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ISTAS '96
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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 1995 11:09:54 EST
From: "Intl Symp on Tech & Society"
Thanks for your interest in ISTAS'96. Further information on the conference may be found on the World Wide Web at URL: http://www.princeton.edu/~gmw/istas/
Updates including plenary speakers, paper formats, and registration information will also appear there. If you lack WWW access, we will be happy to send you information via fax or snailmail. Current info follows:
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International Symposium on Technology and Society 1996 (ISTAS'96)
Special Theme: Technical Expertise and Public Decisions
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, June 21-22, 1996
As a special theme, ISTAS'96 will explore questions broadly related to the notion of technical expertise. Speakers will present case studies, share innovative ideas, and reflect on the relationships among technology, expertise, and public decisions. Papers are particularly encouraged on the following topics:
Democracy and expertise: When does (and doesn't) the public know best? Providing access: Who benefits from technical expertise, and is that allocation fair? Matching expertise to problems: Who should (and shouldn't) provide advice? Education: How can education, certification, and lifelong learning be improved?
Papers are welcomed in the areas of:
* Environmental, health, safety, and peace-related implications of technology* Social, economic, and ethical issues involving energy, information, and telecommunications technologies History of electrotechnology Systems analysis in public policy decisions
Call for Papers
ISTAS'96 invites significant contributions on any of these topics from a wide spectrum of concerned individuals. Submit a one page abstract of a paper or poster, or a proposal for a paper session or panel discussion, to the Chair at the address listed below. Following notification of acceptance, paper authors will be asked to submit a final, camera-ready paper for the conference proceedings.
Professor Clinton J. Andrews, ISTAS'96 Chair Program in Science, Technology, and Public Policy Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544-1013 Email: istas@wws.princeton.edu Fax: 609-258-1985
Deadlines: Abstract submission: December 15, 1995 Notification of acceptance: February 5, 1996 Camera ready copy: May 3, 1996
Initial Co-Sponsors: Princeton University (celebrating its 250th Anniversary) IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
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