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Vth LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY


http://www.uaemex.mx/Evento/esocite2004/
<http://www.uaemex.mx/Evento/esocite2004/>
http://www.esocite.8m.net <http://www.esocite.8m.net>


Vth ESOCITE
10-12 March 2004
Toluca, M=E9xico


The ESOCITE conferences are a space of presentation and discussion of
research results as well as of reflection about scientific and
technological activities, mainly in Latin America. On this occasion the
main topic is The Building of Technoscience In Contemporary Latin
American Society. Themes are: Technoscientific Processes: relationships
between scientific disciplines and industry, Status of the Society of
Knowledge in Latin America, Technoscience-Environment-Society,
Technoscience and its spatial-temporal placement and displacement,
Technoscience, Public Policies, Politic Participation and Democracy,
Ethics and Legalization of Technoscience and Epistemology, Social
Sciences and Technoscience. The ESOCITE conferences have gathered
researchers dedicated to social studies of technoscientific activities
in Latin America on four occasions. In the past, the conferences had
been organized by Dr. Pablo Kreimer from the Universidad Nacional de
Quilmes in Buenos Aires (1994), Dr. Hebe Vessuri from the Instituto
Venezolano de Investigaciones Cient=EDficas in Caracas (1996), Dr. =
Mar=EDa Josefa Santos from the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales in
the UNAM in Quer=E9taro (1998) and Dr. Renato Dagnino from the
Universidad = Estadual de Campinas in Campinas (2000); with an ever
increasing number of presentations.The Vth ESOCITE was going to be held
in Buenos Aires but the current situation known to all made it
impossible to hold it there. However, the need of knowing, exchanging
and promoting studies on technoscience in Latin America arose from
academic community who demanded the conference to be held. In this
context, Dr. Antonio Arellano (a researcher from the Universidad
Aut=F3noma of the State of Mexico=92s Faculty of Political Sciences and
Public Administration) has been in talks with some of the former
researchers-organizers and some relevant Latin American researchers on
this issue, whereby the agreement was to hold the conference in Toluca,
Mexico. University authorities support this initiative in order to take
up again a space for reflection and discussion on the role that
technoscience plays in the current Latin American society.

TOPICS AND THEMES LIST
Main topic: BUILDING TECHNOSCIENCE IN CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN
SOCIETY

Themes:
1. Technoscientific processes: relationships between scientific
disciplines and industry
Objective: to address all complex relationships developed between
scientific/technological developments and industrial activities, as well

as the processes of instrumentation of technoscience.

2. Status of the society of knowledge in Latin America
Objective: To address the establishment and consolidation of information

and knowledge technologies, critical experiences on information society,

new capabilities and technological learning, flows and networks of
knowledge, and mobility of stakeholders of knowledge.

3. Technoscience-Environment-Society
Objective: To address reconfiguration of relationships between men and
nature, the risk society and the new technologies.

4. Technoscience and its spatial-temporal placement and displacement=20
Objective: To address the development of technoscience located in its
specific spatial-temporal conditions and relationships.

5. Technoscience, public policies, politic participation and democracy
Objective: To address public policies, politic positions and ideological

debates of collectives related to technoscientific processes and
products, as well as the contribution of different fields of social
studies on science and technology for the development of democracy in
Latin America Society.

6. Ethics and legalization of technoscience
Objective: To address value-related considerations concerning
technoscientific research and application as well as aspects and
problems on its legalization and regulation

7. Epistemology, social sciences and technoscience
Objective: To address redefinition of social science and the new
approaches related to technoscientific phenomena, by emphasizing new
processes of construction of knowledge and methodology for the current
science and technological study.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE.=20

Autonomous University of the State of Mexico
Dr. Antonio Arellano Hern=E1ndez. General Coordinator
Mtra. Claudia Ortega Ponce. Technical Coordinator

National
Dra. Rosalba Casas Guerrero, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales,
UNAM, Dr. Ismael Ledesma Mateos, Facultad de Estudios
Superiores-IZTACALA, UNAM Dra. Michelle Chauvet, UAM-Azcapotzalco Dr.
Carlos L=F3pez Beltr=E1n, Instituto de Investigaciones Filos=F3ficas, =
UNAM Dr. Leonel Corona Trevi=F1o, Red de Investigaci=F3n y Docencia
sobre = Innovaci=F3n Tecnol=F3gica (RIDIT) Prof. Jorge Ocampo Ledesma,
CIESTAAM, UACh Dr. Rodrigo D=EDaz Cruz, UAM-Iztapalapa Dr. Ryszard
R=F3zga Luter, UAM-Xochimilco Dra. Rebeca de Gortari Rabiela, Instituto
de Investigaciones Sociales, UNAM Mtro. Rub=E9n Mart=EDnez Miranda, UAQ

= Mtro. Germ=E1n S=E1nchez Daza, Facultad de Econom=EDa de la BUAP Dra.
Maria = del Carmen del Valle, Instituto de Investigaciones Econ=F3micas,

UNAM

Latin America
Dr. Pablo Kreimer, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes y FLACSO-Buenos
Aires. Dr. Hebe Vessuri. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones
Cient=EDficas, Caracas. Dra. Mar=EDa Josefa Santos Corral. Instituto de
Investigaciones Sociales-UNAM, M=E9xico. Dr. Renato Dagnino. Universidad

Estadual de Campinas. Campinas, Brasil. Dr. Hern=E1n Thomas, Universidad

Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina.

ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS SUBMISSION

All works may be submitted in Spanish, Portuguese, English or French.

a) Abstracts
All abstracts should not exceed 250 words and should include: title of
the presentation, author(s) and institution of precedence; the subject
matter guideline to be followed must be mentioned. All abstracts should
be sent by e-mail to the following address
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Windows, Arial font 12.=20 Should audiovisual elements be considered to
be used for the presentation, this must be specified in the abstract.
Abstracts submission deadline: July 30, 2003 Closing date for
notification of acceptance or rejection of abstracts: August 30, 2003

b) Papers
All presentations must not exceed 20 pages (between 15 and 20 is
recommended). The following items must be included: Descriptive title of

the content; Objectives of the presentation; main hypothesis considered:

methodology and information considered in the research; content
description and basic results of the presentation. All presentations
must be sent by e-mail and must be processed in Word for Windows, Arial
font 12, single space.=20

Papers submission deadline: December 1, 2003

GUESTS OF HONOR WITH CONFIRMED PARTICIPATION

Dr. Bruno Latour, Centre de Sociologie de l=92Innovation, =C9cole =
Nationale Sup=E9rieure de Mines de Paris, France.

VENUE

The Conference will be held from Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 March 2004 in

the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM) at the
University Cultural Center =91Casa de las Diligencias=92 and the =91Aula

Magna=92 in Toluca=92s central district. This is in the central business

= and shopping district. Further information on the UAEM can be found on

their web site: http://www.uaemex.mx <http://www.uaemex.mx>

HOST CITY
Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico, is located just 60km far
from Mexico City in an extended high valley in central Mexico. Despite
being an industrial city, it has a wide range of attractions: a high
volcanoe, all kind of sports facilities, archeological sites,
architectural jewels, and much more. Further information on Mexico
Tourism Office: http://www.visitmexico.com/destinations/r_cen/s_mex/=20
<http://www.visitmexico.com/destinations/r_cen/s_mex/=20>
ACCOMODATION
Advantageous rates will be available in hotel accommodation for the
participators. INFORMATION Dr. Antonio Arellano Hern=E1ndez. General
Coordinator. [log in to unmask] Mtra. Claudia Ortega Ponce. Technical
Coordinator. [log in to unmask]

REGISTRATION FEES=20

Fees include: Inscription, Opening Ceremony, Attendance at scientific
sessions, Programme, Abstract book, Proceedings.

Researchers and other professionals 110.00 USD
Students * 50.00 USD =20










Antonio Arellano Hern=E1ndez
V ESOCITE http://www.uaemex.mx/Evento/esocite2004/
<http://www.uaemex.mx/Evento/esocite2004/>
http://www.esocite.8m.net <http://www.esocite.8m.net>
Facultad de Ciencias Pol=EDticas y Administraci=F3n P=FAblica =
Universidad Aut=F3noma del Estado de M=E9xico Cerro de Coatepec, Ciudad
= Universitaria Toluca, Edo de M=E9xico C.P. 50100 Tel(722)215.04.94 y
213.16.07 Ext.161 Cel 722)202.94.07

Antonio Arellano Hern=E1ndez
V ESOCITE http://www.uaemex.mx/Evento/esocite2004/
<http://www.uaemex.mx/Evento/esocite2004/>
http://www.esocite.8m.net <http://www.esocite.8m.net>
Facultad de Ciencias Pol=EDticas y Administraci=F3n P=FAblica
Universidad Aut=F3noma del Estado de M=E9xico Cerro de Coatepec, Ciudad
Universitaria Toluca, Edo de M=E9xico C.P. 50100 Tel(722)215.04.94 y
213.16.07 Ext.161 Cel 722)202.94.07

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