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INVITATION The Organizing Committee of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry invites you to participate in its Summer Symposium 2013. The ISPC-SS2013 will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, and counts with the support of the Universidad de la Repblica Oriental del Uruguay, the Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educacin and the Facultad de Qumica (Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay), July 31 August 3, 2013

VENUE The Conference will take place in the Communication Tower (Complejo Cultural de la Torre de las Telecomunicaciones) in downtown Montevideo. A trip to the city of Fray Bentos is being planned to visit the old installations of Liebig Extract of Meat Company. More information, will be soon available at the website http://ispc2013.fq.edu.uy

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Luca Lewowicz, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Kenneth Irving, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Carlos Kremer, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Enrique Pandolfi, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Gustavo Seoane, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay.

REGIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE. Waldmir Araujo Neto, Universidade de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Kenneth Irving, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Carlos Kremer, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Olimpia Lombardi, CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ronei Clcio Mocellin, Universidade de So Paulo, Brasil. Enrique Pandolfi, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Guillermo Restrepo, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia. Gustavo Seoane, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay.

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE (provisional) Waldmir Araujo Neto, Universidade de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Rom Harr, University of Oxford, UK and Georgetown University, USA. Robin Hendry, Durham University, UK. Kenneth Irving, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Carlos Kremer, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Eduardo Kremer, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay Luca Lewowicz, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Olimpia Lombardi, CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eduardo Manta, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Ronei Clcio Mocellin, Universidade de So Paulo, Brasil. lvaro Mombr, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Patrick Moyna, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Paul Needham, University of Stockholm, Sweden. Enrique Pandolfi, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Guillermo Restrepo, Universidad de Pamplona, Colombia. Klaus Ruthenberg, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Eric Scerri, University of California, USA. Joachim Schummer, Editor of HYLE. Eugen Schwarz, Universitaet Siegen, Germany and TsingHua University, China. Gustavo Seoane, Universidad de la Repblica, Uruguay. Pieter Thyssen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Jaap van Brakel, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium. Brigitte Van Tiggelen, Mmosciences and Universit Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. Eugen Schwarz, Universitaet Siegen, Germany and TsingHua University, China.

LANGUAGE The official language of the Symposium will be English. No interpreting service will be provided.

MAIN TOPICS OF THE SYMPOSIUM Following the tradition, the Symposium will be devoted to specific key topics within the field of the philosophy and history of chemistry: Chemistry in the 19th century Chemistry and society What do orbitals mean to chemists? Modeling and structure in chemistry Is chemistry the fundamental science? Relationships with other disciplines

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (provisional) Hasok Chang, Cambridge University, UK. Catherine M. Jackson, Notre Dame University, USA.

CONFERENCE FEES The registration fee is U$S 60. It should be paid in cash directly at the registration desk.

DEADLINES Abstract submission deadline is 28th April. Abstract acceptance notification will be provided by 30th May.

CONTACT 2013.ISPC@gmail.com