Cleveland Program
Overview of the Program
Once again this year, there is an extensive program of meetings, activities, and social events supplementing the more than fifty academic sessions. There will be meetings to talk about diversity in our organization and field of scholarship (Friday evening), and a special presentation by Paul Edwards on giving effective academic talks (Saturday noon).�Back by popular demand is the Friday night "Beer, Pretzels, and Syllabi" get together at which where you can exchange teaching ideas while socializing with colleagues.
For your convenience, in addition to the listings below, there is also a PDF version of the final program.
Wednesday, 2 November
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Workshop on engineering studies and the history of engineering, sponsored by Prometheans and the International Network for Engineering Studies (INES), Cleveland State University
Thursday, 3 November
8:00 am-5:00 pm
Registration Desk, North Ballroom Foyer
Executive Council Meeting (open to all members), Erie-Superior
11:30 am-4:00 pm
Tour of ArcelorMittal Steel Mill
1:30-4:30 pm
Tour of Cleveland’s Industrial Past
1:30-5:30 pm
Editorial Board Meeting
IEEE Annals of Computing History, Huron
2:00-4:30 pm
Tour of Historic Cleveland Bridges
6:00 pm
Three Society Plenary: Dealing with Disasters: Perspectives on Fukushima from the History and Social Studies of Science and Technology, Grand Ballroom, Marriott
7:00-10:00 pm
Three-Society Reception, Great Lakes Science Center
Friday, 4 November
7:00-8:30 am
Continental Breakfast for registered participants, East Foyer
Graduate Student Breakfast (please register in advance)
International Scholars Breakfast (by invitation), Huron
8:00 am-5:30 pm
Registration Desk, North Ballroom Foyer
8:30-10:00 am
Sessions
10:00-10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am-12:30 pm
Sessions
11:00 am-2:00 pm
A Visit to the Great Lakes Brewing Company and West Side Market
12:30-2:00 pm
Lunch:
Overview of Funding Opportunities with the National Science Foundation, Fred Kronz (NSF), Huron
12:30-2:00 pm
SIG on Computers, Information, and Society lunch, Erie
12:30-2:00 pm
Women in Technological History (WITH) lunch, Superior
2:00-3:30 pm
Sessions
2:00-3:30 pm
Sidney Edelstein Book Prize Roundtable, Salon D
3:30-4:00 pm
Coffee Break
4:00-5:30 pm
Plenary Lecture by the 2011 Recipient of the da Vinci Medal, Salon E
5:30-7:00 pm
Beer, Pretzels, and Syllabi, Salon D
5:30-7:00 pm
A Conversation on Diversity, Erie-Superior
9:00 pm-12:00 am��
Hospitality Suite, Salons F-G
Saturday, 5 November
7:00-8:30 am
Continental Breakfast for Registered Participants, East Foyer
Envirotech SIG Breakfast, Erie-Superior
SMiTIng (Military Technology) Breakfast, Huron
Technology and Culture Editor’s Breakfast (by invitation only), Conference Room 401
8:00 am-5:30 pm
Registration Desk, North Ballroom Foyer
8:30-10:00 am
Sessions
10:00-10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am-12:30 pm
Sessions
12:30-2:00 pm���
Lunch
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Members’ Meeting (all welcome), Erie
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How to Give an Effective Academic Talk, Paul Edwards (University of Michigan), Superior
Engineering Studies journal editorial meeting with pizza lunch, Huron
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Mercurians and Jovians SIG Lunch
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Prometheans SIG Lunch
2:00-3:30 pm
Sessions
Architectural Walking Tour of Downtown Cleveland
2:00-4:30 pm
Visit to the Dittrick Medical Museum
3:30-4:00 pm
Coffee Break
4:00-5:30 pm
Sessions
4:30-5:30 pm
TEMSIG meeting in Lobby bar (following Dittrick tour)
6:30-7:30 pm
Wine Tasting and Reception, East Foyer
7:30-9:30 pm
Annual Awards Banquet, Salons D and E
9:00 pm-12:00 am
Hospitality Suite, Salons F-G
Sunday, 6 November
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Asia Network Breakfast. Superior
9:00 am-10:45 pm
Albatrosses: Informal breakfast (Marriott Restaurant), followed by Ad Astra: Reports from Graduate Students and Recent Post-Docs, Erie
9:00 am-12:00 pm
Prometheans: See the Program here
9:00 am-6:00 pm
Computers, Information and Society: Workshop on Cultures and Communities in the History of Computing. See the workshop program here