Hello everyone, Came across this thanks to the wonders of social networking technology: "The Difference that Makes a Difference: an interdisciplinary workshop on information and technology" at the Open University (the UK's pioneer in distance education). Description: http://www.dtmd2011.info/home CFP: http://www.dtmd2011.info/call-for-papers

From the program committee there appears to be decent representation of STS expertise (although the word "impact" has somehow crept into the name of the final session) but nothing historical there or in the keynote speakers list. They promise in session 1 to explore the "philosophical underpinnings" of information, whereas my hunch is that the historical roots would be much more informative. So perhaps someone can fix that with a submission on the history of information and its use within particular disciplines.

The conference is in the Milton Keynes, England from September 7 to September 9, and the deadline for abstracts is June 17. (Milton Keynes holds a special place for devotes of post-War urban planning, and though otherwise largely devoid of interest is not that far from London or Birmingham by train). Registration is free, which doesn't hurt either and could make this a cheap outing for those in the region. Tom