The 7^th ICHC and the 23^rd ICHST

The Working Party (WP) on History of Chemistry of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) will hold its bi-annual International Conference on History of Chemistry (7th ICHC) in Sopron, Hungary, from 2 − 5 August 2009.

From 28 July − 2 August 2009 the 23^rd International Congress of History of Science and Technology (23^rd ICHST) will be held in Budapest, Hungary. At this Congress hundreds of historians of science and technology will meet around the central congress theme ‘Ideas and Instruments in Social Context.’ During the Congress the Commission for the History of Modern Chemistry will organize a 1 day symposium on ‘Chemistry in the Aftermath of World Wars'. There will be also other sessions on the history of chemistry (see: http://www.conferences.hu/ichs09/). Historians of chemistry therefore have the interesting option of visiting both major events during one visit to Hungary.

The 7^th ICHC will focus on the theme of 'the uses of chemistry (and alchemy)', which covers both the practical uses of chemistry and the cultural consumption of chemistry. A major aim of the conferences organised by the WP is to facilitate communication between historically interested chemists and historians of chemistry from all over Europe.  Previous conferences organised by the Working Party were held in Budapest in September 2003 ('Communication in Chemistry in Europe'), Lisbon in September 2005 ('Chemistry, Technology and Society') and Leuven in August 2007 ('Neighbours and Territories: The Evolving Identity of Chemistry').