[Air-l] Fwd: ISTAS conference announcement
Steve Jones
sjones at uic.edu
Fri Dec 26 12:03:55 PST 2003
Begin forwarded message:
> Call for Papers
>
> 2004 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS '04):
> Globalizing Technological Education
>
> June 17-19, 2004
> Worcester, Massachusetts
>
> Abstracts are now being accepted for papers and works-in-progress. All
> contributions will be peer reviewed and conference proceedings are
> planned. Proposals for papers and panels that address one or more of
> these themes are encouraged:
>
> Giving science, engineering, and technology students a global
> experience: Study abroad as a capstone experience; internships,
> innovative exchange programs, international co-op, and academic
> project work; service learning in a global context; risk management,
> health, and safety issues; resource issues and creative strategies for
> affordable programs.
>
> Globalizing technological education: Distance learning and associated
> technologies; outcomes assessment and innovations in pedagogy for
> globalization; globalization connections to K-12; geographically
> distributed design teams; faculty development for globalization;
> accreditation and globalization; multidisciplinary and team approaches
> to globalization; cooperative and active learning strategies for
> globalization; research on the impact of globalization on education.
>
> Critical issues in globalization: Sustainable development and
> technology; addressing ethical and social issues in globalization;
> technology policy in a global context; corporate interest and support
> for globalization; foundation and funding opportunities for
> globalization; globalization, diversity, and multi-culturalism
>
> Papers on traditional ISTAS topics are also welcome: Environmental,
> health, safety and peace-related implications of technology; social,
> economic, and ethical issues involving energy, information, and
> telecommunications technologies; history of technology; system
> analysis in public policy decisions; research methods for
> technology-policy analysis.
>
> Deadlines
>
> January 30, 2004: Paper and panel proposals due. Proposal should
> include a one-page extended abstract and indicate the theme in which
> it best fits. To submit your proposal, please go to the IEEE File
> Conversion site and use the Conference ID "istas04".
>
> February 27, 2004: Notification of proposal acceptance or rejection.
>
> March 31, 2004: Full papers for conference proceedings due.
>
> For more information
> http://www.wpi.edu/News/Conf/ISTAS/
> Lance Schachterle, WPI, General Chair: 508 831-5514, les at wpi.edu
> Rick Vaz, WPI, Program Chair: 508 831-5344, vaz at wpi.edu
>
> -----
>
>
> Michael C. Loui
> Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
> Coordinated Science Laboratory
> 1308 W. Main St., Urbana, IL 61801-2307
> (217) 333-2595, http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/loui
>
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