16–18 May 2024
Ann Johnson Institute for Science Technology & Society,University of South Carolina, USA
Pre-conference workshop: 15 May 2024
The traditional SPSP one-day workshop the day before the workshop starts, was around the theme of Citizen science.
Location
The conference was held at the University Conference Center, on the 8th floor of the Close-Hipp Building.
Programme and book of abstracts
There were keynotes by Prof. Leah McClimans (professor of philosophy, and co-director of the Ann Johnson Institute for Science, Technology & Society at the University of South Carolina), Prof. Sean Valles (professor and director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Justice, at Michigan State University), and Prof. Chiara Ambrosio (professor of HPS at the Science and Technology Studies department of UCL).
Details can be found in the following downloads:
- an overview of the sessions and times (PDF, 150kB)
- the final programme (13 May; PDF, 500kB)
- the book of abstracts (PDF, 1MB)
Submissions
The OpenConf submission system was open until 2 February 2024 for presentations/symposia, and until 26 February 2024 for posters. You can read up on the details for the Call for Papers, resp. Call for Posters.
Registration
The registration fee was US$150 for graduate students, US$275 for all others. The deadline for registration was May 9th 2024.
Conference accomodation and transport
Attendees booked their own travel to Columbia.
Those flying in to the conference, were recommended to fly to Charlotte (Charlotte Douglas International Airport, CLT) and book the Charlotte-Columbia shuttle (at about US$75 each way).
The university had reserved accommodation blocks 14-18th May at Courtyard Marriot Downtown at USC (60 rooms) and Springhill Suites Columbia Downtown/The Vista (65 rooms), both at US$149/night. Courtyard Marriot is on campus, and Springhill Suites is one a mile away (with a free nighttime shuttle). People coming for the preconference workshop should have asked to have this rate extended. There were links to both for booking at the SPSP conference rate, available up to 10 April; later booking was at the higher, regular price.
As for many conferences, some people received emails (as e.g. ‘Expo Hotel Services’), offering to book transport and hotel: This is a scam plagueing most conferences — a previous example here.