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| − | == JULY 2010 Hyderabad Working Group in Technoscience==
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| − | This is the latest in a series of informal conversations on
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| − | science, technology, and society. The series was initiated
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| − | in 2007 by Janastu (http://www.janastu.org), and friends,
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| − | affiliated Scholars, Programmers, and Non-Profit Organizers.
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| − | ALL ARE WELCOME. YOU CAN JOIN US TO CONTRIBUTE, DISCUSS, OR
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| − | LISTEN. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS SIGN UP HERE, AND ADD YOURSELF
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| − | TO A THEME OR TOPIC, OR ADD A NEW THEME.
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| − | == Description ==
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| − | This meeting is formatted as an extended conversation. It is
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| − | intended to be a self-organized /user-generated
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| − | non-conference. All attendees are encouraged to present or
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| − | facilitate a session, and to restrict their talks to 10
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| − | minute informal presentations, with lots of time for
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| − | discussion and debate.
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| − | Purpose of the Meeting: There is a growing interest in the
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| − | history, philosophy, sociology, and strategic futures of
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| − | science and technology. In Europe, US, Latin America, and
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| − | Japan, there are scholarly associations and regular meetings
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| − | of societies for disciplines such as the History and
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| − | Philosophy of Science; Science and Technology Studies,
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| − | etc. In India, there are numerous specialized interest
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| − | groups, NGOs and think tanks conducting research and
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| − | advocacy in various fields relating to the social aspects of
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| − | science and technology. These conversational spaces for
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| − | informal discussion are intended not to consolidate but to
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| − | broaden this existing landscape, and to connect
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| − | "technoscience" scholars based in India with those based
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| − | elsewhere.
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| − | Desired Outcomes: Enhancement of networks among scholars
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| − | based in various parts of India and elsewhere. [This
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| − | meeting is not a policy-oriented or institutionally-bound
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| − | event; thus there is no intention of producing
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| − | policy-oriented documents. However, breakout sessions and
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| − | specialized interest groups may form, out of which a variety
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| − | of reseach projects may grow. ]
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| − | Acknowledgements: Even informal conversations need space,
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| − | food, shelter. For local arrangements, many thanks to
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| − | Professor Venkatesh Choppella of IIIT-H, and his colleagues,
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| − | for hosting this visiting group of scholars.
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| − | == Schedule == | |
| − | July 28
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| − | 10:30 - 11:00 : Introductions (Please come prepared to share
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| − | your name, affiliation, and a brief description of your
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| − | interests)
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| − | 11: 00 - 12:30 :
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| − | '''TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE''' : Itty, Kavita
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| − | '''CRITICAL GEOGRAPHIES''' : Bhuvana, Ward
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| − | '''ECOPOLITICS, HEALTH, LIVELIHOODS''' : Usha, Priti, Kavita, Shailaja
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| − | July 29
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| − | Location LAMAKAAN http://www.lamakaan.com/
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| − | 12 noon :
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| − | Themes, Topics, Working Groups
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| − | by participants
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| − | Popular requests so far:
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| − | Priti, on agrarian political economy in contemporary Andhra Pradesh
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| − | Itty, on Radiation and Risk in contemporary Kerala
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| − | Ward, on homelessness and database technology
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| − | Bhuvana, on database technology and land record digitisation
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| − | CONTACT INFORMATION
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| − | KAVITA : 99620 33013
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| − | DINESH: 98440 36961
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| − | VENKATESH: 93969 94506
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| − | Venue: Enhance Edu, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION
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| − | TECHNOLOGY - HYDERABAD (IIIT-H)
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| − | '''From the airport:''' Take a cab from the ground floor of the
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| − | airport and ask him to take you to IIIT in Gachi Bowli. You
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| − | may need to tell the driver that IIIT is just before the
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| − | "Gachi Bowli Stadium".
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| − | When you get off the highway (ring road) make a left heading
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| − | west. Keep going for about 1.5 km till you come to a
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| − | traffic light. Go past the light. IIIT's gate is the on
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| − | the left immediately after the light.
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| − | As you enter the main gate of IIIT, make a right. Venkatesh's
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| − | office is in the second building (C3-210, Vindhya C-4. Enter this building and look for the Enhance Edu entry. We will be meeting in the conference room half way down the corridor)
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| − | '''From the railway station:'''
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| − | * By local train (MMTS): Take a train to to Lingampally
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| − | either from Secunderabad, Nampally or Kachiguda railway
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| − | stations, and then take an auto to IIIT-H (about 6
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| − | kilometers away).
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| − | * By bus/auto: IIIT-H is in Gachi Bowli. Bus route 10-H
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| − | will take you to Kothaguda from Secunderabad station, from
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| − | where you will can get an auto for about Rs. 50-60 to
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| − | IIIT-H. An auto directly from the station is likely to
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| − | cost around Rs. 150-200.
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| − | ===Confirmed Participants===
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| − | * T B Dinesh dinesh@servelots.com, Janastu Bangalore
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| − | Dinesh is a PhD in Computer Science, and founder of the NGO Janastu, designing computer-related services for non-profit and educational contexts
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| − | * Itty Abraham ittya@austin.utexas.edu, UT Austin / Hyderabad
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| − | Itty was Director of the South Asian Studies center at the University of Texas Austin until last month, when he left for his sabbatical (which he is now spending in Hyderabad)
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| − | * Bhuvana b.raman1@lse.ac.uk,
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| − | Bhuvana is doing a PhD from LSE and has published widely on e-governance in Karnataka
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| − | * Ward Smith wsmith@leveller.org,
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| − | Ward is a database designer and librarian, who did his Masters in Informatics and Library Science from UCLA, before which he worked in homeless advocacy and civil rights in Atlanta.
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| − | * Usha Zacharias usha.zacharias@gmail.com,
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| − | Usha is a professor of Communications in Massachusetts, currently on sabbatical in Trivandrum. Her PhD is in Media and Communications.
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| − | * Venkatesh Choppella venkatesh.choppella@iiit.ac.in,
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| − | Venkatesh has a PhD in computer science and teaches at IIIT Hyderabad.
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| − | * Priti Ramamurthy priti@u.washington.edu,
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| − | Priti is a Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, and has published widely on the political economy of Bt Cotton in Andhra Pradesh.
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| − | * Megha Vishwanath megha@servelots.com,
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| − | Megha is a software developer and currently works with Janastu, Bangalore
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| − | * Kavita Philip kphilip@uci.edu
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| − | Kavita is a professor at the University of California, Irvine, and works on the history and philosophy of science and technology
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| − | * Kavita Vemuri, IIIT-Hyderabad
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| − | Kavita is Head of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, IIIT-Hyderabad
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| − | To Be Confirmed:
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| − | * Karen Coelho karen.coelho@gmail.com,
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| − | * Anja Kovacs anjakovacs@gmail.com
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| − | * Shailaja Tetali shailaja_c@yahoo.com
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