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February 4th, 2013

SHOT Annual Meeting 2015 Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE  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…

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January 3rd, 2013

Call for Papers: SHOT Annual Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark 2012

Call 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…

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January 3rd, 2013

Call for Papers

SHOT 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…

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January 3rd, 2013

Call for Papers

Deadline: 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…

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January 3rd, 2013

Pittsburgh Travel

Travel 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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January 3rd, 2013

Pittsburgh Tours

Tours and Special Activities The following is a summary of the tours and special activities scheduled during this year’s Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. Please click here for complete details (PDF). Because the tours are very popular and sell out quickly, you may want to register as soon as possible in order to avoid missing out.…

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January 3rd, 2013

Pittsburgh SIGS

Special Interest Group Activities An important feature of SHOT is that it includes a number of special interest groups (SIGSs) who meet during our annual meeting.� In order to introduce all the members to all the SIGs, we are holding a special “Meet the SIGs Coffee Break” on Friday morning from 10-10.30 am.� During this…

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January 3rd, 2013

Pittsburgh Sessions

Session Schedules To see details of the topics, participants, and schedule of the more than fifty academic sessions that will be taking place at the SHOT Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, please see the attached PDF file. Print out the file, review it, mark it up, and bring it with you as a convenient way of…

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January 3rd, 2013

Pittsburgh Program

Program Overview A pdf version of the Final Progam is available here. Thursday, 15 October 8 am-5 pm Executive Council Meeting (open to all members), Duquesne Room 8 am-5 pm� Conference Registration, North Lobby Concourse 12-5 pm Editorial Board Meeting IEEE Annals of Computer History, Birmingham Room Afternoon Tours�������� 12:30 Fallingwater 12:45 Steel Valley 1:00…

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January 3rd, 2013

Pittsburgh Plenary

Opening Plenary The speaker at this year’s plenary session is 2006 Sally Hacker Prize winner and Senior Writer for the American Scientist Brian Hayes. He will speaking on "Industrial America Seen Through a Chain-Link Fence." In describing the subject he notes: "When I was a small boy, I spent much of one summer peering through…

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