Dear SIGCIS members, Would you like to join this session proposal? In the spirit of Kranzberg’s First Law, “Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral,” this session examines discussions and attempted governance of emerging technologies that promised great benefits – and potentially equally great dangers. While the current attention to AI <https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/opinion/yuval-harari-ai-chatgpt.html> is the most prominent current example, drones over public spaces <https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/nfl-fears-nefarious-drones-seeks-law-to-thwart-stadium-risks>, biohacking <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7004414/>, and Big Data <https://www.imperial.ac.uk/business-school/ib-knowledge/finance/why-big-data-can-be-dangerous> are other areas where future policy might benefit from better understanding and analysis of earlier iterations of those and other technologies. This session is looking for papers examining how proponents, critics, think tanks, non-profits, technical societies, governments and citizens responded to concerns about the negative potential of new technologies. Did these concerns shape the evolution of the technology and its control and regulation? Were the concerns justified? What types of arguments and evidence did participants use? Any guidance for current discussions? If you are interested, please let me know ASAP – the session proposal deadline is April 1. Initially, just a title and a few sentences will do. By March 31, a 150-250 word abstract and any suggested improvements to the session overview and title. Stay sane, Jonathan Jonathan Coopersmith Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science Professor (retired) Department of History Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4236 979.739.4708 (cell) "A Chief Skunk Looks Back," <https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/departments/a-chief-skunk-looks-back/> (interview with Sherm Mullin) *Aerospace America* March 2023 It's taking longer to vote - especially if you are Black or Hispanic <https://theconversation.com/its-taking-more-time-to-cast-a-ballot-in-us-elections-and-even-longer-for-black-and-hispanic-voters-191711> , theconversation.com Preserving space archives: https://www.toboldlypreserve.space/ *FAXED. The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine* (Johns Hopkins University Press)