The Chapters Committee, Student Activities Committee, and Young Professionals Committee of the Membership Committee of IEEE SSIT are pleased to announce the projects selected for funding for the year 2026 under the recent Call for Proposals on Technology and Society.
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When America Did Something, Not Because It Was Easy But Because It Was Hard
By Joe Carvalko on April 3rd, 2026 in Articles, Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
We’re not on a new mission but one that began hundreds of thousands of years ago, and will continue so long as men and women never stop asking what and why.

Call for Papers: 2026 IEEE World Forum on Public Safety Technology (WF-PST)
By murtyp on April 1st, 2026 in Blog Posts, Call for Papers, Conferences, Environment, Ethics, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Submit your research to the 2026 IEEE World Forum on Public Safety Technology (WF-PST), where leaders and innovators committed to the future of public safety technology convene to propel innovation.

Register Now for SSIT April 2026 Webinar — Smart Cities, IoT, AI, and the Metaverse: An Integrated Vision for Future Urban Systems
By Kalyan Sen on March 29th, 2026 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Environment, Ethics, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts
The rapid convergence of emerging digital technologies is reshaping the concept and implementation of Smart Cities. This work presents a comprehensive overview of how Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins (DT), Extended Reality (XR), and the Metaverse collectively enable a new paradigm for urban transformation.

SSIT Partnership with the 2026 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering, and Technology (fPET)
By murtyp on March 24th, 2026 in Blog Posts, Conferences, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
SSIT is pleased to announce our partnership with the 2026 Forum on Philosophy, Engineering, and Technology (fPET).

Call for Papers: iSRED 2026
By terribookman on March 20th, 2026 in Articles, Blog Posts, Call for Papers, Conferences, Ethics, Human Impacts, Privacy & Security, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
iSRED 2026: International Symposium on Social Robots and Ethical Design 2026 Inamori Hall, Ito Campus, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan, November… Read More

New SSIT Chapter Inaugurated in Uttar Pradesh, India
By terribookman on March 20th, 2026 in Articles, Blog Posts, Conferences, Environment, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts, Videos
SSIT President Elect Kalyan Sen presided over the inauguration of the newest SSIT professional chapter in the IEEE Uttar Pradesh Section on February 23, 2026.

Call for Papers — 2026 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS)
By terribookman on March 17th, 2026 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Call for Papers, Conferences, Environment, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Privacy & Security, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, Standards
The International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS) is the annual flagship conference of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT).

IEEE SSIT Webinar on IEEE AgeTech – Recording Now Available
By terribookman on March 17th, 2026 in Articles, Blog Posts, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts
A recording of the February 18, 2026 SSIT Webinar, “IEEE AgeTech for Humanity: A Standards-Led Approach to Aging and Accessibility,” is now available. Speaker Dr. George Arnold, Chair of the IEEE AgeTech Initiative, was the presenter of the session, which was organized by the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) Education Committee.

13th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech 2026)
By terribookman on March 7th, 2026 in Articles, Call for Papers, Conferences, Environment, Ethics, Human Impacts, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
The 13th IEEE Conference on Technologies for Sustainability (SusTech 2026) is designed to explore development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Luis Kun Recognized by IEEE Computer Society as Distinguished Contributor
By terribookman on February 5th, 2026 in Blog Posts, Social Implications of Technology, SSIT Announcements
Immediate SSIT Past-President Luis Kun has been recognized by the IEEE Computer Society as a Distinguished Contributor.
Call for Young Professional Volunteers – SSIT YP Committee 2026
By ramalatha marimuthu on January 19th, 2026 in Articles, Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
SSIT invites motivated and purpose-driven Young Professionals to volunteer as Committee team leaders and members of our Young Professionals (YP) Committee for the year 2026.

In Memoriam Lindsay James Robertson (1954–2025)
By Katina Michael on January 9th, 2026 in Articles, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements, Transactions
We remember the late Lindsay Robertson of New Zealand, a Senior Editor at the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society.

What kind of technological future do you want to help create?
By murtyp on December 23rd, 2025 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Before December 31, make a tax-deductible year-end gift to the SSIT Technology for Humanity campaign at the IEEE Foundation

Congratulations IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society!
By Katina Michael on December 18th, 2025 in Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements, Transactions
Congratulations IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society! We’ve been included in Web of Science™. Articles published after 2023 will be included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.

Double SSIT’s Good Trouble When You Make a Gift Now to the SSIT Technology for Humanity Campaign Before 2025 Ends
By murtyp on December 7th, 2025 in Articles, Blog Posts, Ethics, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
You can double SSIT’s good trouble when you make a gift now to the SSIT Technology for Humanity campaign before 2025 ends.

Double SSIT’s “Good Trouble”
By murtyp on December 1st, 2025 in Articles, Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Help us double SSIT’s good trouble – when you give now, our SSIT Technology for Humanity campaign match donor will double your donation!

Kalyan Sen Elected IEEE SSIT President-Elect 2025–2026
By Luis Kun on November 25th, 2025 in Articles, Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) is pleased to announce that Dr. Kalyan Sen has been elected SSIT President-Elect for 2025–2026.

Donate to the 2025 SSIT Technology for Humanity Campaign
By murtyp on November 18th, 2025 in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Ethics, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Donate to the 2025 SSIT Technology for Humanity Campaign

SASIGD 2026 Call for Papers
By terribookman on November 17th, 2025 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Call for Papers, Call for Volunteers, Conferences, Ethics, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
SASIGD 2026 brings together global innovators to advance Responsible and Sustainable AI across seven tracks




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