CALL FOR PAPERS

Cheiron:  The International Society for the History of Behavioral and Social Sciences
40th Annual Meeting, June 26-29, 2008, Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario)

Papers, posters, symposia, or workshops may deal with any aspect of the history of the behavioral and social sciences or with related historiographical and methodological issues.  All submissions must conform to the length limitations listed below (references, tables, etc. may be
appended).  To facilitate blind review, please include a cover sheet indicating:  a) title; b) the author’s name and affiliation; c) the author’s address and phone number; and d) audio/visual needs.

All submissions must be received by January 11, 2008.  Authors are strongly encouraged to send submissions electronically as attachments (.doc or .rtf), although three printed copies of a submission may be sent by post to the address below.

Papers:  Submit a completed paper (7-8 double-spaced pages plus a short abstract), or a 700-800 word abstract plus short bibliography.  Papers should be original, i.e., not previously presented at other conferences.

Posters:  Submit a 300-400 word abstract.

Symposia:  Submit a 250-300 word abstract describing the symposium as a whole, and a 500-700 word abstract plus short bibliography from each of the participants.  A cover letter should include the names and institutional affiliations of each of the participants, which should not be revealed in the abstracts.

Workshops:  Contact the program chair (farreras@hood.edu).

Student Travel Awards:  Available to help defray travel expenses of students who present papers and posters.  Please indicate if you are a student and wish to be considered for an award.

Program submissions should be sent to:  Ingrid Farreras at farreras@hood.edu.

If necessary, they can be sent by regular mail to Ingrid Farreras at:

Department of Psychology
Hood College
401 Rosemont Ave.
Frederick, MD 21701
Fax:  301-696-3863

Cheiron website:  http://people.stu.ca/~cheiron
Andrew S. Winston, Executive Officer, awinston@uoguelph.ca
Wade Pickren, Local Host, wpickren@psych.ryerson.ca
Ingrid Farreras, Program Chair, farreras@hood.edu