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Please distribute widely: CALL FOR PAPERS Policy Agendas for Sustainable Technological Innovation International Conference. London, United Kingdom, 1-3 December 2000 Organised by the Department of Innovation Studies, University of East London, this will be the third conference of the European POSTI project: Policies for Sustainable Technological Innovation in the 21st Century. The purpose of the London conference is to debate policy design strategies for a sustainable future based on scientific research, technological innovation and new concepts of democracy. The conference will explore the agendas of various actors (governments, companies, political parties, industrial associations, non-governmental organisations, social groups, universities, the media, etc.) and their role in defining policies for sustainable technological innovation. The conference will also cover aspects of ecological systems and socioeconomic conditions which interact only weakly with traditional democratic institutions, discussing how the policymaking environment itself may need to innovate in order to accommodate new expressions of social concern, environmental degradation or ecological disruption. The conference will be organised into plenary sessions, panel discussions, a keynote address and working group sessions on the following topics: Socially acceptable technological innovation: Quality of life, ethics and policy Economically acceptable technological innovation: The "real world" of discharging political responsibility Environmentally acceptable technological innovation: Urban, industrial, residential and rural habitats National, European and global policymaking environments: Who benefits, who pays, and who decides? Democratisation of policymaking processes: How can society and the natural environment best be heard? Future challenges for sustainable innovation Proposals for papers should consist of a title, an outline of maximum 2 pages (ca. 800 words) including references and a 10-line CV. Proposals will be refereed by a committee led by Dr Josephine Anne Stein (University of East London), Professor Wiebe E. Bijker (University of Maastricht) and Dr Terje Grønning (University of Oslo). In keeping with the overall objectives of POSTI, we encourage the submission of proposals from younger researchers (Masters degree graduates and above), as well as proposals from senior academics and persons working in private firms or in public administration. The best contributions to the four POSTI conferences will be compiled into a major book. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 15 September, 2000. For more information about the conference and the POSTI project, see: http://www.esst.uio.no/posti/ or contact Gillian Perkins, Conference administrator, Department of Innovation Studies, University of East London, 4-6 University Way, London E16 2RD, United Kingdom. tel: +44 20 8223 4215 fax: +44 20 8223 7595 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.uel.ac.uk/innovation %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%