The theme of ISTAS 2024 is the Social Implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). SSIT invites participation from practitioners in academia, industry, and government who contemplate the impacts of technology on today’s society in the areas of ethics, sustainability, and equity, and who particularly examine social values within the tech industry.
Category: Blog Posts
Message from President Luis Kun about IEEE REACH
By Luis Kun on February 26th, 2024 in Articles, Blog Posts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Dear colleagues, the February 2024, IEEE Series / TAB meeting gave me the opportunity to learn about an IEEE program that I was previously unaware of. It is called IEEE REACH, which is a short for Raising Engineering Awareness through the Conduit of History.
Last Chance – SSIT MATCHING FUNDS OPPORTUNITY!
By terribookman on December 27th, 2023 in Announcements, Blog Posts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, SSIT Announcements
Last Chance! Opportunity expires Sunday Dec 31! Matchi Click HERE
IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society Call for Special Issue Proposals
By Katina Michael on November 3rd, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Call for Volunteers, Social Implications of Technology, Transactions
The IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society are calling for special issue proposals from interested members of the international community.
Call for Senior Editors and Associate Editors of the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
By Katina Michael on November 3rd, 2023 in Blog Posts, Call for Volunteers, Social Implications of Technology, Transactions
The IEEE TTS leadership is recruiting up to 30 Associate Editors and 7 Senior Editors as a complement to the current Editorial Board
Learning Futures, with Sean Leahy, Punya Mishra
By terribookman on October 22nd, 2023 in Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Podcasts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts
What if education systems were doing more and thinking differently about preparing learners to thrive in the future? Join hosts Dr. Sean Leahy, and Professor Punya Mishra of Arizona State University for conversations on improving education and the futures of learning.
Dr. Guru Madhavan Receives Norbert Wiener Award from SSIT
By terribookman on October 14th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Ethics, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Dr. Guru Madhavan received the IEEE Norbert Wiener Award on Friday October 13, 2023, at the IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), Villanova University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Puebla, Mexico, Announced as Next ISTAS Location, September 18-20, 2024
By terribookman on September 21st, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Conferences, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
The 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society will be held in Puebla, Mexico, from September 18-20, 2024, at the Universidad de Las Americas, Puebla (UDLAP). ISTAS24 will be the first ISTAS conference to be held in Latin America.
13th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC 2023)
By Edward G Perkins on September 17th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Conferences, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
The 13th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (IEEE GHTC 2023) will take place in person at Villanova University (Pennsylvania) from October 12 to 14, 2023.
IEEE ISTAS 2023 Conference in Swansea, Wales, Hosts First of Two Scheduled Climate Change Panels
By terribookman on September 16th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Conferences, Environment, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Some topics addressed on the September 13 panel included climate change challenges related to health and healthcare, contributions of computing to the climate change problem in terms of energy use, along with the potential of computing to contribute to solutions to the crisis, agriculture and food security issues related to climate change, systems design, finding solutions and improving communication across IEEE societies, carbon removal, and economic and social aspects of the crisis including forced migration, water supplies, and the responsibilities of developed nations to developing nations in climate change mitigation.
Attention All IEEE SSIT Technology and Society Visitors!
By terribookman on September 16th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Social Implications of Technology, SSIT Announcements
Please join our new IEEE Collabratec Technology and Society Community!
On Day 2 of ISTAS 2023, Second Climate Change Panel: “Public Safety Technologies and Climate Change”
By terribookman on September 15th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Conferences, Environment, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
The IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS 23) continued into its second day of regular programming on Thursday September 14, and included the presentation of a second panel related to climate change, this one focused on “Public Safety Technologies and Climate Change.”
Register Today – Digital Platforms and Societal Harms – Hybrid Global Forum – October 2 and 3, 2023
By Luis Kun on September 4th, 2023 in Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
We invite you to join us at Digital Platforms and Societal Harms, taking place 2 and 3 October at American University in Washington, D.C. and with keynote panels also available in hybrid mode to enable online attendance.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR SECTIONS / CHAPTERS – Digital Platforms and Societal Harms – Call for Participation
By murtyp on September 4th, 2023 in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
We invite you to join us at Digital Platforms and Societal Harms, taking place 2 and 3 October at American University in Washington, D.C. and with keynote panels available in hybrid mode to enable online attendance, and – this is where you come in – though local in-person events that can be hosted by IEEE Sections or Chapters anywhere in the world.
SSIT Matching Funds Opportunity!*
By terribookman on August 20th, 2023 in Blog Posts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Donations made to SSIT through the IEEE Foundation between now and December 31, 2023, will be matched, up to a total of $5000. Donate now to double your impact!
SSIT/CSIT Co-Founder Stephen H. Unger Dies
By terribookman on July 15th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Ethics, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Stephen H. Unger, one of the founders of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, Life Fellow of the IEEE, Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Columbia University, champion of engineering ethics, and a prominent figure within SSIT, has died at the age of 92.
IEEE SSIT’s Division VI Connections
By Luis Kun on June 29th, 2023 in Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
The Society on Social Implications of Technology is one of seven IEEE technical societies that make up IEEE Division VI.
What if Generative AI Destroys Biometric Security?
By terribookman on June 13th, 2023 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Podcasts, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts
Listen in on this Economist podcast… featuring IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society EIC Katina Michael.
Registration Now Open! ISTAS 2023 – 13-15 September 2023 – Swansea University, Wales
By terribookman on June 13th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Conferences, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements
Registration Now Open! IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS 2023)
Roba Abbas Appointed New Co-Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
By terribookman on May 13th, 2023 in Articles, Blog Posts, Social Implications of Technology, SSIT Announcements
The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) announces the selection of Roba Abbas of the University of Wollongong, Australia, as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society (TTS), beginning May 9, 2023.