Society for Social Studies of Science, 4S

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@4sweb.bsky.social Please join us today at 4S— 08:30 – 10:20 Threaded Keynote: Bordering Summit (Convention Center) Rooms 327-329 and 10:40 – 12:30 Roundtable for Sandra Harding Summit (Convention Center) Rooms 327-329

@4sweb.bsky.social THREADED 📣KEYNOTE📣 PANEL SUMMIT, 3rd floor Room 327-9 10.40-12.30 with: Andrea Ballestero Jakkrit Sanghamaneee Nikiwe Solomon

The rumours are true, we are indeed putting on another Science, Technology, & Human Values STS School! 22-25 June 2026 in Seoul, Korea - hosted by Seoul National University + KAIST, w/ support from the Korean Association of STS (KASTS) + AusSTS. See www.sthvschool.org Applications close 10 Dec 2025

@4sweb.bsky.social Threaded panel keynote: POLITICAL WATER starts today 10.40-12.30, in the Summit with— Andrea Ballestero Jakkrit Sanghamaneee Nikiwe Solomon

@4sweb.bsky.social The Presidential Plenary and Reception will start in less than 30mins in SUMMIT Convention Center, walk on Pine to 9th. Go to back of the floor level and go up to the 4th floor for plenary. Reception is on 3rd floor. Do not get confused by other convention center called Arch.

Michel Callon's foundational work in actor network theory has inspired generations of STS scholars. Callon was 4S president 1998–2000. He was awarded the Bernal Prize in 2002. We thank the Center for the Sociology of Innovation for sharing this in memorium: www.csi.minesparis.psl.eu/en/featured-...

⌛ 72 hours ⌛left to register to be included in the final program for the 4S Seattle 2025 conference. Please register before Friday August 1, at 11:59 PM (Pacific time). Register here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...

Announcing the 2025 4S Elections: 🎉 Congratulations 🎉 Grant Otsuki Dana Powell Martin Pérez Comisso Sonja van Wichelen & 6S rep Vivian Giang Thank you for your vital service to our Society! Thank you members for your vote! It was a very close election!

📣The Prelim program is now live in three different formats (Word, PDF and Live)! 📣 Please send corrections by July 1, and make sure to register before Aug 1 to be in the final program www.4sonline.org/preliminary_...

Carson Prize winner for 2025! Emily Yates-Doerr’s Mal-Nutrition: Maternal Health Science and the Reproduction of Harm 4sonline.org/2025_emily_y...

Fleck Prize winner for 2025! Lisa Yin Han’s Deepwater Alchemy: Extractive Mediation and the Taming of the Sea Floor 4sonline.org/2025_lisa_yi...

4S is scoping out the level interest in creating a mutual support network for scholars of all stages w/ HSS and SHOT for “Cultivating Community Among International Scholars in Uncertain Times.” Please fill in the following survey (takes <5 mins): forms.gle/FD63QKGjXNJk...

Call for nominations! Elections close for 4S and 6S Council nominations on May 19. You can self-nominate. Elected members would begin a 3-year term from September 2025. To apply & find out more: www.4sonline.org/4s_elections... Email: info[at]4sonlinedotorg

Call for nominations! Elections close for 4S and 6S Council nominations on May 19. You can self-nominate. Elected members would begin a 3-year term from September 2025. To apply & find out more: www.4sonline.org/4s_elections... Email: info[at]4sonlinedotorg

Hi, not yet, we're still preparing the preliminary program. It is a taking a little longer because this conference is across two adjacent venues, The Sheraton Grand Hotel and the Summit Convention Center! It will be out before the end of the month and as soon as next week. More soon.

Less than 48h to go to register & receive an 🐥 early-bird rate for 4S Seattle 2025. 🐥 Early-bird extended to May 7. Same rates for online + in-person. Purchasing a membership gives you access to reduced rates, so be sure to become a member first: tinyurl.com/4nt59r4v

As a 4S member you can nominate and self-nominate for upcoming 4S Council positions until May 16: 4S: forms.gle/rovFdXdRVKqV... 6S: forms.gle/Nca8jZJkGsRo... More here: 4sonline.org/4s_elections....

Less than 48h to go to register & receive an 🐥 early-bird rate for 4S Seattle 2025. 🐥 Early-bird extended to May 7. Same rates for online + in-person. Purchasing a membership gives you access to reduced rates, so be sure to become a member first: tinyurl.com/4nt59r4v

While these offers come at a significant financial loss, 4S made the decision to offer this support. 4S exec & organizing committees & Council, are doing their best to support members, & we urge the 4S community wherever possible to support us through such hard times. 3/3

4S is undertaking many steps to help and support our members during their visit to Seattle for the conference. We have given 100 registration fee waivers this year & we've offered hybridity for those who want to connect online. 2/3

One week to go to register & receive an 🐥 early-bird rate for 4S Seattle 2025. 🐥 Early-bird EXTENDED to May 7. Same rates for online + in-person. Purchasing a membership gives you access to reduced rates, so be sure to become a member first: tinyurl.com/4nt59r4v 1/3

The Preliminary Program will be available from May 1st, and early bird registration is open now: shorturl.at/6wR8g

This year, the Presidential Plenary will feature Dian Million and Candis Callison in conversation on generative dis/connections betw. Indigenous Studies & STS in a way that brings to the fore Indigenous perspectives situated in the specific region of the Pacific Northwest in its richness & diversity

Congratulations to Anna Tsing & Paul Edwards, awarded the John Desmond Bernal Prize of @4sonline.bsky.social, the Society's lifetime achievement award in #STS. The citations are now online along with a rousing acceptance by @avastmachine.bsky.social @aussts.bsky.social @sthv.bsky.social #anthro

It's that season once again 🍂 ☀️ ❄️ 🌱 so please spread the word: Science, Technology, & Human Values are pleased to announce that we are taking proposals for Special Issues of the journal 📬 ⏰ The call closes 21 June 2025 - and you can find details in the form: forms.gle/6uYdQim9J1z5...

🛅 4S organizers are v. aware of the financial & travel uncertainties that many in the U.S. & around the world are facing. Like all academic societies, 4S is also impacted by these uncertainties, & therefore we would appreciate you registering as soon as you can: tinyurl.com/4nt59r4v #4sSeattle25 3/3

Fees have been kept the same as 2023 despite increased costs of running a hybrid conference on a pre-pandemic contract for conference site. 🌏 Read more on the entire fee matrix & how it relates to regions here: tinyurl.com/yxh8s58w 2/3

Registration is now open for Seattle, 3-6 Sept 25! 🐥 Early-bird closes May 1. Register soon for best rates: same rates for online or in-person Purchasing a membership will give you access to reduced registration rates, so be sure to become a member first: tinyurl.com/4nt59r4v 1/3

Expression of Interest: Next editorial team for our diamond open access journal— Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS) More on the call here: www.4sonline.org/engaging_sci... And for enquiries contact our Editor-in-Chief: estsjournal.org/index.php/es...

The call is now officially out for a new editorial team for @estsjournal.bsky.social ! Please share widely, and email me to chat if you are interested in leading @4sweb.bsky.social's diamond OA journal. I am happy to help you put together your proposal and team! #STS 4sonline.org/news_manager...

Deadline Friday! CfP for @4sonline.bsky.social Open Panel on #Assetization through time & space We seek panel submissions that trace the reverberations of asset-making & contestations that open up political possibilities for rethinking how we govern assets www.4sonline.org/accepted_ope...

📢📢📢📢Submit in next few days! You can submit to our full range of conference modalities— 1. Paper submissions for open panels 2. Closed panels 3. Roundtables 4. Meet-ups 5. Making & Doing, Zine festival! Deadline extended to: Feb 2, 2025 (midnight PT) Website: bit.ly/3BtgXPh

Deadline for papers extended to: *February 2, 2025 (midnight, PT) #4sSeattle25

Deadline for papers extended to: *February 2, 2025 (midnight, PT) #4sSeattle25

Deadline for papers extended to: *February 2, 2025 (midnight, PT) #4sSeattle25

Deadline for papers extended to: *February 2, 2025 (midnight, PT) #4sSeattle25

Deadline for papers extended to: *February 2, 2025 (midnight, PT) #4sSeattle25

📢4S Seattle Meeting 3–6 Sep We are planning to enable hybrid participation This support for hybridity reflects our work & conversations w/disability justice & environmental justice scholars & activists—reflecting political shifts that may affect travel to the US #4SSeattle25

Call for Expression of Interest Editorial Team for Engaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS) journal. Read more here: www.4sonline.org/engaging_sci...

📢📢📢📢Submit now! You can now submit to our full range of conference modalities— 1. Paper submissions for open panels 2. Closed panels 3. Roundtables 4. Meet-ups 5. Making & Doing, Zine festival! Deadline: January 31, 2025 Website: bit.ly/3BtgXPh