[NA-Discuss] FW: [cracin-discussion] ISTAS 08 -- Call for Participation -- June 26 - 28, 2008

[Thompson, Darlene]

Will any NA ALSs be attending the conference below?

 

Darlene A. Thompson

Community Access Program Administrator

Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP

c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910

Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0

Phone:  (867) 975-5631

Fax:  (867) 975-5610

dthompson at gov.nu.ca

________________________________

From: Bill McIver [mailto:Bill.McIver at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca] 
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:47 AM
To: cracin-canada at vancouvercommunity.net
Subject: [cracin-discussion] ISTAS 08 -- Call for Participation -- June
26 - 28, 2008

 


 

ISTAS is the annual symposium of the IEEE Society on Social Implications
of Technology (link) <http://www.ieeessit.org> . The theme this year is
Citizens, Groups, Communities and Information and Communication
Technologies.

The ISTAS 08 online registration is site is now open. Please click here
<https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=r9c
>  to register for the symposium. 

Information and communication technologies (ICT) have social, cultural,
political and economic implications. Technological advancement, a key
principle of IEEE and its member organizations, can have different
meanings in different contexts. ISTAS 08 will showcase and generate
discussion about the design and development of ICT and how they connect
citizens, groups and communities, as well as the challenges and wider
implications of connecting with ICT. ISTAS 08 will also address the
broader topic of ethics in science and engineering. ISTAS 08 will
provide opportunities for exchange between people who may not otherwise
have the opportunity to meet, including researchers and students in
engineering, computer science, social sciences, arts and humanities,
community-based researchers, policy makers and technology user
communities. 

The conference organizers and hosts at the National Research Council
invite you to join us at 
ISTAS 08  June 26 - 28, 2008 for discussion, debate and reflection. 

We look forward to welcoming you in Fredericton. 

Please visit the ISTAS 08 web site for more information (link
<http://istas08.ca/index.php/Main_Page> ).


Sincerely,

WJM



-- 
William McIver, Jr, PhD (Bill)        
Senior Research Officer, People-Centred Technologies
National Research Council Canada -- Institute for Information Technology
Organizing Chair ISTAS 08 / http://istas08.ca | E-mail: 
Bill.McIver at nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
 
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