<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><br><div>fyi, Richard</div><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">Kornelia Konrad <<a href="mailto:k.e.konrad@UTWENTE.NL">k.e.konrad@UTWENTE.NL</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>Announcing the Swedish STS Summer School</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';">19 Feb 2014 09:24:19 GMT+1<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><a href="mailto:GWTF-TALK@LISTSERV.DFN.DE">GWTF-TALK@LISTSERV.DFN.DE</a><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';"><a href="mailto:k.e.konrad@UTWENTE.NL">k.e.konrad@UTWENTE.NL</a><br></span></div><br><div><div lang="NL" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Announcing the Swedish STS Summer School<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA">We are excited to announce the first Swedish STS Summer School, being<b>held August 4–8</b>, 2014 in a beautiful former monastery at Lake Vättern in Vadstena, Sweden. The summer school is organised by Tema T – Technology and Social Change at Linköping University. It will provide a platform for PhD students to interact with eminent scholars in the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and engage in discussions on current topics in STS.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA">This year’s theme is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>STS as an Engaged Program</b>. The anchor teacher, who will be present throughout the week, is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Wiebe Bijker</b>, Maastricht University.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA">Four additional main speakers will present their ideas and will be available for discussion and feedback:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> - Ulrik Jørgensen, Aalborg University<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> - Kornelia Konrad, University of Twente<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> - Andrew Stirling, University of Sussex<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> - Jane Summerton, University of Oslo<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA">In this summer school we want to explore how STS may contribute to a more reflexive and socially inclusive way of dealing with techno-political and social problems. We will critically discuss to which extent Science and Technology Studies still have retained their early critical and provocative character.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA">For full details, please visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="SV"><a href="http://stssweden.org/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-CA">http://stssweden.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA">.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA">The summer school will be a mix of lectures, seminars and presentations by participants. PhD students are expected to play an active role and attend the entire week. Basic course participation is equivalent to 4.5 ECTS, while students who present their own research will be awarded 7.5 ECTS.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA">Summer school participants will have to cover the costs of board and lodging from Monday through Friday at the Vadstena Klosterhotell, which is 5000 SEK or 570 EUR (plus VAT in certain cases). No additional participation fees will be charged.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA">Applications are due<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>April 1, 2014</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and must include a background and statement of interest, a description of your PhD project and whether you are interested in presenting your work (for additional credit, spaces limited).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA">You are also welcome to send your questions to Darcy Parks at</span><span lang="SV"><a href="mailto:summerschool@stssweden.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;"><span lang="EN-CA">summerschool@stssweden.org</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA">.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>EASST's Eurograd mailing list<br>Eurograd (at)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lists.easst.net/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">lists.easst.net</a><br>Unsubscribe or edit subscription options:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">http://lists.easst.net/listinfo.cgi/eurograd-easst.net</a><br>Report abuses of this list to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.net" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;">Eurograd-owner@lists.easst.net</a></div></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>