On behalf of the SIGCIS Executive: Given the challenges of the pandemic and SIGCIS far flung membership, we decided to run a virtual SIG conference this year (as well as our usual SIG lunch at SHOT). We are aware that many SHOT committee members are SIGCIS people, but not all of you are. So we…
Read MorePlease find information concerning the WITH CONFERENCE GRANT – 2021 here
Read MoreThis year, SIGCIS [SHOT’s Special Interest Group in Computing, Information, and Society] is holding its annual conference virtually, Sept 23-25, 2021. SIGCIS 2021 is an open call for any and all work related to the history of computing and information systems, broadly imagined. The SIGCIS community is especially welcoming of new directions in research and…
Read MoreCall for Papers | Call for panels: The German Society for the History of Technology (GTG) and the Society for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology (GWMT) announce the topic of their joint annual conference in Vienna. Scales, Norms, and Limit Values in Times of (Digital) Change Technical Museum Vienna | University of Vienna,…
Read MoreThe SHOT Program Committee is pleased to issue the Call for Papers and Sessions for the SHOT 2021 Annual Meeting to be held 18-21 November 2021, in New Orleans. This will be a joint meeting with the History of Science Society . The current plan is for the conference to be held in-person in New Orleans,…
Read MoreOctober 2020, Vol 61, No 4 Special Issue Manufacturing Modernity: Innovations in Early Modern Europe Manufacturing Modernity: Innovations in Early Modern Europe—An Introduction | Adam Lucas A Politics of Intellectual Property: Creating a Patent System in Revolutionary France | Jérôme Baudry Illuminated Publics: Representations of Street…
Read MoreResults SHOT Elections 2020 We are pleased to announce the results of the 2020 SHOT Elections. Elected are: New members of the Executive Council (2021-2023) Hyungsub Choi Teasel Muir-Harmony Ksenia Tatarchenko Vice-President / President Elect (2021-2022 / 2023-2024) Gabrielle Hecht Treasurer Amy Bix Nominations Committee (2021-2023) Ellan Spero Editorial Committee (2021-2025) Maria Paula Diogo
Read MoreSHOT is pleased to announce the 2020 Award and Fellowship winners. The prizes will be officially announced during the Awards Ceremony Saturday 10 October at the SHOT 2020 Virtual Forum. The citations will be published after the ceremony. Leonardo da Vinci Medal Maria Paula Diogo, New University of Lisbon, Portugal Arthur P. Molella, Director Emeritus, Lemelson…
Read MoreE-NEWSLETTER 6, 2020 Vote online until September 15 2020 via the online ballot PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE There’s no Electoral College or dodgy voting machine that gets in the way of your vote positively shaping SHOT’s future. The next few years will stretch our Society’s creativity and resources; the past decade gives little guidance in helping us…
Read MoreBecause of COVID-19, we are unable to meet in New Orleans in 2020. We are exploring options for virtual panels in October 2020. SHOT and HSS plan to meet jointly in New Orleans November 2021. 0riginally we planned to hold the 2021 meeting in Merida (Mexico). We regret that we will not be able to…
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