Philosophy, Engineering & Technology

UC Denver’s Anu Ramaswami to give lunchtime plenary talk at fPET-2010

David Goldberg — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:11:03 +0000

Anu Ramaswami, Professor and Director, IGERT Program in Sustainable Urban Infrastructure, University of Colorado Denver, will give a lunchtime keynote talk on Monday, 10 May 2010 at the 2010 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering & Technology at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. Her talk is entitled Challenges in Sustainability Engineering– Design for Whom, How and Why?.

More information on Professor Ramaswami is available here, more information on the IGERT Program in Sustainable Urban Infrastructure is available here, and a complete abstract of the talk is available here.

Steven L. Goldman agrees to keynote fPET-2010

David Goldberg — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:59:03 +0000

Noted philosopher and historian of science and technology, Steven L. Goldman, Lehigh University will give give an invited keynote lecture at the 2010 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering & Technology (fPET-2010) to be held 9-10 May 2010 at the Colorado School of Mines.

His talk is entitled Beyond Satisficing: Design, Trade Offs and the Rationality of Engineering and more information about the talk and the speaker is available on the philengtech.org website here.

66 abstracts under review for fPET-2010

David Goldberg — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:47:23 +0000

The review process is well underway for the 2010 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering, and Technology to be held 9-10 May 2010 (Sunday evening to Monday) at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. 66 abstracts were submitted across a spectrum of interesting topic areas at the crossroads of engineering and philosophy. The review process is well underway (reviewers are encouraged to complete their reviews by Monday, 15 February 2010) and planning for the intensive one-day session proceeds apace.

More information about the program will be posted as it becomes available. Attendance at the Forum is open to all.

One week left to submit an fPET-2010 abstract

David Goldberg — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:49:13 +0000

A variety of very interesting abstracts have already been submitted, and the meeting promises to be very stimulating one. There is still time to get yours in and be a part of the 2010 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering & Technology to be held 9-10 May 2010 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO.

The final date to submit an abstract is one week from today, Friday, 15 January 2010. Short text-only abstracts are all that is required. Go to the submissions page and use the Linklings system to submit your abstract today. The extended call for papers is available here.

EASST-2010 features Engineering Practice track in Trento, Italy

David Goldberg — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:01:13 +0000

March 15, 2010

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/.

Grasso with new edited volume on “Holistic Engineering”

David Goldberg — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:11:13 +0000

fPET-2010 steering committee member Domenico Grasso has a new book, Holistic Engineering: Beyond Technology, that may interest followers of this web site. More information is available at the post here for those interested.

fPET-2010 submission deadline extended to 15 January 2010 (Friday)

David Goldberg — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:39:40 +0000

January 15, 2010
6:00 pm

A number of potential contributors have inquired regarding the possibility of an extension of the abstract submission deadline (28 December 2009) for the 2010 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering & Technology (to be held 9-10 May 2010, Sunday evening to Monday, at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO).

Given the holiday season, and after a careful review of the review process and calendar, the abstract submission deadline has been pushed back until 15 January 2010 (Friday). All abstracts must be received on the submissions site (here) by the close of business on that date.

An extended call for papers is available here or as downloadable PDF file (here). Inquires about fPET-2010 can be sent to co-chairs Diane Michelfelder or Dave Goldberg.

Philosophy and Engineering volume published

David Goldberg — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:17:36 +0000

Springer-Verlag announces the publication of the volume resulting from the 2007 Workshop on Philosophy and Engineering (WPE-2007). The volume entitled Philosophy and Engineering: An Emerging Agenda was edited by Ibo van de Poel (TUDelft) and David E. Goldberg (Illinois) and is shipping now from Amazon (here).

fPET-2010 abstracts due in two weeks

David Goldberg — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:40:41 +0000

The deadline for abstracts for the 2010 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering & Technology is 28 December 2009 or 2 weeks away. The even will be a one-day intensive event 9-10 May 2010 (Sunday evening to Monday) at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. The call for papers is available here and the submissions site may be accessed here. Further information about the forum may be obtained by contacting co-chairs Diane Michelfelder (here) or David E. Goldberg (here)

fPET-2010 open for abstract submissions

David Goldberg — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:20:52 +0000

The 2010 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering & Technology (fPET-2010), 9-10 May 2010 (Sunday evening to Monday), Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, is open for submissions at the submission tab (here) or directly at the secure submissions site (here). The deadline for abstract submission is 28 December 2009.

To submit an abstract, you’ll need to create an account (follow instructions at tab) and submit an abstract using the form provided (see sample submission forms tab). All abstracts are to be submitted in plain text.

For more information about fPET-2010 contact forum co-chairs Diane Michelfelder (here) or David E. Goldberg (here).