31st Symposium of the Scientific Instrument Commission, SIC2012, 08-12 de octubre 2012, Rio de Janeiro

El próximo otoño (08 y 12 de octubre) se realizará en Río de Janeiro (Brasil) el 31st Symposium of the Scientific Instrument Commission (http://www.mast.br/sic_2012/index.html). En su primer encuentro realizado en el hemisferio sur se prestará especial atención a la historia, la preservación, la documentación histórica y el uso de instrumentos científicos.

CFP: Science & Education - Thematic Journal Issue: History of Science in Museums - Deadline: March 31, 2012

Science & Education Thematic Journal Issue History of Science in Museums Science museums and science centres are primary avenues to communicate science to the public and are the major non-formal settings for science education. Yet, the potential role of the history (and philosophy) of science in this cultural context is not well explored. This special issue will publish current research in the area and illuminate a variety of issues on the uses of history of science in museum environments.

CFP: XIII UNIVERSEUM Network Meeting - Trondheim (Norway), 14-16 June 2012 - Deadline: January 31, 2012

XIII UNIVERSEUM NETWORK MEETING Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway, 14-16 June 2012 Call for Papers The European Academic Heritage Network UNIVERSEUM announces its 13th annual meeting.

Workshop: "Instrument histories: collections and knowledge in movement" - Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN/CEIICH-UNAM (Mexico City) - 5-8 December 2011

Workshop: Instrument histories: collections and knowledge in movement 5-8 December 2011 Over the past year, brought together by a common commitment to the material aspects of science, we have formed a research group – made up by scholars and graduate students from the UNAM, the UAM and CINVESTAV-IPN – that studies instruments from a socio-historical perspective. One of our principal objectives is to question the assumption that scientific instruments are objective, neutral, ubiquitous and innocuous.

Job: Director of the Museum of History of Science, Technology and Medicine - University of Leeds (UK) - Deadline: September 30, 2011

University of Leeds Director of the Museum of History of Science, Technology and Medicine Reference Number ARTHM0008 Faculty of Arts, School of Humanities Academic Grade 7 Job Summary Full time, starting from 3 October 2011 or as soon as practicable thereafter.
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