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Announcement *** call for abstracts *** call for posters
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ICT that makes the difference
The Future of Ambient Intelligence and ICT for Security
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International Conference
Brussels, Belgium, November 22-25, 2009
<http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/aUT-BwAAAAA~/9jeCbX8wG0yjAtLknNACBg~~/Html/GotoLink.ashx>http://www.ICTthatmakesthedifference.eu
Industry, R&D, European and national science
policy authorities actively guide the computer
and the internet towards new futures. New
developments are expected to contribute to the
economy, the goals of the Lisbon Strategy and
the quality of life. ICT is playing an ever
increasing role in national security and in
overcoming the vulnerabilities of human life.
Industrial stakeholders and science policy
officials have designed scenarios of future
developments in ICT and their potential impact
on the organization of work, government and
family life. The ISTAG scenarios
(<http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/aUT-BwAAAAA~/vtQ0ilKa6EW8rrXGdzdRrg~~/Html/GotoLink.ashx>http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/istag/home_en.html)
are inspiring the design and set up of much
research and development. Increasingly, the same
developments are also addressed by social
scientists and analysts of the social impact of
science, resulting in a renewed attention
for the study of Ethical, Socio-economic and
Legal Aspects (ESLA) of science and technology.
While both groups of initiatives address the
same issues, the future role of ICT in our
society, in-depth interaction between the groups is only beginning.
The European Commission is encouraging all its
ICT projects to pay explicit attention to the
social context and it is inviting more social
studies to focus on ICT-oriented topics. The
conference is a first International Conference
of an EU funded initiative aiming at developing
a strong and operational link between both groups of activities.
Similar cross-border structures and discussions
have been successfully established in the last
30 years between the scientific, industrial and
social communities involved in biotechnology and
biomedicine. The conference will pay special
attention to lessons learned from this experience.
Topics
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Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
** The future of the computer (Ambient
Intelligence; Disappearing computer; Intelligent
business environments; Personal Health Systems)
** The future of the internet (Internet of
things; Brains online; Distributed decision-making by non-humans; RFID)
** The future of the relation between the
virtual and the real (ICT-Enhanced reality;
Crime in cyberspace; Robots as experts in law
and surgery; Robots as Personal Humanoid Assistant)
** The future of ICT for human security (ICT and
national security ; ICT and the vulnerabilities
of human life; Multiple identities; Biometrics)
** Ethical, Socio-economic, and Legal Aspects of
ICT ? ESLA (Privacy; Digital divide,
e-Inclusion, Justice; ICT, the Lisbon Strategy,
and social values; Intellectual property,
copyright; SPAM and phishing; The abolition of
man and human relationships; Open access; The
'digital' fix - 'Technological' fix, focussing on ICT)
** Lessons learned from biotechnology or
biomedicine (Moratorium and ban; Containment;
The 'four principles' (Beauchamp and Childress);
Committees; Precaution; Public acceptance and
public revolt; The role of the media; Human dignity)
Important dates
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1 September 2009: Deadline for submission of
abstracts and descriptionof posters
21 September2009: Acceptance notification
22 October 2009: Formatted abstract
22 November 2009: Posters (on display during conference)
22 December 2009: Full paper
Extended abstracts (up to 1500 words) and
technical description of posters (up to 2 pages)
must be submitted online via the conference website.
<http://tools.emailgarage.com/Pub/aUT-BwAAAAA~/Z2oIb3GAAU6VqAK6SKUq3Q~~/Html/GotoLink.ashx>http://www.ictthatmakesthedifference.eu/2009.1122.cfabstracts/
http://www.ictthatmakesthedifference.eu/2009.1122.cfposters/
Who should attend ?
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** Researchers in ICT
** Researchers in Ethical, Socio-economic, and Legal aspects (ESLA) of science
** Strategic thinkers and planners in the field of science and technology
** Decision makers and advisors in industry and public policy
** Experts and other stakeholders involved in
the development or analysis of biotechnology,
biomedicine and other relevant sciences and technologies.
Why ?
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** Network with peers
** Share information
** Disseminate the results of your work
** Be inspired by the results and work of others
** Learn about the opinion and plans of leaders in the field
Initiators
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The Conference is co-financed by the European Commission, DG Research,
Directorate Science, Economy and Society, ICTethics, Grant 230368
Guido Van Steendam, Leuven, Belgium (General Chair)
Ruth Chadwick, Lancaster, UK
Paul McCarthy, Lancaster, UK
Juliet Lodge, Leeds, UK
Stefano Rodota, Rome, Italy
The ICT Science Valley of The Budapest Meeting
The Security Science Valley of The Budapest Meeting
more information: <mailto:(chair.TBM2009 /at/ theIFB.eu)>(chair.TBM2009 /at/ theIFB.eu)
Network secretariat: The IFB, Craenendonck 15, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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