The theme of ISTAS 2024 is the Social Implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). SSIT invites participation from practitioners in academia, industry, and government who contemplate the impacts of technology on today’s society in the areas of ethics, sustainability, and equity, and who particularly examine social values within the tech industry.
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TTS Volume 5, Issue 2, 2024
By Miriam Cunningham on August 12th, 2024 in Transactions
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TTS Volume 5, Issue 1, 2024
By Miriam Cunningham on June 1st, 2024 in Transactions
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Monica Huerta Receives Region 9 Eminent Engineer Award
By terribookman on April 29th, 2024 in Articles, Blog Posts, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Dr. Monica Huerta (Ecuador Section) was awarded the IEEE Region 9 Eminent Engineer Award for 2024 for R9.
TTS Volume 4, Issue 4, 2023 – Celebrating the First Four Years of IEEE TTS
By Miriam Cunningham on March 26th, 2024 in Transactions
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Message from President Luis Kun about IEEE REACH
By Luis Kun on February 26th, 2024 in Articles, Blog Posts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Dear colleagues, the February 2024, IEEE Series / TAB meeting gave me the opportunity to learn about an IEEE program that I was previously unaware of. It is called IEEE REACH, which is a short for Raising Engineering Awareness through the Conduit of History.
2024 IEEE Conference on Digital Platforms and Societal Harms – Call for Papers Deadline 15 April
By Miriam Cunningham on February 13th, 2024 in Call for Papers, Conferences
The 2024 IEEE Conference on Digital Platforms and Societal Harms takes place at American University, Washington DC, USA on 14… Read More
Last Chance – SSIT MATCHING FUNDS OPPORTUNITY!
By terribookman on December 27th, 2023 in Announcements, Blog Posts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, SSIT Announcements
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Murty Polavarapu elected SSIT President-Elect 2024
By Miriam Cunningham on November 28th, 2023 in SSIT Announcements
SSIT launched a Call for SSIT Board of Governors President-Elect Candidates with a deadline of 30 September 2023. SSIT thanks… Read More
IEEE SSIT Board of Governors (BoG) Member-at-Large (2024 – 2026 Term) Election Results
By Miriam Cunningham on November 15th, 2023 in SSIT Announcements
A ballot for the election of three members to the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology Board of Governors… Read More
TTS Volume 4, Issue 3, 2023 – Special Issue on Publishing for Impact: Interdisciplinary Reflections
By Miriam Cunningham on November 6th, 2023 in Transactions
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IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society Call for Special Issue Proposals
By Katina Michael on November 3rd, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Call for Volunteers, Social Implications of Technology, Transactions
The IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society are calling for special issue proposals from interested members of the international community.
Call for Senior Editors and Associate Editors of the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
By Katina Michael on November 3rd, 2023 in Blog Posts, Call for Volunteers, Social Implications of Technology, Transactions
The IEEE TTS leadership is recruiting up to 30 Associate Editors and 7 Senior Editors as a complement to the current Editorial Board
Dr. Guru Madhavan Receives Norbert Wiener Award from SSIT
By terribookman on October 14th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Ethics, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Dr. Guru Madhavan received the IEEE Norbert Wiener Award on Friday October 13, 2023, at the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), Villanova University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Puebla, Mexico, Announced as Next ISTAS Location, September 18-20, 2024
By terribookman on September 21st, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Conferences, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
The 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society will be held in Puebla, Mexico, from September 18-20, 2024, at the Universidad de Las Americas, Puebla (UDLAP). ISTAS24 will be the first ISTAS conference to be held in Latin America.
13th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2023)
By Edward G Perkins on September 17th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Conferences, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
The 13th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE GHTC 2023) will take place in person at Villanova University (Pennsylvania) from October 12 to 14, 2023.
IEEE ISTAS 2023 Conference in Swansea, Wales, Hosts First of Two Scheduled Climate Change Panels
By terribookman on September 16th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Conferences, Environment, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Some topics addressed on the September 13 panel included climate change challenges related to health and healthcare, contributions of computing to the climate change problem in terms of energy use, along with the potential of computing to contribute to solutions to the crisis, agriculture and food security issues related to climate change, systems design, finding solutions and improving communication across IEEE societies, carbon removal, and economic and social aspects of the crisis including forced migration, water supplies, and the responsibilities of developed nations to developing nations in climate change mitigation.
Attention All IEEE SSIT Technology and Society Visitors!
By terribookman on September 16th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Social Implications of Technology, SSIT Announcements
Please join our new IEEE Collabratec Technology and Society Community!
On Day 2 of ISTAS 2023, Second Climate Change Panel: “Public Safety Technologies and Climate Change”
By terribookman on September 15th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Conferences, Environment, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
The IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS 23) continued into its second day of regular programming on Thursday September 14, and included the presentation of a second panel related to climate change, this one focused on “Public Safety Technologies and Climate Change.”
Register Today – Digital Platforms and Societal Harms – Hybrid Global Forum – October 2 and 3, 2023
By Luis Kun on September 4th, 2023 in Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
We invite you to join us at Digital Platforms and Societal Harms, taking place 2 and 3 October at American University in Washington, D.C. and with keynote panels also available in hybrid mode to enable online attendance.