Only two weeks to enter a paper in the History of Science Society’s
Nathan Reingold Prize for an original graduate student essay on the
history of science and its cultural influences.

The deadline for submission is 1 June 2009.

For a complete description of the Reingold prize including eligibility
requirements and technical specifications (both very important) for
the paper, go to:

http://www.hssonline.org/about/society_reingold.html.

You can send your submission to matt@hssonline.org or to the HSS’s
main office address info@hssonline.org. Just be sure to make the
subject ”Reingold Submission” or something similarly clear and include
proof of your student status. The latter can be mailed, faxed, or
emailed under separate cover.

The Graduate and Early Career Caucus (GECC) works on several items that relate to the HSS annual meeting. The GECC coordinated several events for the 2008 annual meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa. These included a session titled “From Dissertation to Book: A Roundtable on First-Time Scholarly Book Publication.” This session was extremely well attended (over 50 members) and editors from three major presses shared their insights on publication with graduate students and early career scholars. We hosted a roommate finder tool on our blog and disseminated news of the HSS “free rooms” for graduate students attending the 2008 meeting. We coordinated with senior scholars to roll out an initial mentorship program at the annual meeting, which included coordinating mentor- volunteers with mentees and setting up initial guidelines for the program. Our officer in charge of the mentorship program, Taika Dahlbom, ran a survey of the participants in last year’s initial program and is developing the protocol for future mentorship programs to run at annual meetings. According to feedback from our members, a mentoring mixer or other social hour may help facilitate mentor/mentee interaction. Taika has written an introduction to the mentorship program, which can be found here: http://hssgecc.wordpress.com/mentorship-program/. We also coordinated a social outing (billed as a happy hour event) for our members at a historic brewpub in a Pittsburgh church. Finally, we held our annual meeting with members in which several issues were discussed, including travel grant funding, social events at the meeting, and future goals for the caucus. New officers were also elected during this meeting.

Every year the History of Science Society solicits nominations for the
Nathan Reingold Prize for an original graduate student essay on the history
of science and its cultural influences. The paper can be part of a thesis, a
dissertation chapter, a seminar paper, or some other bit of research of
which you are proud.

The deadline for submission is 1 June 2009 so you still have time to ask
an advisor or faculty member to read it over for edits, corrections and
suggestions. We prefer electronic submissions. For a complete description of
the Reingold Prize, including eligibility requirements, technical
specifications for the paper, and a list of past winners, go to
http://www.hssonline.org/about/society_reingold.html.

You can send your submission to me at the address below or to the HSS’ main
office address infomanager@hssonline.org. Just be
sure to make the subject “Reingold Submission” or something similarly clear
and include proof of your student status. The latter can be mailed, faxed,
or emailed under separate cover, but clearly labeled.

Students do not have to be current members to apply.

New to the field of History of Science and attending HSS Meeting for the first time?

Looking forward to hearing how to get most out of your HSS experience?

Want to feel more confident about meeting scholars in your field in Phoenix?

Want to have the first node of your networking efforts at HSS in place in October?

Want to have the first node of your networking efforts at HSS in place in October?

Join the HSS Mentorship Program!

 
The HSS Mentorship Program brings together emerging and senior scholars at the Annual Meeting in Phoenix in 2009. If you are attending HSS for the first time or feel the need for a bit of extra oomph to your HSS experience, please request for a mentor by August 15^th 2009 by sending an e-mail to the GECC mentorship officer at HSSmentorship@gmail.com.  

If you are an experienced HSS member interested in gaining some experience as a mentor, please volunteer for a mentor by August 15^th 2009 by sending an e-mail to the GECC mentorship officer at HSSmentorship@gmail.com.

Guidelines for Participants at the HSS Mentorship Program

 
The HSS Mentorship Program brings together emerging and experienced scholars at the annual History of Science Society meetings. The program is open to all meeting participants: senior scholars volunteer their time and attention to help newer scholars to feel at home and enjoy the meeting and to acquaint themselves with HSS members and the organization. The program is sponsored by the HSS Graduate and Early Career Caucus and the Women’s Caucus.  

How to Request a Mentor?

Send an introductory letter to the Mentorship Program Officer to HSSmentorship@gmail.com. Include both personal and professional information relevant to your mentorship experience:

NAME

CONTACT INFORMATION (e-mail address etc.)

DEPARTMENT/UNIVERSITY/COUNTRY

STAGE OF STUDIES/CAREER

TOPIC OF DISSERTATION/CURRENT SPECIAL AREA OF INTERESTS (please describe field as well as more specific topic)

HOPES FOR MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE (describe what kind of support would best benefit you) 

The information you provide is used to pair you with a senior scholar and will be sent to your mentor. 

Responsibilities of Emerging Scholar: 

1. Be proactive. Get in touch with your mentor as soon as possible. Communicate clearly. Your mentor is there to help you. Tell your mentor what kind of support would benefit you or what you most need help with or advice about. Mentors who cannot help you directly with a particular aspect of your intellectual or professional development can probably introduce you to someone who can.
2. In e-mail communication, negotiate a meeting with your mentor at HSS as early in the conference as possible. The Newcomers Reception on Thursday evening is a particularly well-suited venue in which to meet your mentor as well as your peers and future colleagues.
3. Inform your mentor and the Mentorship Program Officer as soon as possible if you are dropping out of the program or the meeting.

You will be sent an e-mail survey concerning your mentorship program experience. Please answer the survey by December 15^th. 

How to Volunteer as a Mentor for the Program? 

Send an e-mail stating your interest to the Mentorship Program Officer at HSSmentorship@gmail.com. Include your name, contact information, and a description of your areas of scholarly expertise. Please indicate if you are willing to help more than one emerging scholat at the conference in case of non-attendance of another mentor and your preference, if any, concerning the academic level of your mentee. 

The information you provide the Program Officer will be used to match you with a partner and will not be released for any other purposes. 

Responsibilities of Mentor:  

1. Negotiate and plan the mentorship experience with your mentee in advance of the meeting through e-mail communication. Suggest various ways in which you can help, based on your experience and expertise: you are expected to help your partner derive the maximum benefit of a limited time-frame, including discussing the conference beforehand, navigating the conference itself, and professional networking (i.e. introducing your mentee to people with congruent research interests).
2. Arrange a meeting with your partner as early in the conference as possible. The Newcomers Reception on Thursday evening is a particularly well-suited venue in which to meet your partner, as well as other young scholars and your peers.
3. Inform your partner and the mentorship program officer if you need to cancel your attendance at the meeting or the mentorship program as soon as possible.
4. You will be sent an e-mail survey concerning your mentorship program experience. Please answer the survey by December 15^th.