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SSIT e-Newsletter
Volume 4. Issue 1. Spring 2006
2006 Spring Board of Governors Meeting
The spring board of governors meeting was held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on April 1. The board approved raising society dues to $26. Emine Cargin was elected student representative to the board of governors. The complete minutes of the meeting can be found at http://chortle.ccsu.edu/BOG/BOGindex.html.
Board of Governor Elections
Each year 3 new members are elected the SSIT board of Governors to serve a 3 year term. Individuals interested in standing for election should email Prof. Brian O’Connell at oconnellb@ccsu.edu.
Barus Award
On April 26, 2006 Dr. Nancy Kymm Harvin received the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) Carl Barus Award for Outstanding Service in the Public Interest for the contribution and personal sacrifice in drawing attention to significant safety problems at the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear facility. Information about the presentation can be found at http://ieeessit.org/publications_sub.asp?Level2ItemID=9&Level3ItemID=32
SSIT Conferences
ISTAS 2007
The 2007 International Symposium on Technology and Society will be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV on June 1-2, 2007. Its theme is Risk, Vulnerability, Uncertainty, Technology and Society. More information is available at http://ieeessit.org//conferences_sub.asp?Level2ItemID=12&Level3ItemID=31
Technology and Society Magazine
The summer issue of Technology and Society Magazine is a special issue From Region to Countries: Engineering Education in Bahrain, Egypt, and Turkey. Guest Editors are Juan C. Lucena and Gary Downey. More information is available at: http://ieeessit.org/technology_and_society/
Questions, comments, and items of interest should be directed to the newsletter editor: Karl Perusich, Ph.D., at perusich@sbcglobal.net.
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