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What are the underlying and emergent structures and dynamics that shape opportunities and challenges in nanoscience and nanotechnology research and development? While research and development forges ahead, too little is understood by social scientists regarding management of risk, the role of social networks, and implications for policy and regulation of nanoscience and technology.
To explore these and other questions, the Nanoscience and Society Research Group of the Science, Technology and Society Initiative convenes its second annual international workshop on October 3, 2008 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The workshop, "Nanotechnology and Society: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges," brings together social scientists working at the frontiers of nanotechnology and society research whose work is primarily focused on social networks, the organization and management of risk, and knowledge sharing in science and technology with nanoscientists and technologists, industry experts and policymakers. Our objective is to move forward dialogue within the social sciences as well as among social scientists, nanoscientists and policy researchers.
This workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0531171. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Workshop website: http://www.umass.edu/sts/nano/2008.html
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Welcomes & Introductions
Feb 25, 2009
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Keynote talk
Advancing the Science of Science and Innovation Policy: Current Approach and Nex...
Feb 25, 2009
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Panel I: Nano, Innovation and Networks
Categorizing a Field – The Use of the Nanotechnology Label across Communities
Feb 25, 2009
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Nanotechnology Collaboration, Information Transfer, and Field Structure
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Local Ecologies of Knowledge, National Systems of Innovation, and Nanotech Resea...
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Question and Answers for Pannel 1
Feb 25, 2009
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Panel II: Nano, Innovation and Risk
Bounding Nanotechnology: Deconstructing the Drexler-Smalley Debate
Feb 25, 2009
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Laboratory Engagements: Risky Discourse and Research Decisions
Feb 25, 2009
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A Mirror of Social Development: Industry decisions regarding new technologies
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Question and Answers for Pannel 2
Feb 25, 2009
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Panel III: Nano, Innovation and Knowledge Sharing
Inventor Mobility and Knowledge Transmission in Nanotechnology
Feb 25, 2009
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Nano Social Science: An Emerging Specialization
Feb 25, 2009
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Manufacturing Issues and the National Nanomanufacturing Network
Feb 25, 2009
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Question and Answers for Pannel 3
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