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