Panelists sought (archived): Playing with Materials and Technology – Call for Papers for a Session Deadline 20 February 2016 The session in Porto will focus on materials of play; papers might deal with: - Playful approaches to scientific research on materials - Influences of play on the biography of synthetic materials - The role of new materials in sports and leisure - The role of new materials in design - Biography of toys and their link to different materials of construction Contributions on other issues of the fields ‘Technological Shaped Materials’ and ‘Playing with Technology’ are welcome, too. Please contact us until 20 February 2016 – Thank you. Maria Elvira Callapez, CIUHCT, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, mariaelviracallapez@gmail.com Stefan Poser, Helmut-Schmidt University, Hamburg, poser@hsu-hh.de The illusion of globalized world, sustainability and fair technology We are seeking panelist for a session proposal for ICOHTEC’s Symposium in Porto, 26-30 July 2016, “The illusion of globalized world, sustainability and fair technology”. „It’s our world, take care of it”; “Being Green is Sexy“; “Keep your Earth Clean and Green”; “Reduce, Reuse & Recycle” – these are broadly known environmental awareness campaign slogans. The conclusion is quite simple: “We need to save and protect our planet” – climate, forests, the rest of environment, and also we need to think about… This kind of argument is typical for nowadays ecological discourse. Technology should follow the ecological paths and make civilized world less artificial and more natural. Let us examine the historical aspects of “the game of thrones” between “kingdoms” of technology, ecology, globalization and the needs of contemporary societies.
Please submit proposals to Urszula Jarecka (ujarecka@ifispan.waw.pl) and Sławomir Łotysz (s.lotysz@gmail.com) by 22 February 2016.
The Wine in the History : between Technology, Science and Transfer of Knowledge from 17th to 19th centuries We invite submissions for abstracts to join the panel titled "The Wine in the History : between Technology, Science and Transfert of Knowledge from 17th to 19th centuries." Wine is inextricably linked to the human civilization. A highly symbolic cultural phenomenon which made the delight of poets and artists, it is associated both with the pleasures of life and conviviality and with their excesses. However, the social historical function of winegoes well beyond this symbolic representation. Indeed, without wine, many antic and medieval societies simply would not have survived, especially after the rise of the cities and the concomitant process of massive water pollution. The wine is also an economic phenomenon because its production and trade made the wealth of many cities, regions and countries. Biggest beneficiary of Christian religious practices, the wine in the 17th century Europe suffered from the competition with the imported exotic drinks (tea, coffee, chocolate) before finding a new impetus in the technological innovations of the Enlightenment (bottles, corks and so on). During the 19th century, science and technology intervened actively in this traditional field, changing progressively the technical conditions of the production of wine and of its related accessories required for packaging, preservation, storage and transportation. The improved communications and the promotion of national legislations greatly contributed to transform the wineproduction into a world-wide spread industry having gained a foothold even in those geographical areas that had never experienced this culture before. This session aims to explore some inedited aspects of this problematics linked, in particular, with engineering innovations in the field ofwine production and with the role played in this process by the transfer of knowledge. Please submit proposals to Irina Gouzevitch and Dmitri Gouzevitch (i_gouzevit@yahoo.fr) before Sunday, 22 February 2016. Radio Technologies in the Postwar Europe: Engineering, Institutions and Practices The postwar Europe, divided by the Iron Curtain, saw a new constellation of political powers, which operated on various levels. Universal access to radio became one of the determinants of the modernization process of the continent devastated by the recent war. This new political situation affected also the broad spectrum of practices related to technology, one of them being the radio broadcasting and radio technology. This series of panels seeks to create a comparative approach to the development of radio industry and radio technologies on both sides of the Iron Curtain and is aimed at exploring the differences and mapping the possible points of convergence on a number of levels. Page updated: 9 February 2016 |
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