[WSIS CS-Plenary] ISTAS 08 -- Call for Participation -- June 26 - 28, 2008

[Bill McIver]

ISTAS 08 Logo

*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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