CSHPS Annual Meeting

The Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science (CSHPS) is holding its annual conference June 4-6, 2026 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

More information about our Halifax meeting is below.

REGISTER

CSHPS-SCHPS Annual Conference
Dalhousie University, Halifax, June 4-6, 2026

Details below.

Conference details

We are pleased to host an independent in-person meeting at Dalhousie University in Halifax, 4-6 June 2026. Please use the link below to register. Registration fees will be $105 for students and underfunded scholars and $180 for non-students (taxes included). We are pleased to announce that these fees will also include lunches for all three days, served at Prince Hall (University of King’s College), as well as coffee and muffins in the mornings, and coffee in the afternoons.

6 June: Drake Lecture — CSHPS/CPA
Françoise Baylis
Building Better (Human) Beings: Gattaca Stack & Prediction Markets
For Venues, Accommodation, and information about how to Plan your Trip, please see the information in the CPA website:

Those conference attendees who want to book a room at Dalhousie University can use the code provided in the CPA’s website to access the group rate:

Please contact Drew Inkpen, Secretary-Treasurer CSHPS, with any questions or concerns: ainkpen@mta.ca

We are grateful to our co-hosts, the Dalhousie Philosophy Department, and to Dalhousie Conference Services for making this meeting possible. Please note that an independent meeting is the only possibility for 2026 since the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (CFHSS) is not organizing a Congress 2026 event.

Partner Organizations

We are excited to be joined by these aligned member organizations, creating opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration:

  • CPA (Canadian Philosophical Association, meeting 6-9 June)
  • CSHPM (Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics, meeting 4-6 June)
  • CSA (Canadian Society for Aesthetics, meeting 7-8 June)
  • CJMA-ACJM (Canadian Jacques Maritain Association)
  • CS-IVR (Canadian Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy)
  • CSCP-SCPC (Canadian Society of Christian Philosophers)
  • CSSPE (Canadian Society for the Study of Practical Ethics)

We look forward to welcoming scholars to Halifax for what promises to be an engaging and productive meeting.

Partner Discounts

Those attending CSHPS will be offered a discount rate for CPA registration. The discount is the Early Bird registration fee (Professional, non-CPA-member: $250; Professional, CPA member: $200; Student, non-CPA-member: $125; Student, CPA member: $100). To register at the discounted rate, please send a receipt of CSHPS registration to Drew Inkpen, Secretary-Treasurer, CSHPS: ainkpen@mta.ca


Program Committee (2025-2026): Mélanie Frappier (King’s College) (Chair), Eleanor Louson (Michigan State University), Dani Inkpen (Mount Allison University), Vincent Guillin (UQAM)

Local Arrangements (2025-2026): Letitia Meynell (Dalhouise University)

Conference Manager (2025-2026): Megan Krempa (King’s)


Détails de la conference

 

Nous sommes heureux de vous annoncer qu’une réunion indépendante en personne aura lieu à l’Université Dalhousie à Halifax, du 4 au 6 juin 2026. Veuillez vous inscrire en utilisant le lien ci-dessous. Les frais d’inscription sont de 105$ pour les étudiants et étudiantes ainsi que pour les chercheurs et chercheuses sous-financés et de 180$ pour les non-étudiants/non-étudiantes(taxes comprises). Ces frais comprennent également les dîners pour les trois jours, servis à Prince Hall (Université King’s College), ainsi que le café et les muffins le matin, et le café l’après-midi.

Juin 6: Conférence Drake — SCHPS/ACP
Françoise Baylis
Building Better (Human) Beings: Gattaca Stack & Prediction Markets
Pour plus d’information sur le site de la conférence, l’hébergement ou pour planifier votre voyage, consultez le site de l’ACP :
https://www.acpcpa.ca/events/2026-annual-congress-of-the-canadian-philosophical-association-le-congres-annuel-2026-de-lassociation-canadienne-de-philosophie

Pour réserver une chambre de résidence à l’Université Dalhousie, utiliser le code fourni sur le site web de l’ACP afin de bénéficier du tarif de groupe :
Pour toute question, communiquez avec Drew Inkpen, secrétaire-trésorier de la CSHPS : ainkpen@mta.ca

Nous remercions nos coorganisateurs, le Département de philosophie de l’Université Dalhousie, et les services de conférences de l’Université Dalhousie, d’avoir rendu cette rencontre possible. Veuillez noter qu’une réunion indépendante est la seule possibilité pour 2026, puisque la Fédération canadienne des sciences humaines (FCSHH) n’organise pas de congrès pour 2026.

Organisations partenaires

Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir ces organisations membres partageant les mêmes intérêts, ce qui crée des opportunités de collaboration interdisciplinaire :

  • ACP (Association canadienne de philosophie,  rencontre du 6 au 9 juin)
  • SCHPM ( Société Canadienne d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Mathématiques, rencontre du 4 au 6 juin)
  • SCE (Société Canadienne d’Esthétique, rencontre du 7 au 8 juin)
  • CJMA-ACJM (Association canadienne Jacques Maritain)
  • CS-IVR (Canadian Section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy)
  • CSCP-SCPC (La société canadienne des philosophers chrétiens et chrétiennes)
  • SCEEA (Société canadienne pour l’étude de l’éthique appliquée)

Nous avons hâte d’accueillir tous ces chercheurs à Halifax pour ce qui promet d’être une réunion enrichissante et productive.

Rabais pour les participants à la rencontre de l’ACP

Les participants à la rencontre de la SCHPS bénéficieront d’un tarif réduit pour l’inscription à la rencontre de l’ACP. Ce tarif réduit s’applique au tarif préférentiel (Professionnel/professionnelle non membre de la CPA : 250$; Professionnel/professionnelle membre de la CPA : 200$; Étudiant/étudiantes non membre de la CPA : 125$; Étudiant/étudiante membre de la CPA : 100$). Pour vous inscrire au tarif réduit, veuillez envoyer votre reçu d’inscription de la SCHPS à Drew Inkpen, Secretary-Treasurer, CSHPS: ainkpen@mta.ca.


Comité de programme (2025–2026): Mélanie Frappier (King’s College) (présidente), Vincent Guillin (UQAM), Dani Inkpen (Mount Allison University), Eleanor Louson (Michigan State University)

Organisation locale (2025–2026): Letitia Meynell (Université Dalhousie)

Gestionnaire du congrès (2025–2026): Megan Krempa (King’s College)

Stillman Drake Lecturer Françoise Baylis, CM, ONS, PhD, FRSC, FISC

Stillman Drake Lecturer Françoise Baylis, CM, ONS, PhD, FRSC, FISC

Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita

Dalhousie University
President-elect Royal Society of Canada (2025-2028)

6 June: Drake Lecture — CSHPS/CPA
Building Better (Human) Beings: Gattaca Stack & Prediction Markets

Richard Hadden Award

The Richard Hadden Award for best student paper at the CSHPS Annual Meeting.

Travel Grants

  • For the 2026 conference travel bursaries for graduate students and independent scholars if available will be on a first-come, first-served basis (demands must be made by time of registration). The committee will endeavor to inform applicants of the success of their demand by May 4, 2026. To receive a travel bursary, which will be paid after the meeting, you must attend the conference and submit your receipts to the CSHPS Treasurer no later than July 1, 2026

We encourage donations to the student travel fund. You can donate any amount ($10, $20, or even $100) secure in the knowledge that all proceeds will help students come to the congress to present their work.

Past Meetings of the Society:

May 30-June 1, 2025

Abstracts and Program for the conference

June 19-21, 2024

Université du Québec à Montréal Program & Abstracts

May-27-29, 2023

York University, Programs and Abstract

May 16-19, 2022

On-line. Program and Abstracts

May 29-June 2, 2021

University of Alberta (virtual meeting), Edmonton, Alberta, Program or Program and Abstracts

May 30-June 1, 2020

University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, canceled see the program and the abstracts in Communiqué 101.

June 1-3, 2019

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Program or Program and Abstracts

May 26-28, 2018

University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Program and Abstracts.

May 27-29, 2017

Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Programme & Abstracts.

May 28-30, 2016

University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, see Communiqué No 93 Spring/Printemps 2016 for the Programme and Abstracts

May 30-June 1, 2015

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, see Communiqué No 90, Spring/Printemps 2015 for the Programme and Abstracts.

May 24-May 26, 2014

Brock University, St. Catharines, Program

June 2-4, 2013

Victoria, B.C., Program & Abstracts & Minutes

May 27-29, 2012

Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo, Program & Abstracts

May 28-31, 2011

University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Program & Abstracts

May 28-31, 2010

Concordia University, Montreal, Program & Abstracts

May 26-28, 2009

Carleton University, Ottawa, Program & Abstracts

June 3-5, 2008

University of British Columbia, Program & Abstracts

May 28-30, 2007

University of Saskatchewan, Program & Abstracts

May 29-31, 2006

York University, Toronto, Program & Abstracts

May 29-31, 2005

University of Western Ontario, Program & Abstracts

August 5-7, 2004

Joint Meeting of CSHPS, BSHS, & HSS in Nova Scotia, Program

For membership inquiries, contact:

name

Dr. Andrew Inkpen
CSHPS Secretary-Treasurer

Address

Department of Philosophy

Mount Alison University

Hart Hall 112
63D York St, Sackville, NB 
E4L 1G8

Phone

(902) 809-3739

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