Bowie State University News July 27, 2011 Bowie State University Hosts 2011 Humanities and Technology Association Conference For the second year in a row, Bowie State University will host the Humanities and Technology Association Conference<http://hta2011.weebly.com/index.html>, October 13-15, 2011, drawing scholars from a variety of disciplines examining the impact of technology in society including topics such as global technologies and their implications in Africa, women and technology, and the internet and politics. Located between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Bowie State University provides an easily accessible location for a conference of local interest that also attracts participants from many parts of the world. Presenters are expected from universities as nearby as Towson to as far away as India. By hosting the conference, students and faculty at the University have the opportunity to participate in the conference as panelists, presenters and attendees. Dr. George Sochan, professor in the Department of History and Government at Bowie State, serves as chair of the conference. He notes that this year's conference has been significantly expanded with presentations in four broad tracks: philosophical, political and ethical dimensions; technology and social life; representations of technology; and technology and education. An added feature for this year's conference is a session of two student panels, one from Bowie State University and the other from York College in Pennsylvania. The keynote speaker, Ms. Jillian C. York, is addressing a cutting edge issue: the internet as contested space for social change. York is a writer and researcher whose work focuses on the challenges to free expression online, including the struggles faced by activists and new media journalists working in this contested space. York is currently the director for international freedom of expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. An estimated 50 participants are expected to attend the conference that will be held in the Center for Learning and Technology. HTA 2011 has scheduled 18 panels covering a wide range of subjects including "The Internet, Youth, and Revolution." Eight of the presenters are members of the Bowie State community and include three students, four professors, and one dean, Dr. George Acquaah. The Humanities and Technology Association (HTA) is an interdisciplinary, scholarly society that was founded in 1978 to promote an understanding of the cultural interactions of the humanities, technology, science, and engineering. Dr. Fred Mills, professor of philosophy at Bowie State, is also the editor of the Humanities and Technology Association journal, the Humanities and Technology Review. HTA conference papers often become articles in this journal. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.