European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)
Date: 2-4 September 2010
Location: University of Trento, Italy



For more information: http://www.easst.net/node/2326

Tokyo 2010: 35th 4S Annual Meeting
Date: August 25 – 29, 2010
Location: University of Tokyo



For more information: http://4sonline.org/meeting

Society for Social Studies of Science (SSSS)
Date: August 25 – 29, 2010
Location: Komaba I Campus, University of Tokyo 3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo, 153-8902



For more information: http://4sonline.org/meeting
Contact Minako Kusafuka at meeting@4sonline.org

Managing Knowledge in the Techno-sciences, 1850-2000
Date: 5-8 July, 2010
Location: University of Leeds

Contributions are welcome from a variety of perspectives concerning �intellectual property� and the ‘intellectual commons’ in the techno-sciences e.g. the cultures of monopoly, shared �open� knowledge and of sponsored invention. Participants are encouraged to examine critically the foundations and methodology of historical research on the techno-sciences, including biomedical and agricultural forms.

For more information: http://www.easst.net/node/2318

Objectivity in Science
Date: June 17-20, 2010
Location: University of British Columbia



For more information: http://www.history.ubc.ca/announcements/call-for-papers-objectivity-in-science-june-17-20-2010-university-of-british-columbia
Contact Dani Hallet at objectivity2010@gmail.com

Ethics on the laboratory floor; Explorations for a methodology
Date: June 1-2, 2010
Location: University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands

These last years, there has been a growing interest in the engagement of ethicists in the context of scientific engineering research, with the aim to anticipate the ambiguous impacts that technological innovations have on the quality of human life. In this way, ethicists are thought to be able to contribute to the constitution of the technological product at a stage when it is still malleable.

For more information: http://www.utwente.nl/ceptes/ceptes_activities/deliberation_engineering/
Contact Simone van der Burg at s.vanderburg@utwente.nl

The Rightful Place of Science?
Date: May 16-19, 2010
Location: Mission Palms Hotel Tempe, Arizona



For more information: http://www.cspo.org/conference2010/
Contact CSPO at cspo@asu.edu or (480) 727-8787

STS-South Asia Conference
Date: May 14 and 15, 2010
Location: Austin, Texas



For more information: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/southasia/conferences/STS/STS-South-Asia-Conference.php
Contact Organizers at STS-SouthAsia@austin.utexas.edu

ICEIN 2010: International Conference on the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
Date: May 11 - 13, 2010
Location: Campus of UCLA at California NanoSystems Institute



For more information: http://cnsi.ctrl.ucla.edu/icein/pages/

Philosophy, Engineering & Technology (fPET-2010)
Date: 9-10 May 2010
Location: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO



For more information: http://philengtech.org/2009/09/04/fpet-2010-issues-first-call-for-papers-deadline-28-december-2009/

Governing Nanobiotechnology: Reinventing Oversight in the 21st Century
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2010
Location: University of Minnesota



For more information: http://www.lifesci.consortium.umn.edu/conferences/2010_challenge

Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Sciences
Date: March 26, 2010
Location: Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan



For more information: http://www.alma.edu/repository/michiganacademy/Interdisciplinary_Studies_in_Social_Sciences_Call_10.pdf
Contact Benjamin Bennett-Carpenter at bennettc@oakland.edu

Training Workshop on SEI
Date: 22 January, 2010
Location: Cornell University



For more information: http://www.sei.nnin.org/sei_spotlight.html
Contact Katherine McComas/ Debasmita Patra at kam19@cornell.edu/ dp369@cornell.edu

International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society
Date: 15-17 January 2010
Location: Free University Berlin, Germany
Participants: Plenary speakers include some of the leading thinkers in these areas, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and workshop presentations.

nternational Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society

The Technology Conference is held annually in different locations around the world. The inaugural Technology Conference was held at the University of California, Berkeley, USA in 2005. Since then, the Conference has been held in Hyderabad, India in December 2005; at Cambridge University, UK in 2007; at Northeastern University, Boston, USA in 2008; at at Huntsville, Alabama, USA in 2009; and a symposium on Technology and Democracy was held at McGill University in Montreal, Canada in June 2006.

The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society

Conference participants may submit papers for refereeing and publication to the Technology Journal, before the Conference and up until one month after the Conference. Papers submitted for publication will be fully refereed. The publication decision is based on the referees’ reports.

For those unable to attend the Conference in person, a virtual registration will provide participants
access to the electronic version of the Journal, as well as the option to submit papers to the Technology Journal.

For more information about the Journal please visit the Publish Your Paper page.

For more information: http://techandsoc.com/conference-2010/

NNIN SEI Seed Grant Program
Date: April 1, 2010
Location: NNIN

•The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) is pleased to announce its new Seed Grant program to assist and stimulate the conduct of research on social and ethical issues (SEI) at NNIN sites. Our grant competition provides one-time funding of up to $20,000 to initiate research projects, collect data, run conferences, or travel to meet with collaborators. Priority will be given to projects that capitalize on the unique characteristics of the NNIN user community, thus taking advantage of the nation’s most diverse, dynamic, and ambitious nanoscale research enterprises.

•To be eligible, one or more applicants must be affiliated with one of the 14 universities partnering with NNIN (see http://www.nnin.org). Funds will be awarded to the university hosting the NNIN site and will incur normal indirect costs at the university.
•The deadline for proposals is April 1, 2010. An external review panel of SEI researchers will review submitted proposals and select projects for funding.

•Recipients are asked to acknowledge the support of NNIN in any relevant papers, presentations, or publications resulting from the project. They will also be asked periodically to submit a brief report and highlight slide of the results of their work. We would also appreciate hearing about any subsequent external funding you apply for or receive relevant to this research.





For more information: http://www.sei.nnin.org/sei_spotlight.html
Contact Katherine A. McComas at kam19@cornell.edu

Asia-Pacific Science, Technology and Society Network Conference 2009
Date: 23-25 November 2009
Location: South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Participants: Keynote speakers * Professor Ian Lowe1 – Griffith University, Australia * Associate Professor Yuko Fujigaki1 - University of Toyko, Japan * Associate Professor Wenling Tu1 - Shih-Hsin University, Taiwan * Mr Bevan Tipene-Matua1 – Hawkes Bay, Aotearoa New Zealand * Associate Professor Catherine Waldby1 – Sydney University, Australia * Professor Herbert Gottweis1 - University of Vienna, Austria

The 2009 Asia-Pacific Science, Technology and Society Network Conference is the inaugural annual meeting of the new Asia-Pacific STS Network, where STS typically refers to exploring the social, cultural, political and ethical issues raised by science and technology, often related to policy and governance. The aim of the forum is to bring together researchers involved in STS studies in the Asia-Pacific region (East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australasia near the Pacific Ocean plus the states in Oceania) for critical discussions about science and technology for the new millennium, especially in connection to environmental sustainability, and to Indigenous peoples in the region. More broadly, to encourage stronger STS networking across countries, disciplines, institutions and professional groups, and to foster new connections and deepen or broaden existing ones.

For more information: http://www.griffith.edu.au/conference/asia-pacific-science-technology-society-network-conference-2009/

Emerging Technologies/Emerging Economies:[Nano]technology for Equitable Development Conference
Date: Nov 4-6, 2009
Location: Washington D.C.

The conference will convene leaders from NGOs, government, the private sector, science and technology, and academia, to discuss new pathways for technology-based solutions to problems in four inter-related areas: energy/environment, water, food security, and health. Participants will come from the United States, Europe, and Japan; three of the largest emerging economies (China, India, and Brazil); and other developing countries.

For more information: http://nanoequity2009.cns.ucsb.edu/
Contact Rich Appelbaum at rich@cns.ucsb.edu

Society for the History of Technology (SHOT)
Date: 15-19 October, 2009
Location: PITTSBURGH

Of special interest for 2009 are proposals that engage the two following themes:

Reform(ed) Technologies: While Pittsburgh often brings to historically- prone minds images of coke works and heavy industrial pollution, the city
is consistently ranked high in livability surveys of American cities, and smokestacks no longer dominate the skyline. At a moment when decaying infrastructure is a major topic of public discussion and large
promised investment, Pittsburgh looks the right place for historians of technology to reconsider linear tales of innovation or destruction. We are interested both in the ways technologies are reformed and on the historical development of technologies for reform. Environmental technologies are an obvious topic, but the theme also welcomes contributions on urban renewal, new uses of old technologies, and issues of maintenance.

For more information: http://www.historyoftechnology.org/
Contact Bernie Carlson at shot@virginia.edu

Workshop for the History of Environment, Agriculture, Technology & Science
Date: October 2-4, 2009
Location: Mississippi State University Starkville, Mississippi

Papers are circulated in advance to all participants. At the meeting, authors make brief presentations and then receive feedback from fellow participants and senior scholars through informal discussion. The format is particularly suitable for the presentation
of work in progress. In conjunction with the workshop, organizers are planning professional development activities of interest to junior scholars. Due to logistical constraints, papers must be in English. MSU will provide housing, food, and some funding to help defray travel costs. Potential participants should submit a one-page abstract and short curriculum vitae by April 15, 2009. All submissions will be acknowledged by e-mail. Applicants should note their year of graduate study or Ph.D. completion date. Accepted papers will be due August 28, 2009.

For more information: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/history/WHEATS/Home.html
Contact Jim Giesen/ Mark Hersey at JGiesen@history.msstate.edu/ MHersey@history.mssta

American Sociological Society
Date: 8-11 August, 2009
Location: San Francisco, CA

ethics and science

Contact Stephen C. Zehr, NSF

International Conference on Science in Society
Date: 5- 7, August 2009
Location: University of Cambridge, UK

At first glance, the scope and concerns of the
Conference are enormous. However, in contrast to conferences with a specialist disciplinary focus, this Conference aims to explore in an interdisciplinary spirit linkages between different areas of concern and practices of investigation. We welcome presentation proposals which range from broad explorations of philosophical, theoretical, methodological and policy questions, to proposals which present finely grained evidence of the
connections of science to society in microcosms of research, teaching and practice.


For more information: http://www.ScienceInSocietyConference.com
Contact Homer Stavely

Ethics for the 21st Century
Date: July 2-4, 2009
Location: University of Edinburgh - Department of Politics and IR, ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum

It welcomes submissions on the following themes:

- Climate change: justice and climate change, ecological debt, future generations and climate change

- Genetic engineering, genetic testing, cloning, abortion and wrongful life, property rights in genetic material, xenotransplantation

- War: new wars v. old wars, new forms of warfare, wars over natural resources, mercenarism, terrorism, torture, the ethics of peacekeeping

- Electronic technologies: privacy and the internet, surveillance technologies, democracy and the internet, data security

- Migration and citizenship: border controls, refugee quotas, religious toleration in an age of terror

- Concepts and conceptions of rights, freedom and justice in the face of those changes.

- Business ethics in a globalised world

For more information: http://www.lifelong.ed.ac.uk/alsp2009/
Contact Dr Steve Sturdy at s.sturdy@ed.ac.uk/ alsp2009@ed.ac.uk or 44 (0) 131 651 4741

The 3rd International Congress of NanoBiotechnology & Nanomedicine NanoBio 2009
Date: June 22-24, 2009
Location: San Francisco Airport Crowne Plaza



For more information: http://www.ianano.org/

SIZE MATTERS 2009: Facing the ethical challenges of nanotechnology
Date: June 17-18, 2009
Location: Saarbrücken, Germany



For more information: http://idw-online.de/pages/en/news?id=308939

International Conference on the Environmental Applications and Implications of Nanotechnology
Date: 9-11 June, 2009
Location: University of Massachusetts, Amherst



For more information: http://www.umass.edu/tei/conferences/nanoconference/index.html

Nanomanufacturing Summit 2009
Date: May 27-29, 2009
Location: Boston, MA



For more information: http://www.internano.org/ocs/index.php/NMS/NMS2009/schedConf/program

NanoManufacturing Conference & Exhibits 2009
Date: April 01-02, 2009
Location: Minneapolis MN USA

Interested in learning about the latest applications and trends in top-down fabrication and bottom-up assembly techniques? Then this event is for you! This conference will highlight the current, near-term, and future applications of nanotechnology and how they are transforming the way we manufacture products. Peer networking, information sharing, and technology exchange among the world's nanomanufacturing leaders will be a key feature of the event.

For more information: http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/get-event.pl?--001784-000007-nhome--SME-

EC RiskBridge Conference
Date: 26 & 27 March 2009

The main purposes of the conference are to disseminate key project findings to academics, scientists, policymakers and NGOs, and to generate interdisciplinary debate. Over the past three years, the project partners have brought a number of scientific experts and policymakers from the various riskfields together through a series of workshops to consider the principal risk issues associated with each field, criteria for good governance and management of risk, methods to promote learning across risk fields, and management of the science/policy interface. Practitioners within the various risk fields, scientists and social scientists interested in general issues around risk governance of complex technologies, and policymakers directly involved in risk management are invited to attend. Individuals working in the commercial sector and relevant NGOs will also find the conference programme directly pertinent to their work in these areas.
Key themes to be explored in the conference, through keynote talks, panel discussions and thematic workshops, include:
1. Risk governance processes in national and international contexts
2. Risk management from academic, commercial and public-sector perspectives
3. State of the art risk governance and major policy challenges for stem cells, nanotechnology, radioactive waste, sediments, climate change and electromagnetic fields.
4. Policy learning across risk fields and implications for international risk management.
5. Transversal issues relevant to risk analysis: The role of systems thinking and adaptive governance

For more information: http://www.genomicsnetwork.ac.uk/innogen/events/conferences/title,8135,en.html
Contact Dr James Mittra at James.Mittra@ed.ac.uk or +44 131 6502453

ETech, the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference
Date: March 9-12, 2009
Location: San Jose, CA

This year's theme at ETech focuses on how the way we live is changing -- through policy, technology and ideas. The proliferation of sensors, advances in materials and manufacturing, the changes in government and the financial market will all have a profound effect on our industry.

ETech is a broad conference that provides incredible insight into the most relevant trends and technologies that will help us work on stuff that matters — that we'll explore through four full days of Keynotes, Tutorials, and Sessions in content areas including Mobile & the Web, City Tech, Health, Materials, Geek Life, and more.

The first day at ETech is filled with three-hour tutorials that range in topics from Refactoring Your Wetware (by Andy Hunt), Lilypad Arduino, an RFID-Arduino project, mapping with Stamen Design, 3D printing with the Reprap, and programming with MIT's Scratch.

The following three days at ETech will be mix of plenary and breakout sessions, featuring some of the foremost thinkers and doers, focusing on:

* The changing tech of cities - how sensors can track the real time city to how mobile phones can reveal habits of its citizens to Dubai's new location-aware playground.
* It's not just cities exploring the use of sensors, companies like the New York Times will share how they have been exploring their use in content delivery, Herman Miller is examining worker controlled sensors in the workplace, and Nike Techlab's is already selling sensor-laden fitness equipment. Wired's Gary Wolf will expand on the Quantified Self and how personal sensors can teach us about ourselves.
* Many entrepreneurs are moving from virtual goods to physical ones. Bunnie Huang is going to lead a session on manufacturing in China; in another we'll learn about a new high-tech system for manufacturing chocolate. Tom Igoe will examine where items go at the end of their lifecycle.
* New materials are being developed that will change what products can be built, what biomaterials can be sourced and how flexible screens will be developed in the coming years.
* We're not turning a blind eye to politics and finances this year. We're taking a geeks-eye view at credit risk and the financial markets, at the money in politics, and synthetic biology policy.
* We can't ignore energy this year. There's a chance for America to become sustainable, for an electric grid to change the tech industry, for each of us to own our energy identity and how we can crowdsource energy-awareness.
* Constraints drive innovation and we can look to developing markets to find progress in action (such as the Playpower 8-bit computer from India). We'll learn about healthcare clinics and mobile versions of Mechanical Turk in Africa. Julian Bleecker of Nokia will share how fictional worlds can help us create new designs.


For more information: http://en.oreilly.com/et2009/

SEI Travel Grant
Date: Ongoing

To assist in the conduct of research on social and ethical issues (SEI) at NNIN sites, the NNIN is pleased to announce its new SEI Travel Grants program. This program will provide one-time, per project funding of up to $15,000 to support travel to one or more NNIN sites to conduct SEI research on NNIN users and technologies. We are particularly interested in funding projects that capitalize on the unique characteristics of the NNIN user community, thus taking advantage of the nation’s most diverse, dynamic, and ambitious nanoscale research enterprises. Faculty members and graduate students, who are working under the close guidance of a faculty member, are eligible to apply. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. An external review panel of SEI researchers will review submitted proposals and select projects for funding.

For more information: http://www.sei.nnin.org/sei_spotlight.html
Contact Katherine A. McComas at kam19@cornell.edu

ESRC-SSRC Collaborative Visiting Fellowships
Date:

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) are pleased to announce fellowships for scholars
from the Americas (North, Central, South and the Caribbean) to visit and engage in collaborative activities with members of ESRC-supported projects
in Britain, or for British scholars at ESRC-supported projects to visit collaborators in the Americas, between 1 June 2009 and 31 August 2010.

Applicants and their collaborators should have received a PhD in one of the social sciences (including history) by the time the proposed visiting
fellowship would start. They should have been based in the country from which they are applying for at least two years before the application deadline of 20 March 2009.

Qualified applicants must be endorsed by the holder of a major ESRC award (i.e., Director of the ESRC-supported centre, programme, group or network;
a holder of a Large Grant; or a Professorial Fellow) with whom they are interested in collaborating.

Approximately 18 research fellowships of up to £5000 (currently c $7400)will be awarded. Funds may be used to cover transportation, accommodation,and living expenses.

For more information: http://fellowships.ssrc.org/esrc/

Global NSEE Workshop: Nanoscience Engineering Education 2008
Date: November 13-14, 2008
Location: Washington, D.C.
Participants: Plenary Speaker - Harry Kroto

The 2008 Global NSEE Workshop will showcase best practices, generate new ideas, and strengthen ties among NSEE professionals from around the world

Contact Melinda Wong at nclt@northwestern.edu

Nanotoxicology - 2nd International Conference
Date: 7-10 September 2008
Location: Zurich



For more information: http://www.nanotox2008.ch/

Governing Emerging Technologies - Gordon Research Conferences
Date: August 17-22, 2008
Location: Big Sky, MT

This Gordon Research Conference (GRC) seeks to expand the scope of STP theory, research, and practice to include broader aspects of governance, through a focus on a series of case studies of emerging technologies whose potential global consequences are apparent only in anticipation and whose manifestations are still being shaped by local, domestic, and international institutions. These emerging technologies include nanotechnologies, technologies associated with genetic modification and synthetic biology, and information and neuro-technologies. To thematize the focus on governance of these emerging technologies, this GRC will examine four main issues: 1) anticipation of the kinds of transformations these technologies will create; 2) engagement with various publics over the values that underpin work on these technologies; 3) integration of social science and humanist inquiry with scientific and technical work in these areas; and 4) implementation of a variety of governance mechanisms that cover the wide spectrum between completely laissez faire and highly interventionist approaches. Because these technologies are rapidly emerging across the globe, often through collaborative undertakings, and because they are governed formally and informally at different levels in different societies, the GRC on STP will necessarily have an international flavor and examine a range of norms and values implicated in the development and governance of these technologies.

For more information: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2008&program=scipolicy

Future of Nanotechnology
Date: June 14, 2007

The Future of Nanotechnology - Th. June 14, 2007 at Cornell University. A three track invided speaker sympositium marking the 30th anniversary of CNF. Dr. Stanley Williams, HP Labs, will lead off the Future Trends in Nanotechnology track. Prof. James Heath, Cal Tech, will lead off the Nanomedicine track. And Prof. Sheila Jasanoff, Harvard, will keynote the Ethical and Social Implications of Nanotechnology track. For full program information, please see the web site. Registration required.

For more information: http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/cnf_nanofutures.html
Contact Melanie Claire Mallison at mallison@cnf.cornell.edu or 607-254-4858

Nanotechnology and Society: the Organization and Policy of Innovation
Date: May 17, 2007
Location: Amherst, MA

This workshop aims to communicate and advance the growing scholarly literature on the societal implications of nanotechnology, identify potential multidisciplinary research questions and opportunities for partnership as well as build a foundation for mutual communication and collaboration among scientists, engineers, public policymakers, nanotechnology executives, and the public. To access the complete program, please visit www.masspolicy.org/schedule.
The workshop is free, but registration is required.

To register online, go to www.masspolicy.org/register.

This workshop is supported by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and by the National Science Foundation (#DMI-0531171, NSEC: Center for Hierarchical Manufacturing).

For more information: http://masspolicy.org/nano
Contact Karen I. Pelto at kpelto@pubpol.umass.edu

” The Human Enhancement & Nanotechnology Conference
Date: March 28-29, 2009
Location: Western Michigan University, Fetzer Center.

A survey of recent and ongoing nanoscale research at government defense contractors shows continual improvements that will lead to high-performance equipment for warfighters. Continued progress in nanoscale structures, devices, machines, and systems will lead to Productive Systems, and this direction is most notable in DARPA’s Tip-Based Nanofabrication program. Defense-oriented research in nanotechnology, while currently aimed at clothing and other external gear, will eventually end up inside the bodies of warfighters, with a wide variety of implications. The ethical evaluation of these implications depends on non-provable assumptions about reality, and the most important relevant issues have been discussed by philosophers for millennia: the nature of the human person and the ethics of war.

For more information: http://www.humanenhance.com/conference.html

Nanotechnology Occupational Health and Safety Conference
Date: November 16 & 17, 2007
Location: UC Santa Barbara

This conference will bring together union leaders, human resource managers, social scientists, media, public policy officials, and science experts to examine issues relating to potential risks involved for nanotechnology workers � both in laboratory settings and in industry � and ways to limit those risks.

For more information: http://www.cns.ucsb.edu/nanoconference/
Contact Valerie Walston at valerie@cns.ucsb.edu or (805) 893-8850

CNF 30th Anniversary - Social and Ethical Dimensions of Nano
Date: June 14, 2007
Location: Cornell University
Participants: Sheila Jasanoff, David Guston, Rosalyn Berne, Juergen Altmann, and Priscilla Regan. Organizers: Ana Viseu and Ron Kline

For CNF's 30th anniversary we are organizing a one day conference that features a stream on 'social and ethical dimensions of nanotechnology.'Write down this date on your calendar!

This event has associated resources. View Resources >>

For more information: http://www.cnf.cornell.edu/cnf_nanofutures.html
Contact Ana Viseu at av225@cornell.edu

Kavli Nano Workshop for Journalists
Date: June 13, 2007
Location: Cornell NanoScale Facility

Save the date for a workshop on nanoscale science for journalists; includes introductory primer to the subject and hands-on experiences in nanolabs. Leads into the 30th Anniversary Celebration, June 14, at the Cornell NanoScale Facility, with tracks in future of nanotechnology, applications to medicine, and ethical/social issues. ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

For more information: http://www.research.cornell.edu/kic/events/Journalists2007/index.html
Contact Melanie Claire Mallison at mallison@cnf.cornell.edu

Implications of Nanotechnology for Social Science and Social Policy
Date: May 3rd at noon
Location: 340 Duffield Hall, Cornell University
Participants: Mark Suchman (Cornell Law School)

The analysis will begin by distinguishing two classes of nanotechnology -- nano-materials versus nano-machinery -- that are likely to differ significantly in their social implications. In particular, nano-materials are likely to generate relatively familiar types of “discrete technological discontinuities,” while nano-machinery holds greater potential for generating truly novel “governance challenges.” Building on this typology, the session will consider several possible lines of social scientific research that could shed light on societal impacts, internal dynamics, and public perceptions of the nanotechnology enterprise. The session will conclude with a brief discussion of possible pathways from social science research to public policy.

Nanofuture: Privacy and Security Series
Date: November 28, 2006, 7-9 pm
Location: Cahners Theatre, Museum of Science, Boston
Participants: Among the panel members are: Harvard Professor George M. Whitesides; George Nacarra, Federal Director of Security at Logan Airport; Carie Lemack, cofounder of the Families of September 11; Anita Allen-Castillitto, the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School; and Alex Jones, Director of the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Nanofuture: Privacy and Security Series:
Worried about your security? Curious about how nanotechnology will affect your life and your children’s future? Join us for Nanofuture: Privacy and Security, an extended forum series exploring the impact of nanotechnology in the Boston area. Your input will help influence policy-makers as they decide how best to limit our exposure to criminals and terrorists while protecting our privacy.

Register for a free series of Nanotechnology forum events:
We are seeking people (adults and older teens) who will attend all of the following forum events. You can still join the series beginning with the November 28 event. This will be a unique opportunity to delve deeply into an important issue of the day, and to be part of a public engagement process which we hope will be fascinating, eye-opening, and fun.

January 9, 2007
We will reconvene our forum in early January to formalize our conclusions and recommendations. We will prepare a white paper, Nanofuture: Privacy and Security – Results from A Deliberative Forum, for review by the policy-makers who will be defining our future.

For more information: http://www.mos.org/doc/1996

Nanotechnology in the Secondary Classroom
Date: Nov. 14-17, 2005

The desired outcome of the November 2005 workshop is to introduce Nanotechnology at a beginner's
level and to demonstrate how the selected topics can be introduced into the secondary classroom while still using current curriculum. The workshop runs three days with daily lectures and activities lead by Penn State researchers, engineering staff, and educators from The Center for Nanotechnology
Education and Utilization and The Pennsylvania State University Department of Science Education.
Lab sessions highlight hands-on-activities in nanofabrication that can be used in the secondary
classroom and introduce web-access remote use of nanocharacterization tools.

The intended audiences for these workshops are Pennsylvania secondary science educators. A
previous knowledge of micro or nanotechnology is not required. We encourage multidisciplinary
teams to apply as a group. Priority will be given to groups and there will be a cap of 20 participants in
total. The fee for this workshop will be $200.00, and this will allow for distribution of take-home
materials for the attendees.

To download a registration form go to:<a href=
http://www.cneu.psu.edu/pdfs/1105WorkshopNanotechnologySecClassroomr.pdf> http://www.cneu.psu.edu/pdfs/1105WorkshopNanotechnologySecClassroomr.pdf </a>


For more information: http://www.cneu.psu.edu/pdfs/1105WorkshopNanotechnologySecClassroomr.pdf
Contact Bob Ehrmann at bobehrmann@psu.edu or 814-865-7558

Panel Session: Addressing Social and Ethical Issues Through Nano Education
Date: April 25, 2005 4:30 - 6:30 @ Georgia Tech
Location: Georgia Tech
Participants: Bruce Lewenstein, Kirsty Mills, Chris Toumey

Speakers:<br>
<ul><li><b>Bruce Lewenstein</b>, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, Cornell University, “Helping Graduate Students Explore Social & Ethical Issues”

<li><b>Kirsty Mills</b>, Operations Center for High Technology Materials, University of New Mexico, “Developing a nano-ethics course"

<li><b>Chris Toumey</b>, USC Nanocenter, University of South Carolina, “The South Carolina Citizens’ School of Nanotechnology [SCCSN]”
</ul>


For more information: http://www.nnin.org/doc/seipanel.pdf
Contact Ana Viseu at viseu@cnf.cornell.edu