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ICOHTEC invites expressions of interest from institutions interested in hosting the ICOHTEC Annual Meeting 2028.

Following the successful 2026 Annual Meeting in Alexandroupolis and ahead of the 2027 meeting in Vienna, ICOHTEC is looking for a host institution to organise its 2028 international conference.

The Local Organizing Committee will work closely with ICOHTEC officers and the Executive Committee to plan and organise the event.

Interested institutions are encouraged to submit preliminary proposals indicating the proposed host institution and city, potential organising team, possible dates and venues, and any preliminary information about institutional or financial support.

Deadline: 15 January 2027.

For further information and to submit expressions of interest, please contact Saara Matala, ICOHTEC Secretary General, at matala@chalmers.se.

We are pleased to announce that the New ICOHTEC Newsletter No. 236 (October 2026) is now available.

This issue looks back at the 53rd ICOHTEC Annual Meeting in Alexandroupolis with a conference wrap-up, photo gallery, and access to the Book of Abstracts.

It also features an interview with Hyeok Hweon “H. H.” Kang, who received an Honourable Mention in the 2026 ICOHTEC Maurice Daumas Article Prize, as well as a report on the 2026 ICOHTEC Turriano Prize.

Readers will also find membership information, a new archival cover feature, a book review, news from ICON, recent publications, featured events, calls, funding and job opportunities.

And looking ahead: the 54th ICOHTEC Annual Meeting will take place in Vienna, Austria, in 2027. More details will follow.

Read the full issue via the ICOHTEC Newsletter page:
https://www.icohtec.org/w-publications/

Book of Abstracts:
https://icohtec2026.hs.duth.gr/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/ICOHTEC_2026_Book_of_Abstracts.pdf

The 11th East-West Workshop on Industrial Archaeology will take place online on Saturday, 21 November 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00 (London time).

This edition of the workshop focuses on industrial landscapes and explores how landscapes shaped by industrial activity can be studied, preserved and revitalised.

Bringing together perspectives from landscape and industrial archaeology, industrial heritage protection, sustainable renewal, and landscape architecture and design, the workshop will present case studies from Britain, South Korea, China and Brazil.

Speakers include:

• Stephen Walker – Spinning Yarns: A Tale of Landscape Archaeology in the Leen Valley of Nottinghamshire, UK
• Hyun-Jin Chun – Line Forest Park Design in Seoul, South Korea
• Fang Wei – Re-imagining Machine and Garden: Public Perception of Post-Industrial Landscapes from a Human Factors Perspective
• David Lugli Turtera Pereira – Archaeometric Characterisation of Bricks from the Paulista Co Workshops (São Paulo State, Brazil): Raw Materials, Technology and the Production of São Paulo’s Railway Landscape

The East-West Workshop series aims to promote exchange between scholars from different regions and to contribute to a more international and diverse approach to industrial archaeology.

The event is jointly organised by the Institute for Cultural Heritage and History of Science & Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) and the Association for Industrial Archaeology (UK).

Participation is free, but registration is required.

Date: 21 November 2026
Time: 10:00–12:00 (London time)
Format: Online via Zoom

Free registration and further information:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/11th-east-west-workshop-on-industrial-archaeology-industrial-landscapes-tickets-2003465209373?aff=oddtdtcreator

The final programme for the 53rd ICOHTEC Annual Meeting, taking place in Alexandroupolis, Greece, from 8–11 October 2026, is now available.

Participants can consult the full conference schedule, including panels, roundtables, special events, and practical information, on the official conference website.

View the final programme and conference information:
https://icohtec2026.hs.duth.gr/

We look forward to welcoming you to Alexandroupolis!

The IEEE History Center is celebrating IEEE History Week 2026, highlighting the wide range of historical activities and programs developed across IEEE throughout the month of October.

Of particular interest to historians of technology is the webinar “The Future Has Happened Before: How History Helps Engineers Respond, Innovate, and Lead,” taking place on Monday, 5 October 2026, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. ET (16:00–17:00 CEST).

For more than forty years, the IEEE Life Members’ Fellowship in Electrical History has supported doctoral and postdoctoral research in the history of electrical engineering and technology. The webinar brings together four former IEEE History Fellows — Mary Ann Hellrigel, Hyungsub Choi, Damilola Adebayo, and Michelle Spektor — in a conversation moderated by W. Bernard Carlson.

Drawing on their research and teaching, the participants will discuss technological turning points from electrification to computing and explore what historical research can contribute to understanding technological change today.

IEEE History Week also includes a broader programme of history-related events throughout October.

Further information and IEEE History Week programme:
https://history.ieee.org/ieee-history-week/

Webinar details and registration:
https://web.cvent.com/event/7839f9e8-a42c-49c5-a777-ae62d4cec4b5/summary

We are pleased to announce that the New ICOHTEC Newsletter No. 235 (September 2026) is now available.

This issue features an interview with Boyd Ruamcharoen, winner of the 2026 ICOHTEC Maurice Daumas Article Prize, together with updated programmes for the ICOHTEC Annual Meeting 2026 and the ICOHTEC–UNAM PhD School.

Readers will also find a reminder about the approaching deadline for the Call for Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members of ICON, information on ICOHTEC membership, a new archival cover feature, a glimpse into past Newsletter issues, and a curated selection of recent publications, events, calls, funding opportunities and news of interest.

Read the full issue via the ICOHTEC Newsletter page:
https://www.icohtec.org/w-publications/

The final programme and official poster for the UNAM–ICOHTEC 2026 History of Technology Days are now available.

The event, “Más allá de la fábrica: producción y uso de las tecnologías en perspectiva histórica” (Beyond the Factory: Production and Use of Technologies in Historical Perspective), will take place in person at UNAM in Mexico City from 24 to 27 November 2026.

The programme brings together the ICOHTEC Doctoral School on 24–25 November and a Research Colloquium on 26–27 November, with contributions addressing the production, circulation, use, maintenance and environmental dimensions of technologies from historical perspectives.

The programme also features keynote lectures by Antoni Roca-Rosell and David Edgerton.

The final programme and poster, together with registration and further information, are available on the ICOHTEC PhD School 2026 page:

https://www.icohtec.org/icohtec-phd-school-2026-escuela-doctoral-icohtec-2026/

We are pleased to announce that the New ICOHTEC Newsletter No. 234 (August 2026) is now available.

This issue features a wide range of content from across the ICOHTEC community, including the President’s Letter, recollections of the ICOHTEC Jazz Group and Jazz Nights by Anthony (Tony) N. Stranges, an interview with Magdalena Zdrodowska, and a remembrance of Hans-Joachim Braun (1943–2026).

Readers will also find updates on the ICOHTEC Annual Meeting 2026, the call for the new Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board members of ICON, membership information, a new book by Jorg Matthias Determann, archival material from the ICOHTEC Newsletter, and a curated selection of recent publications, calls, events, and news of interest.

Read the full issue via the ICOHTEC Newsletter page:
https://www.icohtec.org/w-publications/

The final programme of the 53rd ICOHTEC Annual Meeting is now available.

ICOHTEC 2026 will take place in Alexandroupolis, Greece, from 8 to 11 October 2026, under the theme “Engaging the History of Technology: Bridging Disciplines and Perspectives for Global Challenges.”

The conference will open on Thursday, 8 October, with the Opening Ceremony, the Kranzberg Lecture by Dr Irina Gouzévitch, and the award ceremonies for the Maurice Daumas Prize and the Turriano ICOHTEC Prize.

The academic programme on Friday and Saturday brings together a wide range of panels and roundtables addressing technology, society, environment, knowledge, infrastructures, heritage, mobility, communication, energy and many other areas of the history of technology. The programme also includes the ICOHTEC Executive Committee Meeting and General Assembly.

The meeting will conclude with a farewell party on Saturday evening, followed by an optional excursion to the Thracian countryside on Sunday. Special guided tours of the Ethnological Museum of Thrace will also be available during the conference.

Consult the final programme and full conference information on the ICOHTEC Annual Meeting page:

https://www.icohtec.org/w-annual-meeting/