Technology and Society in Asia

The Asian region is the home of some of the world’s most technologically sophisticated engineering, and is also a region of social, economic and environmental diversity, facing the challenges of both under-development and over-development. What can and should engineers and other technologists be doing to meet these challenges? This conference will bring together engineers, computer scientists, technologists, academics, educators, researchers and practitioners from India, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Australia and other countries to discuss and exchange experience, case studies, theories, designs, work-in-progress, and ideas regarding the social implications of technology in the Asian region.

Co-sponsors are IEEE Singapore, IEEE Victorian Section, the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT), IEEE India Council, IEEE China Council, SSIT Australia and SSIT Japan.

Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

• Technology and development
• Engineering education
• Information and engineering ethics
• Engineers and social responsibility
• Technology, waste and the environment
• Technology, climate change and disaster response
• History of technology.

Keynote and Featured Speakers

• NR Narayana Murthy, Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Ltd
• Professor Kenkichi Hirose, Tokai Institute of Global Education and Research, Tokai University and Special Advisor to the Cabinet Office on the Fukushima nuclear accident
• Michael Gurstein, Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training (CCIRDT), Vancouver

Schedule

• Submission of full papers/posters:            31 May 2012
• Notification of Acceptance:                      30 June 2012
• Camera Copy deadline:                           31 July 2012

For Call for Papers and the paper submission link select the Schedule link on the left side menu.

Conference

Singapore, 27-29 October 2012