Submissions: We invite submissions on any topic related to historical or philosophical aspects of scientific measurement. Some possible topics might include (but are certainly not limited to):
\nGeneral issues in scientific measurement (e.g.\, instrumentation\, calibration\, standardization\, precision\, definitions of &lsquo\;measurement&rsquo\; and &lsquo\;quantity&rsquo\;\, the role of the unit\, measurement technologies\, the role of metaphor\, philosophy of metrology\, measures of confirmation\, causal impact\, probabilities\, etc.)
\nMeasurement in the physical sciences (e.g.\, measurement in quantum mechanics\, measurement in engineering\, measuring the very large\, the very small\, time\, etc.)
\nMeasurement in the biological and health sciences (e.g.\, measuring fitness\, selection\, drift\, gene flow\, relatedness\, ancestry\, life expectancy\, obesity\, health\, disease rates\, disability\, etc.)
\nMeasurement in the social sciences (e.g.\, defining and measuring psychological attributes and disorders\, educational testing\, the role of psychometric models\, reflective vs. formative measurement\, multidimensional measurement\, cost-benefit assessment\, measuring preferences\, utilities\, inflation\, unemployment\, poverty\, etc.)
\nHistory of measurement (e.g.\, changes in the meaning and practice of measurement through time\, interactions between measurement and theory-development\, sociology of quantification)
\nSocial values and measurement (e.g.\, corruption of measurement\, politics of measures of social problems\, values affecting choice of measurement\, misuse of measures of cognitive attributes)
\nFaculty interested in presenting are invited to submit an abstract of roughly 500 words\, while graduate students are invited to submit full papers of roughly 3000-4000 words. Projects should be appropriate for a presentation time of 20-30 minutes. Submissions are due by June 30\, 2013 and should be sent as an email attachment (in .doc\, .docx or .pdf format) to the organizer account (and cc:d to Professor Cleland): RCHPS@Colorado.EDU\; carol.cleland@colorado.edu. Acceptances will be announced by August 15\, 2013.
\nGraduate stipend: Graduate students are encouraged to submit for the program\; those whose papers are accepted will receive a modest stipend of $100 to help offset travel expenses.
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