[SIGCIS-Members] Proposed Session for SHOT

Andrew Butrica abutrica at earthlink.net
Fri Mar 12 18:57:16 PST 2010


Greetings!

I have proposed the following idea to the Mercurians SIG and feel that it 
is equally appropriate for the Computers, Information, and Society SIG.  We 
could make this a combined Mercurians-SIGCIS session proposal.  Here is the 
proposal:

I would like to propose that Mercurians organize a SHOT session around the 
theme of the computer as a communications device.  Obviously, we could do 
this jointly with the computer SIG, as well.
The papers could be on any aspect of the topic.  They might touch on the 
development of the technology, the roots of the idea of computers as 
communication devices in cybernetics (Norbert Wiener et al), the role of 
federal dollars, the role of federal policy (eg, communication policy), the 
role of the military, or the applications of the computer as a 
communication device, such as in making medical assistance available over 
great distances or in isolated regions or various auction (e-bay) and other 
commercial uses.  Consumer applications, of course, would dovetail with one 
of SHOT's themes for this conference.  Approaches could be historical, 
philosophical, sociological, anthropological, etc.
Any ideas, suggestions, or proposals?

Andrew Butrica

Andrew J. Butrica
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