<div dir="ltr">Thanks, Evan, for letting me know. It should be working now.<div><br></div><div>If the problem persists, one can also go directly to the submission page using this link: <a href="https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe3/form/SV_55ZeiQEokfEGGCF">https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe3/form/SV_55ZeiQEokfEGGCF</a></div><div><br></div><div>Chris </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 12, 2016 at 11:51 AM, Evan Koblentz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:evan@snarc.net" target="_blank">evan@snarc.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The web site isn't loading.<span class=""><br>
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On 01/18/2016 07:04 PM, Christopher Leslie wrote:<br>
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Dear Colleagues,<br>
<br>
We have extended the deadline for the spring IFIP history conference<br>
until Feb. 12. Please let me know if you have any questions about the<br>
two types of paper.<br>
<br>
Chris Leslie<br>
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International Communities of Invention and Innovation<br>
IFIP Working Group 9.7 Conference<br>
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY<br>
25-29 May 2016<br>
<br>
Analog and digital computers were developed by individuals aware of<br>
an international scientific community. Likewise, although sometimes<br>
thought of as solely national projects, the first computer networks<br>
were built in an age of growing interconnectivity among nations.<br>
This meeting of IFIP Working Group 9.7 in New York City gathers<br>
historians and other professionals to reflect on histories that<br>
foreground the international community. Participants with an<br>
interest in this historical context for computers and computer<br>
networks may present academic papers or join in roundtable discussions.<br>
<br>
In accordance with this theme, we hope to blur the dichotomy between<br>
core and periphery and complicate simplistic notions of linear<br>
technological progress. Far from a deterministic view that computers<br>
and computer networks were developed in isolation and according to<br>
their own technical imperatives, we will show the history of<br>
pre-existing relationships and communities that led to the triumphs<br>
(and dead ends) in the history of computing. This broad perspective<br>
will help us to tell a more accurate story of important developments<br>
like the Internet, to be sure, but also it will provide us with a<br>
better understanding of how to sponsor future invention and innovation.<br>
<br>
At the conference, we seek to foster a conversation about<br>
internationalism in the history of computers and computer networks<br>
along four broad themes:<br>
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1. Invention:<br>
• communities where analog computers were developed<br>
• communication about and competition for early devices<br>
• innovations brought in from the supposed periphery<br>
• failed, forgotten, or thwarted efforts to develop<br>
networks or industries<br>
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2. Policy:<br>
• trade and treaties supporting computers and networks<br>
• organizations like IFIP with a mission to promote<br>
collaboration<br>
• long trajectories of digital divides<br>
• case studies revealing ethical considerations<br>
• cross-national comparisons of gender or ethnic diversity<br>
in industry and education<br>
<br>
3. Infrastructure:<br>
• communication and data networks before the Internet<br>
• development and diffusion of TCP/IP<br>
• connectivity efforts before NSFNET, NSFNET, and beyond<br>
• resistance to and success of the WorldWideWeb<br>
<br>
4. Social History:<br>
• differences and similarities in international impacts<br>
on general society<br>
• antecedents (Wells's World Brain) and visions (Human-Nets's<br>
WorldNet)<br>
• individuals who championed connections between nations<br>
• historiography of internationalism in computing<br>
• representations of international computing communities<br>
in film or literature<br>
<br>
It is hoped that the conference will be of interest to a broad range<br>
of people who study computing and computer networks, including<br>
academic scholars and graduate students, but also those who have a<br>
professional or technical interest in computing. Accordingly, there<br>
are two ways to participate:<br>
<br>
1. Academic Papers<br>
<br>
For consideration, please submit your draft paper via the conference<br>
website (<a href="http://wp.nyu.edu/ifip_wg97/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://wp.nyu.edu/ifip_wg97/</a>). Enquires are welcome in<br>
advance of your submission (<a href="mailto:wg9.7conference@nyu.edu" target="_blank">wg9.7conference@nyu.edu</a><br></div></div>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:wg9.7conference@nyu.edu" target="_blank">wg9.7conference@nyu.edu</a>>). Draft papers will be circulated<span class=""><br>
before the conference in order to encourage a meaningful discussion.<br>
At the conference, each selected participant will be allotted time<br>
to present an overview of his or her paper. It is our intention to<br>
publish selected conference papers in an anthology by Springer, and<br>
hopefully the conference feedback will be useful as presenters<br>
complete their final drafts.<br>
<br>
2. Roundtable Discussions<br>
<br>
In order to welcome technical professionals and others who may not<br>
desire to prepare a full paper, the conference will also feature<br>
roundtables of 10–15 minute, relatively informal presentations<br>
related to the conference theme. These presentations could focus on<br>
key figures, historical anecdotes, or observations on particular<br>
projects. We hope that these roundtables will spark lively<br>
conversation and, perhaps, generate research partnerships between<br>
historians and technical professionals. For consideration, send a<br>
250-word summary of the topic and your interest in it via the<br>
conference website (<a href="http://wp.nyu.edu/ifip_wg97/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://wp.nyu.edu/ifip_wg97/</a>). Enquires are<br>
welcome in advance of your submission (<a href="mailto:wg9.7conference@nyu.edu" target="_blank">wg9.7conference@nyu.edu</a><br></span>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:wg9.7conference@nyu.edu" target="_blank">wg9.7conference@nyu.edu</a>>).<div><div class="h5"><br>
<br>
The conference will be held at New York University's Polytechnic<br>
School of Engineering in MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201.<br>
About 20 minutes away by subway from NYU's Greenwich Village<br>
location, MetroTech Center is located in the heart of Downtown<br>
Brooklyn and within walking distance of the Brooklyn Bridge as well<br>
as the iconic neighborhoods of DUMBO, Fort Greene, and Brooklyn<br>
Heights. In order to help make the conference more affordable, we<br>
will offer accommodations in the school's dormitory, adjacent to the<br>
conference venue, at a competitive price for those who do not wish<br>
to stay in a nearby hotel.<br>
Further details will be made available at <a href="http://wp.nyu.edu/ifip_wg97/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://wp.nyu.edu/ifip_wg97/</a><br>
<br>
About IFIP WG 9.7: IFIP, the International Federation for<br>
Information Processing, was founded in 1960. It is a nongovernmental<br>
organization dedicated to information and communication technologies<br>
and sciences. It sponsors fourteen committees primarily of a<br>
technical nature. Technical Committee 9, however, is dedicated to<br>
ICT and Society. The organizer of this conference is TC9’s Working<br>
Group 7, which focuses on the history of computing.<br>
<br>
Important Dates<br>
• Deadline for consideration: January 8, 2016 ... extended to<br>
February 12<br>
• Early deadline for payment of registration fee: March 1<br>
• Revised papers and abstracts due: April 1<br>
• Last day to reserve a room in the dormitory: April 10<br>
• Papers and abstracts made available to participants: May 1<br>
• Revised papers due for consideration in proceedings: July 1<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Christopher S. Leslie, Ph.D.<br>
Co-Director of Science and Technology Studies Program<br>
Faculty Fellow in Residence for Othmer Hall and Clark Street<br>
Vice Chair, IFIP Working Group 9.7 - History of Computing<br>
<br>
NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering<br>
5 MetroTech Center, LC 131<br>
Brooklyn, NY 11201<br></div></div>
<a href="tel:%28646%29%20997-3130" value="+16469973130" target="_blank">(646) 997-3130</a> <tel:%28646%29%20997-3130><span class=""><br>
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--<br>
Christopher S. Leslie, Ph.D.<br>
Co-Director and Lecturer, Science and Technology Studies<br>
Faculty Fellow in Residence for Othmer Hall and Clark Street<br>
Vice Chair, IFIP History of Computing Working Group 9.7<br>
<br>
NYU Tandon School of Engineering<br>
5 MetroTech Center, LC 131<br>
Brooklyn, NY 11201<br>
<a href="tel:%28646%29%20997-3130" value="+16469973130" target="_blank">(646) 997-3130</a><br>
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Office Hour Signup:<a href="http://tinyurl.com/chrisleslie" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/chrisleslie</a><br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica"><div><font size="2">Christopher S. Leslie, Ph.D.</font></div><div style="font-size:11px">Co-Director and Lecturer, Science and Technology Studies</div><div style="font-size:11px">Faculty Fellow in Residence for Othmer Hall and Clark Street</div><div style="font-size:11px">Vice Chair, IFIP <span style="text-align:-webkit-auto">History of Computing </span><span style="text-align:-webkit-auto">Working Group 9.7</span></div></font><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica"><div style="font-size:11px"><br></div><div style="font-size:11px">NYU Tandon School of Engineering </div><div style="font-size:11px">5 MetroTech Center, LC 131</div><div style="font-size:11px">Brooklyn, NY 11201</div></font></span></div></span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px;font-size:11px"><div><font color="#000000">(646) 997-3130</font></div><div></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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