4S News

2009 Annual Meeting
Join us at the Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, in Arlington, Virginia, just across the river from Washington, DC. The conference welcomes contributions on topics from the range of fields found within science and technology studies. Submission deadline has passed.

New 4S Prize. The David Edge Prize will be awarded annually for the best article in STS.

New 4S initiative to support workshops or other events that promote the development of Science and Technology Studies.

The 2008 Annual Meeting, held jointly with EASST in Rotterdam, was one of our largest & most successful ever. View photos and download the program & abstracts with author emails.

New: The Handbook of Science & Technology Studies, Third Edition

The Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) is a nonprofit, professional association.  It was founded in 1975 and now has an international membership of over 1200. 

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The main purpose of 4S is to bring together those interested in understanding science, technology, and medicine, including the way they develop and interact with their social contexts.