Please distribute to your graduate students the below announcement and 1st call
for papers for the 2005 Science & Technology in Society conference at the
American Association for the Advancement of Science April 23rd - 24th. 

Regards,

David Tomblin 
Graduate Student Organization Committee 
Virginia Tech, STS

CALL FOR PAPERS Science & Technology in Society:
An Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference

Sponsored by:
The National Science Foundation 
George Mason University 
The George Washington
University Virginia Polytechnic Institute

When: 	April 23rd ö 24th, 2005 
Where: 	American Association for the
Advancement of Science Headquarters, Washington, DC 
Abstract Deadline: January 31st, 2005

This annual conference provides a forum for ideas on theory and application of
science and technology (S&T) as components of global society. Graduate students
from a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary programs are invited to
present their research on S&T in contexts ranging from local to global, public
to private, micro- to macro-scale, speculative to legal, and history to future. 
In addition to presenting papers, students will have the opportunity to interact
with each other and prominent scholars and professionals related to their
field(s) of interest. Previous speakers have included Daniel Kleinman, Sandra
Harding, and Al Tiech, just to name a few. We expect to draw scholars of similar
caliber for the upcoming conference.

The conference organizing committee welcomes submissions of abstracts (up to 250
words) for a 10-15 minute presentation.  Abstracts need to be submitted via
email to stglobal@vt.edu by January 31st, 2005.  Acceptance of abstracts will be
given by March 1st, 2005.  Final papers will potentially be included on the
conference website. We seek submissions from graduate students studying topics
related, but not limited to the role of S&T in the following thematic areas:

Globalization, International Regulation 
Environment, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
The Knowledge-Based Economy
Civil, Ethical and Legal Issues
National Security and Defense Applications 
Government, Private and Academic Investment 
S&T in Non-Western Cultures
Historical and Social Dimensions of S&T
Revolutionary or Non-Traditional Directions in S&T
Network and Industrial Organization
Biotechnology
Policy Implications of S&T
Information Technology
Foresight/Forecast in S&T
Technology and Human Development
Nanotechnology

Information concerning area lodging and registration will be made available on
the conference website by January 31, 2005.  Travel funds are available for a
limited number of presenters.  Students in need of travel funds should indicate
so when submitting their abstract.  For further information, please visit the
conference website at: http://www.gwu.edu/~cistp/stglobal.html.

 

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