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07
Nov
11

Reminder: Register for the CSTHA-AHSTC 2011 Conference-Colloque

By Scott Campbell Closed
Categories: Announcement, Conference and CSTHA-AHSTC

The Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association biennial conference opens on 18 November 2011 at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.

To celebrate the International Year of Forests, the conference keynote address will be given by Dr. Graeme Wynn, University of British Columbia, a leading expert on forests. The conference will feature over 40 papers by historians, information and museum professionals, scientists, and students, demonstrating the spectrum of interests and subjects represented in the Association. In addition, tours and a banquet round out the programme

Register now to attend this informative conference (http://cstha-ahstc.ca/conference-congres-2011/). We are looking forward to your participation in the conference.

Sincerely,

CSTHA / AHSTC 2011 Conference Planning Committees

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Le colloque biennal de l’Association pour l’histoire de la science et de la technologie au Canada débutera le 18 novembre 2011 au Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada à Ottawa.

Pour marquer l’Année internationale des forêts, le discours d’ouverture sera prononcé par M. Graeme Wynn, Ph.D., de l?Université de la Colombie-Britannique, un spécialiste du domaine. Le colloque offrira plus de quarante articles d’historiens, de professionnels des musées et de l’information, de scientifiques et d’étudiants, ce qui témoigne de la gamme d’intérêts et de thèmes représentés à l’Association. Des visites et un banquet complèteront le programme.

Inscrivez-vous dès maintenant à ce colloque enrichissant (http://cstha-ahstc.ca/conference-congres-2011) et au plaisir de vous y retrouver.

Cordialement,

Les comités de la programmation du colloque CSTHA / AHSTC 2011

19
Sep
11

National Science and Technology Week 2011, October 14 to 23

By Scott Campbell Closed
Categories: Announcement

Celebrate Science and Technology in Canada!

Host a Cafe Scientifique! Join the Canada Science and Technology Museum and host your own Café Scientifique event this October in celebration of National Science and Technology Week. It’s easy and we will show you how. See attached PDF “Cafe” for details.

05
Jul
11

CSTHA-AHSTC XVII Conference / Colloque

By Scott Campbell Closed
Categories: Announcement, Call for papers, Conference and CSTHA-AHSTC

La version française apparaît ci-dessous

CALL FOR PAPERS AND POSTERS

Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association
Biennial Conference XVII
18-20 November 2011
Ottawa, Ontario

Extended Deadline: 26 September 2011

The Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association (CSTHA) will be returning to Ottawa to the Canada Science and Technology Museum for its next biennial conference to be held on 18-20 November 2011.

The Conference Program Committee invites papers on subjects relating to all aspects of the history of science, technology, and medicine in Canada. Recognizing that 2011 is the United Nations International Year of Forests, we welcome papers relating to the scientific and technological aspects of Canadian forests and forestry, and environmental history. In addition, as the Canada Science and Technology Museum will be hosting
the conference, papers relating to science, technology or medicine museums in Canada will be welcomed. Proposals from students will be particularly welcomed.

Professor Graeme Wynn, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, will give the opening keynote address. Dr. Wynn is the team leader for the Forest History Project of the Network in Canadian History & Environment (NiCHE), which promotes historical and geographical study of Canada’s forests in our nation’s environmental history.

CSTHA welcomes proposals for both individual papers as well as thematic sessions, in English and/or French. Individual proposals must include a title, an abstract of about 150 words, and a short résumé for the presenter(s). Session proposals must include a title, a brief summary of the theme, titles and abstracts for each paper, and a short résumé of each speaker. Posters can also be presented and will be available for the
duration of the conference.

Please see http://cstha-ahstc.ca/conference-congres-2011/ for information on submitting papers or registration. If you have any questions, please email Dorotea Gucciardo, CSTHA communications
coordinator, at conference@cstha-ahstc.ca.

Presenters at this conference must be members of CSTHA. Become a member or renew your membership at http://cstha-ahstc.ca/membership-adhesion/.

Download PDF: CSTHA-AHSTC CFP Conference – ADC Colloque

APPEL DE COMMUNICATIONS (ARTICLES ET AFFICHES)

XVIIe colloque biennal de l’Association pour l’histoire de la science et de la technologie
Du 18 au 20 novembre 2011
Ottawa, Ontario

Extension de la date limite – 26 septembre 2011

Dans le cadre de son prochain colloque biennal, l’Association pour l’histoire de la science et de la technologie (AHSTC) retourne à Ottawa, au Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada, du 18 au 20 novembre 2011.

Le comité de programmation du colloque invite la soumission d’articles sur des sujets en relation avec l’histoire de la science, de la technologie et de la médecine au Canada. Puisque l’Organisation des Nations Unies a proclamé 2011 l’Année internationale des forêts, nous serons heureux de recevoir des articles en lien avec les aspects scientifiques et technologiques des forêts et de la foresterie au Canada, et avec l’histoire de l’environnement. Par ailleurs, le Musée des sciences et de la technologie étant l’hôte du colloque, nous invitons les articles en relation avec les musées de la science, de la technologie et de la médecine au Canada. Nous invitons plus particulièrement les propositions étudiantes.

Le professeur Graeme Wynn, du département de géographie de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique, prononcera le discours d’ouverture. Monsieur Wynn dirige l’équipe qui travaille à l’histoire de la forêt dans le cadre de la Nouvelle initiative canadienne en histoire de l’environnement (NICHE). NICHE encourage l’étude de l’histoire et de la géographie des forêts canadiennes en lien avec l’histoire de l’environnement de notre pays.

L’AHSTC souhaite recevoir des propositions d’articles individuels et de séances thématiques, en anglais ou en français. Les propositions individuelles doivent comporter un titre, un résumé d’environ 150 mots et le curriculum vitae succinct du ou des présentateurs. Les propositions de séances doivent comporter un titre, un bref sommaire du thème, les titres et résumés de chaque article et un curriculum vitae succinct de chaque présentateur. On peut également présenter des affiches qui pourront être vues durant toute la durée du colloque.

Pour plus de détails sur la soumission d’articles ou l’inscription : http://cstha-ahstc.ca/conference-congres-2011/. Les questions peuvent être adressées à Dorotea Gucciardo, coordonnatrice des communications de l’AHSTC (conference@cstha-ahstc.ca).

Les présentateurs doivent être membres de l’AHSTC. Pour adhérer ou renouveler votre adhésion : http://cstha-ahstc.ca/membership-adhesion/

Download PDF: CSTHA-AHSTC CFP Conference – ADC Colloque

26
Apr
11

2011 William T. Stearn Student Essay Prize Competition

By d.gucciardo Closed
Categories: Announcement, Call for Applications and Writing Prize

The Society for the History of Natural History invites submissions to the 2011 William T. Stearn Student Essay Prize Competition.  The prize will be awarded to the best original, unpublished, essay in the field of history of natural history. The submission deadline is 30 June 2011.

The competition is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students in full or part-time education.  Entry is not limited to members of SHNH. Entries will be considered by a panel of three judges appointed by the Council of the Society.  The winner will receive £300 and be offered membership of the Society for one year.  The winning essay will normally be published in the Society’s journal Archives of natural history.

The submission deadline is 30 June 2011.

Entries, which must be prepared in conformity with the bibliographic conventions of Archives of Natural History, will be considered by a panel of three judges appointed by the Council of the Society. Entry is not limited to members of the SHNH.

The Prize’s rules and an entry form are available for download as Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files from the SHNH website: www.shnh.org.uk



																
 

		
 

	
	 

	
	
	

			

			

				
22
Mar
11


				
Scientia Canadensis: New Editorial Team / Une nouvelle équipe de rédaction

				
				


					

						By Scott Campbell
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						Categories: Announcement
					

					
					

				
 
			
 

			

				
				
The Canadian Science  and Technology Historical Association (CSTHA) is pleased to announce  the appointment of a new editorial team for Scientia Canadensis, the  leading Canadian journal on the history of science, technology, and  medicine in Canada … [more]


L’Association pour  l’histoire de la science et de la technologie au Canada (AHSTC) a le  plaisir d’annoncer la nomination d’une nouvelle équipe de rédacteurs de  Scientia Canadensis, une revue scientifique de premier plan en matière  d’histoire de la science, de la technologie et de la médecine au Canada  … [plus d'informations]


																
 

		
 

	
	 

	
	
	

			

			

				
01
Mar
11


				
Announcement: Canada Prize

				
				


					

						By Scott Campbell
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						Categories: Announcement and Prize
					

					
					

				
 
			
 

			

				
				
Dear Colleagues,


As many of you know, the Association is a member of  the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, and you  may be interested the following announcement. Some of you may also be  interested in some of the short-listed books.


Warm regards,


Dorotea Gucciardo


Canada Prize shortlist highlights excellence in Canadian scholarship


The Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences is

pleased to announce the short list for the Canada Prize in the Social

Sciences and the Canada Prize in the Humanities. These prizes -

awarded to scholarly work in the Social Sciences and the Humanities -

are one of Canada’s most important scholarly book prizes and a

significant achievement for the winning authors.


The Canada Prizes recognize the best in long-form academic work

funded by the Aid to Scholarly Publications Program (ASPP) and are

awarded annually for both French and English titles.


The winners of the Canada Prizes will be announced at the First

Annual Conference -

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CFHSS/349b804229/1422c22640/a01a169f89

of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences,

March 26, 2011 in Ottawa.


Find the entire shortlist online here: www.fedcan.ca/canadaprize -

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CFHSS/349b804229/1422c22640/b230a38748


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Les finalistes pour les Prix du Canada soulignent l’excellence de

l’Érudition au Canada


La FÉdÉration canadienne des sciences humaines est fiÈre

d’annoncer la liste des finalistes pour les Prix du Canada en

sciences sociales et en sciences humaines. Ces prix – attribuÉs À

des ouvrages savants en sciences humaines et sociales – sont parmi

les plus importants prix du livre savant au Canada et une

rÉalisation importante pour les laurÉats.


Les Prix du Canada honorent les meilleurs livres savants ayant reÇus

une aide financiÈre du Programme d’aide À l’Édition savante (PAES)

et sont remis annuellement À des ouvrages en franÇais et en

anglais.


Les laurÉats des Prix du Canada seront annoncÉs lors de la

premiÈre confÉrence annuelle -

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CFHSS/349b804229/1422c22640/32b93eeb3a/action=artikel&lang=fr&id=637 de la FÉdÉration canadienne des sciences humaines le samedi 26

mars 2011, À Ottawa.


Veuillez trouvez la liste complÈte des finalistes en ligne ici :

www.fedcan.ca/pixducanada -

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CFHSS/349b804229/1422c22640/f91354bf38


																
 

		
 

	
	 

	
	
	

			

			

				
11
Jan
11


				
CSTHA / AHSTC   Important Association Notices for Members

				
				


					

						By Scott Campbell
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						Categories: Announcement and CSTHA-AHSTC
					

					
					

				
 
			
 

			

				
				
Happy  New Year. The new year marks new beginnings and I am pleased to provide  advance notice of important initiatives of our Association this year.


1) Scientia Canadensis


An  official announcement will be circulated soon, but I wish to advise you  now that the CSHTA / AHSTC executive has approved the following new  editorial team for Scientia Canadensis, beginning with the 2011 volume:


    

  • Editor-in-Chief:  James Hull, University of British Columbia
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  • Associate Editor &  French Language Book Review Editor: Julien Prud’homme, Université du  Québec à Montréal
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  • English Language Book Review Editor: Jeremy Mouat,  University of Alberta
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  • Managing Director: Stéphane Castonguay,  Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
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While Stéphane  Castonguay is stepping out of the role of Editor-in-Chief, which he has  fulfilled very well for several years, he is not leaving the editorial  team. Stéphane will handle the production of the print and digital  versions of the journal.


2) Communications Coordinator


Dorotea  Gucciardo, University of Western Ontario, has agreed to take on the  position of Communications Coordinator to replace James Hull.


James  has kept members informed on a variety of relevant matters over the  past year, and we now look forward to receiving notices circulated by  Dorotea. Scott Campbell, Web master, has been archiving all of the  notices and in the next few months we will see a revision to the  Association’s website where the notices can be viewed.


3) Next Biennial Conference


We  will return to the Donald Gordon Centre at Queen’s University,  Kingston, Ontario for the Association’s next biennial conference, which  will occur this year on 18-20 November 2011. Mark your calendar now and  watch for the Call for Papers and other notices about the conference in  the near future.


Best wishes for 2011.


Bertrum MacDonald


President, CSHTA / président AHSTC


																
 

		
 

	
	 

	
	
	

			

			

				
11
Jan
11


				
Lecture Series: Ontario Centre for Engineering and Public Policy (OCEPP)

				
				


					

						By Scott Campbell
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						Categories: Announcement and Lecture series
					

					
					

				
 
			
 

			

				
				
The Ontario Centre for Engineering and Public Policy (OCEPP) invites you to attend its Policy Engagement Series seminar at Hart House, University of Toronto, from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2011.  The guest speaker is David Lapp, P.Eng., manager, professional practice  at Engineers Canada and a question and answer session will follow his  presentation. Lunch is included. The deadline for registration is  February 7 (5 p.m.); register by January 14 (5 p.m.) and save $5.


For details or to register, visit: http://oceppclimate.eventbrite.com/.


																
 

		
 

	
	 

	
	
	

			

			

				
11
Jan
11


				
Special Issue of Atlantic Studies

				
				


					

						By Scott Campbell
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It is my pleasure to inform you of the recent publication of a special issue of Atlantic Studies dedicated to science and medicine in the Atlantic world: “Itineraries  of Atlantic science – new questions, new approaches, new directions.”  This special issue contains 5 original essays, an editorial  introduction, an interview with Bernard Bailyn, a set of collective  reflections on the 2009 Harvard International Seminar on Atlantic  History, and three book reviews. Two additional essays, which because of  space constraints were not able to be included in this issue, are  forthcoming in volume 8.1. Please distribute this message to those who  you think may be interested.


For those whose institutions subscribe to Atlantic Studies, the essays can be accessed in PDF at the following link:


http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g931345755~tab=toc


For those whose institutions do not subscribe to Atlantic Studies, this special issue is available directly from the editor:


http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14788810.asp

Itineraries of Atlantic science – new questions, new approaches, new directions




Editorial



“Itineraries of Atlantic science: New questions, new approaches, new directions”

Neil Safier

Pages 357 – 364


INTERVIEW


Atlantic soundings: A conversation with Bernard Bailyn

Neil Safier

Pages 365 – 371


Original Articles


Nature, networks, and expert testimony in the colonial Atlantic: The case of cochineal

Jordan Kellman

Pages 373 – 395


A “reasoned proposal” against “vain science”: Creole negotiations of an Atlantic medicament in the Audiencia of Quito (1776–92)

Matthew James Crawford

Pages 397 – 419


Rationalizing disease: James Kilpatrick’s Atlantic struggles with smallpox inoculation

Claire Gherini

Pages 421 – 446


Making  yellow fever American: The early American Republic, the British Empire  and the geopolitics of disease in the Atlantic world

Katherine Arner

Pages 447 – 471


Sanity in the South Atlantic: The mythos of Philippe Pinel and the asylum movement in nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro

Manuella Meyer

Pages 473 – 492


SEMINAR REVIEW


The history of Atlantic science: Collective reflections from the 2009 Harvard seminar on Atlantic history

Marcelo  Aranda; Katherine Arner; Lina del Castillo; Helen Cowie; Matthew  Crawford; Joseph Cullon; Marcelo Figueroa; Claire Gherini; Melissa  Grafe; Sarah Irving; Ryan Kashanipour; Carla Lois; Adrián López-Denis;  Bertie Mandelblatt; Iris Montero Sobrevilla; Kathleen Murphy; Eric  Otremba; Christopher Parsons; Heather Peterson; Emily Senior; Teresa  Vergara; Kelly Wisecup; Anya Zilberstein

Pages 493 – 509


Book Reviews


Matters of Exchange: Commerce, Medicine, and Science in the Dutch Golden Age

Eric G. Casteel

Pages 511 – 512


Beyond discovery and enlightenment: Recent works on science in the Atlantic world

R. A. Kashanipour

Pages 513 – 518


El sendero del tiempo y de las causas accidentales: Los espacios de la prehistoria en la Argentina, 1850–1910

Miruna Achim

Pages 519 – 522


Additional Original Articles (to be published in volume 8.1)


Sloth bones and anteater tongues: collecting American nature in the Hispanic World (1750-1808)

Helen Cowie

Pages 5 – 27


Translating the vernacular: Indigenous and African knowledge in the eighteenth-century British Atlantic

Kathleen S. Murphy

Pages 29 – 48


																
 

		
 

	
	 

	
	
	

			

			

				
25
Nov
10


				
SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT: 4th Annual GTA Symposium on History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science, Technology, and Medicine

				
				


					

						By Scott Campbell
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SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT


The  4th Annual GTA Symposium on History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of  Science, Technology, and Medicine will take place at the University of  Guelph on Tuesday , May 3, 2011.  The symposium is an  effort on the part of historians of science in the GTA to foster  opportunities for communication and to provide a forum for scholarly  exchange, bringing together faculty and graduate students from diverse  fields of interest.


We are very excited to announce year’s slate of speakers:


Maya Goldenberg (University of Guelph)

Aryn Martin (York University)

Conor Burns (Ryerson University)

Alexandra Rutherford (York University)

Marga Vicedo (University of Toronto)

Eric Desjardins (University of Western Ontario)


Details  about the schedule for the day will be announced in the coming weeks.   For now, please save the date and plan to attend!   If you have any  questions, please contact Tara Abraham (taabraha@uoguelph.ca) or Sofie Lachapelle (slachap@uoguelph.ca)


																
 

		
 

	
	 

	
	
		

		
	


	
	
	

		
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