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The Chemical Heritage Foundation will host the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC) 2009 Summer Symposium on 13–15 August 2009.

The ISPC Summer Symposium is an annual interdisciplinary conference that promotes the exchange of ideas concerning the philosophical foundations of the chemical sciences and related areas. The symposium is geared to philosophers, chemists, biochemists, historians, sociologists, educators, and others interested in this dynamic developing field. 

Program and schedule
The symposium will begin at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, 13 August, and conclude Saturday, 15 August, by 630 p.m. An opening reception will take place Thursday at 4:15 p.m. On Friday a full-day of talks is planned, followed by a banquet at 7:30 p.m. A final discussion session is scheduled for Saturday.

Special plenary sessions will include talks by Jay S. Siegel, chair of the Organisch-chemisches Institut at Universität Zürich in Switzerland, and Roald Hoffmann, Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters, Cornell University, and winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Pre-registration is now closed; however, you may register at the conference for $75.

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Contact information

For further information on conference content, please contact:

Michael Weisberg
Department of Philosophy
University of Pennsylvania
433 Cohen Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-898-0417
weisberg@phil.upenn.edu

For logistical information on attending the conference, please contact:

Nancy Vonada
Manager of Events and Stewardship
Chemical Heritage Foundation
Phone: 215-873-8226
Fax: 215-629-5226
nvonada@chemheritage.org