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Society for Social Studies of Science
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We are 4S, an international, nonprofit association focused on the social studies of science, technology and medicine (#STS). Next Annual meeting Sept 3 - 6, 2025.
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#4sSeattle2025
September 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Finalise where to stay for 4SSeattle25.
Book accommodation at the Seattle Sheraton via this link
Deadline: Aug 8.

book.passkey.com/event/509903....

Why? Read on… 4/4
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August 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Bordering Keynote
Tracing struggles & solidarities across bordering mechanisms that use systems of attention & surveillance to violently separate, confine, & debilitate—
Diana Flores Ruíz
Lupe Alberto Flores
Darren Byler
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Photographic portrait of Diana Ruíz, a Latina young woman facing the camera with long dark curly hair, wearing large red framed glasses and lipstick, and wearing a leathery tanned jacket and blue blouse. She stares at camera pictured in front of a red rose bush in a garden. Photographic portrait of Lupe Flores, a Latino man faces direct to the camera while grinning. He wears a black and grey shirt, short cropped hair and a metal rose on his lapel. He is in front of a beige wall and a wooden framed room with a dark scalloped chair. Photographic portrait of Dr. Darren Byler, a white man faces direct to the camera with a smile. He has cropped light brown hair and a beard, and wears a grey shirt and grey cardigan. He is depicted behind an digital-abstract panel of earthy tones.
July 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Photographic portrait of Dr. Andrea Ballestero, a senior LatinX / Latina woman facing the camera with short brown and grey bobbed hair and thick black rimmed glasses. She smiles direct at camera with red lipstick and a red and pink patterned shirt, cropped at the shoulders.
July 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Political Water Keynote
Shifting knowledges of water above and below ground within existing forms of ecological governance, extraction, &
scientific observation—
Nikiwe Solomon
Jakkrit Sanghamanee
Andrea Ballestero
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Photographic portrait of Dr. Nikiwe Solomon, a black woman facing the camera with her striking hair scooped to her left, smiling at camera wearing a blue-black top with a small silver bar at the fastening and large silver hooped earrings. She is pictured in front of a book shelf and looks direct at camera. Photographic portrait of Dr. Jakkrit Sangkhamanee, a Thai man facing the camera, with his hands in his trouser pockets, leaning against a desk with a laptop and a book shelf behind. He wears small wire framed glasses and a black shirt and trousers.
July 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Booking via our link will make a big difference for 4S finances if as many attendees as possible book their accommodation to stay with us at the official conference hotel. 3/3
July 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Our contract has significant financial penalties if we don’t reach certain target room bookings, and we are still about fifty short. 2/3
July 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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We also can write bespoke letters of support if needed for other purposes such as funding, whether for online or in-person attendance ahead of the event if needed. Note that Certificates of Attendance will be sent after the conference, on September 9. 3/3
July 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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We are continuing to support travellers coming into the US with visa letters and letters of support. We're now about to enter the peak season of the conference so our turn-around times will slow down, and may take up to a week. 2/3
July 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM