This message is forwarded from HOPOS-L by Ross Emmett. **************************** CALL FOR PAPERS -- HOPOS Conference FIRST HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE CONFERENCE Hotel Roanoke, Roanoke, Virginia April 19-21 1996 The History of Philosophy of Science Working Group will hold its first conference in cooperation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University on April 19-21 1996. The conference will be open to work from all approaches in science studies that focus upon the history of philosophy of science. Submissions of abstracts of papers of approximately 30 minutes' reading length, and of full panels of three to four papers will be considered for the program. Individuals interested in providing comments on submitted papers should also contact the program committee chair. A selection of conference papers will be published as a special issue of the journal _Perspectives on Science_. Guidelines for Submissions: Panel proposals should include one panel abstract including names and contact addresses of all participants, and abstracts of three to four papers of 250 words. Panel proposals should arrive at the office of the program committee chair by 1 November 1995. Notification of acceptance of submissions will be provided by 1 December. Abstracts of individual paper submissions should be between 250 and 500 words in length, and arrive at the office of the program committee chair by 1 November 1995. All submissions will be acknowledged by 1 December, notification of acceptance of submissions will be given by 1 February 1996 at the latest. Preferred format for all submissions is plain ASCII text submitted by electronic mail to [log in to unmask] with "HOPOS Submission" in the subject line of the email. Other submissions should include three paper copies and one copy on 3.25" DOS or Macintosh disk, if possible, to: Eric Palmer ([log in to unmask]) Department of Philosophy, Box 137 Allegheny College Meadville PA USA 16335 Program Committee: Dan Garber, University of Chicago Don Howard, University of Kentucky Bill McKinney, Southeast Missouri State University Eric Palmer, Allegheny College (Chair) Joseph C. Pitt, Virginia Tech Cassandra Pinnick, Western Kentucky University David Stump, University of San Francisco Local Arrangements: Joseph C. Pitt, Virginia Tech David Stump, University of San Francisco Registrar; please direct registration inquiries to: Cassandra Pinnick Department of Philosophy Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101 ([log in to unmask] !Please note the '2'!) HOPOS The History of Philosophy of Science Working Group HOPOS is an informal, international working group of scholars who share an interest in promoting serious, scholarly research on the history of the philosophy of science and related topics in the history of the natural and social sciences, logic, philosophy, and mathematics. We interpret this statement of shared interest broadly, meaning to include all historical periods and diverse methodologies. We aim to promote historical work in a variety of ways, including the sponsorship of meetings and conference sessions, the publication of special issues of journals, the dissemination of information about libraries, archives and collections, and, as more ambitious projects become feasible, the preparation of bibliographies and finding guides. Membership in HOPOS is open to all; dues are $15.00 per year, payable to the treasurer: Cassandra Pinnick Department of Philosophy Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101 ([log in to unmask] !Please note the '2'!) HOPOS Steering Committee: George Gale, University of Missouri-Kansas City Dan Garber, University of Chicago Don Howard, University of Kentucky Merry Maisel, University of California, San Diego Bill McKinney, Southeast Missouri State University Eric Palmer, Allegheny College Cassandra Pinnick, Western Kentucky University Joelle Proust, Centre Nationale des Recherches Scientifiques, Paris David Stump, University of San Francisco (Chair) *********** Ross B. Emmett, Augustana University College, Camrose, Alberta CANADA T4V 2R3 voice: (403) 679-1517 fax: (403) 679-1129 e-mail: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]