The History of Science Society will hold its 2005 Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in conjunction with the Society for the History of Technology's Annual Meeting. Session and contributed-paper proposals for the HSS Meeting must be submitted by 1 April 2005 to the History of Science Society’s Executive Office, PO Box 117360, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7360; phone: 352-392-1677; fax: 352-392-2795; e-mail: meeting@hssonline.org.

Submissions on all topics are requested. All proposals must be submitted on the HSS Web site (http://www.hssonline.org) or on the annual meeting proposal forms (available from the HSS Executive Office). We strongly encourage session proposals that include: a mix of men and women; diversity of institutional affiliations; and/or a balance of professional ranks (e.g. mixing senior scholars with graduate students). Only one proposal per person. To avoid duplication, proposals may only be submitted to one of the two societies, not both. To facilitate interaction between the two meetings, registration for one allows access to the proceedings of the other.

Membership in the HSS is not a prerequisite for participation. However, all participants must register for the meeting, and HSS members will receive a registration discount. Graduate students, independent scholars and junior scholars who are selected for the program will be eligible for travel grants, funded by the National Science Foundation (SES-0119209).

Before sending a proposal to the HSS Office, please read the “Guidelines for Selecting Papers and Sessions” (on the HSS Web site); these guidelines will be used in determining the acceptability of session and paper proposals for the 2005 meeting.

Please direct any questions to the HSS Executive Office.