[Air-l] CFP: Society for the History of Technology

[Jason Gallo]

2006 Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology

Call for Papers

The Society for the History of Technology will hold its annual meeting
in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 12-16, 2006.  The Program Committee is
seeking proposals for both individual papers and complete panels.  
Proposals from those new to SHOT are welcome, regardless of
discipline.

As usual, the Program Committee invites paper and panel proposals on
any topic in the history of technology, broadly defined.  Of special
interest for 2006 are proposals that engage with the following themes:

1. Technology, Games, and Entertainment
2. Technology, Race, and Ethnicity
3. Conversations between History of Technology and other Disciplines

For the 2006 meeting the Program Committee is also encouraging
unconventional sessions, that is, session formats that vary in useful
ways from the typical three/four papers with comment.  These might
include (but are not limited to) sessions with no formal commentator,
workshop-style sessions with papers that are pre-circulated
electronically, or "author meets critics" sessions.

The Program Committee's highest priority in evaluating paper and panel
proposals is scholarly excellence. In evaluating panel proposals the
Program Committee is especially interested in sessions that team
established and younger scholars, and/or draw participants from
multiple institutions and multiple countries.

The deadline for proposals is March 15, 2006. Please submit your
proposals to light at northwestern.edu.  See below for proposal
guidelines and submission instructions.

Guidelines for Proposals:

Proposals for individual papers must include:

--A one-page abstract (maximum 600 words) indicating the paper topic,
argument(s) made, and evidence base used

--A one-page c.v.

--A completed AV equipment request form (available on the SHOT website)

Proposals for complete sessions must include:

--A description of the session that explains how individual papers
contribute to an overarching theme

--A list of the presenters' names and paper titles

--For each presenter, a one-page abstract (maximum 600 words)
indicating the paper topic, argument(s) made, and evidence base used,
as well as a one-page c.v.

--For the commentator (if any), chair, and session organizer (if s/he
is not one of the session's panelists), a one-page c.v.

--For each presenter, a completed AV equipment request form (available
on the SHOT website)

--Panel proposals sponsored by any SHOT Special Interest Group should
be clearly indicated

Submission Instructions:

--Materials should be sent in a single email message to
light at northwestern.edu with electronic copies of all elements of the
complete proposal as attachments, formatted in Microsoft Word (any
version of Word is fine, but it must be in Word).

--Whether submitting an individual paper or a complete panel, the
program chair needs to receive a separate attachment for each item
(c.v., proposal, and AV request form).

--Please save your proposal with your last name and the word
"proposal" (for example, "brown.proposal.doc")

--Please save your c.v. also with your last name and the word "vitae"
(for example, "brown.vitae.doc")

 --In case of a panel, please save each individual abstract and c.v.
with the presenter's last name and the word "abstract" or "vitae" (for
example, "brown.abstract.doc" and "brown.vitae.doc")

General information:

-While SHOT rules exclude multiple submissions (i.e. submitting more
than one individual paper proposal, or proposing both an individual
paper and a paper as part of a session), scholars may both propose a
paper and serve as a commentator or session chair.

-Since SHOT 2007 will be the organization's 50th anniversary
celebration, scholars interested in presenting work on the history of
SHOT are asked to defer those submissions until next year.  Presenting
at the 2006 meeting will not rule out presenting in 2007, as SHOT is
waiving its customary rule preventing scholars from presenting at two
consecutive domestic meetings.

-Please note that due to cost factors, SHOT cannot guarantee the
availability of digital projectors for all sessions. Those with access
to projectors are encouraged to bring their own, and to let the
Program Committee know if they might have equipment to share.  For
more information about AV equipment, please see the online AV request
form.

-Additional information about the 2006 meeting can be found online at
http://www.shot.jhu.edu/Annual_Meeting/Annual_Meeting_Main_Page.htm

-For questions about the program themes, submission guidelines, or any
other aspects of the Call for Papers, please email Jen Light, Program
Committee Chair: light at northwestern.edu

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Jason Gallo

PhD Candidate
Media, Technology and Society Program
School of Communication
Northwestern University
jgallo at northwestern.edu