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> Call for Papers, deadline 1 February 2003
>
> Women in Science and Technology Congress: FiNuT
> "Standard-Deviation"
> Berlin, 29 May - 1 June 2003
>
> Our standards and norms strongly influence our
> perception of the world.
> They facilitate our every day orientation.
>
> Standards and frameworks are particularly important
> in the field of
> science and technology as here they guarantee clear
> and reproducible
> results.
>
> We want to question, criticize and possibly
> deconstruct some of these
> sometimes only seemingly objective norms and
> frameworks:
>
> What is (a) standard? What is its deviation? Who
> defines this? What is
> scientific knowledge? Who is authorized to produce
> it? All these are
> crucial questions in many fields of science and
> technology: :
>
> - security
> - genetic 'engineering'
> - biotechnology
> - investigative procedures
> - eugenics
> and many others ....
>
> All women who feel affected by these topics are
> invited to sign up as
> participants or speakers for the congress. We
> welcome contributions in
> German or English.
>
> The congress is opening up internationally and we'd
> like to address
> particularly our colleagues from Eastern
> neighbouring countries. Please
> get into touch with us:
> referentinnen@???
>
> What is the Women in Science and Technology
> Congress?
>
> The Congress was founded in 1977 in Aachen, Germany.
>
> At the beginning it took place bi-annually but it
> is now traditionally
> held once a year on the weekend of Ascension in
> various German cities
> (also: 2001 in Vienna, Austria; 2004 in Zurich,
> Switzerland).
>
> The congress is organized by women for women. It
> offers a forum to
> exchange experiences and to critically discuss the
> content and
> structures of science and technology.
> The congress gives women in science, engineers and
> craftswomen the
> opportunity to become acquainted with each other and
> to reflect their
> own career and professional situation.
>
> The program contains diverse standard events every
> year: presentations,
> workshops, meetings of women's groups in the same
> professional fields,
> city tours, recreational activities and others.
>
> Who prepares the congress?
>
> The group preparing the Berlin FiNuT is a
> heterogeneous team of about
> 15-20 women from Berlin und Leipzig who
> spontaneously came together to
> organize FiNuT 2003.
>
> A special feature is the cooperation with a women's
> group in Leipzig.
> Our Leizpig cooperation partners wish to benefit
> from the relative
> proximity of Berlin in order to expand the congress,
> which has Western
> German roots, to address East German perspectives
> and invite more women
> to help keep up the FiNuT tradition.
>
> The subject "Standard: Deviation" reflects quite
> well the interests of
> many women who are active along - or against - these
> lines.
> Apart from general topics concerning women in the
> scientific and
> technological fields, it is feminist critique of
> science and technology
> which is important for us to address above all else
> in order to render
> visible the complexity of relationships between the
> genders.
>
> Contact
>
> Please submit your application until 1 February 2003
> via the web at
>
http://finut2003.leipzigerinnen.de/organisatorisches/
> (sorry, currently in German only)
> Otherwise, just ask for the application form in
> English to be sent to
> you by email or by postal services.
>
> Please forward this call for papers to other women
> who might be
> interested - thank you.
> Welcome to Berlin!
>
> FiNuT - TU Berlin
> Sekr EN 9
> Straße des 17. Juni 135
> 10623 Berlin
> http://finut2003.leipzigerinnen.de/
> referentinnen@???
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