History and philosophy of science.

The past year (2003) proved to be an excellent period for us-the "soft scientists" who are interested in keeping track of what happened since science was born and in knowing why science exists. It climaxed in February 2004 at Biloxi where interesting presentations, followed by lively discussions, were made for one full day. The topics ranged from "The Scientific Contributions of the Arts Faculties at the Universities of Paris and Oxford in the 14th Centuries" to "Time to Face Reality: The Unreality of Time Could Very Well Be Real." At the business meeting we elected a divisional vice chair for next year.

I have noticed that during the 2004-annual meeting several presentations made in other divisions might have been more appropriate for our division. For example, the presentation "William Dunbar and the Exploration of the Southern Part of the Louisiana Purchase" in the Geology and Geography division might have been of interest to our division too. It seems that we need a mechanism to help the authors consider other "appropriate" divisions for their presentations.