Will any NA ALSs be attending the conference below? Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 dthompson@gov.nu.ca ________________________________ From: Bill McIver [mailto:Bill.McIver@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:47 AM To: cracin-canada@vancouvercommunity.net Subject: [cracin-discussion] ISTAS 08 -- Call for Participation -- June 26 - 28, 2008 ISTAS is the annual symposium of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (link) <http://www.ieeessit.org> . The theme this year is Citizens, Groups, Communities and Information and Communication Technologies. The ISTAS 08 online registration is site is now open. Please click here <https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=r9c

to register for the symposium.

Information and communication technologies (ICT) have social, cultural, political and economic implications. Technological advancement, a key principle of IEEE and its member organizations, can have different meanings in different contexts. ISTAS 08 will showcase and generate discussion about the design and development of ICT and how they connect citizens, groups and communities, as well as the challenges and wider implications of connecting with ICT. ISTAS 08 will also address the broader topic of ethics in science and engineering. ISTAS 08 will provide opportunities for exchange between people who may not otherwise have the opportunity to meet, including researchers and students in engineering, computer science, social sciences, arts and humanities, community-based researchers, policy makers and technology user communities. The conference organizers and hosts at the National Research Council invite you to join us at ISTAS 08 June 26 - 28, 2008 for discussion, debate and reflection. We look forward to welcoming you in Fredericton. Please visit the ISTAS 08 web site for more information (link <http://istas08.ca/index.php/Main_Page> ). Sincerely, WJM -- William McIver, Jr, PhD (Bill) Senior Research Officer, People-Centred Technologies National Research Council Canada -- Institute for Information Technology Organizing Chair ISTAS 08 / http://istas08.ca | E-mail: Bill.McIver@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca