Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) Boston, Massachusetts August 30 – September 2, 2017 Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street Conference theme:    STS (In)Sensibilities If sensibility is the ability to grasp and to respond, how might we articulate the (in)sensibilities of contemporary technoscience?  How, similarly, can we reflect on the extent and limits of our own sensibilities as STS scholars, teachers, and activists?  The conference theme invites an open reading and exploration of how the…

Convening in Bern, Switzerland, 5-8 September 2017, the 4th International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD) seeks visionary contributions that will enhance transformations towards sustainable development in countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The 4th International Conference on Research for Development (ICRD) will convene in Bern, Switzerland, 5–8 September 2017, under the umbrella theme “Evidence. Engagement. Policies.” See www.icrd.ch. ICRD 2017 will be co-hosted by the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d programme, www.r4d.ch) –…

The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and the Association for Progressive Communication (APC) are proud to co-host the 2017 edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica). This year’s Forum will held be in Johannesburg, South Africa, thus expanding the physical footprint of the Forum which has since inception in 2014 been held in Kampala, Uganda. The landmark event convenes various stakeholders from the internet governance and online rights arenas in Africa and beyond to deliberate…

This year the AfriLabs Annual Gathering will be taking place at The French University, Sherouk City, Cairo Eygpt, from the 18th – 20th of October 2017 and it is themed ‘Smart Cities‘. The gathering will be made up of panel sessions, networking opportunities, masterclasses, field trips and a tour of the sights of Egypt a day after the gathering.

Prototyping Intervention! ‘Prototyping Intervention!’ is a two-day workshop aimed to explore intervention as a form of research. The workshop seeks to bring together scientists, artists, engineers, and designers (just to name a few popular candidates) to probe and discuss different takes on intervention, and interrogate the relations between intervention and investigation. Organizers: Judith Igelsböck, Post/Doc Lab Engineering Responsibility, Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS), Technical University of Munich (TUM) Location: Technical University of Munich/Vorhoelzer Forum Dates: 24-25 October 2017 Confirmed…

OpenCon 2017’s three-day program will begin with two days of keynotes, panels, and interactive workshops. OpenCon places an emphasis on highlighting diverse, early career voices, while complementing them with leading experts, such as Jimmy Wales (Co-founder of Wikipedia), Amy Rosenbaum (Director of Legislative Affairs to US President Barack Obama), and Julia Reda (Member of the European Parliament). The third day will feature an all-day “do-a-thon,” where participants will have the opportunity to craft new campaigns, lay the foundations for new…

8th International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society 2017 11 – 13 December 2017, Sydney, Australia (http://www.its-conf.org/)   * Conference Scope The ITS Conference aims to address the main issues of concern within WWW/Internet as well as to assess the influence of Internet in the Information Society. The conference is structured along with nine main tracks, covering different aspects from Internet Technologies, Information Management, e-Society and Digital Divide, e-Business / e-Commerce, e-Learning, New Media and e-Society, Digital Services in e-Society, e-Government…

* Conference Scope The ITS Conference aims to address the main issues of concern within WWW/Internet as well as to assess the influence of Internet in the Information Society. The conference is structured along with nine main tracks, covering different aspects from Internet Technologies, Information Management, e-Society and Digital Divide, e-Business/e-Commerce, e-Learning, New Media and e-Society, Digital Services in e-Society, e-Government /e-Governance and e-Health. For more details please check http://www.its-conf.org/call-for-papers * Paper Submission This is a blind peer-reviewed conference. Authors…