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.
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CSHPS-SCHPS Annual Conference
Dalhousie University, Halifax, June 4-6, 2026
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.
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.
https://www.acpcpa.ca/events/2026-annual-congress-of-the-canadian-philosophical-association-le-congres-annuel-2026-de-lassociation-canadienne-de-philosophie
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
Distinguished Research Professor, Emerita
Dalhousie University
President-elect Royal Society of Canada (2025-2028)
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-27-29, 2023
York University, Programs and Abstract
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 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
May 28-31, 2010
Concordia University, Montreal, 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
Phone
(902) 809-3739
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