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</font><big><tt><b>In response to requests to extend the deadline,
ISTAS 08 <br>
will keep its submission site open until midnight<br>
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The 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS
08)<br>
will be held June 26-28 in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.<br>
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ISTAS is the annual symposium of the IEEE Society on Social
Implications of Technology ( <a href="http://www.ieeessit.org/">http://www.ieeessit.org/</a>
).<br>
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The theme for ISTAS 08 is: <i>Citizens, Groups, Communities and
Information and Communication Technologies</i>.<br>
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The scope of ISTAS 08 will include research on:<br>
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* How citizens, groups and communities are or could be linked with
information and communication technologies (ICT); and<br>
* Designing and developing ICT with and for citizens, groups and
communities.<br>
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ISTAS 08 will be a multi-disciplinary event for researchers in
engineering, computer science, social sciences, <br>
arts and humanities; as well as community-based researchers, policy
makers and technology user communities. <br>
Papers and discussions will address both the social and technical
aspects of the specific topics.<br>
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The National Research Council Canada Institute for Information
Technology (NRC-IIT) is the conference host.</small></font><small><font
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<b>Additional information can be found at:</b> <a
href="http://istas08.ca">http://istas08.ca.</a><br>
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Important dates<br>
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* Submission deadline: <strike>December 17, 2007</strike> <b>December
20, 2007</b><br>
* Notification of acceptance: Feb 15, 2008<br>
* Final camera-ready paper due: April 4th, 2008<br>
* Author registration deadline (so that the author’s paper will be
included in proceedings): April 11, 2008<br>
* Last day for early registration: April 11, 2008<br>
* Conference: June 26-28, 2008<br>
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WJM</font></small></font><br>
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William McIver, Jr, PhD (Bill)
Senior Research Officer, People-Centred Technologies
National Research Council Canada -- Institute for Information Technology
Organizing Chair ISTAS 08 / <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://istas08.ca">http://istas08.ca</a> | E-mail: <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Bill.McIver@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca">Bill.McIver@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca</a>
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