[Air-L] SPT 2013 ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENDED

[Patrícia Dias da Silva]

*** ABSTRACT DEADLINE  EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 28th ***

**** KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED ****

Dear All,

The deadline for submitting abstracts for SPT2013 in Lisbon (July,
4-6) has been extended until February, 28th.

For more information about the conference, please visit the conference
website: www.spt2013 at iseg.utl.pt

Please circulate widely. Many thanks.

The SPT organizers


CALL FOR PAPERS

Technology in the Age of Information

18th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology

ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

July 4-6, 2013

Special Corporate Workshop July 3, 2013

The School of Economics and Management (ISEG-UTL) and the SOCIUS
research centre at the Technical University of Lisbon and the
Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS-UL) are
organising the 18th Biennial International Conference of the Society
for Philosophy and Technology (SPT), which will be held July 4 - 6,
2013, at the ISEG-UTL. On the early evening before, July 3 from 3-7
pm, the conference will also co-host a special corporate workshop.

The SPT 2013 theme is Technology in the Age of Information. A main aim
of the conference is
to encourage debate on the cultural, social, economic, political and
ethical implications of advances in information and media technology.
Digital networks and computerized technological systems have enlarged
the domain of human technological action and responsibility, which
raises new questions about the impacts of globalization and of the
expanding information economy on the public and cultural spheres. A
challenge facing the philosophy of technology and STS disciplines is
to reflect upon our changed human condition and propose new ways to
think through the quandaries technologies generate.

Reflecting on the emergence of information and communication
technologies (ICTs), several questions may be raised: How do our lives
change in an information society? What role do ICTs play in culture,
politics, or social revolutions? How do ICTs shape the global economy?
What new challenges do ICTs present to the public sphere and to
individual privacy? How do ICTs affect human cognition and aesthetic
sensibilities? How are ICT converging with nano and biotechnologies?
Do ICTs stimulate ideas of new technological utopias? Many other
topics can be addressed and are welcome!

As in previous SPT conferences, contributions from a variety of
disciplines are encouraged. Bringing together scholars and
practitioners from a wide spectrum of

fields, who focus on understanding the relationship of technology and
the human condition is a goal of the conference. Showcasing
contributions from philosophers, social scientist, natural scientists,
engineers, and policy makers, SPT conferences provide lively and
thought-provoking interdisciplinary discussion.

English is the official language of the conference.

The list of tracks outlined below is suggestive of the topics that
will be considered, but does by no means restrict them:

1 – ICTs 1: globalization, informational economy, and commodification

2 –ICTs 2: control, discrimination, and surveillance

3 –ICTs 3: Webs, imaginaries, and utopias

4 –ICTs 4: new media, public sphere, and democracy

5 –ICTs 5: politics, alternatives and revolutions,

6 –Consumption and mobile lifestyles

7 –Informatics, nano- and bio-technological convergences

8 –Materiality and immateriality in the digital era

9 –Information and aesthetics

10 –Reflective practice and the ethics of complex, sociotechnical systems

11 –Philosophy of engineering and design

12 –Phenomenology and technology

13 –Ethics, politics, and the good life

14 –Environment, sustainability, and risks

15 –Technology, gender, and culture

16 –Technological Innovation

17 –Technology and critical thinking

18 –Philosophy of technology and social sciences

19 –Technology for sustainability, social justice, and the well-being
of everyone2

SUBMISSIONS

****NEW DEADLINE****

Abstracts should be submitted in English by February 28, 2013. They
must be between 500 and 750 words in length (references excluded) and
submitted via email as embedded plain text or an attachment in RTF,
WORD, or PDF format. Abstracts will be subject to blind refereeing.
They should include the name(s) of author(s), affiliation(s), contact
details and the paper title. They should also contain the number and
name of the track to which the abstract is submitted. If an abstract
does not seem to fit with any topic, simply note that with the
submission. All submissions are welcome, and authors should not feel
constrained by the topics.

Identification information will be then removed during the review
process. For this reason, abstracts should not contain
author-identifying references.

Proposals for panels should also be submitted by February 28, 2013.
They will also be refereed. Panel proposals must be between 500 and
1,000 words in length, they much include a brief description of the
general topic and an outline of the issues to be addressed, as well as
a short biography of all the panelists.

Notification of acceptance for all submissions will be no later than
March 15, 2013.

All submissions should be sent by email in Word or rtf format to
spt2013 at iseg.utl.pt

(write "[your last name] SPT abstract OR Panel" in the subject line).

More information about the conference at http://www.spt2013.com

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Pierre Musso (Rennes 2 University and Télécom Paris Tech)

Nathalie Heinich (CNRS and Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales)

Hermínio Martins (University of Oxford and Institute of Social
Sciences, Univ. Lisbon)

Hugh Lacey (Swarthmore College and University of São Paulo)

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline to submit abstracts and panel proposals is February 28, 2013.

Notification of Acceptance will be no later than March 15, 2013.

Conference is on July 4-6, 2013.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Corporate Workshop

With the topic, Connecting Technology and Responsibility, this
corporate workshop will unite SPT 2013 and CEPE 2013 conferences
participants in a stimulating debate with ICT companies regarding the
potential ethical quandaries that their products raise. The corporate
workshop will be held on July, 3rd, 2013, from 3 to 7 p.m. at ISEG.
The keynote speaker of this Workshop will be Professor Simon Rogerson,
De Montfort University, UK. Professor Rogerson will speak about his
research on computing and social responsibility.

CEPE 2013 conference is hosted by UAL, July 1-3, 2013 with the topic
Ambiguous Technologies: Philosophical Issues, Practical Solutions,
Human Nature. CEPE is an important worldwide forum that debates ICT
philosophical issues in society through the lens of information and
computer ethics. See CEPE important dates for abstracts/papers at:
http://www.cepe2013.com/

Important Note 1:

To be a participant at this Corporate Workshop, you must be registered
for SPT 2013 or CEPE 2013 conferences.

Important Note 2:

Participants who attend both conferences will have reduced fees. More
information about registration fees will soon be available on the
conference website.

José Luís Garcia, President of SPT 2013

ICS - University of Lisbon

Av. Prof. Aníbal de Bettencourt, 9

1600-189 Lisboa, Portugal

Helena Jerónimo, Vice-president of SPT 2013

ISEG & SOCIUS - School of Economics and Management

Technical University of Lisbon

Rua Miguel Lupi, 20

1249-078 Lisboa, Portugal