Overview of the Program Once again this year, there is an extensive program of meetings, activities, and social events supplementing the nearly fifty academic sessions. There will be meetings to talk about the future of our organization and the discipline. Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place in the Holiday Inn by the Bay.…
Read MoreSHOT 2013 Portland, Maine 10-13 October A visit to Portland for SHOT 2013 offers even more than usual. In addition to the usual roster of excellent papers and presentations, this year’s program provides a number of opportunities for self-reflection and to join discussions about intellectual directions and organizational activities. The process will be inaugurated by…
Read MoreThe Society for the History of Technology’s Special Interest Group for Computers, Information and Society (SIGCIS – http://www.sigcis.org) welcomes submissions for a one-day scholarly workshop to be held on Sunday, 13 October 2013 in Portland, Maine. As in previous years, SIGCIS’s annual workshop will occur immediately after the end of the regular SHOT annual meeting…
Read MoreA Brief History of Dearborn The official seal of the city of Dearborn proclaims that it is the hometown of Henry Ford, but there was life in Dearborn before Ford. What is now Dearborn remained a small farming community for decades after the first European settlers arrived in 1786. A major change came in 1833…
Read MoreGetting to Hotel Albuquerque 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW By Car: Follow I-40 into Albuquerque, and take exit 157A (Rio Grande Boulevard NW). Head south upon exiting I-40, and the hotel will be on your left about 1/2 mile down the road. There is ample complimentary parking at the hotel. By Plane: Taxi fares from…
Read MoreALBUQUERQUE 8–11 October 2015 Click here for the program It’s where Walter White broke bad. It’s where Olive and her dysfunctional family began their epic journey in a yellow bus. It’s where Lucy’s neighbor Ethel was born. It’s where Bugs Bunny made his famous wrong turn. And, this fall, it’s where SHOT will hold its fifty-eighth annual…
Read MoreCall For Papers: SHOT 2012: 4-7 October in Copenhagen, Denmark Deadline for submissions: 31 March 2012 The Society for the History of Technology will hold its annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark from 4-7 October at the Copenhagen Business School. The Program Committee invites paper and panel proposals on any topic in the history of technology, broadly defined. The…
Read MoreSHOT 2011–Call For Papers and On-line Submission Tools Deadline for submissions: 31 March 2011 The Society for the History of Technology will hold its annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio from 3-6 November 2011. The Program Committeeinvites paper and panel proposals on any topic in the history of technology, broadly defined. The Committee welcomes proposals for…
Read MoreDeadline: 31 March 2010 SHOT 2010–Call For Papers The Society for the History of Technology will hold its annual meeting in Tacoma, Washington from September 30 to October 3, 2010. The Program Committee invites paper and panel proposals on any topic in the history of technology, broadly defined. Sessions dealing with non-Western technologies are particularly…
Read MoreTravel To and Around Pittsburgh Getting to Pittsburgh By Car If you are planning to drive to the meeting, Google Earth, Google Maps or MapQuest will give you all the information you need.� Parking in downtown Pittsburgh is expensive.� The Hilton Hotel’s web page lists its parking options.� Other lots and garages are within walking…
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