Travel Between SeaTac and Downtown Tacoma There are several options for delegates traveling between Sea-Tac International Airport and downtown Tacoma. Private Transportation Options Capital Aeroporter, (800)-962-3579. This service is offering SHOT members a special convention rate for travel between the airport and the Hotel Murano. For SHOT attendees booking individually, the one-way fare is $25.00…
Read MoreTacoma Beyond SHOT Near the Hotel… The Tacoma Art Museum is dedicated to connecting people through art, and showcasing and collecting Northwest art. The museum features framed views of Mt. Rainier and a series of elegant galleries that wrap around an open-air interior stone garden. The galleries showcase traveling national and international exhibitions, as well…
Read MoreWelcome to Tacoma "…a stimulating arena where scholars from different places but with similar interests can meet and forge intellectual and social ties." -Arne Kaijser, SHOT President SHOT 2010 30 September – 3 October 2010 For engineering students and historians of technology, Tacoma may be most often associated with the spectacular collapse of the first…
Read MoreGetting to & Around Cleveland Continental Airlines, which operates a hub at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, has agreed to provide discounts to SHOT meeting attendees. The discounts range from 2-10% off the price of the ticket, plus an additional 3% discount if the tickets are booked on Continental’s website. Please use the offer code ZK9Y803338…
Read MoreSHOT 2011 Tours and Special Activities The following is a summary of the tours and special activities scheduled during this year’s Annual Meeting in Cleveland. 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…
Read MoreSession Schedule The program committee (chaired by Eda Kranakis) has put together an outstanding line-up of sessions.�You will not only be able to hear papers on timely topics such as the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, but also on topics ranging from superconductivity to technology and the body to the Tao…
Read MoreOverview 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…
Read MoreSpecial Events Opening Plenary and Reception Our annual meeting will kick off with a joint three-society plenary session, “Dealing with Disasters: Perspectives on Fukushima from the History and Social Studies of Science and Technology,” on Thursday night ay 6:00 pm in the Marriott Grand Ballroom. Following the plenary, the action moves to the Great Lakes…
Read MoreCleveland Beyond SHOT When in 2007 The Economist rated Cleveland (tied with Pittsburgh) as the most livable city in the United States, some Americans were surprised, but long-time residents of the city were not. Many who live here–especially in beautiful inner-ring suburbs like Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, and Lakewood–regard the city and its environs as…
Read MoreSHOT 2012 Travel Information Here is some advice on travelling to and around Copenhagen. At the bottom of this page you may view an interactive Google map of the metropolitan area, including the ability to view the city using Google Earth. Flights to Copenhagen As a major air hub for Scandinavia and northern Europe, Copenhagen…
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