Wednesday, May 14, 2008
The fourth PSTS Academic Workshop
9:30 – 17:15, University of Twente, room T1300 in Horsttoren (building no. 20)
A cordial invitation to a one-day workshop on research in philosophy of technology and STS as it is currently carried out at the institutes participating in the international Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society (PSTS) MSc program. The workshop will consist of six presentations of academic research, with commentaries prepared by the students from the PSTS MSc program, and general discussions.
Program
| 09:30 | Welcome |
| 09.45 | Adri de la Bruheze (University of Twente) |
| Theorizing the Mediation Junction for Technology and Consumption | |
| 10:35 | Ellen van Oost (University of Twente) |
| From Innovation Community to Community Innovation. User-initiated Innovation in Wireless Leiden | |
| 11.25 | Coffee break |
| 11.45 | Pieter Vermaas (Delft University of Technology) |
| Nano-Technology and Privacy: On Continuous Surveillance Outside the Panopticon | |
| 12.35 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Marion Godman (Royal Institute of Technolgy, Stockholm) |
| But is it Unique to Nanotechnology? Reframing Nanoethics | |
| 14:50 | Dirk Stemerding (University of Twente) |
| Exploring the dynamic mutual interaction of technology and morality in the field of genetic susceptibility testing: a scenario study | |
| 15.40 | Tea and coffee |
| 16:00 | Sjoerd Zwart (Eindhoven University of Technology) |
| A Network Approach for Distinguishing Ethical Issues in Research and Development | |
| 16.50 | Overview and Closing, until 17.15 |
Registration
Registration is free and can be done by sending your name and affiliation to Mrs P. Bruulsema, , stating your interest to attend the PSTS workshop. Facilities for lunch are available though not free.
