Conference Announcement
21st ANNUAL MEPHISTOS CONFERENCE -
A Graduate Student Conference on the History, Philosophy, and
Sociology of
Science, Technology, and Medicine.
Thursday March 6th - Saturday March 8th, 2003
University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
Deadline for submissions: January 15th, 2003
Mephistos is a graduate student conference on the history,
philosophy, and sociology of science, technology, and medicine
that provides an opportunity for graduate students to present
papers, participate in discussions, and meet other students in their
field within a relaxed, informal setting. Each year Mephistos is held
at a different institution and we are pleased to announce that the
2003 conference will be held at the University of Wisconsin -
Madison, USA.
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:
The Mephistos 2003 Organizing Committee welcomes the
submission of
papers
from graduate students on topics which analyze issues in (or
related
to) the
history, philosophy, and sociology of science, technology, and
medicine.
Papers should take no longer than 20 minutes to present (that is,
they
should be approximately 2,500 words long) and should be
accompanied by
a 200
word abstract. The abstracts should appear on a cover page along
with
the
title, your institutional affiliation, and your name and contact
details
(your name should not appear anywhere else in the paper). Further,
if
possible, papers should be submitted as Word documents.
PLEASE NOTE THAT AS WITH PREVIOUS YEARS SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL HELP
WILL BE
OFFERED TO THOSE PRESENTING AT THE CONFERENCE.
E-mail submissions by 15th January, 2003 to: [log in to unmask]
Yours,
Mephistos 2003 Organizing Committee
c/o Department of Philosophy
University of Wisconsin - Madison
5185 Helen C. White Hall
600 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
USA
FAX: + 1 (608) 263-5335
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
If you have any questions or would like to request further
information
concerning Mephistos 2003, please contact the organizers at the
above
address or visit our website at:
http://philosophy.wisc.edu/mephistos2003/mephistos.htm
We would be grateful if you would be kind enough to forward this
message to
anyone who you think would be interested in submitting to or
attending
Mephistos.
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