ISPC, with the Chermical Heritage Foundation and the Departments of Philosophy and History & Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania
Location: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia
For further information on conference content, contact Michael Weisberg, weisberg@phil.upenn.edu.
For logistical information on attending the conference, contact Nancy Vonada, nvonada@chemheritage.org.
The Chemical Heritage Foundation will host the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC) 2009 Summer Symposium, an annual interdisciplinary conference that promotes the exchange of ideas concerning the philosophical foundations of the chemical sciences and related areas. The symposium is geared to philosophers, chemists, biochemists, historians, sociologists, educators, and others interested in this dynamic developing field.
Program and Schedule
The symposium will begin at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, 13 August, and conclude Saturday, 15 August, by 6:00 p.m. An opening reception will take place Thursday at 5:00 p.m. On Friday a full-day of talks is planned, followed by a banquet at 7:00 p.m. A final discussion session is scheduled for Saturday.
Special plenary sessions will include talks by Jay S. Siegel, chair of the Organisch-chemisches Institut at Universität Zürich in Switzerland, and Roald Hoffmann, Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters, Cornell University, and winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.