CFP - APSTSN 2015: Disasters, Controversy and Public Engagement; 1-4 Oct , Kaohsiung,Taiwan

[anup kumar das]

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*2015 Asia-Pacific STS Network Biennial Conference*


*Call for PapersDisasters, Controversies and Public Engagement*

APSTSN is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the biennial
conference, to be held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Oct 1st~4th, 2015.

April 15th, 2015: Deadline for submissions of individual papers and session
proposals

Conference Website: http://apstsn.tw-sts.org/


*Conference Themes*Over the past several years, the Asia-Pacific has
experienced disasters on various scales and severity, often compounded by
technological system failures, such as the 311 earthquake and the Fukushima
nuclear disaster in Japan, the Sowel ferry disaster in Korea, and the
propene explosion in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. In addition, recent scandals
regarding food safety in Taiwan and China have created a sense of urgency.
These disasters and threats have brought major controversies over how to
ensure a safe future in a risk society, and they have also drawn people
from different sectors to participate in the discussion. Most importantly,
the public has become even more critical in shaping the climate of civil
and policy making opinions. Confronting these disasters, how do we mobilize
and empower the public to engage in the improvement of a technological
society in order to increase our resilience in the face of giant disasters?

*Confirmed keynote speakers and panelists*
Deborah Bird Rose, University of New South Wales, Australia
Tadashi Kobayashi, Osaka University, Japan
Kuei-Tien Chou, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Hee-Je Bak, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Sulfikar Amir, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Science and technology in society has an important role to play in
investigating disasters wherever they arise. We would therefore like to
invite scholars and activists to exchange ideas and findings on the topic
of disasters, controversies and public engagements in the Asia-Pacific
region.

*STS topics* are welcome, including but not limited to:

 Biosciences

Food & Agriculture

Medical Care

Business

Finance & Markets

Gender & Technology

Modeling & Numbers-work

Indigenous Knowledge

Normativity & Normalization

Citizenship & Activism

Information & Media

Post Humanities

Science & Law

Multi-Species Relations

Energy

Risk

Environment & Ecology

Government, Policy & Politics

Theory & Method

Science Communication

Disability & Assistive Technology

Post-Colonial Science

Knowledge & its Limits

And more

*Important Dates:*
February 1st , 2015                          Submission opens
April 15th, 2015                               Deadline for submissions of
individual papers, session proposals
May 30th, 2015                                Acceptance Notification

July 31st, 2015                                Early Bird Registration
closes
(All presenters must register to be included in the program. For papers
with more than one author, one presenter must register to be included in
the final program.)

*Proposal Submission:*
*Individual submission abstract:  *
Individual submission abstracts should be up to 250 words. They should
include the main arguments, methodology, and their contribution to the STS
literature. Paper titles should not exceed 10 words. Please list five key
words to assist the program chair to group individual papers into a
session. You may choose to submit your paper abstract to one of the topics
listed above where you would prefer your paper to be included, or you can
leave panel selection to the program chairs.

*Session proposal abstract:*
Session proposal abstracts should have a maximum of 200 words. Each session
proposal should contain a summary and rationale, including a brief
discussion of its contribution to STS. Session proposals should be designed
to fit one-and-half-hour time slots. A typical session will contain three
papers with a discussant. A maximum of four paper abstracts conforming to
the above criteria for abstracts must be submitted for a proposed session.
TO SUBMIT, please visit   http://apstsn.tw-sts.org/
Presentation time: A feature of APSTSN conferences is that adequate space
and time is provided for presentations and questions. For each
presentation, we will arrange 20 minutes for the delivery of the
presentation and 10 minutes for questions as a minimum.
Program Participation: To ensure there is adequate time for the above we
request that individuals may be listed for only one paper presentation as
the presenter and one other role (such as session chair or discussant but
not a second paper) for a maximum of two appearances. That is, we request
one single authored paper and one co-authored paper as the limit with
regard to abstracts and presentations.

*Special Planning:*
*STS Fair (Oct, 3rd Saturday afternoon 3:00~5:30pm)*
Science, Technology and Society (STS) researches have always paid special
attention to social involvements of academic findings. The 2015 APSTSN
conference will hold an interactive STS FAIR session, to encourage
networking between scholars, social activists, policy makers, government
agents, industrial managers, designers and representatives from
communities, NGOs, NPOs, and more. We hope participants will gain insights
for developing projects and future collaborations. This fair is thus
intended to nurture STS networking and research that integrates social
practices and academic advances. (Please see website for details)

*Registration Fee:*





Early bird (by July 31st)

Regular (after July 31st )

STS Fair

Delegates with paper presentation

Non Taiwan STS member

220 USD

240 USD

1st  Table free, 2nd and more 15 USD

Taiwan STS member after support

120 USD

150 USD

Audience only

Non Taiwan STS member

110 USD

110 USD

15 USD per table

Taiwan STS member after support

70 USD

70 USD

Student Audience



20 USD

20 USD

15 USD per table

Banquet



30 USD

30 USD




*Financial Support:*
(1) APSTSN offer financial support for students, unsalaried APSTSN members,
and members whose salaries are insufficient to support the registration
fee. Please email us at apstsn2015 at gmail.com with requesting reason for a
partial fee waiver.
(2) Taiwan STS Association will make support to their members by 100 USD
for the delegates with paper presentation, and 40 USD for the audience.
Please contact Taiwan STS association about the financial support.

*Venue: Garden Villa, Kaohsiung, Taiwan*
http://www.gardenvilla.com.tw/modules/gv_homepage/index.php?lang=english

Special room rate available for conference delegates, see website for
details.
Traveling to Kaohsiung: http://khh.travel/en/default1.asp
Conference Website: http://apstsn.tw-sts.org/

*About APSTSN:*
The Asia-Pacific Science, Technology and Society Network (APSTSN) was
formed in 2008. It offers a new regional identity for STS scholars to
complement their local, national and sub-regional STS networks. In 2015,
the APSTSN biennial conference will be held in Taiwan for the first time. (
http://apstsn.org/)
Contact:  2015apstsn at gmail.com for the conference
STS FAIR Invitation
2015, Oct, 3rd Saturday afternoon 3:00~5:30pm
Science, Technology and Society (STS) researches have always paid special
attention to social involvements of academic findings. The 2015 APSTSN
conference will hold an interactive STS FAIR session, to encourage
networking between scholars, social activists, policy makers, government
agents, industrial managers, designers and representatives from
communities, NGOs, NPOs, and more. We hope participants will gain insights
for developing projects and future collaborations. This fair is thus
intended to nurture STS networking and research that integrates social
practices and academic advances.
The format of the fair exhibition can be one or many of the following, but
not limited to:
A.      related to a paper presented in the conference, ex: citizen
environment monitoring projects, assisted technology, board games designed
from an STS issues, etc.
B.      new topics looking for academic back-up or potentially interesting
STS research.
C.      film showing and discussions.
D.      other interesting ways to encourage STS discussions.
For registered presenters, each person can sign up for one table free of
charge.
For all other participants, reservation of a table is 15 USD.
*Table size to be announced later
Conference Website: http://apstsn.tw-sts.org/ | Contact: +886-7-3617141 #
3424;  2015apstsn at gmail.com
--
Jerome Whitington <http://nus.academia.edu/JeromeWhitington>
National University of Singapore
Asia Research Institute + Tembusu College
Science and Technology Studies (STS) Cluster
Convenor, Asia-Pacific Science, Technology and Society Network
Cell: +65 9091 9079 | US & International: +1 347 206 0168 | VOIP: +1 415
763 8605

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*Dr. Anup Kumar Das*
Centre for Studies in Science Policy
School of Social Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi - 110067, India
Web: www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com
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