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hosted by:

The University of California Davis and
The University of San Francisco

sponsored by:

ISHPSSB
The National Science Foundation
UC Davis Division of Graduate Studies
UC Davis Division of Social Sciences
UC Davis Division of Biological Sciences
University of San Francisco
Indiana University HPS Department
UC Davis Department of Philosophy
Arizona State University Center for Biology and Society
Stanford University Office of the Provost
Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences
California Academy of Sciences Center for the History and Philosophy of Science

 

In addition to lectures from our featured speakers, the workshop will also include a number of roundtable discussions. These will be chaired by scholars from several disciplines.
  • Roundtable 1 (Thursday 9/23, 3:30 p.m.): Marketing Strategies
    • Led by Rob Skipper, University of Cincinnati
    • Panel: Kelly Smith, Clemson University; Anya Plutynski, University of Utah; Stephen Downes, University of Utah
    • UPDATE: Please download and print this file (PDF, 92kb) for the roundtable.
  • Roundtable 2 (Thursday 9/23, 4:45 p.m.): Explanations
    • Led by Bill Bechtel, UC San Diego
    • Panel: Lindley Darden, University of Maryland
  • Roundtable 3 (Friday 9/24, 1:45 p.m.): Doing Interdisciplinary Work
    • Led by Elihu M. Gerson, Tremont Research Institute
    • Panel: Rick Creath, Arizona State University; Michael Ghiselin, California Academy of Sciences; Edna Suárez Diaz, UNAM, Jim Griesemer, UC Davis
  • Roundtable 4 (Friday 9/24, 3:15 p.m.): Models
    • Panel: Lindley Darden, University of Maryland; Stephen Downes, University of Utah; Roberta Millstein, Cal State University Hayward; Rob Skipper, University of Cincinnati
  • Roundtable 5 (Saturday 9/25, 11:00 a.m.): Getting Published
    • Led by Jane Maienschein, Arizona State University
    • Panel: Kim Sterelny, ANU/VUW
  • Roundtable 6 (Saturday 9/25, 3:30 p.m.): Future Directions in Bioethics
    • Led by David Magnus, Stanford University
    • Panel: Jane Maienschein, Arizona State University; Jason Robert, Arizona State University; Kelly Smith, Clemson University
    • UPDATE: This roundtable has some pre-workshop readings.  Please contact Grant Yamashita if you did not receive the reading list.
  • Roundtable 7 (Sunday 9/26, 12:00 p.m.): Future Directions: Research Problems for the 21st Century
    • Led by TBA
    • Panel: FDISH Organizing Committee

If you have any questions, please contact Grant Yamashita.