Science & Technology in Society: An International,
Interdisciplinary, Graduate Student Conference.

 

When: March 28-29, 2009

 

Where: AAAS Headquarters, Washington, DC

 

Abstract Deadline: December 29, 2008

 

On March 28-29, 2008, the STGlobal Consortium will hold its 9th annual conference on Science and Technology in Society at the Washington DC headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The consortium comprises AAAS, Arizona State University (CSPO), École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (CSI), George Mason University (SPP), Georgetown University (CCT), The George Washington University (CISTP), and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (STS). This event is organized and run entirely by and for graduate students interested in studying issues related to society, science, and technology from a wide range of perspectives. The Conference brings students from around the world to present and discuss their work with each other and with invited experts/guest speakers in the field.

 

This year's agenda will emphasize international perspectives of science and technology. With a focus on the graduate level, this event affords a fantastic opportunity for students to gain experience presenting their work in a comfortable, but professional environment. It is also a perfect place for them to begin building connections to scholars and research programs outside of their home institutions, and be exposed to new ideas of relevance to their own research activities.

 

We are currently accepting abstracts for the conference. The CFP is attached; please let your students, faculty, and any other relevant departments know about this. Please submit abstracts and contact information (with affiliation) via email to stabstract@gmail.com by December 29, 2008.

 

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Once a month, the Consortium for Science, Policy, & Outcomes will host a twenty-minute presentation followed by twenty minutes of discussion on topics related to science and society. Pizza and drinks will be provided.  Click to learn more!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 @ 7pm

 

CSPO Assistant Professor Netra Chhetri will present an informal talk on Uncertain Climate of the Future—Impacts and Adaptations on Wednesday, February 13 at 7:00pm at the Tempe Public Library as part of the Tempe Connections Café Scientifique. Café Scientifique is a free series of lectures and community conversations on environmental issues facing Arizonans and presented by leading experts from Arizona State University. For more information, contact info@tempeconnections.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 22, 2008 @ Arizona State University

 

This research conference, “Whose Nanotechnology? Perspectives of Researchers From Underrepresented Populations,” will bring together undergraduate and graduate researchers (and their mentors) from across the country who are contributing perspectives on nanotechnology that are not (yet) part of the dominant dialogue, the conference will begin to create a network whose purpose is steering these converging technologies toward more representative and more just outcomes. Abstracts for research papers to be presented which address one or both of the above two general categories will be accepted and notifications will be made on a rolling basis with a final deadline for electronic submission of abstracts of February 15, 2008 and final notifications by February 28, 2008.

 

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The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS) will again be hosting a series of public discussions at the Arizona Science Center, 600 E. Washington Street, Phoenix.

• September 19 (5:30-6:30pm): Is Nanotechnology Good for Sustainability... or Not?
  • George Maracas, former Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Chief Operating Officer of ASU's Solar Power Laboratory, a collaboration between the Global Institute of Sustainability and the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.
  • Brad R. Allenby, Lincoln Professor of Engineering and Ethics, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director of the Center for Earth Systems Engineering & Management.
  • Patrick Phelan, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, and faculty member of the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University.
     
• October 17 (5:30-6:30pm): Will Genetic Discrimination Replace Racial Discrimination?
  • Anthony Garcia, Associate Director of ASU's Hispanic Research Center and Professor of Bioengineering, Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering.
  • Joan McGregor, ASU Professor of Philosophy.
     
• November 21 (5:30-6:30pm): Democratizing Science: Should the Public Have a Voice in Science Research and Development?
  • Panelists from the National Citizens’ Technology Forum on Human Enhancement, Identity and Biology (website)
  • Congressman Harry Mitchell (pending)

For more information on CNS-ASU, visit cns.asu.edu; to receive an electronic newsletter from CNS-ASU contact cns@asu.edu.

 

 

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