> SCIENCE FOR SALE?
> The Public Communication of Science in a Corporate World
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> 15-17 April 2005
>
> Organized by the Department of Science & Technology Studies and the
Department of Communication
> Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
>
> “Science for Sale?” is an interdisciplinary weekend conference for
exploring the mediation of science in a corporate environment. As
public presentations of science merge with marketing and as corporate
research organizations do more of the work that university researchers
conduct, these kinds of observations raise timely questions about the
public understanding of science with respect to authorship, ownership,
and relationships of practice in science and media.
>
> The intersection of science and the corporate world presents a rich site
for analyses of public communication and understanding of
> science, medicine and technology. We define public communication
broadly for this event to allow critical inquiry into the roles of
academic journals, news journalism, museums, speeches, entertainment
media, doctor-patient relations, film, advertising, art, literature, the
internet, and radio.
>
> We cordially invite you to participate in this event and reflect on the
theme of science, communication, and the corporate world. The
conference format will include pre-circulated papers, moderated
> presentations, and panel discussions with scholars and practitioners
from relevant fields. We welcome abstract submissions on, but not
limited to, the following topics:
>
> ---The corporation, media, and public understanding of science
> --- Media ownership, journalistic practices, and public images of
science in news, culture, and popular entertainment
> ---The changing images of universities: research institutions or
research corporations?
> ---Responsibility and accountability within a corporate environment:
issues for open source, research ethics, and education
> ---Multinational entities and communicating science in less developed
countries
> ---The branding and advertising of science
> ---Corporate control of information and communication technologies
>
> Abstracts of no more than 250 words and a CV should be submitted at our
web site
> (http://www.sts.cornell.edu/conferences/stscomm/index.php), e-mailed or
faxed to the abstract coordinator by December 20, 2004 (see below). Full
papers for pre-circulation will be due March 10, 2005, and we hope to
post conference papers online. Abstracts from scholars at all stages of
their careers are encouraged. We are working to procure limited funding
for travel, so please stay tuned to our web site for up-to-date
registration details and news about our speakers.
>
> Abstract Coordinator:
> Lisa Onaga, [log in to unmask]
> Fax: +1-607-255-6044
> http://www.sts.cornell.edu/conferences/stscomm/index.php
> Science & Technology Studies
> 311 Rockefeller Hall, Cornell University
> Ithaca, NY 14850 USA
>
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