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<p class=MsoNormal>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>A proud moment for SIGCIS as we issue the call for our
second annual workshop, held in conjunction with the SHOT meeting. <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>There is a theme we hope will lead to some interesting new ways
of thinking about work in the field, but contributions on all topics are
welcome. Please contribute your work and help to firmly establish this as the
annual peer reviewed academic gathering the field has long needed. We are
particularly keen to welcome graduate students for regular presentations and a
projected dissertations in progress session. SIGCIS has a little money to
assist graduate students with travel costs and we hope to raise a little more
before the meeting. (Remember the Mahoney Fund – details at <a
href="http://www.sigcis.org/?q=mahoney">http://www.sigcis.org/?q=mahoney</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>See below for the call, and remember to send your questions
to the workshop chair Jeff Tang, <span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="mailto:tangjd@jmu.edu">tangjd@jmu.edu</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Tom Haigh (<a href="http://www.tomandmaria.com/tom">www.tomandmaria.com/tom</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>CALL FOR PAPERS</span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><br>
SIGCIS Workshop 2010: Materiality and Immateriality in the History of Computing
<br>
<br>
Sunday October 3 2010, Tacoma, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>For
the latest updates see <a href="http://www.sigcis.org/?q=workshop10">http://www.sigcis.org/?q=workshop10</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>The
Society for the History of Technology’s Special Interest Group for
Computers, Information and Society (SIGCIS – <a href="www.sigcis.org">www.sigcis.org</a>)
welcomes submissions for its latest one day scholarly workshop on Materiality
and Immateriality in the History of Computing. The workshop will be held in
Tacoma Washington all day on Sunday, October 3 2010. This is the final day of
the annual SHOT meeting. SHOT has reserved that day for SIG events and therefore
the symposium will not overlap scheduled sessions in the main program. For
details on the main SHOT meeting see <a
href="http://www.historyoftechnology.org/annual_meeting.html">http://www.historyoftechnology.org/annual_meeting.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>In
keeping with the conference theme contributions that consider material aspects
of the history of information technology (people, things, places, physical
technologies and their relationship to work, practice, users, standards, and so
on), immaterial aspects of the history of computing (logical standards, program
code, theory, virtual technologies/environments/communities) or the
relationship between the two are articularly welcome. However our practice is
to welcome contributions on all topics related to the history of computing
whether or not there is an explicit connection with the annual theme. Our
membership is interdisciplinary and proposals are expected from the
perspectives of business history, labor history, social history, science
studies and the history of science as well as from historians of technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Proposals
for entire sessions and individual presenters are both welcome. We hope to run
special sessions featuring dissertations in progress and other works in
progress. The workshop is a great opportunity to get helpful feedback on your
projects in a relaxed and supportive environment. All proposals will be subject
to a peer review process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Suggested Formats: </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Individual contributions can
fit one of a variety of formats<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Traditional 20 to 25-minute presentations</span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>
followed by a question and answer session with the SIGCIS community. In this
case a one-page abstract (maximum 400 words) will be reviewed and included in
the electronic conference program. Abstracts should address the paper’s
topic, argument, evidence used, and contribution to the existing literature. A
full version of the paper should be sent to the session commentator at least a
week prior to the meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Dissertation proposals</span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>. We
hope to include a dissertations in progress session, in which individuals will
present their ongoing dissertation work and seek feedback from the history of
computing community. In this case submit your dissertation proposal, which will
be included in the electronic conference program if accepted. Participants will
be encouraged to read this prior to the session. You will have five to ten
minutes to introduce the material, leaving the bulk of time available for
discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Works in progress</span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>. This
is your chance to receive informal and expert discussion of draft dissertation
chapters, journal articles, or book chapters. Submit a one page abstract
(maximum 400 words) including discussion of the current state of the work and
any specific kinds of feedback you are seeking. If your proposal is accepted
you will need to supply the draft for discussion by 1 September for inclusion
in the electronic program for the workshop. You will have five to ten minutes
to introduce the material, leaving the bulk of time available for discussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>   
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Proposals in other formats </span></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>are also
welcome. For example round table discussions, demonstrations of software of
interest to historians of computing, or "author meets critics"
sessions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>We
follow the normal format for a history meeting. That is: selection on abstracts
rather than full papers, no submission of full papers for regular sessions
(although works in progress and dissertation proposals must be submitted in
advance for inclusion on the workshop website), and no publication of
proceedings (and presenters are welcome to submit their work the SIGCIS Member
Contributions collection). However presenters in regular sessions will be
required to share some version of their paper at least two weeks in advance
with the session commentator so that he or she can prepare insightful and
helpful remarks<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>People
already scheduled to participate on the main SHOT program are welcome to submit
an additional proposal to the SIGCIS workshop, but should make sure that there
is no overlap between the two presentations<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>All
submissions should be made online via the SIGCIS website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Individual submissions </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>should be made at <a
href="http://www.sigcis.org/?q=workshop10a">http://www.sigcis.org/?q=workshop10a
</a>. Note that this requires a one page curriculum vitae as well as the
proposal itself in the form described above.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Proposals for complete sessions</span></b><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> should be made at <a
href="http://www.sigcis.org/?q=workshop10b">http://www.sigcis.org/?q=workshop10b</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>They
should include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<ul type=disc>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
     auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
     "Verdana","sans-serif"'>a description of the session that explains how<br>
     individual papers contribute to an overall theme<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
     auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
     "Verdana","sans-serif"'>the names and email addresses of each presenter<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
     auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
     "Verdana","sans-serif"'>an abstract and title for each presentation (in
     the form described above)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
 <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
     auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
     "Verdana","sans-serif"'>a one-page c.v. for each presenter and other
     participant (including commentator or chair if named) <o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>

<p><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Travel Support:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:
"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> The top financial priority of SIGCIS is
the support of travel expenses for graduate students, visiting faculty without
institutional travel support, and others who would be unable to attend the
meeting without travel assistance. The submission includes a box to check if you
fall into one of these categories and would like to be considered for an award.
These is no need to apply separately, though depending on the volume of
requests and available resources we may need to contact you for further
information before making a decision. Details on our travel grant program are
at <a href="http://www.sigcis.org/?q=travelaward">www.sigcis.org/q=travelaward</a>.
Funding sources include donations from SIGCIS members at our annual meeting,
income from the Mahoney Fund <a href="http://www.sigcis.org/?q=mahoney">http://www.sigcis.org/?q=mahoney</a>
and support from MIT Press for our annual book auction. Please note that the
SHOT Executive Council has told us that presenting at our workshop is not
considered as participation in the SHOT program and so does not realistically
make you eligible for the main SHOT travel grant program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Last Year’s Workshop:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'> This is the second annual
SIGCIS workshop. The inaugural 2009 event featured a plenary session followed
by six further sessions grouped into two tracks. More than fifty people
attended, many staying an extra night and attending a group dinner in the
evening after the workshop. You can last year’s program at <a
href="http://www.sigcis.org/?q=workshop09c">http://www.sigcis.org/?q=workshop09c</a>
and a report from the Charles Babbage Institute at <a
href="http://www.cbi.umn.edu/newsletter/article3.html">http://www.cbi.umn.edu/newsletter/article3.html</a>.
We expect to follow a similar format this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Questions
should be addressed to Jeffrey Tang who is serving as chair of the workshop
organizing committee. Email <a href="mailto:tangjd@jmu.edu">tangjd@jmu.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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