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Vth LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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Vth ESOCITE
10-12 March 2004
Toluca, México
The ESOCITE conferences are a space of presentation and discussion of research results as well as of reflection about scientific and technological activities, mainly in Latin America. On this occasion the main topic is The Building of Technoscience In Contemporary Latin American Society. Themes are: Technoscientific Processes: relationships between scientific disciplines and industry, Status of the Society of Knowledge in Latin America, Technoscience-Environment-Society, Technoscience and its spatial-temporal placement and displacement, Technoscience, Public Policies, Politic Participation and Democracy, Ethics and Legalization of Technoscience and Epistemology, Social Sciences and Technoscience.
The ESOCITE conferences have gathered researchers dedicated to social studies of technoscientific activities in Latin America on four occasions. In the past, the conferences had been organized by Dr. Pablo Kreimer from the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes in Buenos Aires (1994), Dr. Hebe Vessuri from the Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas in Caracas (1996), Dr. María Josefa Santos from the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales in the UNAM in Querétaro (1998) and Dr. Renato Dagnino from the Universidad Estadual de Campinas in Campinas (2000); with an ever increasing number of presentations.The Vth ESOCITE was going to be held in Buenos Aires but the current situation known to all made it impossible to hold it there. However, the need of knowing, exchanging and promoting studies on technoscience in Latin America arose from academic community who demanded the conference to be held. In this context, Dr. Antonio Arellano (a researcher from the Universidad Autónoma of the State of Mexico's Faculty of Political Sciences and Public Administration) has been in talks with some of the former researchers-organizers and some relevant Latin American researchers on this issue, whereby the agreement was to hold the conference in Toluca, Mexico. University authorities support this initiative in order to take up again a space for reflection and discussion on the role that technoscience plays in the current Latin American society.
TOPICS AND THEMES LIST
Main topic: BUILDING TECHNOSCIENCE IN CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETY
Themes:
1. Technoscientific processes: relationships between scientific disciplines and industry
Objective: to address all complex relationships developed between scientific/technological developments and industrial activities, as well as the processes of instrumentation of technoscience.
2. Status of the society of knowledge in Latin America
Objective: To address the establishment and consolidation of information and knowledge technologies, critical experiences on information society, new capabilities and technological learning, flows and networks of knowledge, and mobility of stakeholders of knowledge.
3. Technoscience-Environment-Society
Objective: To address reconfiguration of relationships between men and nature, the risk society and the new technologies.
4. Technoscience and its spatial-temporal placement and displacement
Objective: To address the development of technoscience located in its specific spatial-temporal conditions and relationships.
5. Technoscience, public policies, politic participation and democracy
Objective: To address public policies, politic positions and ideological debates of collectives related to technoscientific processes and products, as well as the contribution of different fields of social studies on science and technology for the development of democracy in Latin America Society.
6. Ethics and legalization of technoscience
Objective: To address value-related considerations concerning technoscientific research and application as well as aspects and problems on its legalization and regulation
7. Epistemology, social sciences and technoscience
Objective: To address redefinition of social science and the new approaches related to technoscientific phenomena, by emphasizing new processes of construction of knowledge and methodology for the current science and technological study.
The construction of technoscience in a globalized world
Joint session between ISA RC 23 and ESOCITE.
Objetive: The world's arrival to the society of knowledge is chaning perceptions on the role of science production seems to be linked to merked needs. The way of "doing science" is influenced more than ever by the advances of technology. What are the consequences of such new developments? Are contries doing science differently? What impact does it have science in universities? Is technology guiding the production of science?. We invite academics to send proposals along these lines. They may be in english, frenchor spanich and are not restricted to the Latin American scope. Send your abstracts to Jaime Jiménez (jjimen@servidor.unam.mx) or Hebe Vessuri (hvessuri@suprcable.net.ve)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Autonomous University of the State of Mexico
Dr. Antonio Arellano Hernández. General Coordinator
Mtra. Claudia Ortega Ponce. Technical Coordinator
National
Dra. Rosalba Casas Guerrero, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, UNAM,
Dr. Ismael Ledesma Mateos, Facultad de Estudios Superiores-IZTACALA, UNAM
Dra. Michelle Chauvet, UAM-Azcapotzalco
Dr. Carlos López Beltrán, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, UNAM
Dr. Leonel Corona Treviño, Red de Investigación y Docencia sobre Innovación Tecnológica (RIDIT)
Prof. Jorge Ocampo Ledesma, CIESTAAM, UACh
Dr. Rodrigo Díaz Cruz, UAM-Iztapalapa
Dr. Ryszard Rózga Luter, UAM-Xochimilco
Dra. Rebeca de Gortari Rabiela, Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, UNAM
Mtro. Rubén Martínez Miranda, UAQ
Mtro. Germán Sánchez Daza, Facultad de Economía de la BUAP
Dra. Maria del Carmen del Valle, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas, UNAM.
Latin America
Dr. Pablo Kreimer, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes y FLACSO-Buenos Aires.
Dra. Hebe Vessuri. Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas.
Dra. María Josefa Santos Corral. Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales-UNAM, México.
Dr. Renato Dagnino. Universidad Estadual de Campinas. Campinas, Brasil.
Dr. Hernán Thomas, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina.
Dr.Jorge Charum. Observatorio colombiano de ciencia y tecnología from Colombia.
Dr. Jaime Jiménez, president of Research Committee 23. Internationl Sociological Association.
ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS SUBMISSION
All works may be submitted in Spanish, Portuguese, English or French.
a) Abstracts
All abstracts should not exceed 250 words and should include: title of the presentation, author(s) and institution of precedence; the subject matter guideline to be followed must be mentioned. All abstracts should be sent by e-mail to the following address esocite2004@politicas.uaemex.mx , and should be processed in Word for Windows, Arial font 12.
Should audiovisual elements be considered to be used for the presentation, this must be specified in the abstract.
Abstracts submission deadline: July 30, 2003
Closing date for notification of acceptance or rejection of abstracts: August 30, 2003
b) Papers
All presentations must not exceed 20 pages (between 15 and 20 is recommended). The following items must be included: Descriptive title of the content; Objectives of the presentation; main hypothesis considered: methodology and information considered in the research; content description and basic results of the presentation. All presentations must be sent by e-mail and must be processed in Word for Windows, Arial font 12, single space.
Papers submission deadline: December 1, 2003
GUESTS OF HONOR WITH CONFIRMED PARTICIPATION
Dr. Bruno Latour, Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation, École Nationale Supérieure de Mines de Paris, France.
Dr. Michael Lynch of Departament of Sciences and Technology Studies of Cornell University.
Research Committee 23. International Sociological Association.
VENUE
The Conference will be held from Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 March 2004 in the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM) at the University Cultural Center "Casa de las Diligencias" and the "Aula Magna" in Toluca's central district. This is in the central business and shopping district. Further information on the UAEM can be found on their web site: UAEM
HOST CITY
Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico, is located just 60km far from Mexico City in an extended high valley in central Mexico. Despite being an industrial city, it has a wide range of attractions: a high volcanoe, all kind of sports facilities, archeological sites, architectural jewels, and much more. Further information on Mexico Tourism Office: SECTUR
ACCOMODATION
Advantageous rates will be available in hotel accommodation for the participators.
INFORMATION
Dr. Antonio Arellano Hernández. General Coordinator. aah@uaemex.mx
Mtra. Claudia Ortega Ponce. Technical Coordinator. cop@uaemex.mx
Vth ESOCITE
REGISTRATION FEES
Fees include: Inscription, Opening Ceremony, Attendance at scientific sessions, Programme, Abstract book, Proceedings.
Researchers and other professionals: 110.00 USD
Students: 50.00 USD (Must be accompanied by a letter from your Head of Department verifying your student status. Students do not receive the Proceedings)
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