[ecrea] Call for Papers of the International Conference "Technology in the Age of Information"

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Dear colleagues,

Please find below the Call for Papers of the International Conference 
"Technology in the Age of Information", which will be held July 4 - 6, 
2013, in Lisbon, Portugal.
More information about the conference at http://www.spt2013.com

We are looking forward to your submissions!
Feel free to circulate this message to interested parties.

Best regards,

José Luís Garcia, President of SPT 2013
ICS - University of Lisbon
Av. Prof. Anibal de Bettencourt, 9
1600-189 Lisboa, Portugal


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Call For papers


Technology in the Age of Information

18th International Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology

ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

July 4-6, 2013

Special Corporate Workshop July 3, 2013


The School of Economics and Management (ISEG-UTL) and the SOCIUS 
research centre at the Technical University of Lisbon and the Institute 
of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (ICS-UL) are organising 
the 18th Biennial International Conference of the Society for Philosophy 
and Technology (SPT), which will be held July 4 - 6, 2013, at the 
ISEG-UTL. On the early evening before, July 3 from 3-7 pm, the 
conference will also co-host a special corporate workshop.


The SPT 2013 theme is Technology in the Age of Information. A main aim 
of the conference is to encourage debate on the cultural, social, 
economic, political and ethical implications of advances in information 
and media technology. Digital networks and computerized technological 
systems have enlarged the domain of human technological action and 
responsibility, which raises new questions about the impacts of 
globalization and of the expanding information economy on the public and 
cultural spheres. A challenge facing the philosophy of technology and 
STS disciplines is to reflect upon our changed human condition and 
propose new ways to think through the quandaries technologies generate.


Reflecting on the emergence of information and communication 
technologies (ICTs), several questions may be raised: How do our lives 
change in an information society? What role do ICTs play in culture, 
politics, or social revolutions? How do ICTs shape the global economy? 
What new challenges do ICTs present to the public sphere and to 
individual privacy? How do ICTs affect human cognition and aesthetic 
sensibilities? How are ICT converging with nano and biotechnologies? Do 
ICTs stimulate ideas of new technological utopias? Many other topics can 
be addressed and are welcome!


As in previous SPT conferences, contributions from a variety of 
disciplines are encouraged. Bringing together scholars and practitioners 
from a wide spectrum of fields, who focus on understanding the 
relationship of technology and the human condition is a goal of the 
conference. Showcasing contributions from philosophers, social 
scientist, natural scientists, engineers, and policy makers, SPT 
conferences provide lively and thought-provoking interdisciplinary 
discussion.


The list of tracks outlined below is suggestive of the topics that will 
be considered, but does by no means restrict them:


1 – ICTs 1: globalization, informational economy, and commodification

2 – ICTs 2: control, discrimination, and surveillance

3 – ICTs 3: Webs, imaginaries, and utopias

4 – ICTs 4: new media, public sphere, and democracy

5 – ICTs 5: politics, alternatives and revolutions,

6 – Consumption and mobile lifestyles

7 – Informatics, nano- and bio-technological convergences

8 – Materiality and immateriality in the digital era

9 – Information and aesthetics

10 – Reflective engineering and systems1

11 – Philosophy of engineering and design

12 – Phenomenology of technology

13 – Ethics, politics, and the good life

14 – Environment, sustainability, and risks

15 – Technology, gender, and culture

16 – Technological Innovation

17 – Technology and critical thinking

18 – Philosophy of technology and social sciences


Submissions

Abstracts should be submitted by February 1, 2013. They must be between 
500 and 750 words in length (references excluded) and submitted via 
email as embedded plain text or an attachment in RTF, WORD, or PDF 
format. Abstracts will be subject to blind refereeing. They should 
include the name(s) of author(s), affiliation(s), contact details and 
the paper title. They should also contain the number and name of the 
track to which the abstract is submitted. If an abstract does not seem 
to fit with any topic, simply note that with the submission. All 
submissions are welcome, and authors should not feel constrained by the 
topics.

Identification information will be then removed during the review 
process. For this reason, abstracts should not contain 
author-identifying references.

Authors of accepted abstracts are kindly invited to submit full versions 
of their papers (8,000-10,000 words) until May 31, 2013, for publication 
in a digital support (Pen Drive or CD-ROM) to be distributed to 
conference attendees. This Pen Drive/CD-ROM will also include the abstracts.


Proposals for panels should also be submitted by February 1, 2013. They 
will also be refereed. Panel proposals must be between 500 and 1,000 
words in length, they much include a brief description of the general 
topic and an outline of the issues to be addressed, as well as a short 
biography of all the panelists.


Notification of acceptance for all submissions will be no later than 
March 8, 2013.

All submissions should be sent by email in Word or rtf format to 
(spt2013 /at/ iseg.utl.pt)

(write “[your last name] SPT abstract OR Panel” in the subject line).


More information about the conference at http://www.spt2013.com

Keynote Speakers and Plenary Sessions: TBA


Important Dates

Deadline to submit abstracts and panel proposals is February 1, 2013.

Notification of Acceptance will be no later than March 8, 2013.

Deadline to submit final papers is May 31, 2013.

Conference is on July 4-6, 2013.



Additional Information

Corporate Workshop

With the topic, Connecting Technology and Responsibility, this corporate 
workshop will unite SPT 2013 and CEPE 2013 conferences participants in a 
stimulating debate with ICT companies regarding the potential ethical 
quandaries that their products raise. The corporate workshop will be 
held on July, 3rd, 2013, from 3 to 7 p.m. at ISEG. The keynote speaker 
of this Workshop will be Professor Simon Rogerson, De Montfort 
University, UK. Professor Rogerson will speak about his research on 
computing and social responsibility.

CEPE 2013 conference is hosted by UAL, July 1-3, 2013 with the topic 
Ambiguous Technologies: Philosophical Issues, Practical Solutions, Human 
Nature. CEPE is an important worldwide forum that debates ICT 
philosophical issues in society through the lens of information and 
computer ethics. See CEPE important dates for abstracts/papers at: 
http://www.cepe2013.com/

Important Note 1: To be a participant at this Corporate Workshop, you 
must be registered for SPT 2013 or CEPE 2013 conferences.

Important Note 2: Participants who attend both conferences will have 
reduced fees. More information about registration fees will soon be 
available on the conference website.



José Luís Garcia, President of SPT 2013

ICS - University of Lisbon

Av. Prof. Anibal de Bettencourt, 9

1600-189 Lisboa, Portugal



Helena Jerónimo, Vice-president of SPT 2013

ISEG & SOCIUS - School of Economics and Management

Technical University of Lisbon

Rua Miguel Lupi, 20

1249-078 Lisboa, Portugal


1 Co-sponsored with Forum Philosophy, Engineering, and Technology; and 
Council of Engineering Systems.
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