*2015 Asia-Pacific STS Network Biennial Conference*
*Call for PapersDisasters, Controversies and Public Engagement*
Please Circulate Widely
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【あっと】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【あっと】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【あっと】gmail.com
