This periodical publication from the Graduate and Early Career Caucus of the History of Science Society highlights news and events — upcoming conferences, CFPs, and job postings — relevant to the history of science.

This month, we have news on the recently-opened CFPs for next year’s joint meeting with the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS).

HSS New Orleans WhatsApp Community

The 2025 HSS annual meeting is just over a month away! Check out the GECC WhatsApp Community as you’re planning for the trip to New Orleans. The group has channels to help graduate students & early career scholars look for housing, coordinate rides from the airport, and build community during the conference.

ESHS/HSS 2026 Joint Meeting CFP

The call for proposals is now open for the joint History of Science Society/European Society for the History of Science conference in June 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Despite the earlier-than-usual date, the presentation formats are much the same as a typical HSS meeting, with the option to submit proposals for organized sessions, symposia, roundtables, and individual presentations. The deadline for all submissions is December 1.

ESHS/HSS Panel: Contested Conceptions of Atlantic Animals

GECC member Seán Thomas Kane is seeking co-presentators for a panel at the June 2026 joint meeting. See the description and link to the full H-Net posting below:

“For the 2026 ESHS/HSS Joint Meeting in Edinburgh. This panel invites proposals for papers that explore cultural conceptions of both land and sea animals in the Atlantic Ocean and on Atlantic islands in medicinal practice, naming, religious, and social attributes. Proposals which demonstrate connections between indigenous or local knowledge and collected colonial knowledge in the late medieval and early modern period (1400-1800) are sought. Graduate students and early career scholars are particularly encouraged to submit proposals.”

That’s all from the GECC Communications Committee for now. If you have any announcements (including prospective ESHS/HSS panels) that you’d like us to include in our October newsletter please send it using the Google Form linked below by Friday, 24 October at 5:00 pm CDT (3 pm PDT / 6 pm EDT / 11 pm BST).