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2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society
(ISTAS'02)
Social Implications of Information and Communication Technology
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
June 6-8, 2002
The goal of ISTAS'02 is to bring together Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) professionals, computer science
and engineering educators, teachers and scholars in the humanities and
social sciences, policymakers, students, and ICT users for the
purpose of establishing critical dialogue on the social and ethical
dimensions of ICT.
Plenary Session Speakers will include Dr. Lucy Suchman,
Department of Sociology, Lancaster University
Call For Papers
We encourage contributions for topics related to the conference
theme:
* Electronic publishing
* ICT and democratic processes
* Intellectual property rights in the digital era
* Universal access/Digital divide
* Social implications of wireless technology
* Gender issues in ICT
* Equitable access for the disadvantaged and the disabled
* Misuse of ICT
* National and international ICT policy
* Distance education
* Web-based resources for teaching ethics in computing
* Information security and privacy
* Free speech and censorship
* ICT and high-risk systems
* Social implications of electronic commerce
* ICT and developing countries
Special Track-Online Educational Materials on Social and Ethical
Implications of ICT
This track, sponsored by the Online Ethics Center for Engineering and
Science, funded by the National Science Foundation, will feature online
educational materials on social and ethical implications of Information
and
Com
munication Technology to be permanently maintained by the Online Ethics
Center.
We also welcome papers in additional general areas of interest to the
members of SSIT: environmental, health, safety, and peace-related
implications of technology; social, economic, and ethical issues
involving
energy, in
formation, and telecommunications technologies; history of technology;
systems analysis in public policy decisions; and research methods for
technology-policy analysis.
Submit a one page abstract for a paper, or a proposal for a paper
session or
panel discussion to the Conference Chair (email preferred):
Joseph R. Herkert
Division of Multidisciplinary Studies
Box 7107, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7107
Voice: 919-515-7993
Fax: 919-515-1828
Email: [log in to unmask]
Deadlines
Proposals for sessions, panels, or individual papers:
Dec 13, 2001.
Notification of acceptance: February 14, 2002.
Manuscripts for the conference proceedings:
April 3, 2002.
Sponsored By
IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT)
In Cooperation With
North Carolina State University
Division of Multidisciplinary Studies
Program on Science, Technology, & Society
Center for Information Society Studies
E-Commerce Learning Center
IEEE Computer Society
IEEE Eastern North Carolina Section
ACM Special Interest Group on Computers and Society
Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility-
RTP Chapter
For more information, visit the ISTAS'02 web site at
http://social.chass.ncsu.edu/herkert/istas02.html
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Joseph R. Herkert
Associate Professor of Multidisciplinary Studies
Director, Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program
Box 7107, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7107
voice: 919-515-7993 fax: 919-515-1828
email: [log in to unmask]
http://www4.ncsu.edu/~jherkert
Conference Chair
2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society
http://social.chass.ncsu.edu/herkert/istas02.html
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