The Department of Science & Technology Studies, Cornell University, is hosting a conference, “Connecting S&TS: The Academy, the Polity and the World,” to be held September 25-28, 2003. This meeting will be the first of a triennial Cardiff, Cornell, and Harvard conference series superceding the old Bath quinquennial series.

In the past decade and a half, S&TS has evolved intellectually. It has built institutional strength, and forged links with other disciplines. New communities, and policy relevant areas have come within its purview. S&TS has begun to make its mark in economic theory, anthropology, music, environmental governance, legal discourse, science education, and science policy. A broad range of public institutions—from funding agencies to science museums to transnational NGOs—are beginning to incorporate S&TS insights into their thinking. This international conference will take stock of the widening relevance of S&TS, reflecting on the novel problems and opportunities. There are thus two topics, the new links and the very process of creating, sustaining, and cutting links.

Deadline for early registration: July 1