Introduction to SSIT
Society on Social
Implications of Technology
September 2015
SSIT
IEEE’s Forum for Academic, Practical and Policy dialog
on Technology’s Impact on Society
Engineers and Technologists do
care about how their products,
discoveries, and services will
benefit humanity …. Or not!
Major topics include:
Privacy, Security, Health, Ethics, Equity, Quality of Life
As affected by technology such as:
NanoTech, Genomics, networks, computing, RFID, drones
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Dialog Channels:
Peer Reviewed Papers
IEEE Technology and
Society – our award
winning magazine
ISTAS – our annual
conference
– 2014 with Ethics 2014
– 2015 Dublin
– 2016 India
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Dialog Channels:
22 Local chapters in 13 countries
around the world
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Social Media – Public Dialog
Blog and comments
LinkedIn Group
Facebook Group
YouTube Channel
Twitter
WWW.IEEESSIT.ORG
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Co-sponsored Conferences and
Distinguished Lecturer Programs
Sustainability
Global Humanitarian Conference
Norbert Weiner Conference
Internet of Things
Imaging for Crime
Prevention and
Detction
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Try it! --- Spin each dial
What are the <social> implications of <technology>?
Privacy
Health
Social
Impact
Equity
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Drones
Ethical
My
Project
Technology
Data
Mining
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Genome
Analysis
Join us!
Non-IEEE members can join as Affiliates
Participation via LinkedIn/Facebook is Free
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The Future is in Our Hands
All of these
pictures are past
covers from IEEE
Technology and
Society
If they make
you wonder ….
That’s our role
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Well keep an eye out for you!
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