The Science and Democracy Network (SDN) was established in 2002 to enhance the quality and significance of scholarship in science and technology studies (STS) by training young professionals and by forging links between STS and related fields of study and practice.
The SDN sponsors an annual meeting whose primary goal is to strengthen and deepen STS scholarship on science and democracy, and to provide training opportunities for young STS scholars to enable them to participate more effectively in decision processes and public affairs.
David Guston is editing the Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society (2010, Sage), and a number of terms are still available for SDN members to contribute. Choice terms include: BASF, Codes of Conduct (Corporate), Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Department of Energy, Dupont, Environmental Defense, Framework Programs, Meridian Institute, Molecular Assembler, Nanotechnology Industries Association, Netherlands, Next industrial revolution, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, race and nano, self-replication, spin-tronics, and more. email: david.guston@asu.edu for more info
Posted by David Guston, 2 July 2009.
ASU has a postdoctoral position open in its Center for Nanotechnology and Society to help the center engage with the private sector. For a copy of the job description, please contact Regina Sanborn (regina.sanborn@asu.edu). For more information about the position, contact David Guston (david.guston@asu.edu). The application deadline is July 10, 2009.
Posted by Clark Miller, 21 May 2009.
The organizers of the Second German Environmental Sociology Summit invite papers that focus on the following subjects: new governance and policy prospects for adapting to climate change; the limits and possibilities of sustainably restoring and revitalizing industrially altered landscapes; new forms of sustainability, be it on the local, regional (e.g., consumption), or on the global (e.g., emissions trading) level; and education and learning to meet the challenges of sustainable development. Presentations that focus on the viability (incl. economic, aesthetic, or practical facets) of adaptive technologies involving alternate energy sources (wind, waves, solar power, and alternate fuels) are also especially welcome. Nevertheless the conference will not restrict papers to these subjects and is open to other original proposals. Further info on abstracts submission etc. can be found at: http://www.ufz.de/index.php?de=17540
Posted by Matthias Gross, 23 January 2009.
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