The Gordon Research Conferences as scientific infrastructure

Daemmrich, Arthur

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Title

The Gordon Research Conferences as scientific infrastructure

Author(s)

Daemmrich, Arthur

Contributor(s)

Shaper, Leah

Issue Date

2008-09-15

Keyword(s)

• History
• Chemistry
• Gordon conferences

Abstract

The history of the Gordon Research Conferences, a series of scientific meetings first held in 1931 that have expanded since to over 350 wk-long conferences attracting over 20,000 scientists annually. A unique conference formula encourages debate among scientists (ranging from leading figures to doctoral candidates) and kindles life-long friendships that further scientific communication well beyond any one conference itself.  On the poster, graphs are integrated with a timeline and world map to illustrate the geog., quant., and qual. growth of GRC over seventy-five years, as well as key demog. trends including attendance from academia, industry, and government; participants' gender; and attendance by scientists from outside the U.S. The poster also presents specific case examples of outcomes in five categories: theor. knowledge, exptl. techniques, collaborations, structural aspects of science and technol., and real-world products.

Publisher

Division of the History of Chemistry

ISSN

1053-4385

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

article

Language

eng

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/127719

DOI

https://doi.org/10.70359/bhc2008v033p094

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Copyright 2008 Division of the History of Chemistry

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