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Past CHF Conferences, Symposia, and Workshops

The Secret Cinema at CHF
The Invisible Ray
10 March 2010
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Civic Science
Richard Holmes, "Romantic Science"
8 March 2010
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Pittcon 2010
28 February–4 March 2010
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Nanomedicine Terminology Workshop
12 January 2010
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History Live
P. Roy Vagelos in conversation with Arnold Thackray and Jeff Sturchio
2 December 2009
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2009 T. T. Chao Symposium on Innovation
"Houston on the Molecular Frontier"
12 November 2009
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Innovation Day 2009
14-15 September 2009
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International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry
2009 Summer Symposium
13-15 August 2009
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Composition to Commerce: Chemistry, History, and the Wider World
12-13 June 2009
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2009 Gordon Cain Conference
"Technology Transfer and Diffusion in Comparative Perspective"
27-28 March 2009
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Matthew J. Ryan Law and Public Policy Forum
"The Quality of Science in Regulation: What Constitutes Good Science, and How Certain Do We Need To Be?"
19 March 2009
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2008 Alternatives Forum: Spotlight on Ingredients
23–24 October 2008
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Innovation Day 2008: The Warren G. Schlinger Symposium
17–18 September 2008
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SEMI-CHF Joint Symposium
"Empowering the Silicon Revolution: The Past, Present, and Future of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Industry"
 1–2 April 2008
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Joint Wharton-Chemical Heritage Foundation Symposium on the Social Studies of Nanotechnology
8 June 2007
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E. N. Brandt Oral History Conference
16 May 2007
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Building Biotechnology: The Past, Present, and Future of Biotechnology Clusters
19–20 April 2007
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International Conference on the History of Alchemy and Chymistry
19–22 July 2006
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Chemical Industry Conferences
3rd Annual (2006)
2nd Annual (2005)
1st Annual (2004)

A full day of presentations by and for industry leaders. Presented by the Joseph Priestley Society of CHF.

FDA Centennial, 1906–2006
The Past, Present, and Future of Regulating Food, Drugs, Medical Devices, and Nutritional Supplements
16 May 2006
Leadership Initiative in Science Education (LISE) Conferences

> LISE 8 (2008): "New Media and Technology in Science Education"
> LISE 7 (2007): "21st-Century Science Education: Preparing Teachers and Students for the Future"
> LISE 6 (2006): "What Our Students Know: Assessment and Accountability in Science Education"
> LISE 5 (2005): "Discovery in Our Classrooms: Inquiry and the Nature of Science"
> LISE 4 (2004): "Partners in Innovation: Science Education and the Science Workforce"
> LISE 3 (2003): "Diversity and Equity in the Sciences: From Classroom to Workplace"
> LISE 2 (2002): "Science Education and History: Building the Momentum"
> LISE (2000), premier conference

Innovation Day
The Warren G. Schlinger Symposium
6th Annual (2009)
5th Annual (2008)
4th Annual (2007)
3rd Annual (2006)
2nd Annual (2005)
1st Annual (2004)


Moore's Law at 40: Chemistry and the Electronics Revolution
12–13 May 2005
Cain Conferences
The Cain Conferences are organized annually by the Gordon Cain Fellow in Technology, Policy, and Entrepreneurship.
> 2009: "Technology Transfer and Diffusion in Comparative Perspective"
> 2008: "The Dilemmas of Dual Use"
> 2007: "New Chemical Bodies: Biomonitoring, Body Burden, and the Uncertain Threat of Environmental Endocrine Disrupters"
> 2006: "Towards a History and Philosophy of Expertise"
> 2005: "Nano Before There Was Nano: Historical Perspectives on the Constituent Communities of Nanotechnology"
> 2004: "City, Industry, and Environment in Transatlantic Perspective"
> 2003: "Risk and Safety in Medical Innovation"
> 2002: "Industry and Governance: Changing Relations among Science-Based Corporations, Government, and the Public"

Intellectual Property and Drug Development Symposium
13 May 2004
A distinguished set of speakers at this half-day symposium explored the relationship of intellectual property to pharmaceutical policy and politics, focusing on the status of the IP system, dilemmas facing health care systems around the world, and the viability of alternatives to current approaches to enforcing patents.

Symposium on Innovation and Creativity in Chemical R&D
29 April 2003

Conference Proceedings:
R&D Meets M&A: Proceedings of the 2003 Conference on Innovation and Creativity in Chemical R&D
The History and Heritage of Scientific and Technological Information Systems
> 2002 Conference
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> 1998 Conference
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CHF Affiliates History Conference: "Thinking about Archives"
CHF and its affiliated organizations held a one-day conference on historical archives management on 31 October 2002. Presentations by affiliate representatives focused on their experiences in the preservation and promotion of their histories. Presentations by CHF historians and education specialists explored three areas: history and public understanding of science and technology; legal issues affecting document preservation and interpretation; and history and science education.

Commission on the History of Modern Chemistry (CHMC), 4th International Conference
"Industrial-Academic Relationships in the Chemical and Molecular Sciences," held at CHF on 3–5 October 2002.