. The divide determines explanatory strategies in scientific and non-scientific arenas. We aim to further our understanding of the tenacity of this binary distinction by contextualizing it within a large time scale, and through different cultures. This workshop will bring together scientists, historians and philosophers, who will tackle the Na-Nu complex from different and complementary angles and will contribute to the collective answering of questions linked to it. Is there for instance something inevitable about such dramatic dichotomous structure? Why does it seem to recur, under ever new shapes, with every new shift in the life and social sciences? Or has it progressively weakened under the strain of criticism and alternative frames? Are we then witnessing its last incarnations? What would a future con�ceptual field of humanities and the life sciences look like without such a conceptual and ontological divide? Speakers: Evelyn Fox Keller, Lisa Gannett, Peter Hammerstein, Tim Ingold, Ursula Klein, Geoffrey Lloyd, Federico Navarrete, Eric Turkheimer, Elizabeth Williams. Organizers: Carlos L�pez-Beltr�n, Maria Kronfeldner The workshop is part of the Project �A Cultural History of Heredity� (Department III). If you would like to attend, please contact: Maria Kronfeldner maria.kronfeldner@philosophie.uni-bielefeld.de (Please note: participation is free, but space is limited)

Event Title: WORKSHOP: Discovery in the social sciences: Towards an empirically-informed philosophy of social science
Event Dates: 03/22/2011 - 03/23/2011
Location: Leuven, Belgium
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Event Web Site: http://www.hiw.kuleuven.be/ned/workshop/index.html
Abstract Deadline: 12/31/2010
Registration Deadline: 02/01/2011
Additional Information: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS WORKSHOP: Discovery in the social sciences: Towards an empirically-informed philosophy of social science University of Leuven, Belgium, March 22-23, 2011 Submission deadline for abstracts: 31 December, 2010. Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2011. Keynote speakers Alison Wylie (University of Washington): "transformative criticism as a catalyst for discovery: Community Based Collaborative Practice in archaeology" Jack Vromen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) website: http://www.hiw.kuleuven.be/ned/workshop/index.html Call for papers: The aim of this workshop is to bring together scholars who are working in the philosophy of the social sciences, especially those interested in scientific practice. The theme is discovery in the social sciences. We invite submissions of extended abstracts (about 1000 words), and we are especially eager to hear from young researchers, including graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, tenure-track professors and other recent PhDs, working in the philosophy of the social sciences or related fields. We are interested in both case studies that examine specific instances of discovery in social sciences, and in more theoretical or methodological papers that are informed by scientific practice. We take 'discovery' in a broad sense, meaning discovery of empirical phenomena, theories and laws. 'Social sciences' refers to a broad range of disciplines, including (but not limited to) economics, anthropology, history, archaeology, psychology (including neuroscience), linguistics, and sociology. Possible topics (not an exhaustive list) include: - What is specific to discoveries in the social sciences? - What is the epistemic role of artefacts in discovery, for example in neuroscientific research? - Can we discern patterns in discovery in the social sciences? - The discovery of laws in social sciences. - Case-studies of discovery in specific social sciences. - Creativity in social scientific practice. Please send your abstract, preferably as pdf or rtf to Helen De Cruz, using the following e-mail address philosophy.social.sciences[at]gmail.com by December 31 2010. Please also indicate your position (e.g., graduate student, postdoc, assistant professor). Scientific committee: Helen De Cruz (University of Leuven), Eric Schliesser (Ghent University), Farah Focquaert (Ghent University), Raymond Corbey (University of Leiden and Tilburg University). This workshop is supported by funding from the University of Leuven and Ghent University. Dr. Helen De Cruz Centre for Logic and Analytic Philosophy University of Leuven Dekenstraat 2 3000 Leuven Belgium

Event Title: Symposium on Experimental Philosophy and the Origins of Empiricism
Event Dates: 04/18/2011 - 04/19/2011
Location: Dunedin, NZ
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Otago
Event Web Site: https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/emxphi/2011/02/symposium-experimental-philosophy-and-empiricism/
Additional Information: This symposium will gather scholars to discuss recent work of the team working on the Marsden-funded project "Experimental philosophy and the Origins of Empiricism" at the University of Otago. Papers will be on: - the origins of the experimental/speculative distinction (Peter Anstey) - Newton and experimental philosophy (Kirsten Walsh) - Aberdeen experimental philosophy (Juan Gomez) - experimental philosophy in eighteenth century England and France (Peter Anstey) - experimental philosophy in eighteenth century Germany (Alberto Vanzo) - the genesis of empiricism: Kant and the aetas kantiana (Alberto Vanzo) Commentators: Philip Catton (Canterbury) Gideon Manning (Caltech) Tim Mehigan (Otago) Charles Pigden (Otago) Anik Waldow (Sydney) Eric Watkins (San Diego) Programme available on: https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/emxphi/2011/02/symposium-experimental-philosophy-and-empiricism/ Attendance is free. However, space is limited, so we advise you to register early. To register and for information, please email peter.anstey@otago.ac.nz. Papers will be distributed to participants one month before the conference and abstracts will be posted on the Early Modern Experimental Philosophy Blog (https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/emxphi). If you cannot attend, but would like to read some of the papers, send an email to alberto.vanzo@otago.ac.nz.

Event Title: History of Science in Practice
Event Dates: 05/06/2010 - 05/09/2010
Location: Athens, Greece
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): National Hellenic Research Foundation, University of Athens
Event Web Site: www.hpdst.gr
Abstract Deadline: 02/15/2010

Event Title: Science Voices: Scientists speak about science and themselves
Event Dates: 05/12/2011 - 05/13/2011
Location: Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, LONDON . SW1Y 5AG
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): The Royal society, Natural History Museum, kingston University London, Arts & Humanities Research Council
Event Web Site: www.royalsociety.org/science-voices
Additional Information: Bringing science and scientists to historians and the public through their own vibrant personal voices and testimony. Join us for this two-day event which will be of interest to historians, biographers, archive and library professionals and those involved in science communication for exhibition, television and radio. From oral history to collegial obituary, from witness seminar to 'personal information files', scientists are complementing the legacy and understanding of their work with more personal and in-depth records. Some of these are developed with oral historians and others by scientific peers: how is this important material created and framed intellectually, as well as used by historians in conjunction with paper archives and scientific publications? Full Rate: 40 Pounds Student Rate: 30 Pounds (includes wine reception 12 May, lunch 13 May and teas both days)Event starts at 13:30 on Thursday 12 May Free to the Public: Keynote address by Professor Brian Cathcart at 18:00 on 12 May and 'Museum Lives' interview clips on listening posts

Event Title: Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science meeting
Event Dates: 05/29/2011 - 05/31/2011
Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University
Abstract Deadline: 02/01/2011

Event Title: Sex, Race, and Reproduction. Configurations of Biological Knowledge Around 1800
Event Dates: 06/12/2009 - 06/14/2009
Location: Vienna, Austria
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Institute for Human Sciences
Additional Information: Around 1800, the life sciences and the human sciences, including philosophy in its modern form, were �in the making.� Mechanistic explanations of natural life were increasingly criticized, and new epistemic strategies towards �life� were formulated. In these processes, knowledge concerning �human nature� was configured in different ways and articulated from various political-ethical perspectives. Scientific, philosophical, political-ethical, and economic meanings overlapped in concepts of race, descent, inheritance and reproduction as well as those of generation, procreation, sex and sexuality. However, these concepts were not stable but highly contested in regard to their epistemological as well as socio-cultural status. In the order of knowledge the status of biology as a science and social knowledge were far from being fixed. But, the political-epistemological problems of naturalism and biological naturalization that to this day still haunt the social and human sciences, including philosophy, emerged at the horizon. This interdisciplinary workshop aims at analyzing different constellations of biological knowledge, i.e., the formation, circulation and articulation of biological concepts in scientific, philosophical and socio-political contexts. Questions to be discussed are: what kind of epistemic strategies were formed in regard to the emerging life sciences, how were they linked to politics of knowledge, and, especially, how did political-epistemological strategies referring to race and sex intersect. Speakers: Robert Bernasconi (Pennsylvania State University) Staffan M�ller-Wille (University of Exeter/Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science, Berlin) Florence Vienne (Technische Universit�t Braunschweig) Tobias Cheung (Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science, Berlin) Sara Figal (Vanderbilt University, Nashville) Penelope Deutscher (Northwestern University, Evanston) Waltraud Ernst (University of Hildesheim) Tristana Dini (Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane, Napoli) Petra Gehring (Technische Universit�t Darmstadt)

Event Title: Second Biennial Conference of the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP)
Event Dates: 06/18/2009 - 06/20/2009
Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Minnesota
Event Web Site: http://ships.umn.edu/spsp
Abstract Deadline: 02/01/2009
Additional Information: The SPSP biennial conferences provide a broad forum for scholars committed to making detailed and systematic studies of scientific practices � neither dismissing concerns about truth and rationality, nor ignoring contextual and pragmatic factors. The conferences aim at cutting through traditional disciplinary barriers and developing novel approaches. We welcome contributions from not only philosophers of science, but also philosophers working in epistemology and ethics, as well as the philosophy of engineering, medicine, agriculture, and other practical fields. Additionally, we welcome contributions from historians and sociologists of science, pure and applied scientists, and any others with an interest in philosophical questions regarding scientific practice. The SPSP Conference in 2009 will be held concurrently with a large workshop for teachers on integrating historical, philosophical and sociological perspectives into science teaching (http://ships.umn.edu/2009). Joint sessions are planned. The Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice (SPSP) aims to create an interdisciplinary community of scholars who approach the philosophy of science with a focus on scientific practice and the practical uses of scientific knowledge. For further details on our objectives and activities, see the Society\'s website: http://www.philosophy-science-practice.org

Event Title: Logica 2011
Event Dates: 06/20/2011 - 06/24/2011
Location: Hejnice, Czech Republic
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): The Institute of Philosophy, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Event Web Site: www.flu.cas.cz/logica
Abstract Deadline: 02/28/2011
Additional Information: LOGICA 2011 is the 25th in the series of annual international symposia devoted to logic. The official language of the symposium is English. Contributions devoted to any of the wide range of logical problems are welcome except those focused on specialized technical applications. Particularly welcome are contributions that cover issues interesting both for 'philosophically' and for 'mathematically' oriented logicians.

Event Title: Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science 2011 conference, July 1-3
Event Dates: 07/01/2011 - 01/03/2011
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Canterbury hosting
Event Web Site: http://www.math.canterbury.ac.nz/aahpsss/
Abstract Deadline: 05/30/2011
Registration Deadline: 06/10/2011
Additional Information: Placement on conference programme by abstract submission only. The dates for the AAHPSSS 2011 conference dovetail with those for the Australasian Association of Philosophy 2011 conference, July 3-8 in Dunedin, New Zealand: see http://www.otago.ac.nz/philosophy/conferences.html . AAHPSSS conference-stream topic suggestions welcome. Offers of HOPOS papers welcome. There will be a stream for history and philosophy of mathematics, among others.

Event Title: International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology
Event Dates: 07/10/2011 - 07/15/2011
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology
Event Web Site: www.ishpssb.org
Abstract Deadline: 02/28/2011
Registration Deadline: 05/30/2011
Additional Information: The International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) welcomes submission of paper and poster proposals for the biennial meeting to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, July 10-15, 2011. ISHPSSB brings together scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to discuss historical, conceptual, epistemological, political, institutional, and ethical issues of the life sciences in an open and informal setting. At the Salt Lake City meeting, we plan to continue our tradition of an inclusive and experimental approach. Scholars are welcome to submit one proposal for a poster as well as one proposal for an individual paper or a paper within an organized session. We are excited to announce a poster session that will be connected to a reception and vibrant discussion session with distinguished scholars from across the disciplines represented by ISHPSSB membership. Although less common in meetings of historians and philosophers, poster sessions are a standard venue for biologists, social scientists, and educators. Of special note, a poster session offers the possibility of open-ended time to engage in dialogue with others about one's work. Planned sessions will be scheduled into a conventional 90-minute forum, allowing up to four speakers (or three speakers and a commentator) to present their work. A session organizer can submit a proposal for the session. Those scholars planning to submit an individual paper � not part of a planned session � are encouraged to post ideas for sessions and discussion panels on the ISHPSSB discussion board (ishpssb.onefireplace.com) in advance of submission. Posting ideas here provides a good way to find others who are interested in presenting on similar topics and organize meaningful and interdisciplinary sessions together. Scholars are invited to submit poster, session, and paper proposals by following the links on the ISHPSSB website (www.ishpssb.org). The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2011. Additional information about proposal submission is available online, or by contacting the program co-chairs at program@ishpssb.org (Chris Young and Mark Largent).

Event Title: ISHPSSB 2009, Brisbane
Event Dates: 07/12/2009 - 07/16/2009
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Sydney
Event Web Site: http://www.ishpssb2009.org
Abstract Deadline: 02/01/2009
Additional Information: CALL FOR PAPERS The 2009 meeting of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology will take place from Sunday, 12 July, through Thursday, 16 July, at Emmanuel College, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Australia, hosted by the University of Sydney: http://www.ishpssb2009.org ISHPSSB brings together scholars from diverse disciplines, including the life sciences as well as history, philosophy, and sociology of science. The ISHPSSB biennial summer conferences are known for their innovative, transdisciplinary sessions and for fostering informal, cooperative exchanges and on-going collaborations among a variety of international scholars. This will be the first meeting to be held in the southern hemisphere. The aim of the conference is to facilitate the exchange of research ideas and results across a range of fields. The submission of papers and sessions on any topic within the society\'s scope is welcomed. We also encourage the submission of posters, workshops, and general interest sessions based on themes identified in session proposals. It is our goal to develop a program that will allow maximal interactions, while also giving people the chance to present their ideas to their colleagues. Meeting near the Great Barrier Reef in the year of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin\'s Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of Darwin\'s birth and the publication of Jean Baptiste Lamarck\'s Philosophie Zoologique, we suggest some possible ideas for proposals, including: (1) Darwinism from different perspectives, including future perspectives on Darwinism; (2) The history, philosophy, social studies, and theory behind current debates about the genetics of evolutionary change; (3) The history, philosophy, social studies, and biology of coral reefs-a subject that engaged Darwin and which is now the subject of much attention related to the global environmental crisis; (4) The nature of amateur participation in science, especially \"citizen science\" that encourages stakeholders of various kinds to protect the coastal environment, and the role of NGOs in shaping science policy; and (5) Topics such as biodiversity, biogeography, and systematics. Submissions on other subjects that reflect an individual\'s current area of research, however, are also welcomed. Scholars wishing to attend the meeting are invited to submit session and paper proposals on the ISHPSSB website: http://www.ishpssb.org/meeting.html. Deadline for submissions is 1 February 2009. Abstracts should not exceed 500 words; instructions for using the abstract submission system can be found at: http://www.ishpssb.org/meetingsubmissioninstructions.html. To facilitate collaboration in putting together sessions, a forum is available on the ISHPSSB website to post ideas and solicit participants for sessions and discussion panels: http://www.ishpssb.org/phorum/index.php?18 Acceptance decisions will be communicated in early March. Graduate students are especially encouraged, and there will be opportunities available for obtaining travel funding. Information on registration and accommodation will be provided on the conference website. Please direct any inquiries to the Program Co-Chairs: Manfred Laublicher: Manfred.Laubichler@asu.edu Marsha Richmond: Marsha.Richmond@wayne.edu

Event Title: 14th Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science
Event Dates: 07/19/2011 - 07/26/2011
Location: Nancy, France
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Nancy University
Event Web Site: http://www.clmps2011.org
Abstract Deadline: 12/31/2010
Registration Deadline: 04/30/2011
Additional Information: The 14th CLMPS is organized under the patronage of the French Republic Presidency, the UNESCO, and the French National Commission for the UNESCO. We are pleased to announce that the 14th Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science website is now open for registrations and submissions. Please register at the following address: http://www.clmps2011.org/en/registration.html The deadline for submission has changed, it is now 31 December 2010. The important dates are: Submission deadline: 31 December 2010 Notification of acceptance: 31 March 2011 Early registration deadline: 30 April 2011 You can either submit an abstract of a contributed paper or a proposal for a contributed symposium (of 3 up to 6 speakers). We would be glad if you filled the registration form until 30 September 2010 by giving a provisional title of your contribution and the subsection to which it belongs, even if your final abstract is submitted after that date. This does not commit you to anything, but would help the organizers to acquire an early idea of what to expect. The 14th Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, one of the leading congresses in its field, will be held on July 19-26, 2011, in Nancy (France). The Congress will feature more than 50 invited speakers, several plenary symposia and lectures, as well as a general program for a wider audience. For the first time in its history, the Congress presents a special topic of interest that will be the focus of a series of lectures and symposia: "Logic and Science Facing the New Technologies" The four main sections of the Congress will be: A. Logic B. General Philosophy of Science C. Methodological and Philosophical Issues of Particular Sciences D. Methodological and Philosophical Issues in Technology Invited speakers include (the list will be progressively updated on the Congress' website): Yemima Ben-Menahem (Jerusalem) Ulrich Berger (Swansea) Craig Callender (San Diego) Martin Carrier (Bielefeld) Cristiano Castelfranchi (Roma) Carlo Cellucci (Roma) Heather E. Douglas (Knoxville) Kevin Elliott (Columbia, South Carolina) Michael Friedman (Stanford) Roman Frigg (London) Etienne Grandjean (Caen) Martin Grohe (Humboldt, Berlin) Ulrike Hahn (Cardiff) Christopher Hitchcock (Caltech) Paul Humphreys (Charlottesville) Julia Knight (Notre Dame) Saul Kripke (CUNY) Hugh Lacey (Swarthmore) William Lawvere (Buffalo, New York) Hannes Leitgeb (Bristol) Tim Lewens (Cambridge) Christof L�ding (Aachen) Uskali M�ki (Helsinki) Jean-Pierre Marquis (Montr�al) Donald McKenzie (Edinburgh) Dale Miller (Ecole Polytechnique) Joe Miller (Wisconsin) Justin Moore (Cornell) Michel Morange (Paris) Alfred Nordmann (Darmstadt) Paulo Oliva (London) Dag Prawitz (Stockholm) Hans Radder (Amsterdam) Miklos Redei (London) Philippe Schlenker (Paris) Philip Scott (Ottawa) Brian Skyrms (Irvine) Patrick Speisegger (McMaster) Wolfgang Spohn (Konstanz) Simon Thomas (Rutgers) Peter Vanderschraaf (Merced) Dag Westerst�hl (G�teborg) Further details can be found on the homepage of the Congress of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science at the following address: http://www.clmps2011.org/ Please note the option to receive by e-mail further information by signing up for the Congress newsletter at: http://www.clmps2011.org/en/newsletter.html We thank you in advance for forwarding this circular so that it can reach the widest audience possible. Gerhard Heinzmann (Chair Organizing Committee) Peter Schroeder-Heister (Chair General Programme Committee)

Event Title: Circulating Knowledge, East and West
Event Dates: 07/21/2010 - 07/23/2010
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of King\'s College
Event Web Site: http://www.situsci.ca/en/conf.html
Additional Information: Inspired by Dalhousie University�s online launch of the Dinwiddie Archives, this conference aims to further international dialogue and scholarly exchange between those working on the history of science in Asia, Europe and North America by examining the global circulation of scientific knowledge from the Early Modern Period to today. Circulating Knowledge, East and West will culminate in a half-day facilitation workshop to plan for further Science Studies dialogue and exchange, �East� and �West,� with future conferences in Bangalore and Singapore. For further information, we invite you to visit the Conference website.

Event Title: Mathematical Sciences & Philosophy in the Mediterranean & the East. Symposium in Honor of Prof. Chikara Sasaki
Event Dates: 08/04/2009 - 08/08/2009
Location: Kamena Vourla, Greece, 4-8 August 2009
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): The Hellenic Open University , The University of Patras, National Bank of Greece, MIBS Group VIP Travel
Event Web Site: http://www.aegean.gr/culturaltec/vandoulakis/Sasaki/Sasaki_Symposium.htm
Additional Information: The international conference is held in honor of Prof. Ch. Sasaki (University of Tokyo, Department of History and Philosophy of Science of the Graduate Schools of Arts and Sciences & Department of Mathematical Sciences). The central theme focuses on the cultural transmutations and interrelationships between Western and Eastern scientific, especially mathematical, disciplinary matrices. Prof. Sasaki�s extraordinary achievement in the history and philosophy of mathematics has offered important insights in these areas. Besides historical and philosophical papers on mathematics, speakers will also present papers on the history and philosophy of science broadly construed.

Event Title: International Conference for the tercentenary of the birth of Ruggiero Giuseppe Boscovich (Ragusa 1711- Milano 1787)
Event Dates: 09/08/2011 - 09/11/2011
Location: Pavia, Italy
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Pavia (Host and Sponsor); Sponsors: Italian National Academy of Sciences, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, INAF Astronomical Observatory of Brera, Pontifical Gregorian University
Event Web Site: http://www.edizionenazionaleboscovich.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=7&Itemid=29
Abstract Deadline: 12/31/2010
Full Paper Deadline: 2/28/2011
Registration Deadline: 06/30/2011
Additional Information: Topics - Research on Boscovich's primary and secondary sources - Boscovich as a philosopher of nature and science: theories of matter, space, time, causality, physical actions - Cultural, scientific and artistic context in Italy and Europe - Boscovich and the Enlightenment - Boscovich as a Jesuit and the vicissitudes of the Jesuit Order - Boscovich and the development of Geometry and Mathematics - Boscovich and the development of Mechanics (Statics and Dynamics) - Boscovich and the development of Astronomy and Geodesy - Boscovich on Probability and the Handling of observational data - Boscovich and the development of Geometrical and Physical Optics - Boscovich and the development of Hydraulics and Fluid Dynamics - Boscovich and the development of Meteorology: his work in the Physics of the Atmosphere - Boscovich and the emerging sciences: electric, magnetic, chemical, thermal, geological and vital phenomena - Boscovich's literary works in verse and prose - Teaching and institutional activity of Boscovich and his ideas on the reform of education in Rome, Pavia and Milan - Boscovich's diplomatic activity: his relations with the Republic of Ragusa - Boscovich's journeys and travel diaries - The contemporary reception of Boscovich's works - The legacy of Boscovich in modern science

Event Title: LOGIC, LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS - A Philosophy Conference in Memory of Imre Ruzsa
Event Dates: 09/17/2009 - 09/19/2009
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Eotvos University, Budapest
Event Web Site: http://phil.elte.hu/ruzsaconf
Abstract Deadline: 06/01/2009

Event Title: Biotechnology: Past, Present & Future
Event Dates: 09/21/2008 - 09/23/2008
Location: Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Genentech Center for the History of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Event Web Site: http://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings/biotech08.shtml
Registration Deadline: 08/31/2008
Additional Information: The Genentech Center for the History of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory invites all historians, scholars and students of the history of science to the forthcoming meeting: "Biotechnology: Past, Present & Future" to be held Sept 21-23, 2008. We will have a unique opportunity to study the development of the industry from its early history to the extraordinary impact Biotechnology has on our quality of life today. Hear distinguished industry participants examine how the scientific and business worlds came together to usher in the "Biotech Revolution" of the late 20th Century and how they continue to impact the industry's future.

Event Title: Computer Simulations and the Changing Face of Scientific Experimentation
Event Dates: 09/21/2011 - 09/23/2011
Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): SimTech/University of Stuttgart (http://www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de/)
Abstract Deadline: 03/31/2011
Full Paper Deadline: 12/31/2011
Registration Deadline: 09/01/2011
Additional Information: Historical/Philosophical Workshop: Computer Simulations and the Changing Face of Scientific Experimentation Stuttgart, Germany, September 21 - 23, 2011 http://websrv.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de/ Computer simulations are increasingly entering realms that have formerly been reserved for experimentation. In this workshop we want to address questions like: How are simulations related to experiments? When can simulations replace experiments? When are experiments still needed? How can simulations and experiments interact? What are successful research patterns for 'computer experiments'? How did these issues change historically throughout the 50+ years in which simulation has been practiced? The workshop intends philosophical and historical discussion about the relation between computer simulations and experimentation. We invite authors addressing one of the following topics to submit contributions: - Relation between simulations and experiments - Simulations as a substitute for experiments - Simulations as a complement or amendment to experimentation - Validation of simulations - Taxonomy of computer simulations - Historical or contemporary case studies on the relation between simulations and experiments The workshop Computer Simulations and the Changing Face of Scientific Experimentation is sponsored by SimTech, University of Stuttgart (http://www.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de/). CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS - Paul Humphreys, University of Virginia - Anouk Barberousse, IHPST, University of Paris 1 Extended deadline for submissions: March 31st, 2011 SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Authors should submit an electronic version of an extended abstract (1000 words + 300 words abstract). To submit papers, please visit the submission page at the website. The conference will be accepting electronic submissions appropriately prepared for blind review on or before March 1st, 2010. Additional details will be posted to the conference website at: http://websrv.simtech.uni-stuttgart.de/ CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS Eckhart Arnold: Philosophy, University of Stuttgart Juan Duran: Philosophy, University of Stuttgart Klaus Hentschel: History of Science & Technology, Univ. Stuttgart

Event Title: History, Cognition, and Visualisation in Science: The David Gooding Memorial Meeting.
Event Dates: 09/22/2010 - 09/23/2010
Location: Bath, UK
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Bath
Event Web Site: http://www.clarity-support.co.uk/DCGMM.htm
Registration Deadline: 09/13/2010
Additional Information: A conference in memory of David C. Gooding's contribution to the understanding of science will be held. In recognition of his many contributions, papers will be given by speakers who knew David and by those whose work reflects his spirit of creative inquiry into the nature and practices of science. David Gooding (1947-2009) received his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science from Oxford University. But his many contributions transcend any easy disciplinary boundaries. His papers and books in the history of science, philosophy of science, cognitive science, and the social studies of science brought new awareness of the nature and sources of Michael Faraday's work, and, more generally, of the role of experimentation and visualization in theory development in science. His methodological approaches pioneered and extended the use of diagrammatic representations of scientific thinking, the computer simulation of scientific thinking, and revivified historical, historical-cognitive, and philosophical approaches. We believe a conference that celebrates and extends knowledge of scientific thinking is the best memorial for this outstanding scholar and thinker. Please join us. For further details, contact the conference organizers, Frank A.J.L. James (FJames@ri.ac.uk) and Ryan D. Tweney (tweney@bgsu.edu), or visit the website

Event Title: The Philosophy of Leibniz and Kant
Event Dates: 09/25/2009 - 09/27/2009
Location: Lexington, KY
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Kentucky
Event Web Site: http://www.uky.edu/~look/LeibnizKantConference.htm

Event Title: Genealogies of Life. Philosophy and the Early Life Sciences in Context
Event Dates: 10/15/2010 - 10/17/2010
Location: Vienna, Austria
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Institute for Human Sciences, Spittelauer Lände 3, A-1090 Vienna
Registration Deadline: 10/11/2010
Additional Information: In the decades around 1800, the life sciences were 'in the making' as were the human sciences, including philosophy in its modern form. Biology was then established as a separate area of scientific knowledge but from its beginnings also functioned as a kind of politico-ethical knowledge. In the context of the 'temporalisation of natural history' new genealogical concepts such as reproduction, heredity and race emerged. The corresponding terms that previously were used sporadically and in different contexts, now acquired specific scientific meanings. They also indicate that epistemic transformations at the end of the eighteenth century and at the beginning of the nineteenth century were closely connected with far-reaching changes in political, economic and social relations. Referring to orders of origin, descent and affiliation, the concepts of reproduction, heredity and race are intertwined with transformations of earlier understandings of procreation and generation, with new cultural concepts such as 'sexuality' and 'population', and with attempts to conceptualise unity, diversity and hierarchy within the human species in an emerging global order. Speakers: Dominique Lecourt (Paris), Margaret Schabas (Vancouver), Joan Steigerwald (Toronto), Philippe Huneman (Paris), Peter Hanns Reill (Los Angeles), Jocelyn Holland (Santa Barbara), Andrew Wells (Edinburgh), Renato G. Mazzolini (Trento), Susanne Lettow (Vienna). Information and registration: lettow@iwm.at Program: http://www.biophilosophien.net/news/workshop-2010/

Event Title: Extended deadline: PSX2--Second International Workshop for the Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation
Event Dates: 10/21/2011 - 10/22/2011
Location: University of Konstanz
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Konstanz
Event Web Site: http://tinyurl.com/philexp2
Abstract Deadline: 08/01/2011
Additional Information: PSX2 - 2nd International Workshop on the Philosophy of Scientific Experimentation University of Konstanz, 21 - 22 October 2011 *** extended deadline for submissions ; accommodation and travel support *** Experiments play an essential part in science. Not only are they used to test theories but they are also key to exploring new phenomenological realms, discovering new effects and phenomena. Nevertheless, experiments are still an underrepresented topic in main stream philosophy of science. The PSX workshop series therefore wants to give a home to philosophical interests in and concerns about experiment. Among the questions we want to discuss are the following: How is experimental practice organized, around theories or around something else? How independent is experimentation from theories? Does it have a life of its own? Can experiments undermine the threat posed to the objectivity of science by the thesis of theory-ladenness, underdetermination, or the Duhem-Quine thesis? What are the important similarities and differences between experiments in different sciences? What are the experimental strategies scientists use for making sure that their experiments work correctly? How are phenomena discovered or created in the laboratory? Is experimental knowledge epistemically more secure than observational knowledge? Can experiments give us good reasons for belief in theoretical entities? What role do computer simulations play in the assessment of experimental background noise? How trustworthy are they? Do they warrant the same kind of inferences as experimental knowledge? Keynote speakers: Deborah Mayo, Virginia Tech Wendy Parker, Ohio University We invite submissions of abstracts (500-1000 words) of papers of approximately 30 minutes presentation time. Please include your name, the title of the paper, your academic affiliation and your e-mail address in the submission. The deadline for submissions is now August 1, 2011. Please direct your submissions to http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=psx2. The decisions will be announced by September 1, 2011. All invited speakers will be offered accommodation and travel support. Organizing Committee: Samuel Schindler (chair), Allan Franklin, Deborah Mayo, John D. Norton, Wendy Parker, Slobodan Perovic, Marcel Weber. Questions can be directed to samuel.schindler@uni-konstanz.de. For updates, visit: http://tinyurl.com/philexp2

Event Title: Darwin Conference at Chicago
Event Dates: 10/29/2009 - 10/31/2009
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of Chicago
Event Web Site: http://darwin-chicago.uchicago.edu
Registration Deadline: 10/01/2009
Additional Information: Over thirty distinguished biologists, philosophers, and historians will gather at University of Chicago in fall of 2009 (Oct. 29-31) to celebrate the Darwin anniversaries. The schedule and registration information can be found at: http://darwin-chicago.uchicago.edu.

Event Title: 4th INTERNATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE ROUNDTABLE
Event Dates: 11/02/2011 - 11/03/2011
Location: Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Faculty of Philosophy and Education Sciences (UPV/EHU), and the Department of Logic, History and Philosophy of Science (UNED)
Event Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/philosmed/meetings/next-philosmed-roundtable

Event Title: International conference on the History and Philosophy of Computing
Event Dates: 11/07/2011 - 11/10/2011
Location: Gent, Belgium
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Centre for Logic and Philosophy of Science, U niversiteit Gent
Event Web Site: www.computing-conference.ugent.be
Abstract Deadline: 05/15/2011
Full Paper Deadline: 04/15/2011
Registration Deadline: 10/21/2011

Event Title: WORKSHOP: Explanation, Causality and Unification
Event Dates: 11/11/2011 - 11/12/2011
Location: Duesseldorf, Germany
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): DFG (German Research Foundation)
Event Web Site: http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/ecu/
Additional Information: Workshop: Explanation, Causality and Unification Date: November 11th to November 12th, 2011 Place: Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Faculty of Philosophy, Building: 23.21, Room: 00.46A Organizers: Gerhard Schurz, Alexander Gebharter Webpage: http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/ecu/ The workshop is organized as part of the DFG (German Research Foundation) research group FOR 1063 Causality, Laws and Explanation at the Interface of Science and Metaphysics. Program: Friday, 11th: 09.00-10.00 Michael Baumgartner (Konstanz): The Causal Chain Problem 10.10-11.10 Andreas Huettemann (Cologne): Causation and Modality 11.20-12.20 Matti Sintonen (Helsinki): Pluralism Rules, OK? 14.00-15.00 Gerhard Schurz (D�sseldorf): Causality as an Empirically Significant Theoretical Concept 15.10-16.10 Alexander Gebharter (D�sseldorf): Applications of Causality Theory: Mechanisms and Causal Cycles 16.20-17.20 Theo Kuipers (Groningen): Nomic Possibility as the Core Primitive Term for a Constructive Realist Explication of Laws and Causal Notions 17:30-18:30 Kevin Kelly (Pittsburgh): Simplicity and its Connection with Empirical Truth Saturday, 12th: 09.00-10.00 Erik Weber (Ghent): The Role of Unification in Mechanistic Explanation of Laws 10.10-11.10 Victor Gijsbers (Leiden): Unification and Causation: Two Different Kinds of Understanding? 11.20-12.20 Margaret Morrison (Toronto): Beyond Reduction: Unification and Universal Physics 14.00-15.00 Henk de Regt (Amsterdam): Causalism and Unificationism Reconciled 15.10-16.10 Stathis Psillos (Athens): Regularities All the Way Down 16.20-17.20 Jon Williamson (Kent): How Can Causal Explanations Explain? 17.30-18.30 Peter Spirtes (Pittsburgh): How to Interpret Cyclic Graphs Causally Guests are welcome! Persons interested in attending the workshop should register by e-mail, by contacting Alexander Gebharter at gebharter@phil.uni-duesseldorf.de We would also like to announce that Prof. Dr. Kevin Kelly (Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh) will, in connection with the workshop, present his and Hanti Lin's latest research results by giving an evening talk entitled 'A Happy Marriage Between Propositional and Probabilistic Reasoning' Date: November 10th, 2011, 18:00 (with academic quarter) Place: Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Faculty of Philosophy, Building 23.21, Lecture Hall (Hoersaal) 3F

Event Title: Inarticulacy: An Interdisciplinary Early Modern Conference
Event Dates: 11/12/2011 - 11/13/2011
Location: Berkeley, CA
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): University of California-Berkeley
Abstract Deadline: 09/01/2011
Additional Information: When Cordelia responds to Lear with 'Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave/My heart into my mouth' she both does and does not follow her own resolution to 'Love, and be silent.' Like Hamlet before her, Cordelia has 'that within which passeth show,' however, as a character on the stage, she is bound by literary convention to speak. Yet broader conventions, perhaps even necessity, compel human expression to manifest in human voice. As some philosophers have argued, to see and to be seen is not the only activity that provides the objective reality to subjective experience, but also to hear and to be heard. But what happens when words do not seem to suffice? And how can a scholarship dependent on reconstructed 'presence' interpret such absences, silences, and imprecisions in literary texts, the historical record, and visual media? This conference concerns such moments at the intersection of speech, silence, and wordless expression, inviting papers of eight to ten pages (approximately 2,000 words) on the topic of inarticulacy in the Early Modern period. Aspects to consider include: Gaps and silences in written records The visual arts; Translation and its attendant anxieties Material historicism Reading or staging silence The role of material objects or landscape Religious writing and the limits of human knowledge Incorporating others' words (intertextuality) Ekphrasis Quantification and taxonomy Stage history Protestant logocentrism and its discontents The inexpressibility topos Representations of grief and trauma Censorship and surveillance Unfinished works Please submit paper titles and abstracts of no more than 250 words to BerkeleyEarlyModern@gmail.com by September 1, 2011. If you have any questions feel free to contact the conference organizers at the same address. We'll look forward to reading your submissions! Stephanie Bahr Rebecca Munson Stephanie Moore Trudy Obi Jane Raisch Jason Rozumalski

Event Title: Language as a Scientific Tool. Managing Language as a Variable of Practice and Presentation
Event Dates: 11/29/2010 - 11/30/2010
Location: Vienna
Sponsor(s)/Host(s): Institute for Culture Studies and History of Theatre, Austrian Academy of Sciences; Working Group 'History of Science', History Department, University of Vienna; Department of Political Science and Sociology, European University at St. Petersburg; English and German Departments, University of Granada
Abstract Deadline: 03/01/2010
Additional Information: CALL FOR PAPERS \"Language as a Scientific Tool. Managing Language as a Variable of Practice and Presentation\", Vienna 29th-30th November 2010. Language has played an important and extended role in the history and philosophy of sciences, with language itself also becoming the subject of scholarship. Linguistic environments of scientists have unavoidably affected scientific research at various levels by, for instance, imposing cultural constraints and preconceptions, and by affecting the bounds of communication that structure science as social engagement. Despite the relevance of this phenomenon, insufficient historiographical and philosophical consideration has been paid to scientists' own thoughts on language as the essential medium of their practice, and as a malleable element that can be shaped to suit their goals. The aim of this conference is, thus, to consider the history of language as an object of scientific concern, whether for epistemological or semantic reasons, stemming from scientists' understanding of language as a tool for conceptualising the world, from concerns on successfully communicating within the scientific community among specialists or merely between scientists and the general public. In either case the examination of the historical circumstances that have motivated such reflection appear paramount. Language can also be considered as a consciously modelled tool for achieving definite scientific and political goals. Indeed, Bacon began his natural philosophy explicitly criticising scholastic ideas on language, which for him obscured nature instead of clarifying it. Therefore, it seemed to him that language had to be reformed and properly redefined to serve in the natural philosophic endeavour. Locke gave specific attention to language as a prior question to setting an epistemological basis to natural philosophy, in turn enforcing a separation between word and meaning that put natural philosophers in direct control over their language. This revolution in language was also one of the key points of the new science hailed by members of Royal Society such as John Wilkins, who was appointed a treatise on a new philosophical and universal language. Other voices argued that gaining explicit control over language was the only way to free it from past misconceptions. The claim that science needed to formulate a theory of language able to underwrite scientists' epistemic activity recurs right up until logical positivism. At the same time, the Renaissance witnessed the struggle between Latin and the vernacular languages as means for the written codification of knowledge. From a dominant and hegemonic position, Latin gradually ceased being the only appropriate means for learned discourse, the vernaculars taking its place. Then, language critics displayed diverse arguments intertwining language with politics. In Germany, for instance, the main argument in linguistic change at the universities was the need of the introduction of a 'new science' requiring a language distinct from scholastic Latin (Christian Wolff, Christian Thomasius), and thus not pervaded with scholastic ideas. This conference focuses on the question of how the process of linguistic change was effected, perceived, and conducted by scientists. From the field of philosophical discussions, to the field of 'language in use', it is possible to pose crucial questions such as the following: - How has science sought to manage language through philosophical conceptions or rhetorical techniques to obtain particular goals, epistemic or otherwise? To what extent have scientists engaged in linguistic argumentation to criticize competing paradigms? - Has language been considered to be perfectly manageable? How have influences from e.g. other languages been coped with? Can it be said that linguistic purism relates only to alien words, or also to changing reality such as technology or geographical discoveries? - How has the communication of science been discussed in relation to both the 'existing world' and the learned community? Has science been seen as corresponding more accurately with the 'reality' (following Herder) if written in the national language of a community? How has the communication of discoveries with other scientists been perceived if this was the case? Which were the points of conflict between perfect translatability and innate and unique features of natural languages in this respect? - In what contexts have issues of language been raised and to what ends? Is it a purely philosophically-driven debate for the purpose of articulating science, or are political and social factors (co)responsible for the crises of languages commonly used in the past? - Who were the actors of linguistic change? Did scientists/natural philosophers play only a minor role, or did the impulses and crises of used languages come from other sources? - Did scientists try to develop their own definitions of language as competing with philosophical ones? How did the endeavors for perfection of language differ among different groups? Postgraduates are particularly encouraged to submit proposals for twenty-minute papers. The language of the conference is English. The organizers plan to publish a selection of papers from this conference. Please e-mail 300-word abstracts or proposals with a brief CV to Roco Sumillera: sumille@correo.ugr.es by Monday, March 1st 2010. Further contacts: Johannes Feichtinger (Institute for Culture Studies and History of Theatre, Austrian Academy of Sciences): johannes.feichtinger@oeaw.ac.at Miles MacLeod (Konrad Lorenz Institut, Vienna): miles.macleod@kli.ac.at Ekaterina Smirnova (Department of Political Science and Sociology, European University at St. Petersburg): esmirnova@eu.spb.ru Jan Surman (History Department, University of Vienna / Center for Austrian Studies, University of Minnesota): jan.surman@univie.ac.at