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*4S Sydney 2018* *Call for Papers, Closed Panels, Making and Doing Presentations, and STS Across Borders Exhibits* *Sydney, Australia, 29 August to 1 September* *Submissions Close February 1st 2018* There are many ways to *participate in the 4S 2018 conference* <https://4s2018sydney.org/call-for-papers-open-panels/>: presenting a paper in an open panel, a closed panel, or a panel formed by the program committee; being a discussant; chairing a panel; participating in a Making and Doing session; participating in the STS Across Borders Exhibit, attending a pre-conference event, and taking part in the range of social and collegial events across the 4S conference. Our *theme* <http:[log in to unmask]&job=3169609&ymlink=184766805&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2F4s2018sydney%2Eorg%2F> – TRANSnational STS – encourages presentations, panels, and other events that deepen and extend the transnational character of the Society itself, while engaging issues invoked by both the TRANS prefix (across, beyond, to change thoroughly), and by the problematic and evolving status of ‘nations’ in processes of global ordering. The *STS Making and Doing Program* <https://4s2018sydney.org/making_doing/> in Sydney is open to STS scholars wanting to share expression of their on-the-ground STS practices and innovations in scholarly knowledge work in a range of formats that extend beyond academic papers or books – whether through installations, technologies developed, exhibits, teaching curricula, or other creative works. For inspiration, see submissions to the *2015* <http://www.4sonline.org/md> and *2017* <http://www.4sonline.org/md17/> exhibits. All STS Departments, Publications, Networks, and Associations can sign up for *STS Across Borders* <https://4s2018sydney.org/across-borders/>, helping build exhibits for Sydney and a community archive! Also see details on the *STS Across Borders Contributing Editors Program* <https://4s2018sydney.org/across-borders-contributing-editors/> through which people can work together (transnationally) on exhibits. Junior scholars are especially encouraged to join. Over one hundred *open panels* <http:[log in to unmask]&job=3169609&ymlink=184766805&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2F4s2018sydney%2Eorg%2Faccepted%2Dopen%2Dpanels%2D4s%2F> have been accepted from scholars on every continent and covering every major STS theme. Please consider contributing to what is certain to be a rich and diverse regional conference – by *submitting* <http:[log in to unmask]&job=3169609&ymlink=184766805&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2F4s2018sydney%2Eorg%2Fcall%2Dfor%2Dpapers%2Dopen%2Dpanels%2F>, by adding to our collection of *translations* <http:[log in to unmask]&job=3169609&ymlink=184766805&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2F4s2018sydney%2Eorg%2Ftranslations%2F> of the conference (currently 18 languages) or by contributing to the *blog* <http:[log in to unmask]&job=3169609&ymlink=184766805&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2F4s2018sydney%2Eorg%2Fblog%2F> highlighting our two plenary themes, Indigenous STS and Querying STS Geneaologies. Please share this call to your networks far and wide, *email us* <[log in to unmask]> with any questions, and follow us on *twitter* <http:[log in to unmask]&job=3169609&ymlink=184766805&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter%2Ecom%2F4sSydney> or join our *mailing list* <http:[log in to unmask]&job=3169609&ymlink=184766805&finalurl=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fforum%2F%23%21forum%2F4ssydneyinfo%2Fjoin> for updates. Emma Kowal and Matt Kearnes, Program Chairs