ISHPSSB Off-year Workshops 2016, Call for Proposals

Proposals should meet the following requirements:

  • Workshops should be organized around a particular theme, and do so in a way that appeals to the Society’s membership broadly.
  • Workshops should be open to all members of the society, and location, venue and accommodations should be chosen to make participation affordable, accessible and convenient.
  • Workshops should be organized so as to foster the society’s ideals of interdisciplinarity and international research collaboration, and should promote open interactions between members from graduate students to senior faculty.

Complete proposals will include the following information:

  1. Name, Affiliation, and Contact Information for Workshop Coordinator(s)

  2. Proposed Workshop Topic and Program: What is the topic of the proposed workshop? What are the basic elements of its organization? Why is a meeting on this topic, challenge, or problem necessary, important, or timely? Why is the proposed format appropriate given the goals of the meeting? How does it further the goals of ISHPSSB?

  3. Proposed Site: Why is the chosen site appropriate? What are its advantages? Is the venue accessible? Is the area well served with respect to air and ground transportation? Is the site difficult for international travelers to reach? Are there adequate housing options? Is A/V support available? Are the rooms air conditioned? Is there adequate parking?

  4. Proposed Date: Are the facilities available on the dates chosen? Are there conflicts with other meetings on similar topics?

  5. Expenses

ISHPSSB will not provide funding for off-year meetings, but the Committee will want to make sure, in the interest of the society, that costs to its members are reasonable and that the proposers have secured sufficient funding. Proposers should therefore provide actual or estimated costs for:

  1. Housing options

  2. Registration costs, if any

  3. Parking

  4. Banquet, if any

  5. Total costs for participants

Proposers should also document, as best they can, that they have secured funding appropriate for the size and style of their meeting.

Proposals are due to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., chair of the off-year workshop committee, by 31 January 2016.

If you think you may be interested in hosting an off-year workshop, we strongly encourage you to reach out to members of the committee as soon as possible. We can provide advice on a range of issues from topics, program planning and funding.

The Off-year Workshop Committee:

  • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Butler University [chair]
  • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., University of Toledo (USA)
  • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Indiana University
  • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., University of Utah
  • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Dalhousie University
  • This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., École Normale Supérieure, Paris

General ISHPSSB Workshop Proposal Guidelines

Prepared by Chris Young, Nathaniel Comfort, Christiane Groeben, Jane Maienschein, and Lenny Moss (September 2001).

An invitation to host a Workshop authorized by the International Society for History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB) should address the following items and be sent to the ISHPSSB President:

Proposed mission and vision:
What theme and format? Why is a meeting on this topic or problem necessary, important, and/or timely? Why is the proposed format appropriate given the goals of the meeting?
Proposed site
Proposed dates:
Have potential conflicts with any other meetings (e.g., International History of Science; International Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science; other?) been investigated? Are facilities known to be available?
Proposer (name, professional title, mail and email addresses, phone and fax numbers):
What relation does the proposer have to the proposed site, (e.g., faculty at the university)?
Location and accessibility:
Where is the meeting to be held? What are its advantages?
Transportation to site — airline, train, bus, and automobile service: Is transportation for international travelers easy? Is airfare competitively priced? (This usually means that more than one airline services the route(s).) Is there adequate local transportation to the proposed site? Can tickets for local transportation to the site be purchased prior to the meeting? Is parking available at a reasonable rate?
Meeting Rooms: Have room needs been assessed? Are the meeting rooms air-conditioned? Do they have good acoustics?
Audiovisual equipment availability: Are overhead transparency projectors available for each room? Are microphones, slide projectors, VCRs, computer projectors available, as needed?
Accessibility: See the Appendix with guidelines to the Site Selection Committee page.
Staff: Who will be available to help with running the meeting? Staffing registration table? Audio/Visual aids? Others?
Expenses:
Since ISHPSSB will not provide financial assistance for proposed workshops, organizers need only indicate that:
  1. sufficient funding is available
  2. the source of funding
  3. Estimate of charges to registrants:
    • Registration Costs (based on how many expected registrations)?
    • Dorm Room: amount per night single? amount per night double?
    • Parking fees?
    • Banquet or picnic amount per person: ...
    • Estimated Total Cost to registrants: ...