Table of Contents: - Registration
- Hotel Information
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NSF Travel Grants & PSA Travel Grants
- Become a Volunteer
- Childcare @ PSA24
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PSA & Alliance for Affordable Energy
- Interest Group Lunch Announcement
- Chairing a Session
- Hotel Room Share
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PSA International Syllabus Prize
- Open Calls
- PSA24 Sponsors
- PSA Office Hours
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Registration for the PSA24 New Orleans meeting will open on August 1, 2024. The early bird phase of registration will end on September 30, 2024, at which point prices will increase. Please visit the event site for more details and to register for the meeting. If you have are presenting at the meeting and have already created a speaker profile, you will be able to register through that profile. As always, the most economical solution to registration is to be a member of the PSA so please make sure your membership is current!
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The meeting will be held at the New Orleans Marriott - 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70130. Rooms can be booked at the conference rate through the event site, or directly using this link to the PSA hotel block. The conference rate is $209 per night.
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NSF and PSA Travel Grants
Deadline for Applications: 1 October 2024 (11:59 pm EDT)
The PSA is pleased to announce the availability of travel grants to offset the cost of attending PSA2024. Explanations of the travel grants and eligibility requirements are below. NSF Travel Grant Eligibility:
You must be participating in and register for PSA2024 (e.g., presenting a paper or poster, chairing a panel, or engaging in committee work).
You must be a graduate student, independent scholar, or a recent PhD graduate (graduated within the last five years). Retirees without research funds are considered independent scholars.
You must be either a U.S. citizen or affiliated with a U.S. institution.
These grants can only be used to cover travel costs to and from the meeting and registration. Hotel and food are not covered.
In general, only airfare from US-flag carriers is covered by this grant.
Please also note that PSA membership will affect the amount of the award.
APPLY FOR AN NSF TRAVEL GRANT PSA Travel Grant Eligibility:
You must be participating in and register for PSA2024 (e.g., presenting a paper or poster, chairing a panel, or engaging in committee work).
You must be a graduate student or a recent PhD graduate (graduated within the last five years). These grants can only be used to cover travel costs to and from the meeting. Hotel and food are not covered.
You must be a member of the Philosophy of Science Association.
Those eligible for the NSF Travel Grant are NOT eligible for the PSA Travel Grant. That is, you must NOT be a US citizen or affiliated with a US institution to be eligible for a PSA Travel Grant. APPLY FOR A PSA TRAVEL GRANT
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The PSA is offering free registration to qualified graduate volunteers. Are you a graduate student and wish to receive free conference registration in exchange for volunteer service helping attendees register and speakers set up their rooms? For one shift of light service, you can attend the PSA for free. Interested? Sign up using our volunteer signup form and indicate which days and times you are available. This opportunity is first come first serve and is contingent upon completion of service. As a token of appreciation, all volunteers will be invited to attend the Jessica Pfeifer PSA Volunteer Breakfast for volunteers and chairs featuring free food and valuable networking opportunities. |
We are happy to announce that thanks to a generous donation from the Ann Johnson Institute for Science, Technology & Society, we are once again hiring Pittsburgh Event Childcare for the duration of the 2024 meeting. These fully licensed and insured childcare professionals will be converting our empty conference room into a day care center where you can safely leave your child(ren) while you attend events! You will be asked to fill out a short registration form when you drop off your child(ren) and you will be given a small pager so you can be reached in case of emergency.
It would be very helpful if you could add some basic information to this google sheet so that we can tell them how many kids (roughly) to expect each day. After speaking with the center director, they can take care of infants, but we will need an exact number so that they can adequately staff and furnish the space. Day care will be available from 8:30am – 6pm (Central) Thursday – Saturday, and 8:30am – 12p (Central) on Sunday.
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PSA & Alliance for Affordable Energy |
The PSA is delighted to be partnering with the New Orleans-based Alliance for Affordable Energy for our 2024 conference. Identified by the PSA Climate Taskforce together with the Local Organizing Committee as an effective grassroots climate justice organization, AAF’s actions have accelerated the development of renewable energy infrastructure in New Orleans and helped protect residents from some of the worst impacts of the local fossil fuel industries.
While we will not be attempting to ‘offset’ the carbon emissions from our New Orleans meeting, we will be gathering donations to the AAF through a dedicated PSA donation button as a means of giving back to the local community and supporting progressive climate work in the region. Please therefore consider donating by selecting the appropriate "ticket" when you register for the conference.
You can read more about the Alliance for Affordable Energy’s recent successes and ongoing projects here: https://www.all4energy.org/clean-energy.html |
Interest Group Lunch Announcement |
There are many restaurants within a walkable distance of the hotel in New Orleans. If you are interested in hosting an Interest Group Lunch at PSA2024, please email office@philsci.org to coordinate and we will help advertise and facilitate registration.
Hosts of Interest Group Lunches are in charge of organization of their lunch. THE PSA IS NOT SUBSIDIZING THE MEALS, but simply helping to facilitate their organization. Each attendee at the meals will be responsible for paying for her or his own meal. |
Want to chair a session at PSA 2024? We are looking for volunteers to chair symposia and contributed paper sessions. This is a great way to participate on the main program and provide a valuable contribution to the quality of the conference. Session chairs help to ensure that the conference sessions flow smoothly (and on time!), including respectful discussions.
Preference will be given to individuals who are not on the main program (symposia & contributed papers), so please circulate this call widely to colleagues and students who might be interested. (Please note that session chairs must have either finished their Ph.D., or completed all the coursework in their Ph.D. program (i.e., be ABD). MA students are not eligible to chair.)
Please indicate your willingness and availability here, and we hope to see you all in New Orleans at PSA 2024!
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In an effort to facilitate cost-sharing measures for graduates and early career scholars planning to attend, the PSA has set up a google spreadsheet for those looking to share their hotel costs with other conference attendees. Simply to go to the sheet and enter your information. Check back often and reach out to others as appropriate.
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PSA International Syllabus Prize - Call for Syllabi |
“Teaching Philosophy of Science in the World”
The Philosophy of Science Association invites submissions of course syllabi that showcase effective and creative teaching of the philosophy of science that reaches beyond the mainstream. We are seeking to build a library of new ideas and good practices from around the world that will help those who are trying to internationalize the subject and introduce it to new audiences. All submissions that meet the eligibility criteria below will be made available on the syllabus repository that can be accessed freely via the PSA website.
Any member of the PSA based anywhere in the world may make a submission. Non-members wishing to participate are encouraged to apply for membership, through the PSA’s Sponsor-a-Scholar program if they cannot afford the membership fee. We welcome not only the traditional type of syllabi specifying a schedule of lectures or discussion sessions and reading lists, but also descriptions of innovative learning activities that do not fit the usual notion of “course.” Teaching plans at any level from secondary school to PhD programs are
eligible. Entries must refer to courses or other activities that have already run at least once; revised versions of entries submitted in previous rounds are also eligible. They can be in any language (or mix of languages), but for an entry that is not in English, please submit an English translation alongside the original version. Submissions will be reviewed by the PSA International Relations Committee, consulting appropriate external experts as needed.
Innovations to the conventional philosophy of science displayed in the entries may include:
· Application of insights from various non-Anglophone or non-analytic traditions of philosophy to Anglophone analytic philosophy of science;
· Adaptation of traditional issues in the philosophy of science to the sensibilities and conditions of the countries and communities in which the course is taught;
· Selection (or creation) of teaching materials (print or online) with the same purpose;
· Comparative study or synthesis of traditions of philosophy of science from different parts of the world, or from different languages, cultures, or religions;
· Critical examination of the legacies of colonialism and other aspects of international and intercultural politics in the philosophy of science;
· Philosophical examination of interactions between European-origin science (and technology and medicine) and non-European traditions of knowledge;
· Productive combination of sources in multiple languages.
In addition to the syllabus, please submit a brief description of up to 500 words, explaining the nature of the course or other learning activity and highlighting the innovations made in it.
All entries will be considered for an annual prize to be awarded at the biennial PSA conference or at a separate online event, where the prize-winner(s) will be invited to discuss the content of the winning entry. The prize will also carry a cash award of USD 500.
Entries may be submitted at any time to the Chair of the PSA International Relations Committee, Prof. Hasok Chang, University of Cambridge, by e-mail to hc372@cam.ac.uk. The deadline for submission of syllabi to be considered for the 2024 prize is 15 September 2024. Entries submitted after that date will be considered for the 2025 competition. |
Please help spread the word about our open calls!
There are still two open calls for PSA24:
1) PSA UPSS Session Call for Abstracts - Deadline extended to August 15, 2024
2) Outreach and Engagement Award - Deadline to apply is August 15, 2024
More information and links to apply can be found here.
We are also still accepting applications for the PSA@APA Author meets Critics session:
The PSA invites nominations from members for an "author meets critics" book session for a special session of the APA dedicated to work by philosophers of science. We especially encourage nominations of work by early or mid-career scholars, and books of potential wide interest to philosophers with specializations other than philosophy of science. Please submit your nominations, with no more than a brief paragraph or two explaining your nomination, and a list of willing and/or potential critics (noting who among the critics has officially agreed attend) to Anya Plutynski, aplutyns@wustl.edu by August 15. The PSA Awards committee will vote on a nominees to present at the next Eastern & Central APA.
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The PSA is pleased to announce its first round of PSA24 sponsors for the upcoming biennial meeting in New Orleans:
Emerald Sponsors: University of California Irvine, Logic & Philosophy of Science Platinum Sponsors: Ann Johnson Institute
The National Science Foundation Gold Sponsors: Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Philosophy Arizona State University, Centre for Biology and Society, Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science Silver Sponsors: The Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh The Institute for Practical Ethics, University of California San Diego Simon Fraser University, Department of Philosophy Bronze Sponsors:
The Center for Public Engagement with Science, University of Cincinnati
Supporting Sponsors:
The Charles Phelps Taft Research Center
University of Cincinnati
Our sponsors help make the PSA biennial meeting possible. Thanks to them, not only are we able to have a high quality meeting but we are also able to keep conference registration more accessible for students. If you are interested in becoming a PSA24 sponsor, please reach out to director@philsci.org for a list of opportunities. |
PSA Office Hours - New Dates and Opportunities! |
There is a new series of PSA Office Hours scheduled for the fall, including:
September - Philosophy of Climate Science with Wendy Parker and Greg Lusk
October - Careers Spotlight - philosophers of science who have gone on to have jobs outside of academic settings will be made available to discuss some alternative but rewarding potential career pathways from a philosophy of science PhD. Featuring Dr. Thomas Cunningham, Bioethics Director, Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center and Climate Policy expert Michael Weisberg.
November - Philosophy of Psychology with Carrie Figdor and Sarah Robins January - Engaged Philosophy of Science with Kevin Elliott and Katie Plaisance
Please visit the PSA Office Hours page for more information and to sign up - space is limited! |
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