2008 HSS Annual Meeting (Joint Meeting with PSA)
6-9 November, Pittsburgh, PA

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Preliminary Program

Click here for the 2008 HSS preliminary program. This is not the final version, which will be placed online early in October. You may still edit your abstract or session and the edited version will be included in the final version 0f the program.

Click here for the 2008 PSA preliminary program.

Annual Meeting Registration

To register for the annual meeting click here. Note that early registration closes on 1 October, after which regular registration rates apply.

Edit Your Abstract or Session

Please click here to enter your 4 digit ID code and edit your abstract, session and/or contact information.
To edit online

Hotel Information

The 2008 HSS conference will be held 6-9 November at the Omni William Penn hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. The hotel address is 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (or call 1-800-843-6664 or 412-281-7100).

To register online.
A limited number of rooms have been set aside for graduate students which provide a $40 discount on the full HSS price. One these rooms are booked, graduate students must pay full price. To register as a graduate student click here. Note that graduate students must book by 6 October to receive the discounted rate.

No corporate code is required to register as an HSS/PSA conference attendee. Problems with clicking on the dates have been reported with Safari browsers. Until the hotel fixes this problem, we recommend using another browser such as Firefox.

Important: We have been informed that a major football game will be played at Pittsburgh during the conference period. This will significantly reduce the number of hotel rooms available in the city. Book early!

Want to be a Session Chair?

The HSS relies on volunteers to chair sessions of contributed papers at its annual meetings. If you are interested in filling this important role, please contact the HSS Executive Office at info@hssonline.org. Please provide contact information and your area of expertise.

Helpful hints on chairing a session

FAQs

Meeting Information

Helpful hints on presenting a paper

Helpful hints for conference audiences and commentators

Rates for HSS Program and Newsletter advertising, and inserts in delegate packets.

Book Exhibit

There is still time to book your table for the annual meeting, advertise books in the meeting program, or contribute a book to the Collective Book Exhibit. Print the online brochure, fill it in, and post it to us.

2008 Book Exhibit and Publishers' Brochure (PDF)

Local Arrangements Committee

Future History of Science Society Meetings

  • 18-22 November 2009
    Phoenix, Arizona
  • 4-7 November 2010 (With the Philosophy of Science Association)
    Montreal, Quebec

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