This may be of interest to some FWers. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 14:39:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Phil Agre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: International Symposium on Technology and Society Resent-Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 14:39:52 -0700 (PDT) Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message was forwarded through the Red Rock Eater News Service (RRE). Send any replies to the original author, listed in the From: field below. You are welcome to send the message along to others but please do not use the "redirect" command. For information on RRE, including instructions for (un)subscribing, send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Date: Mon, 01 Sep 1997 15:13:19 +0000 From: Joe Herkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: call for papers--ISTAS'98 Wiring the World: The Impact of Information Technology on Society International Symposium on Technology and Society 1998 (ISTAS '98) Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN June 13-14, 1998 Expanded technological capabilities is creating a world in which data, information, and knowledge can be accessed from anywhere by almost anyone, and used for almost any purpose, good or bad. As the tools of such information technologies as the Internet, multi-media computers, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence mature, the implications of these technologies for public policy and society remain little understood. The general theme of ISTAS '98 is to examine and identify these emerging issues. Call for Papers Contributions are encouraged for topics related to this general theme: * Information Warfare. * Intellectual property issues and information technology. * The impact of information technology on education, schools, and universities. * Information technology and the workplace. * Equity issues with the distribution of information technology resources. Papers are also welcomed in traditional technology/policy areas: * 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. ISTAS '98 invites significant contributions on these and other topics. Submit a one page abstract for a paper or poster, or a proposal for a paper session or panel discussion to the Chair at: EMAIL: Karl Perusich, Ph.D., ISTAS '98 Chair [EMAIL PROTECTED] MAIL: Karl Perusich, Ph.D., ISTAS '98 Chair c/o IUSB Division of Continuing Education 1700 Mishawaka Ave. South Bend, IN 46634 DEADLINES: Abstract Submission: January 15, 1998 Notification of Acceptance: March 15, 1998 Camera Ready Copy: May 15, 1998 SPONSOR: IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology Co-Operating Institutions: Purdue School of Technology IUSB Division of Continuing Education Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs ************************************************************************* Joseph R. Herkert Division of Multidisciplinary Studies Box 7107, North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 voice: 919-515-7997 fax: 919-515-1828 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jherkert/jrh.html Past President, IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/users/j/jherkert/index.html *************************************************************************
