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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi, <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please post to your list. Many thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best, Aalok<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>--<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Apologies for cross-posting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>Technologies for Development</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>Project Closing Conference: Nanotechnologies for Development in India, Kenya, and the Netherlands.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>December 15-17, 2014. Maastricht University Brussels Campus.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>What is the challenge of development today? What is the role of science and technology in development? What are the problems and possibilities that emerging technosciences—such as nano-bio-technoscience—pose for development? What institutional and organizational configurations enable development? How can interdisciplinary inquiries into the social studies of science, technology, and innovation contribute to developmental agendas?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>The closing conference of the<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.nwo.nl/en/about-nwo/organisation/nwo-divisions/wotro" title="WOTRO Science for Global Development">NWO-WOTRO</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>sponsored project,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://fasos-research.nl/nano-dev/" title="Welcome: Nanotechnologies for Development"><i>Nanotechnologies for Development</i></a>, invites proposals that reflect on the relationship between science, technology, development, and innovation.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>We are interested in contributions that offer insights into the historical and contemporary principles and practices of development and the role of science and technology therein. These reflections can be empirical, conceptual, or methodological. We also welcome contributions that reflect on collaboration between researchers and development practitioners. We thus invite proposals from a broad range of participants: activists, academics, development practitioners, and beyond.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>The conference programme will strive to strike a balance between various approaches and perspectives and consist of keynotes, panel presentations, and a closing roundtable discussion.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>The conference will be held at the Brussels campus of Maastricht University (Avenue de l’Armée / Legerlaan 10, 1040 Brussels, Belgium) on December 15-17, 2014. Participation is limited to 50 participants.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#001C3D'>To participate, please submit a title, 500-word abstract, a list of 5 keywords, and your CV (max. 400 words) to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:techdev-conf-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl">techdev-conf-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl</a>. The deadline for sending your abstract is September 14, 2014. The conference committee will notify their decision by September 30, 2014.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#F37220'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#F37220'>Nanotechnologies for Development in India, Kenya, and the Netherlands: Towards a Framework for the Democratic Governance of Risks in Developing Countries</span></b><i><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#767878'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Project Website: <a href="http://fasos-research.nl/nano-dev/">http://fasos-research.nl/nano-dev/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Project e-mail: <a href="mailto:techdev-conf-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl">techdev-conf-fasos@maastrichtuniversity.nl</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the mailing list "WTMC-news".<br>To post to this group, send an email to <a href="mailto:WTMC-news@googlegroups.com">WTMC-news@googlegroups.com</a>.<br>If your email address has changed or if you want to unsubscribe from this group, please, send a request to: <a href="mailto:WTMC@maastrichtuniversity.nl">WTMC@maastrichtuniversity.nl</a><br> <br>Do not visit the Google group; content is not archieved. 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