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Mephistos 1997 
 
****Call for Papers**** 
 
Mephistos 1997, the 16th Annual Graduate Student Conference in the 
Philosophy, History, and Sociology of Science, Technology, and Medicine, 
and related fields, welcomes your abstracts and registrations. 
 
 
Purpose of the Conference: 
 
Mephistos was created to be an annual forum for graduate students working 
in diverse areas touching upon the fields of science studies.  The 
conference provides students an invaluable opportunity to share research 
and discuss topics of concern across a variety of disciplines.  Mephistos 
gives students a low-stress environment in which to present ideas, interact 
with colleagues, and discover common interests.  Therefore, we especially 
encourage those students working in related fields such as communications 
and information studies to participate in Mephistos '97. 
 
 
Logistics: 
 
The planning committee of MePHiSToS 1997 invites you to sunny California - 
the first time on the West Coast for Mephistos!  The conference will be 
held at the University of California, Los Angeles from February 20th to 
23rd, 1997. 
 
Registration fees are $12 (please make your check out to MEPHISTOS). 
Limited FREE lodging will be available for early registrants in the homes 
of participating UCLA graduate students on a first-come, first-served 
basis.  Small subsidies for travel expenses will also be available (upon 
registration, we will be able to confirm the number and amount of subsidies 
available). 
 
        Please note that: 
 
        *       1-page abstracts for 20-minute papers are due December 30, 
1996.  Please send abstracts to Karen Gracy by e-mail ([log in to unmask]) or 
by U.S. mail at the address below. 
 
        *       Registration fee due January 20, 1997. 
 
        *       For more information on lodging and transportation, as well 
as registration via the web, check out the Mephistos website at: 
 
         <http://scow.gslis.ucla.edu/students_m-z/mephisto/HTML/home.html>. 
 
        To register by mail: 
 
        Send your name, institutional affiliation, address (e-mail and U.S. 
mail), phone number, and whether you want information on housing and travel 
by January 20, 1997 to: 
 
        Mephistos 
        Attn.:  Karen F. Gracy 
        Department of Library and Information Science 
        GSE&IS Bldg. 
        UCLA 
        Mailbox 951520 
        Los Angeles, CA  90095-1520 
 
 
 
Mephistos '97 is sponsored by the Department of Library and Information 
Science of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies of 
UCLA. 
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