philphys in Paris: correction and announcement

[Guido Bacciagaluppi]

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

(a) one correction to my last announcement, and (b) one conference
announcement, as detailed below.

			All the best,
					Guido Bacciagaluppi


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(a) Due to the 'reunion statutaire' at IHPST on 27 January, there will be
no philosophy of physics seminar that day. The seminar will be postponed
by one week, as follows:

	Friday 3 Feb, 16:00-18:00 (CREA)
	Alexei Grinbaum (LPHS Nancy)
 	Time as ignorance, algebraically

As usual, seminars at CREA are in the library (salle 315),
entrance 25, rue de la Montagne Sainte-Genevieve [due to
the possibility of checks at the entrance, please have a
form of ID with you]).

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(b) MODELS AND SIMULATIONS

Two-day conference in Paris, 12-13 June 2006

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Robert Batterman (Western Ontario) and Paul Humphreys
(University of Virginia)

ORGANIZERS: Roman Frigg (LSE), Stephan Hartmann (LSE), and Cyrille Imbert
(IHPST/Paris I)

OUTLINE AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Computer simulations play a crucial role in many sciences, but they have
not yet received the attention they deserve from philosophers of science.
This conference attempts to systematically explore methodological issues
in connection with computer simulations and the implications of  these for
traditional questions in the philosophy of science. Special emphasis is
put on the relation between models and simulations as well as on the role
of computers in the practice of science.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Please send extended abstracts of 1000 words to
simulations2006 at yahoo.co.uk by 15 March 2006. Decisions will be made by 1
April. A few travel bursaries for graduate students are available; if you
wish to be considered please submit a short (tentative) travel budget and
a CV together with your paper. There will also be a Best Graduate Paper
Award of 500 EUROS. For details, visit the conference website.

Deadline for submissions: 15 March 2006

Although the conference has a philosophical orientation, contributions by
historians and sociologists of science are welcome too. We particularly
encourage working scientists to submit papers.

Fuller details:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/CPNSS/events/Conferences/simulations.htm






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Guido Bacciagaluppi
Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques
(IHPST)
13, rue du Four
F-75006 Paris
France
Fax: +33 / 1 / 43 25 29 48

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