Society for Social Studies of Science
@4sweb
We are 4S, an international, nonprofit association focused on the social studies of science, technology and medicine (#STS). Next Annual meeting October 7-10, 2026.
2026 4S Elections Results! The Society welcomes incoming Council members from Oct 11 Shobita Parthasarathy president-elect (Michigan) Lee Vinsel (treasurer) (Virginia) Kean Birch (Toronto) Javier Guerro-C (Medellín) Santosh Kumar (Delhi) Tim Schütz (Copenhagen) Brian Thomas (6S) (Wisconsin)
STS-Infrastructure Award 2026 The Society 2026 award for recognizing an exemplary initiative to build and maintain infrastructure supporting STS goes to: • Red CTSChile For more read here: tinyurl.com/yxy4cmz3
The Society’s 2026 David Edge award for outstanding peer-reviewed article or book chapter in Science & Technology Studies goes to: • Sharad Pandian • Ian McGonigle For more read here: tinyurl.com/3zp4d9v3
BERNAL AWARD WINNERS 2026! The Society awards the Bernal Prize for distinguished individuals for contributions to the field of STS goes to: • Steven Epstein • Ulrike Felt Read more here: tinyurl.com/3mwvcndr
Prelim Program is about to drop for 4S Toronto 2026! • Full refunds until Aug 15 • Change request also Aug 15 Check your email, and our website for communications later today.
Congratulations to CTS-Chile, recipients of our STS Infrastructure Award for 2026! Read more about CTS-Chile's dedication to building and maintaining infrastructure supporting STS across Chile and Latin America on our website: 4sonline.org/sts_infrastr...
Register for our 4SToronto26 conference now! You can buy banquet tickets, register to be in the program, and sponsor a student or event! All available in store here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/att... Deadline: August 31, 2026
!Apply now! Global STS Outreach Small Grants Program We have launched a new award! More info: www.4sonline.org/2026_global_... Deadline: July 26, 2026
📣!Vote now! 4S Society’s election is now open. The vote is close for many roles—every vote counts! Members can vote. Renew/join/view the roster here: www.4sonline.org/4s_elections... Deadline: July 21st 2026
Call for Proposals: Our 2026 Global Outreach Small Grants Program is open now! Some great opportunities for STS-focused individuals and groups. Deadline to submit: July 26. Visit our website for eligibility and more information: www.4sonline.org/2026_global_...
We have extended the submission deadline for the call for abstracts for open panels. New deadline is: May 5. 1. Submissions to Open Panels 2. Closed Panels 3. Making & Doing 4. Meet-Ups 5. Roundtables Submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...
24 hours (!) left to submit your abstracts to: 1. Submissions to Open Panels 2. Closed Panels 3. Making & Doing 4. Meet-Ups 5. Roundtables Submit here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...
24 hours for Society members to nominate for Council positions of 6S (student representative), Treasurer and President-Elect. Here's what you can do— To become a member: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem... To nominate: 4sonline.org/4s_nominatio...
48 hours left to submit your abstracts to— 1. Submissions to Open Panels 2. Closed Panels 3. Making & Doing 4. Meet-Ups 5. Roundtables Submit here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...
48 hours for Society members to nominate for Council positions of 6S (student representative), Treasurer and President-Elect. Here's what you can do— To become a member: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem... To nominate: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio...
As the April 30 deadline for the 4S 2026 Toronto Making & Doing CfP approaches, your M&D committee co-chairs would love to field your questions about the call and the conference itself. Apr 26 @ 8pm EST: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Apr 27 @ 11am EST: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
One week left to submit! Call for Paper Abstracts and Other Proposals is NOW OPEN: March 3–April 30, 2026 Call for Paper Abstracts, Closed Panels, Making & Doing Sessions, Roundtables, and Meetups: 4sonline.org/call_for_sub... Accepted Open Panels: 4sonline.org/accepted_ope...
9 days left to submit! Call for Paper Abstracts and Other Proposals is NOW OPEN: March 3–April 30, 2026 Call for Paper Abstracts, Closed Panels, Making & Doing Sessions, Roundtables, and Meetups: 4sonline.org/call_for_sub... Accepted Open Panels: 4sonline.org/accepted_ope...
Call for Nominations close tomorrow! April 19, 2026 deadline. Seeking nominations for: President-Elect, Treasurer, two council officers, and 6S student representative Members can nominate here: 4sonline.org/4s_nominatio... Renew membership: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...
Three weeks to go to get your submissions in for the Toronto 2026 annual conference! We have a range of submission formats—Open Panels, Closed Panels, Roundtables, Making and Doing with the call open until April 30, 2026. Abstract submissions here: www.4sonline.org/call_for_sub...
2026 Call for Nominations is now open! March 31–April 10, 2026 Currently seeking nominations for—President-Elect, Treasurer, two council officers, and 6S student representative Members can nominate here: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio... Renew membership here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/mem...
We're searching for nominations for a Treasurer for 2027–9 who needs to be a U.S. citizen, and resides in the U.S. Please nominate by April 10: www.4sonline.org/4s_nominatio...
4 days left to submit! Call closes Feb. 9, 2026. You can submit (either hybrid or in-person) here: xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...
Submission to open panels—Extended deadline for 4S Toronto 2026! Call closes Feb 9th 2026. You can submit here: www.xcdsystem.com/4sonline/abs...
Get ready for the open call for panels next week! More soon.
The deadline for nominating for 4S Prizes for our Society is extended until December 31st! Get your nominations in for our suite of prizes (Edge, Mullins, STSInfra, Carson, Fleck, Bernal). Self-nominations are more than welcome, they are encouraged: www.4sonline.org/4s_prizes.php
Bordering Keynote Tracing struggles & solidarities across bordering mechanisms that use systems of attention & surveillance to violently separate, confine, & debilitate— Diana Flores Ruíz Lupe Alberto Flores Darren Byler tinyurl.com/27dk4whh 3/4
Political Water Keynote Shifting knowledges of water above and below ground within existing forms of ecological governance, extraction, & scientific observation— Nikiwe Solomon Jakkrit Sanghamanee Andrea Ballestero tinyurl.com/27dk4whh 4/4