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***With Seasons Greetings ana apologies for cross-posting*** Folks, The European Academy for Standardisation (EURAS) is organising a Session on 'Technical Standardization and STS (Science, Technology and Society)' at the 15th Annual STS Conference Graz to be held on 9-10 May 2016 in, you guessed it, Graz. You will find all session descriptions via <https://conference.aau.at/event/46/page/11> (The description of the 'EURAS session' is enclosed.) You can submit your abstract via <https://conference.aau.at/event/46/call-for-abstracts/> (There you will also find the simple submission guidelines). The submission deadline is 15 January 2016. You will be notified in early/mid-February about acceptance/rejection. BTW, Graz is a very nice place with great environs. Cheers, Kai. Technical Standardization and STS (Science, Technology and Society) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Scholars and policy makers are increasingly interested in standards development and its role in science and technology. Indeed, technical standards may accelerate science (and vice versa), facilitate technology development and in a broader sense, shape functioning of the society. For example, common measurement methods are key for scientific experiments. International communication standards are the basis of the complex communications systems we have today. Safety and environmental standards assure that minimum requirements for the health and safety of users and society are observed. Standards frequently result from science and technical development and form the basis for future waves of innovation. The interplay of standards and standardisation with science and technology is important but remains largely unexplored. Accordingly, the session 'Technical Standardisation and STS' solicits contributions aiming to explain and explore the role of standards and standardisation for Science, Technology, and Society. Topics include (but are not limited to): - The nature of the relationship between standards, standardisation and STS (Science, Technology, and Society). - Standards and standardisation fostering STS. - When do standards and standardisation hamper development in science and technology? - Standardization, competition and incentives for STS. - Legitimacy and influence of different players on standards development. - Contributions of science to standards development. - Standardisation and Intellectual Property Rights. - Standards and knowledge transfer. - Role of industry and their associations in standardisation. - Emergence of social norms in society and their impact on science and technology. ________________________________________________________________ Kai Jakobs RWTH Aachen University Computer Science Department Informatik 4 (Communication and Distributed Systems) Ahornstr. 55, D-52074 Aachen, Germany Tel.: +49-241-80-21405 Fax: +49-241-80-22222 [log in to unmask] <http://www.comsys.rwth-aachen.de/team/kai-jakobs/> EURAS - The European Academy for Standardisation. <http://www.euras.org> The International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research. <http://www.igi-global.com/ijitsr> The 'Advances in Information Technology Standards and Standardization Research' book series. <http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=37142>