Register now for the Censorship in the Sciences Conference
Join us January 10-12 in Southern California for panels, talks, and lively discussions about scientific censorship.
Registration for the Censorship in the Sciences: Interdisciplinary Perspectives conference is now live! This event will take place on the University of Southern California campus from January 10 to 12, hosted by the USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research.
About the conference:
We’re bringing together experts from both within and outside academia to address a series of contentious questions surrounding scientific censorship today. This includes:
How does censorship of scientists or scientific ideas manifest?
When, if ever, does rejection of manuscripts for publication or grants for funding constitute censorship?
How much of a role, if any, should ethical or moral concerns play in deciding which scientific ideas are disseminated?
What are the likely costs and benefits of institutionalized censorship, how do we decide, and who decides, when the benefits outweigh the costs?
When and how do university administrations and funding agencies, through either action or inaction, mask censorship by finding ostensibly “other” reasons to silence scientists?
By bringing together experts with widely varying perspectives on censorship from within the natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, humanities, and law we aim to host a civil conversation and sharpen the understanding of what scientific censorship is, what it is not, and whether it’s ever justified.
This conference includes keynote presentations, invited talks, and panel discussions. Additional details, including a full schedule of events, will be coming soon. View the complete list of speakers here»
Conference Details:
Regular registration is $200 and student registration is $100 (students must show a current student ID at conference check-in). This registration fee includes:
Access to all regular conference programming across three days
Lunch and coffee breaks
Social reception on the evening of January 10th
In-person participation is very limited, so register today! The lectures will also be streaming live online (for free) and recordings will be available after the event. However, virtual participants will not be able to contribute to the discussions.
We are still accepting donations to help fund this event. Donate directly here.
Plenary Speakers:
Greg Lukianoff | President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)
Jacob Mchangama | Founder and Executive Director at The Future of Free Speech; Research Professor at Vanderbilt University
Jonathan Rauch | Brookings Institute
Wilfred Reilly | Assistant Professor of Political Sciences at Kentucky State University
Additional details:
Parking is not included in your conference ticket. Parking is available for a daily rate at USC lots and public lots near campus. USC is also accessible via public transit.
Hotels near to USC include: OMNI Los Angeles, The Westin Bonaventure, The Hoxton, and Hotel Figueroa.
Participants will be provided with daily QR codes to access the campus. You will be required to show this code and your photo ID at campus gates when you arrive each day.
No refunds.
Questions? Please contact censorshipconf@usc.edu
We are grateful for the generous support of our sponsors
Interested in sponsoring our conference? Please contact censorshipconf@usc.edu.
