History of High-Technologies and Their Socio-Cultural Contexts
The International Committee for the
History of Technology’s
42nd Symposium in Tel Aviv, Israel, 16-21 August 2015
42nd Symposium in Tel Aviv, Israel, 16-21 August 2015
The 42nd ICOHTEC Symposium will be held
together with IEEE Histelcon in Tel Aviv from 16 to 21 August 2015. The main
theme of the meeting will be History of High-Technologies and
Their Socio-Cultural Contexts. The aim is to analyse the social,
cultural, political, economic, scientific as well as military impact of
high-technologies, ranging from recent and contemporary developments in
computer technology through to innovations that were state-of-the-art in their
own time, such as the telegraph, radar, and the jet engine. The conference will
explore this complex process from national as well as international
perspectives. It will trace both developers and users of high-technologies and
their appropriation strategies. It addresses scholars from various backgrounds
such as historians, sociologists, practicing engineers, and scientists.
The
symposium covers all periods and areas of the globe. We invite submissions of
new, original and unpublished work that offers fresh perspectives for the
history of technology as well as exploring sources and methods.
The programme committee suggests the
following non-exhaustive subthemes for the consideration of session organisers
and contributors of individual papers, and posters:
- High Technology as a Time- and Place-Bound Concept
- Relationships of between High-Technologies, Science, Economics, Consumption, Politics, and Environment
- Cross-Country Transfer of High Technology
- From “Start-Up” Companies to Big Business? The History of Telecommunication, Information Technology, and Biotechnology
- Inner Momentum of Technological and Scientific Developments vs. the Impact of Social and Cultural Forces
- Age, Gender, and Ethnicity: their Historical Roles in Developing and Using High-Technologies
- Contributions of Users and their Relationship to Developers of High-Technologies
- Cultural and Social Effects of High-Technologies and the Development of High-Tech Communities
- Resistance to the Development and Use of High-Technologies: Ethical, Cultural, Economic and Social Aspects
- “Failure” and “Success” of Particular Technologies and Companies
- The Impact of Political, Scientific, Economic, and Technological Framework Conditions on High-Technologies
- Influence of High-Tech on Arts such as Music and Video
- The Role of High-Tech Products and their Social and Cultural Impact in East-West-Relations during the Cold War and in the Post-Cold War Era
- High-Tech and Utopia such as “the Atomic Age”, “the Electrical Age”, and “the Steam Age”
- High-Tech in Science Fiction
ICOHTEC welcomes proposals for individual
papers and posters, but preference will be given to organised sessions of three
or more papers. The Programme Committee will also consider submissions not
directly related to the symposium theme providing that they relate to the
history of technology broadly defined.
All
proposals should be submitted electronically by 2
February 2015 via
our website: http://www.icohtec.org/annual-meeting-2015.html
In addition to the scientific programme,
the symposium will include plenary sessions, business meetings, special
sessions for the prize winning book and article, the general assembly of
ICOHTEC as well as social events such as excursions, receptions, and a banquet.
The campus of Tel Aviv University and the surrounding areas, with their
intensive high-tech activities, offer an excellent venue for this meeting.
For suggestions about preparing your submission
and the conference presentation, please consult the guidelines: http://www.icohtec.org/proposal-guidelines.html
If you have any questions related to the
scientific programme, paper, poster or session proposals, please, do not
hesitate to contact Christopher Neumaier,
the chair of the programme committee, via email neumaier@zzf-pdm.de.
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Dr James F.
Stark
Member of
the Scientific Committee, ICHOTEC Symposium 2015
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