Society for Social Studies of Science

The 4S Toronto 2026 final program is now available in multiple formats. (a) PDF final program is online here: tinyurl.com/sdes6emw

(c) Accessible large print program (12 copies) are printed & on their way to Toronto for the registration desk.

(b) Live conference program is here: tinyurl.com/6ufh4b6m This is behind a secure password to protect our hybrid zoom links. Check your inbox for the password. All registrants received this yesterday.

Registration sold out. Only banquet tickets are on sale for the 4SToronto26 conference

📣 Register NOW! 📣 Please register before August 31, to appear in the final program for 4SToronto26 Available here: lnkd.in/g9nqBxVd Check your email, and our website for communications next week for more. (50% refunds until Sept 20).

2026 4S Elections Results! The Society welcomes incoming Council members from Oct 11 Shobita Parthasarathy president-elect (Michigan) Lee Vinsel (treasurer) (Virginia) Kean Birch (Toronto) Javier Guerro-C (Medellín) Santosh Kumar (Delhi) Tim Schütz (Copenhagen) Brian Thomas (6S) (Wisconsin)

STS-Infrastructure Award 2026 The Society 2026 award for recognizing an exemplary initiative to build and maintain infrastructure supporting STS goes to: • Red CTSChile For more read here: tinyurl.com/yxy4cmz3

STS-Infrastructure Award 2026 The Society 2026 award for recognizing an exemplary initiative to build and maintain infrastructure supporting STS goes to: • Red CTSChile For more read here: tinyurl.com/yxy4cmz3

The Society’s 2026 David Edge award for outstanding peer-reviewed article or book chapter in Science & Technology Studies goes to: • Sharad Pandian • Ian McGonigle For more read here: tinyurl.com/3zp4d9v3

BERNAL AWARD WINNERS 2026! The Society awards the Bernal Prize for distinguished individuals for contributions to the field of STS goes to: • Steven Epstein • Ulrike Felt Read more here: tinyurl.com/3mwvcndr

Prelim Program is about to drop for 4S Toronto 2026! • Full refunds until Aug 15 • Change request also Aug 15 Check your email, and our website for communications later today.

Only 1 day to go! Deadline to vote in our forthcoming election is tomorrow.

Only 5 days to go to vote in the 4S Council election!

Only 10 days to go until applications close.

Register for our 4SToronto26 conference now! You can buy banquet tickets, register to be in the program, and sponsor a student or event! All available in store here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/att... Deadline: August 31, 2026

Congratulations to CTS-Chile, recipients of our STS Infrastructure Award for 2026! Read more about CTS-Chile's dedication to building and maintaining infrastructure supporting STS across Chile and Latin America on our website: 4sonline.org/sts_infrastr...

LaborTech will see you at @4sweb.bsky.social! We'll be running a Making & Doing Session on what LaborTech is and what we do. Stop by for an interactive session looking back on all that LaborTech has accomplished over the past 15 years and dream about where we could go in the future!

Exciting to see my name on the ballot for @4sweb.bsky.social president!! If I win, I hope to continue institutionalization of #STS around the world, strengthen support for junior scholars, and encourage the participation of STS in the most pressing public and policy matters of the day.

Register for our 4SToronto26 conference now! You can buy banquet tickets, register to be in the program, and sponsor a student or event! All available in store here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/att... Deadline: August 31, 2026

!Apply now! Global STS Outreach Small Grants Program We have launched a new award! More info: www.4sonline.org/2026_global_... Deadline: July 26, 2026

📣!Vote now! 4S Society’s election is now open. The vote is close for many roles—every vote counts! Members can vote. Renew/join/view the roster here: www.4sonline.org/4s_elections... Deadline: July 21st 2026

Vote now! 2026 elections for 4S Council are now live! View the ✅candidates 📷here: www.4sonline.org/4s_elections... To vote—become a 4S member— here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem... Members receive an email to vote. Please vote before Tuesday, July 21 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time).

Call for Proposals: Our 2026 Global Outreach Small Grants Program is open now! Some great opportunities for STS-focused individuals and groups. Deadline to submit: July 26. Visit our website for eligibility and more information: www.4sonline.org/2026_global_...

We have extended the submission deadline for the call for abstracts for open panels. New deadline is: May 5. 1. Submissions to Open Panels 2. Closed Panels 3. Making & Doing 4. Meet-Ups 5. Roundtables Submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...

24 hours (!) left to submit your abstracts to: 1. Submissions to Open Panels 2. Closed Panels 3. Making & Doing 4. Meet-Ups 5. Roundtables Submit here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...

24 hours for Society members to nominate for Council positions of 6S (student representative), Treasurer and President-Elect. Here's what you can do— To become a member: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem... To nominate: 4sonline.org/4s_nominatio...

48 hours left to submit your abstracts to— 1. Submissions to Open Panels 2. Closed Panels 3. Making & Doing 4. Meet-Ups 5. Roundtables Submit here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...

48 hours for Society members to nominate for Council positions of 6S (student representative), Treasurer and President-Elect. Here's what you can do— To become a member: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem... To nominate: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio...

As the April 30 deadline for the 4S 2026 Toronto Making & Doing CfP approaches, your M&D committee co-chairs would love to field your questions about the call and the conference itself. Apr 26 @ 8pm EST: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Apr 27 @ 11am EST: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

One week left to submit! Call for Paper Abstracts and Other Proposals is NOW OPEN: March 3–April 30, 2026 Call for Paper Abstracts, Closed Panels, Making & Doing Sessions, Roundtables, and Meetups: 4sonline.org/call_for_sub... Accepted Open Panels: 4sonline.org/accepted_ope...

9 days left to submit! Call for Paper Abstracts and Other Proposals is NOW OPEN: March 3–April 30, 2026 Call for Paper Abstracts, Closed Panels, Making & Doing Sessions, Roundtables, and Meetups: 4sonline.org/call_for_sub... Accepted Open Panels: 4sonline.org/accepted_ope...

Call for Nominations close tomorrow! April 19, 2026 deadline. Seeking nominations for: President-Elect, Treasurer, two council officers, and 6S student representative Members can nominate here: 4sonline.org/4s_nominatio... Renew membership: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...

4 more days to vote in the 2026 Call for Nominations! March 31–April 19, 2026 (Extended) Seeking nominations for—President-Elect, Treasurer, two council officers, and 6S student representative Members can nominate here: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio...

2026 Call for Nominations is now open! March 31–April 19, 2026 (Extended) Seeking nominations for—President-Elect, Treasurer, two council officers, and 6S student representative Members can nominate here: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio... Renew membership here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...

Three weeks to go to get your submissions in for the Toronto 2026 annual conference! We have a range of submission formats—Open Panels, Closed Panels, Roundtables, Making and Doing with the call open until April 30, 2026. Abstract submissions here: www.4sonline.org/call_for_sub...

2026 Call for Nominations is now open! March 31–April 10, 2026 Currently seeking nominations for—President-Elect, Treasurer, two council officers, and 6S student representative Members can nominate here: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio... Renew membership here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...

2026 Call for Nominations is now open! March 31–April 10, 2026 Currently seeking nominations for—President-Elect, Treasurer, two council officers, and 6S student representative Members can nominate here: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio... Renew membership here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...

We're searching for nominations for a Treasurer for 2027–9 who needs to be a U.S. citizen, and resides in the U.S. Please nominate by April 10: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio...

Call for Paper Abstracts and Other Proposals is NOW OPEN: March 3–April 30, 2026 Call for Paper Abstracts, Closed Panels, Making & Doing Sessions, Roundtables, and Meetups: www.4sonline.org/call_for_sub... Accepted Open Panels: www.4sonline.org/accepted_ope...

4 days left to submit! Call closes Feb. 9, 2026. You can submit (either hybrid or in-person) here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...

Submission to open panels—Extended deadline for 4S Toronto 2026! Call closes Feb 9th 2026. You can submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...

We're also now on Instagram: 4Son.line

We're also now on Instagram: 4Son.line

Get ready for the open call for panels next week! More soon.

The deadline for nominating for 4S Prizes for our Society is extended until December 31st! Get your nominations in for our suite of prizes (Edge, Mullins, STSInfra, Carson, Fleck, Bernal). Self-nominations are more than welcome, they are encouraged: www.4sonline.org/4s_prizes.php

We're hiring!👀👀 The Society for Social Studies of Science is hiring a Website Coordinator (10h per week / 1 year contract) More here: 4sonline.org/news_manager... Deadline: Nov 16, 2025 Interviewing: Nov 18–20, 2025 Appoint: from Dec 1, 2025 onwards.

Enjoy the last day at #4sSeattle2025! 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

I'm at @4sweb.bsky.social in Seattle! Catch me around, or come to our very excellent "Retooling" panel on Friday. I promise some fire and Freud.

@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.