[Air-l] cfp: istas '02

[jeremy hunsinger]

2002 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS'02)
Social Implications of Information and Communication Technology
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
June 6-8, 2002

The goal of ISTAS'02 is to bring together Information and Communication 
Technology (ICT) professionals, computer science and engineering 
educators, teachers and scholars in the humanities and social sciences, 
policymakers, students, and ICT users for the purpose of establishing 
critical dialogue on the social and ethical dimensions of ICT.

Call For Papers
We encourage contributions for topics related to the conference theme:
Electronic publishing
ICT and democratic processes
Intellectual property rights in the digital era
Universal access/Digital divide
Social implications of wireless technology
Gender issues in ICT
Equitable access for the disadvantaged and the disabled
Misuse of ICT
National and international ICT policy
Distance education
Web-based resources for teaching ethics in computing
Information security and privacy
Free speech and censorship
ICT and high-risk systems
Social implications of electronic commerce
ICT and developing countries

We also welcome papers in additional general areas of interest to the 
members of SSIT: 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; and 
research methods for technology-policy analysis.

Submit a one page abstract for a paper, or a proposal for a paper 
session or panel discussion to the Conference Chair (email preferred):
Joseph R. Herkert
Division of Multidisciplinary Studies
Box 7107, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7107
voice: 919-515-7993
fax: 919-515-1828
email: joe_herkert at ncsu.edu