The History of Scientific Conferences

This HERA-funded project explores the history and significance of scientific conferences.

[Transcrire @transcrire]

🔴Actualités
Julien Bondaz étudie les premiers congrès internationaux des Africanistes de l'Ouest (CIAO). Pensé par Monod, ce forum réunit des experts européens travaillant en terrain colonial, dans un contexte scientifique et touristique ambigu.
https://t.co/L4RREpa53R

[Centre Alexandre-Koyré @CAK_UMR]

💡 Conférences scientifiques, quelles histoires et significations ?
👂 Une série de #podcasts réalisée au @BirkbeckUoL dans le cadre du projet “The Scientific Conference: a Social, Cultural, and Political History” dont le #CAK est partenaire
➡️ https://t.co/qJ9QecucaX

[Jessica Reinisch @JessicaReinisch]

We still have places available for the @HistSciConf show on the history of conferences on 18 Nov, 6-8pm @BirkbeckUoL's cinema. It's history, science, art & entertainment all in one, followed by drinks. Places are free, reserve here https://t.co/NVZRs2fsCO @Birkbeck_BIMI

[Laura C Forster @lauracforster]

Come to this! As part of @HistSciConf we've made an audio performance to invoke an international scientific conference. No idea what a conf sounds like or no idea why anyone would want to think about what a conf sounds like?? Book here to find out: https://t.co/pkTEDTKUNo

[Jessica Reinisch @JessicaReinisch]

The @HistSciConf group has teamed up with the wonderful Mariana Castillo Deball to produce a series of podcasts about the history of conferences. You're all invited to come to the show & drinks on 18 Nov, 6-8pm @ Birkbeck's cinema. Book here https://t.co/NVZRs2g0sm @Birkbeck_BIMI

[The History of Scientific Conferences @HistSciConf]

'Bad History'
Check out our latest blog post by Sven Widmalm based on his Presentation at the @HERA_Research Conference “Humanities in Crisis, Crisis in Humanities”
https://t.co/n0mr4XkSa3

[The History of Scientific Conferences @HistSciConf]

Two new project blog posts!
Robin Michalon asks 'What is an inclusive conference?', studying the attendance of patients at Alzheimer’s Disease conferences, while Diane Courtine presents her internship work on the 1937 Month of Intellectual Cooperation.
https://t.co/AZWh2CMVab

[Cyrus Mody @ccmmody]

via @MNoel75 a 🧵of possible interest to @HistSciConf and others (including last week's interlocutors at #AFMBiomed2022 )

[The History of Scientific Conferences @HistSciConf]

New website updates after a busy summer!

You can now listen to the trailer of our upcoming podcast: https://t.co/qkapHlcAFk
and read two new blog posts by Jenny Beckman and @GeorgianaKotsou discussing conferencing as space and community building: https://t.co/AZWh2CNsZJ

[Centre for the Study of Internationalism @centreintlhist]

After our first coffee break we have @Geert_Somsen and @GeorgianaKotsou on Convention Conventions: Rituals of Participation in Large Research Conferences, with the commentary this time from @MajBen.

[Centre for the Study of Internationalism @centreintlhist]

Next up are @JessicaReinisch and @lauracforster - with commentary by @davidbrydan - on Laboratories of Cooperation: International Organisations, Experts and Technical Conferences.

[Centre for the Study of Internationalism @centreintlhist]

Hello everyone. This morning we're kicking off with an overview of some research projects, both recently concluded and upcoming. First up is @Stephenlegg11 and Conferencing the International: The India Round Table Conference 1930-1932: https://t.co/89o3uKWCSM

[Centre for the Study of Internationalism @centreintlhist]

This is followed by brief overviews of exciting new projects from @MajBen (https://t.co/HNGgydyur7) Joris Vandendriessche (https://t.co/A9gj01GHXW), and @MBarany (@SIGMA_ERC).

[Centre for the Study of Internationalism @centreintlhist]

Next up today we have a roundtable chaired by Daniel Laqua, with @SarahVMarks, @jon_agar, @DEHEdgerton, @Stephenlegg11, and @IlariaScaglia1, posing the question: how can a focus on conferences change historiographical narratives?

[Centre for the Study of Internationalism @centreintlhist]

First up this morning at @HistSciConf we have Charlotte Bigg and @mougey_thomas on Communicating Science: Scientific Conferences as Spectacles and Medialized Experiences, with commentary from Louise Devoy of @RMGreenwich.

[Centre for the Study of Internationalism @centreintlhist]

Good morning everyone. I'm @Jane_Mumby, a new postdoctoral researcher at the Centre, and I'm at the @HistSciConf today and tomorrow. I'm going to be tweeting along with some of the talks and events - it should be a great couple of days.

[Jessica Reinisch @JessicaReinisch]

Still some places left at @HistSciConf conference, get in touch to reserve a place. Great lineup incl @Geert_Somsen @lauracforster @WaqarHZaidi @jon_agar @DEHEdgerton @Stephenlegg11 @SarahVMarks @IlariaScaglia1 followed by @centreintlhist panel on new books on internationalism

[Leo Burtscher @LeoBurtscher]

Take a look at this amazing 20s trailer (produced by Glen Rees from @futuremeetings) and showing the @ir2022meeting VR space.

[The History of Scientific Conferences @HistSciConf]

In our latest blog post, Robin Michalon explores the commercial dimension of international conferences in the 90s and early 00s using examples from the International Conferences on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders.
https://t.co/MfUxJccGHt