The Society for the Study of New and Emerging Technologies, formerly Society for the Study of Nanoscience and Emerging Technologies, (S.NET) is holding its eighth annual conference in 2016 in Bergen, Norway.
A call for proposals was sent out recently (Jan. 28, 2016 via email),
The Co-Production of Emerging Bodies, Politics and Technologies
The 8th annual S.Net meeting will take place from the 12th to the 14th of October 2016 in Bergen, Norway.
In spirit of the previous meetings it will continue to provide room for reflections on emerging technologies,
this time with a special (though not exclusive) focus on politics.
Former discussions at S.Net have often examined politics in the sense of governance of new and emerging technologies;
regulation; RRI; research policies; sustainability. The S.Net 2016 conference also invites papers and other contributions that
explore other and broader meanings of the “politics of new and emerging technologies”:How do emerging technologies such as nanotechnology, synthetic biology or ICTs shape institutions,
citizen organizations and other political agencies? And, vice versa; how are these emerging technologies shaped by politics?
In what new ways are the bodies of citizens’ subjected to technological intervention and what are
the political effects of such interventions? What new forms of politics can be seen to emerge together with technological emergence?We will dedicate a number of sessions to talks, workshops and other formats that examine new and emerging configurations
of human nature, ethics (the good life) and politics (the good society) in the context of new and emerging technologies.Confirmed speakers January 2016:
- Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard Kennedy School
- Silvio Funtowicz, Adjunct Professor Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities
- Joseph Dumit, Professor of Anthropology, Director of the Institute for Social Sciences (ISS),University of California
Important dates:
Deadline for submission of proposal: March 10th
Notification of accepted proposals: March 31st
Registration deadline: August 15th
Conference: October 12 -14.Further information:
The themes are, from the S.NET 2016 meeting homepage currently including the ‘call for proposals’ details,
The S.Net 2016 Conference will invite the submission of abstracts to explore these topics relating to emerging technologies, tentatively organized around the following themes:
- Innovation policies, imaginaries and practices
- Narratives and imaginaries of emerging and future technologies
- Public engagement, citizenship and emerging forms of expertise
- Politics in the era of emerging technologies
- Safety and security
- Emerging technologies and human nature
- Cancer: Emerging technologies, bodies and politics
- Visualization in science and technology
Here’s some information about the presentation formats,
1) Paper presentation sessions:
a) Individual papers.
Please submit abstract (maximum 300 words) and indicate relevant themes (A-H); you may choose more than one.
Presentations will typically be 20 minutes, followed by a 10 minutes question period.b) Thematic session:
Please submit abstract (maximum 1000 words) and indicate relevant themes (A-H); you may choose more than one.
Sessions should include 3-4 presentations. All session participants must be confirmed.
Please specify the length of the contribution and, if applicable, how many participants can be included in the event.2) Special format sessions:
We encourage experimental formats beyond the usual paper based-presentations. All types of alternative audio-visual and art-oriented formats (e.g. theatre, movies, photography and installations) can be proposed. Interactive formats such as story-telling fora, ‘hands-on workshops’ and similar are also welcome. Please submit abstract (maximum 600 words) and indicate relevant themes (A-H); you may choose more than one.
Please specify the length of the contribution and, if applicable, how many participants can be included in the event.
Good luck with your proposal!