dlmps.org

All of these resources are reachable from the main navigation on dlmps.org. The site's top menu lists Council Members, Contacts, Commissions, Interest Groups, Statutes, History, and a set of Congress pages (2027, 2023, 2019), alongside Activities (small conference grants and the [LOGIC] List), Memorandum Documents, and a Login area. The table below maps each item to what you'll find there.

Navigation Map

Congress Information in Detail

The 2027 Congress page is the live hub for CLMPST in Kobe, Japan, scheduled for August 23–28. The call for papers is open, with a submission deadline of November 15, 2026, and the submission site is linked from the page. Proposals for papers and symposia are invited across logic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of technology; the call particularly encourages cross-disciplinary proposals, speakers from different countries or regions, work on public engagement and social implications, and reflection on different knowledge systems. Questions go to Kevin Elliott (kce(at)msu(dot)edu) or Fenrong Liu (fenronguva(at)gmail(dot)com).

For earlier meetings, use Past Congresses and open the 2019 Congress or 2023 Congress entries to review those programs.

Related Calls Worth Knowing

Two other items on the site are easy to miss if you only scan the menu:

• IUHPST Essay Prize in History and Philosophy of Science — a biennial competition encouraging fresh methodological thinking in history and philosophy of science and related areas. The submission deadline is January 15, 2027; full details are on the Commissions page.
• DLMPST Council and Officer nominations (2028–2031) — member organizations are invited to submit nominations for officers and council members for the 2028–2031 term. Questions on conditions and procedure go to DLMPST(dot)nominations(at)gmail(dot)com.

Practical Tips

• Start from the top menu rather than searching; every item in the table above is a direct menu entry.
• If a page seems missing, check Memorandum Documents and Contacts first — governance material and routing contacts are split across those sections.
• The Login area is separate from the public pages; public statutes, commission, and congress information does not require it.

The 2027 Congress for Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CLMPST) will be held in Kobe, Japan, from August 23–28, 2027. The submission site is already open, and proposals for papers and symposia are due by November 15, 2026. You submit through the congress site (the call for papers is posted at clmpst2027.org/call-for-papers/), and you can direct questions to Kevin Elliott ([email protected]) or Fenrong Liu ([email protected]) before the deadline.

Who can submit and what fits

The call is issued by DLMPST, the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology within IUHPST. It welcomes proposals "from across all areas of logic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of technology" — from mathematical logic and metaphilosophy to foundations of the exact sciences, philosophy of the humanities and social sciences, philosophy of technology, and historical perspectives on the sciences.

The organisers state particular enthusiasm for proposals that:

• reach across disciplines;
• incorporate speakers from different countries or regions;
• explore public engagement and/or social implications of academic work;
• reflect on relationships and contributions of different knowledge systems.

These are stated preferences, not formal eligibility rules, but they are a useful signal when shaping a symposium panel or framing a paper's relevance.

Step-by-step submission

1. Read the official call. Go to https://clmpst2027.org/call-for-papers/ and check the current requirements, since the DLMPST page links out to the congress site rather than reproducing the full instructions.
2. Choose your format. Decide between an individual paper proposal and a symposium proposal. A symposium is the natural format if you want to bring together speakers from different countries or disciplines, which the call explicitly encourages.
3. Prepare the proposal content. For a paper, this means a title and an abstract of the kind the call specifies. For a symposium, you will need an overall theme plus the individual contributions and speakers. Follow the length and formatting rules on the call page exactly.
4. Submit through the open submission site. The DLMPST announcement confirms the submission site is now open; the entry point is reached via the call page.
5. Confirm your submission. Keep the confirmation you receive and note the deadline in your calendar — November 15, 2026 — so you are not caught by last-minute system issues.
6. Ask before the deadline if anything is unclear. Contact Kevin Elliott or Fenrong Liu at the addresses above with questions about scope, format, or fit.

Expected result: a registered paper or symposium proposal acknowledged by the submission system before November 15, 2026.

Practical points and common snags

• Don't confuse the two deadlines. The CLMPST proposal deadline is November 15, 2026. The separate IUHPST Essay Prize in History and Philosophy of Science has a deadline of January 15, 2027 — a different competition with its own rules on the commissions' page.
• The DLMPST page is a pointer, not the rulebook. It announces the call and links to clmpst2027.org; the binding requirements live there. If the two ever seem to differ, follow the congress site and confirm by email.
• Build the cross-disciplinary angle in deliberately. If you are assembling a symposium, invite speakers from more than one country or region early, since the call favours such panels and coordination takes time.
• Email addresses are obfuscated on the page. They appear as "kce(at)msu(dot)edu" and "fenronguva(at)gmail(dot)com"; convert the (at) and (dot) when writing.

If you are also curious about DLMPST itself

DLMPST is the logic, methodology and philosophy of science and technology division of IUHPST. Its site (dlmps.org) carries the council, commissions, interest groups, statutes and history, past congresses (2019 and 2023), small conference grants, and a login area, alongside the 2027 call and the current call for nominations to the DLMPST Council and Officers for the 2028–2031 term. For submission purposes, though, the operative document is the call for papers at clmpst2027.org.

DLMPST is the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology, a division of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST). Its website, dlmps.org, serves as the organizational hub for the field: it publishes calls for the division's congresses and prizes, lists the council and commissions, and provides the statutes and history of the division. If you are a researcher in logic, philosophy of science, or philosophy of technology looking for the next congress, a nomination process, or a small conference grant, this is the entry point.

What the division does

The site describes DLMPST as representing logic, methodology, and philosophy of science and technology within IUHPST. Its visible activities fall into three categories:

• Congresses. The division organizes the Congress for Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science and Technology (CLMPST). The site links to past congresses (2019 and 2023) and announces the 2027 congress in Kobe, Japan, scheduled for August 23–28.
• Grants. A "Small conference grants [LOGIC]" section indicates the division supports smaller meetings in the field.
• Prizes and governance. The site hosts the IUHPST Essay Prize in History and Philosophy of Science and the call for nominations to the DLMPST Council and Officers.

Key dates and open calls listed on the site

For the 2027 congress, the call welcomes papers and symposia across logic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of technology—from mathematical logic to metaphilosophy, and from foundations of the exact sciences to philosophy of the humanities and social sciences. The organizers state particular interest in proposals that cross disciplines, include speakers from different countries or regions, address public engagement or social implications, or reflect on different knowledge systems. Questions go to Kevin Elliott ([email protected]) or Fenrong Liu ([email protected]).

How the site is organized

The navigation reflects the division's structure: Council Members, Contacts, Commissions, Interest Groups, Statutes, History, and the congress pages. A login area and a documents/memorandum section also appear. If you need the formal rules of the division or the composition of its governing bodies, the Statutes and Council pages are the places to start; if you are preparing a submission or nomination, the relevant call page carries the deadlines and contact addresses.

When this site is useful to you

• You want to submit a paper or symposium to CLMPST 2027 and need the deadline and topic scope.
• You are considering an essay prize entry and need the deadline and the commissions' page for details.
• Your organization is a DLMPST member and wants to nominate council members or officers for 2028–2031.
• You are looking for small conference grant support in logic.
• You need the division's statutes, history, or list of commissions and interest groups.

The site does not publish membership prices or indicate that any part of it is paywalled; treat access details as unconfirmed unless stated on the relevant page.

The IUHPST Essay Prize in History and Philosophy of Science is a biennial competition run by the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST), the parent union of DLMPST. Its stated aim is to encourage fresh methodological thinking on the history and philosophy of science and related areas. To enter the 2027 round, you submit an essay by 15 January 2027; the full entry requirements and submission details are published on the commissions' page of dlmps.org, and that page is the authoritative source you should check before preparing a submission.

Who runs it and why it exists

IUHPST is the umbrella body that contains DLMPST (the Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology). The prize sits at the union level rather than inside a single division, which fits its subject matter: it is about method in the history and philosophy of science broadly, not about logic or formal methodology specifically.

Two features follow from the "biennial" and "methodological" framing:

• It runs every two years. The current cycle is the 2027 prize, so a missed deadline means waiting for the next round rather than catching a later deadline in the same year.
• The emphasis is on method. The call frames the prize around "fresh methodological thinking," so an essay that only reports a result without reflecting on how the history or philosophy of science is done is a weaker fit than one that argues for a better way of approaching a problem.

Key facts at a glance

How to enter: what you can do now

The site announcement gives the deadline and points to the commissions' page for "all detailed information," but it does not reproduce the word limit, formatting rules, eligibility, or submission mechanism. So the practical sequence is:

1. Open the commissions' page on dlmps.org. This is where the full rules live. Read it before you write, because requirements like length or eligibility affect how you plan the essay.
2. Confirm the deadline against the page. The announcement states 15 January 2027; verify it on the detailed page in case anything has been updated.
3. Check eligibility and scope. The prize covers history and philosophy of science "and related areas." If your work sits at a boundary (for example, philosophy of technology or history of a social science), check the detailed page rather than assuming.
4. Prepare the essay around a methodological contribution. Since the prize explicitly seeks fresh methodological thinking, make the methodological argument visible rather than leaving it implicit in a case study.
5. Submit through the route specified on the commissions' page. The announcement does not name a submission portal or email for the prize, so do not assume one; use whatever the detailed page specifies.

Verification before you submit

• The deadline on the detailed page matches 15 January 2027.
• Your essay meets the stated length and formatting rules.
• You have followed the specified submission method exactly.
• You have kept a copy of your submission confirmation.

Common pitfalls

• Treating the site announcement as the full rules. It is a call for entries, not the rulebook. The commissions' page is where the operative details are.
• Confusing the prize with the congress. The same site also carries the call for papers for the 2027 CLMPST congress in Kobe (proposals due 15 November 2026). These are separate opportunities with separate deadlines and separate submission routes; a congress proposal is not a prize entry.
• Missing the biennial rhythm. Because the prize runs every two years, planning around a later deadline in the same cycle is not an option.
• Leaving the methodological point implicit. The prize's stated focus is methodological freshness; an essay whose contribution is purely substantive may read as off-brief.

If you are deciding whether to enter

The prize is a reasonable fit if you have work that (a) falls within history and philosophy of science or an adjacent area, and (b) makes an argument about how the field should be done, not only about what is true in it. If your work is primarily a formal logic result or a congress talk, the CLMPST call is the more natural route. If you are unsure whether your topic counts as a "related area," resolve that against the commissions' page before investing in a full draft.

The Division of Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DLMPST) has opened nominations for its Council and Officers for the 2028–2031 term. Nominations come from DLMPST member organizations, not from individuals acting on their own behalf, and questions about eligibility or procedure go to a dedicated nominations email address rather than to the general secretariat. The announcement on dlmps.org names Valentin Goranko as chair of the Nomination Committee that runs the process.

Who can submit a nomination

The call is addressed to "all member organizations of the DLMPST." That means the nominating body is an organization affiliated with the Division, and the practical first step is to confirm that your organization is a member and to identify who within it is authorized to send the nomination. The public announcement does not spell out the full eligibility rules for candidates or the number of positions open; those details are exactly what the nominations contact is for.

What the nomination covers

The announcement describes the Nomination Committee as composed of Valentin Goranko and others, but the excerpt available does not list the remaining members. If you need the full composition, ask via the nominations address.

How to submit a nomination

1. Confirm your organization's membership status in the DLMPST before preparing anything. A nomination from a non-member body is unlikely to be accepted.
2. Agree internally on the candidate and the position. Because the nomination is an organizational act, the person sending it should be able to speak for the member organization.
3. Check the nomination conditions and procedure by writing to DLMPST(dot)nominations(at)gmail(dot)com. The announcement explicitly directs queries there, and the public page does not publish a form, a deadline, or a required document set.
4. Send the nomination through the channel the committee confirms. Do not assume the general contact addresses on the site are the right route for nominations.

The expected result is that the Nomination Committee receives your organization's nomination for the 2028–2031 term and can confirm whether it is complete.

Common sticking points

• No published deadline in the announcement. The page gives a term but not a closing date for nominations. Treat the email query as urgent rather than waiting for a date to appear.
• Email address is obfuscated. The site writes it as DLMPST(dot)nominations(at)gmail(dot)com to deter spam; convert the bracketed words to . and @ when writing.
• Don't confuse this with the other open calls. The same page carries the CLMPST 2027 call for papers (proposals due November 15, 2026) and the IUHPST Essay Prize (deadline January 15, 2027). Those are separate processes with separate contacts; nominations for Council and Officers go only to the nominations address.

Where this fits in DLMPST

DLMPST is the division of the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IUHPST) covering logic, methodology, and philosophy of science and technology. It runs congresses—the 2027 CLMPST in Kobe, Japan, follows the 2019 and 2023 congresses—administers small conference grants, and maintains statutes and a history page. Council and officer nominations are the routine governance step by which member organizations shape the Division's leadership for the coming term.