The fifth annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies (S.NET) will be taking place Oct. 27 – 30, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The call for proposals was sent out yesterday, Mar. 5, 2013,

Proposals are now being solicited for the 2013 annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies (S.NET), to be held at Northeastern University, Boston, October 27-30. At this point we are open to all suggestions, ranging from standard papers, presentation, and posters to ideas for concurrent workshops, plenary sessions, and special roundtables.

Our theme for the 2013 meeting is Innovation, Responsibility, and Sustainable Development. Boston is a literal hub for innovation, and the theme fits in well with the region’s traditions and current strengths in a wide range of technologies. Moreover, as we have stressed from its origins, the Society seeks to advance critical reflection from various perspectives on developments in a broad range of new and emerging fields, including, but not limited to, nanoscale science and engineering, biotechnology, synthetic biology, cognitive science and geo-engineering.

Proposals can be submitted until May 1 via the S.NET Submission Portal. The Program Committee will assess all proposals and respond by June 15 [2013].

You can read the full call announcement here in a Mar. 2, 2013 posting on the Nanotechnology and Society Research Group (NSRG) blog. The NSRG is located at Northeastern University.