News for July 2010
7th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications
ISIPTA '11
7th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability:
Theories and Applications
Monday 25 to Thursday 28 July 2011
University of Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria
http://www.sipta.org/isipta11
Dear colleague,
We would like to draw your attention to the 7th International Symposium on Imprecise Probability: Theories and Applications, which be held at the University of Innsbruck from July 25 to July 28, 2011.
The ISIPTA meetings are one of the primary international forums to present and discuss new results on the theories and applications of imprecise probability.
Imprecise probability is a generic term for the many mathematical or statistical models which allow us to measure chance or uncertainty without using sharp numerical probabilities. These models include lower and upper expectations or previsions, interval valued probabilities, sets of probability measures, belief functions, Choquet capacities, comparative probability orderings, possibility measures, plausibility measures, and sets of desirable gambles. Imprecise probability models are needed in inference and decision problems where the relevant information is scarce, vague or conflicting, and where preferences may be incomplete.
CALL FOR PAPERS
A detailed first call and relevant conference information can be found at http://www.sipta.org/isipta11/isipta11_call_for_papers.pdf
For further details about (pre)registration, paper submission, program committee, scientific and social program visit the ISIPTA '11 web site at http://www.sipta.org/isipta11/.
IMPORTANT DATES
Paper submission deadline: 4 February 2011.
Symposium: July 25-28, 2011.
STEERING COMMITTEE
- Frank Coolen (Durham University, UK)
- Gert de Cooman (Ghent University, Belgium)
- Thomas Fetz (Innsbruck University, Austria)
- Serafin Moral (Granada University, Spain)
- Michael Oberguggenberger (Innsbruck University, Austria)
- Teddy Seidenfeld (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about the symposium, please contact the Steering Committee preferably by email (isipta11@uibk.ac.at), or at the following address:
- Anna Bombasaro
- Unit for Engineering Mathematics, University of Innsbruck
- Technikerstrasse 13
- A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
For more information about SIPTA, the international organisation responsible for organizing both the ISIPTA meetings and the SIPTA Schools on Imprecise Probabilities, please consult the SIPTA web site at http://www.sipta.org.
Templeton Research Fellows Program at Oxford -- 2011-2012
The John Templeton Foundation, the Society of Christian Philosophers, Oxford University and the University of Oklahoma are pleased to announce the Templeton Research Fellows Program for 2011-2012. This is the final year of a program designed to promote extended international exchange at Oxford University with philosophers of religion and scientists. We are seeking highly-qualified Fellows with an established record of successful publication, and whose proposed research will open up new avenues for interdisciplinary growth in the philosophy of religion. Applicants must have a Ph.D. prior to application and be affiliated with an accredited institution.
Two of the fellowships will be given to applicants proposing research at the interface of philosophy of religion and philosophy of physics, cosmology, mathematics, logic, or the natural sciences. One of the fellowships will be given to an applicant proposing research in any area of the philosophy of religion.
We invite recent Ph.D.'s and more advanced scholars to apply for a year-long fellowship in residence at Oxford University for the opportunity to engage in sustained interaction with some of the world’s foremost philosophers, scientists, theologians, and other specialists in religion. Three scholars will be chosen as research Fellows for the 2011-2012 year of the program (two junior and one senior). A Junior Fellow will receive a stipend of $50,000. A Senior Fellow will receive a stipend of $70,000. In addition, there will be funds for relocation, travel, research, etc.
For further details, please vist our website at: http://www.oxfordtempletonfellows.com/
PSA2010 Paper Refereeing
The PSA thanks all those who submitted papers for PSA2010. Refereeing has been completed and the program for PSA2010 will be announced shortly.
- Steve Downes, Program Chair, PSA2010
Press Release: International History of Science Societies to Meet in Philadelphia for U.S. Conference
International History of Science Societies to Meet in Philadelphia for U.S. Conference
Every four years history of science societies in Canada, Great Britain and the US come together for a joint meeting. Philadelphia was the unanimous choice to host the 2012 meeting.
PHILADELPHIA, PA—27 May 2010 -- Every four years the History of Science Society, the British Society for the History of Science, and the Canadian Society for the History & Philosophy of Science meet jointly in mid-summer for multi-day sessions on the history of science. The "Three Societies Meeting" alternates among the US, Canada, and the UK. The History of Science Society will serve as host in 2012 and, thanks to a proposal submitted by the Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science, Philadelphia will provide the venue for this Three Societies Meeting.
The conference will attract hundreds of historians of science to Old City for the meetings. The main venues for the sessions will be the meeting rooms at the American Philosophical Society, the Chemical Heritage Foundation, and the University of Pennsylvania. Attendees will stay in Old City hotels. Dorm rooms will be available as low-cost alternative housing.
"The history of science in America begins in Philadelphia," said Robert (Jay) Malone, Executive Director of the History of Science Society. "Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Rush, and Joseph Priestley were among the first men of science in America and they were Philadelphians. It will be a great pleasure to bring together the leading scholars in the history of science here in the city where American science began."
Previous Three Society Meetings were at Oxford, UK (2008); Halifax, Nova Scotia (2004); St Louis (2000), Edinburgh (1996), and Toronto (1992).
About the History of Science Society
The History of Science Society is the world's largest society dedicated to understanding science, technology, medicine, and their interactions with society in historical context. Over 3,000 individual and institutional members across the world support the Society's mission to foster interest in the history of science and its social and cultural relations. For further information, go to hssonline.org.
About the Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science
The Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science is a consortium of educational and cultural institutions using the exceptional resources of the Philadelphia area to promote public and scholarly understanding of the history of science, technology, and medicine. For further information about the consortium and its members, go to www.pachs.net.
For further information, please contact:
- Robert J. Malone, Ph.D.
- Executive Director
- History of Science Society
- PO Box 117360
- 3310 Turlington Hall
- University of Florida
- Gainesville, FL 32611-7360
- 352.392.1677
- 352.392.2795 (fax)
- http://hssonline.org
- jay@hssonline.org
OR
- Babak Ashrafi
- Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science
- 431 Chestnut St.
- Philadelphia, PA 19106
- www.pachs.net
- info@pachs.net
Conference Announcement: Causation, Coherence, and Concepts
Causation, Coherence, and Concepts
November, 11-13, 2010
Speakers include:
- Nancy Cartwright
- Peter Gärdenfors
- Clark Glymour
- Volker Halbach
- Karel Lambert
- Godehard Link
- Felix Mühlhölzer
- Julian Nida-Rümelin
- Martine Nida-Rümelin
- Hans Rott
- Brian Skyrms
- Ede Zimmermann
More information: http://www.uni-konstanz.de/philosophie/fe/index.php?article_id=4
Press Release: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Paul Karoff
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
136 Irving Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
May 2010
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Over the past 230 years, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has accumulated a large collection of documents, records, and objects that help tell the story of the nation's intellectual development since the latter part of the 18th century. Now the public is being offered a glimpse into that history through a new web-based feature, From the Academy Archives.
To commemorate its founding on May 4, 1780, the Academy announced the new online resource, located on its web site at http://www.amacad.org/.
The site will highlight one or more significant events from the Academy's history that occurred during a given month. For example, during the month of May:
In 1780, the Academy's charter was approved by the Massachusetts legislature. Among the sixty-two incorporating members were leaders in the movement for American independence, including Samuel Adams, John Adams, James Bowdoin, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine. The charter also named prominent ministers, educators, judges, lawyers, physicians, and businessmen.
In 1852, medical doctor and Fellow Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., spoke at an Academy meeting on "The Use of Direct Light in Microscopic Researches."
In 1876, the Academy's Recording Secretary presented a paper by Alexander Graham Bell "On Telegraphing Musical Sounds," later published in the Academy's Proceedings as "Researches in Telephony." In the paper, Bell described past work in the field and explained his recent experiments in transmitting both pure musical tones and human speech.
In 1927, Herbert E. Ives spoke at the Academy on "Television" with lantern slide illustrations. A researcher at AT&T, Ives had given the first public demonstration of television transmission a month earlier.
In 1952, the Academy sponsored a two-day "Symposium on Climatic Change," chaired by astronomer and past president Harlow Shapley. Speakers from the fields of astronomy, geology, geography, meteorology, paleontology, paleoanthropology, geophysics and geochemistry examined both the scientific basis for climatology and the role climate change has played in the development of life and human culture.
And in 1956, the Academy held a two-day conference on "Science and the Modern World View -- Toward a Common Understanding of the Sciences and the Humanities."
Members of the public can sign up to receive email alerts when new items are posted. A library of past items will also be available on the site.
"This initiative to link the past work of the Academy with our vital activities of today is made possible by our ongoing efforts to catalog and conserve the Academy's rich archive," said Chief Executive Officer Leslie Berlowitz.
Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. Current Academy research focuses on science and technology policy; global security; social policy; the humanities and culture; and education. With headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Academy's work is advanced by its 4,600 elected members, who are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business and public affairs from around the world.
CFP: Philosophy of Science Colloquium, Johannesburg
SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM
ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG
18 JANUARY 2011
Papers are invited for a Philosophy of Science Colloquium on the day before the Philosophical Society of Southern Africa's annual conference (19-21 January 2011) kicks off. Please note:
- The venue will be the Salt Rock Hotel about 100 km from Durban, SA (see also http://www.saltrockbeach.co.za). Although favorable rates have been negotiated for all delegates, we urge all participants to reserve rooms as soon as possible, since availability is limited.
- Our keynote speaker will be Ian Hacking, Collège de France & University of Toronto.
- Papers can cover any theme in general philosophy of science.
- Abstracts (1500 words) should reach Emma Ruttkamp (emmar@uj.ac.za) as soon as possible but definitely by 30 October 2010 -- note that the number of presentations is limited and that early submission is advisable.
- There will be 30-40 minute slots, depending on the number of papers selected.
- To enable in-depth discussion at the colloquium, authors of papers selected for presentation at the symposium will be required to make available their full papers for circulation among participants by 31 December 2010.
- The first issue of the South African Journal of Philosophy in 2011 will include a selection of the papers presented at the colloquium. To be considered for inclusion in this special philosophy of science symposium in the first issue of the SAJP in 2011, full papers must reach the editor of the SAJP, Abraham Olivier (aolivier@ufh.ac.za), and the guest editor of the symposium, Emma Ruttkamp (emmar@uj.ac.za), by 30 October 2010.
- Please note that the PSSA 2011 conference will be held at the same venue (19-21 January 2011) and that abstracts of between 300 and 500 words intended for this conference should reach the conference organizers (D. Mistrey at mistrey@ukzn.ac.za or Apg Palma at palma@ukzn.ac.za) as soon as possible and before 1 October 2010.
