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SusTech 2021 invites undergraduate and graduate students to submit abstracts for the Student Poster Contest by the extended deadline of…  Read More

Principles taught to STEM students state that “engineers must gain an understanding of all the issues surrounding a particular design challenge. These issues might include the need for the project, relevant social and economic conditions of the target population, and project constraints and requirements.” Engineers and problem-solvers are not the problem. Short-term thinking is the problem. Wishful thinking is the problem. “It will do for now” is the problem.

Clint Andrews, Professor of Urban Planning and Development at Rutgers University, is 2021-2022 President of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology.

SSIT Secretary Lew Terman has been honored with the prestigious 2021 IEEE Emberson Award.

An anonymous donor will match any donation to SSIT up to a total of $5K donated before the end of the year.  This matching gift would result in a total of $15K to SSIT.

IEEE SSIT Board of Governors member Kalyan Sen has been elevated to IEEE Fellow status, the highest grade of IEEE membership, in 2021.

Due to the unprecedented circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 10th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2020) was held…  Read More

Why are all of these nations and their assorted consortia heading to Mars? Are they truly exploring to improve the human condition, to expand and share scientific knowledge?

*Now a Virtual Conference* — IEEE ISTAS 2020 Public Interest Technology (Arizona State University) November 12 – November 14 – The International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) is the flagship conference of the IEEE’s Society on the Social Implications of Technology- the oldest society and conference of its kind.  ISTAS is a multi/inter/trans-disciplinary forum for engineers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, philosophers, researchers, social scientists, technologists, and polymaths to collaborate, exchange experiences, and discuss the social implications of technology.

A ballot for the election of three members to the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology Board of Governors…  Read More

Voting for IEEE SSIT Board of Governors (BoG) Member-at-Large (2021-2023 Term) Election runs from 14 August to 29 September (4pm…  Read More

Due to the unprecedented circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic, IST-Africa 2020 took place as a virtual event from 18 –…  Read More

If only we knew more about the world that we live in. If only we understood that all things are interconnected. If only we could learn to value ethics above rank profiteering. We would make better decisions for ourselves and for our society. We would make good moral decisions. But we now know that access to factual knowledge does not necessarily improve the world. We are living that reality today.

Call for Nomination by Petition for Board of Governors (BoG) Member-at-Large (2021-2023 Term) Election – Deadline 15 July The IEEE…  Read More

The 10th Anniversary of the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC) will take place in Seattle from 29 October to…  Read More

The primary driver for agetech investment appears to be growing fears around caring for aging populations. But initiatives tend to skate over some of the inherent challenges.

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Call for Expressions of Interest to Host SSIT Conferences IEEE SSIT organises, co-organises and sponsors conferences focused on technology, society…  Read More

Call for Nominations to SSIT Leadership Roles The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) is an active IEEE…  Read More

The IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) invites you to participate in its flagship event, the 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society.  IEEE ISTAS 2019 takes place 15- 16 November in Boston MA, hosted by the School of Engineering of Tufts University, on its Medford Campus.