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By David Goldberg, January 7, 2010 1:01 pm

This year’s European Association for the Study of Science and Technology conference will include a track on Engineering Practice co-chaired by Sarah Bell (UCL) and Darryl Farber (Penn State). The conference is to be held 2-4 September 2010 in Trento, Italy.

The aim of the track is to bring together researchers working on the social, political and philosophical dimensions of engineering. We welcome papers on topics such as:

• ethnography of engineering practice
• the relationship between engineering and policy
• social studies of engineering knowledge
• reflections from practicing engineers and engineering researchers
• public engagement with engineering
• incorporating contextual considerations into engineering education
• gender and diversity in engineering
• theoretical contributions from science and technology studies to the understanding of engineering knowledge and practice.

Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be submitted by 15 March, following the instructions on the conference website: http://events.unitn.it/en/easst010. Further details about track can be found here.

The track is sponsored by the Committee for Philosophy, Engineering, and Technology: http://philengtech.org/.

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By David Goldberg, October 8, 2009 6:24 pm

Zachary Pirtle has passed along information about a meeting called “Engineering towards a More Just and Sustainable World” to be held as an Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Mini-Conference on March 6-7, 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio:

Engineers and engineering shape our social, physical, and built environments in profound ways.  As that influence grows, deliberation and debate about underlying choices and directions becomes ever more important.  To aid these critical reflections, the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) is hosting this mini-conference in conjunction with its 2010 annual meeting at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza Hotel.  Cosponsored by the Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society of the National Academy of Engineering, the meeting will bring together engineers and scholars in ethics and in science and technology studies to explore the connections between engineering and justice.

The kickoff keynote lecture will be free to all attendees of the APPE Annual Meeting, but registration is required to attend subsequent sessions. Registration costs $70, or $40 for those already registered for the APPE meeting. Registration is available here.  A preliminary agenda for the mini-conference is available here.  For more information, contact Rachelle Hollander at rhollander@nae.edu.