ANN: Sustainability, Society, and Engineering

> *Registration Extended!*
>
> 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS '
> 09)
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> Theme: Social Implications of Sustainable Development
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> May 18-20, 2009
>
> Tempe, Arizona, USA
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> http://www.ieeessit.org/about_sub.asp?Level2ItemID=12&Level3ItemID=68
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> The IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS)
> is an annual international forum exploring the social implications
> of technology. ISTAS'09 will be held concurrently with the IEEE Inte
> rnational Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), w
> ith joint sessions related to an overall conference theme of sustain
> ability. ISTAS '09 will bring together participants interested in sh
> aring their research, projects, and ideas about:
>
> -- Technological innovation as a strategy for sustainable development
> -- Ethical considerations in sustainable development
> -- Roles for expert and lay knowledge in sustainable development
> -- Perspectives from South, North, East, and West on a context of
> globalization
> -- Systems thinking as an approach for analyzing sustainable
> development
> -- Other sustainability-related topics
> -- Other traditional ISTAS topics
>
> ISTAS '09 will be a multi-disciplinary event for engineers, scientis
> ts, researchers in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and dec
> ision makers in the private and private sectors. Papers and discussi
> ons will address the social implications of specific technology topi
> cs.
>
> Sponsored by the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
>
> Organizing Committee Chair: Joseph Herkert, Arizona State University
> Program Committee Chair: Clinton Andrews, Rutgers University
>
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