International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS 99)
Student Paper Competition
ISTAS 99 announces a student paper competition for presentation at the
ISTAS 99 conference to be held at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ,
July 29-31, 1999.
The conference theme is this Women and Technology: Historical, Societal
and Professional Perspectives. The roles of women in technology are more
diverse, controversial, and important today than ever before.
Historically, women's involvement in the creation, manufacture, and use of
new technologies has been seriously neglected. Even today, the public has
an understanding of society that usually treats women as "technological
illiterates" with little stake in any aspect of new technologies. Yet
since the 1950s women have tried to technologically empower themselves,
particularly by entering the engineering profession. They have done so in
great numbers, although today it is glaringly obvious that women are still
underrepresented in engineering. Women in the field still face
gender-based obstacles, expectations, and biases despite decades of
efforts to eradicate these problems.
Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit papers for
topics related to this general theme:
· Impact of information technology on women and women's work.
· Women workers in industry and manufacturing.
· Women in the engineering workforce.
· Women faculty and students in science and engineering education.
· Motherhood and technology.
· Historical and current perspectives on women and technological
· development.
· Technology and gender inequality.
Papers in additional general areas of interest to the members of SSIT will
be accepted:
· Environmental, health, safety, and peace-related implications of
technology.
· Social, economic, and ethical issues involving energy, information, and
telecommunications technologies. · History of technology. Systems analysis
in public policy decisions. · Research methods for technology-policy
analysis.
Abstracts submitted for this competition will be reviewed and evaluated by
a committee from SSIT with the top 3 receiving invitations to present
their papers at a special session at the conference. Travel, registration,
and lodging expenses will be paid by the conference for the 3 presenters.
It is anticipated that approximately $700 for each presenter will be
available to cover these expenses.
Key dates:
Abstracts due: April 1, 1999
Notification of Winners and Invitations to present: May 14, 1999
For individuals interested, submit a one page abstract by mail to:
Kenneth R. Foster
Department of Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania
220 S. 33rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6392
or by fax: 215-753-2071.
Questions should be directed to Kenneth R. Foster at the above address or
to Laura Swibel by email at [log in to unmask]
Co-Sponsors: IEEE Society for the Social Implications of Technology,
IEEE History Center, IEEE Committee on Women in Engineering Cooperating
Institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
For updates, visit
http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jherkert/ist99cfp.html
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Joseph R. Herkert
Assistant Professor of Multidisciplinary Studies
Director, Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program
Box 7107, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7107
voice: 919-515-7997 fax: 919-515-1828
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http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jherkert/jrh.html
Publications Chair
IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
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