There will be two international conferences on the use of history and philosophy of science in science teaching, in Brazil, in August 2010.  Both will be held in a hotel in Maresias, a beach 100 miles from Sao Paulo. Both conferences are being organized by the University of Sao Paulo.
    (1) The 8th International Conference for the History of Science in Science Education (ICHSSE) will happen from 16^th to 19^th August, 2010. The main theme of next conference will be “Learning science and about science through history”.  This is a conference with about 25 invited speakers, with no parallel sections, which facilitates intensive dialogue and change of ideas among attendants. Follow this link for more information about the 8th ICHSSE.
    (2) The 1st Latin American Conference of the International History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching Group (IHPST-LA) will happen from 19th to 21th August, 2010. Following the guidelines of the international conferences of the IHPST, the Latin American Conference will be devoted to the presentation and discussion of papers on the use of history and philosophy of science in science teaching. It is open for submission of papers in English, Portuguese and Spanish - the official languages of the meeting. Follow this link for more information about the 1st IHPST-LA.