“We are looking for contributors for a one-day event on popular science books to be held at Imperial College, London on 22nd Feb 2008. Literary critics, historians, writers, illustrators, publishers, prize-givers, reviewers, readers, booksellers, teachers (and others) are all invited to take part. Contributors will be asked introduce a book, collection, theme, or popular science author, perhaps with a small extract, and use it to raise a topic for discussion in or about popular science.”
“If you are interested in contributing, please send us an outline of your presentation (500 words maximum) and a short bio (approx 200 words). The outline should list the source(s) you want to discuss, and preview the discussion topic your session would raise. Email this to popscievent@gmail.com by the 23rd November 2007.” (See Nature Network for more details.)
Also, see The Science Project blog for information about the Third Annual ‘Science & the Public’ Conference, to be held at the University of Manchester, UK, on 21 and 22 June 2008. The conference “aims to bring together the wide ranging strands of academia that consider science as it intersects with non-scientific cultures.” The organizers are currently calling for papers on topics including: notions of expertise in the public; public science and science policy; technological development and the public; and science on the internet. All submissions and enquiries should be emailed to scienceandpublic@googlemail.com by 14 March 2008. (For more details, see the Science Project posting.)