The first ISHPSSB sponsored Off-year Workshop was held in September at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California, and directly inspired the 2006 and 2008 Off-Year Workshops.
Proposed and organized by student members, Vivette Garcia Deister (UNAM), Matt Haber (UC Davis), Andrew Hamilton (UC San Diego and University of San Francisco), and Grant Yamashita (UC Davis), this meeting will be a Philosophy of Biology Graduate Training Workshop. In the tradition of ISHPSSB meetings, the workshop is intended to foster collaborations among individuals as well as traditional disciplines. One of the goals of the workshop is to anticipate future challenges and opportunities within philosophy of biology. At the same time, speakers will be asked to address graduate student concerns about selecting a thesis topic, addressing different audiences, and publishing. Speakers scheduled for the workshop include Kim Sterelny (ANU/VUW), Jason Robert (Dalhousie University), Jay Odenbaugh (Lewis & Clark College), and Elihu Gerson (Tremont Research Institute).
For more information about this workshop, contact one of the organizers had to be contacted: Vivette Garcia Deister (
In 2001, the ISHPSSB Council approved the idea of sponsoring Off-Year Workshops or Conferences. Off-year workshops do not receive any financial support from ISHPSSB, although we will help promote and advertise approved events. This was the first proposal ever received. It was reviewed and approved by the Off-Year Workshop Committee, and as an ISHPSSB sponsored event, this workshop was open to all ISHPSSB members who are interested. If you have an idea for a future off-year workshop, please contact a member of the Off-Year Workshop Committee.