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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ragna Zeiss Sent: 02 November 2004 15:43 To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] Subject: Final call for papers -Philosophy and Society in Delft, Netherlands FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS 14th meeting of the Society for Philosophy and Technology July 20-22, 2005 Delft University of Technology Delft, The Netherlands Conference Theme: "Technology and Designing" The Society for Philosophy and Technology has sponsored conferences on philosophical aspects of technology since the late 1970s. Current conferences are held every other year, rotating between North America and Europe. The Society welcomes a broad range of papers from various philosophical perspectives and schools. This year, the programme committee especially invites submissions on the conference theme of technology and designing, but submissions on all aspects of philosophy and technology are welcome, including work on biotechnology, genetics and philosophy, information technology, a philosophy of the technical sciences, and logical aspects of technology. The conference theme may be interpreted broadly, inclusive of: "Philosophy and engineering design" "Philosophy and architectural design" "Methodological and epistemic issues in designing" "Ethical, anthropological or political issues in designing" Plenary speakers: Paul Thompson, Michigan State University, USA. Alfred Nordmann, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany. Plenary debate: Carl Mitcham, Colorado School of Mines, USA. Arie Rip, Universiteit Twente, The Netherlands. SUBMISSIONS: Submissions to the conference may be made with an abstract of between 200 and 400 words. Proposals for full sessions are also welcome; please include abstracts for all papers to be included in sessions. Electronic submissions are preferred. They may be forwarded as a Word (.doc), Rich Text Format (.rtf) or Portable Document Format (.pdf) attachment to: [log in to unmask] FINAL PAPERS: Most accepted papers will be assigned a commentator, for which a final paper of not more that 12 pages, double-spaced, is required. A period of 20 minutes is planned for the presentation of a paper. COMMENTATORS: If you would like to serve as a commentator, please contact the organisers at [log in to unmask] TIME SCHEDULE: The final deadline for submissions of abstracts and sessions is November 30, 2004. Notification of acceptance will be made by February 15, 2005. Final papers should be submitted by May 1, 2005, in order to provide commentators with ample time for preparing remarks. PUBLICATION: Techné, the peer reviewed journal of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, welcomes accepted papers to be submitted for publication. Also a volume with a selection of accepted papers on the conference theme of technology and designing is envisaged. The city of Delft has a population of some 100.000 and is located in the West of the Netherlands, in between Rotterdam and The Hague. It has a nice historic city centre with its canals, pubs and restaurants. The vault of the Dutch Royal Family is in Delft. And Delft is of course well-known for its blue earthenware and for the 17th century painter Johannes Vermeer. The conference site for the 2005 SPT meeting will be at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management building located at the campus of Delft University of Technology. The building is within walking distance (15 minutes) of the city centre of Delft and of the Delft railway station. Delft can be reached by train (40 minutes; one change of trains) from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which offers many direct European and intercontinental connections. Check the conference website ( <http://www.sptdelft2005.tbm.tudelft.nl/> http://www.sptdelft2005.tbm.tudelft.nl/) for further information and conference updates. Further inquiries may be made at [log in to unmask] The 2005 SPT meeting will take place in conjunction with the Sixth International Conference of Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiry (CEPE 2005), which will be held at July 17-19, 2005, at the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. Programme committee: Peter Kroes (chair and SPT vice president) Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands Paul Thompson (SPT president) Michigan State University, USA. Wiebe Bijker Universiteit Maastricht, The Netherlands. Klaus Kornwachs Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany Andrew Light (SPT immediate past president) New York University, USA. José Antonio López Cerezo Universidad de Oviedo, Spain. Steven Moore University of Texas, USA. Michela Nacci University of L'Aquila, Italy Pieter Vermaas (conference coordinator) Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands This conference is sponsored by the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management of Delft University of Technology. ************************************************************************************ Distributed through Cyber-Society-Live [CSL]: CSL is a moderated discussion list made up of people who are interested in the interdisciplinary academic study of Cyber Society in all its manifestations.To join the list please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/cyber-society-live.html *************************************************************************************