2011 Interdisciplinary Conference of AHLiST

Link to the 2010 AHLiST Conference, Madrid Spain

Association of History, Literature, Science and Technology
Hosted by College of Technology, University of Houston
Location: University of Houston, TX, USA
Date: May 20-22, 2011

Co-Chairs of 2011 AHLiST Conference

Shirley Ezell, University of Houston
Marcy Norwood, University of Houston
JungKun Park, University of Houston

2011 Conference Program Chair

Hyo-Joo Han, Georgia Southern University

Keynote Speakers:
John H. Lienhard, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and History, University of Houston,
John V. Turner, NASA Johnson Space Center

The 2011 conference theme is Technology and Future. How has technology shaped contemporary notions of future? How will current concepts of future influence technological developments? Technology has been a driving force of modern and contemporary cultural, socio-economic, and industrial development. At the same time, the future has been imagined and predicted by technology or vice versa. Future has not merely been a temporal space but an ideal point which technology attempts to project. From technological utopianism to current anticipations of environmental catastrophe, technology has been the emblematic potential of future. This year’s conference aims to consider distinct ways of thinking about the future, while questioning what it isother than the preoccupations of the present—that is invoked when we talk about the future. We invite panels and individual papers on these or related topics, but will give full consideration to any proposal within AHLiST’s scope.

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DEADLINE for Submission is February 1, 2011.

The Journal of History, Literature, Science and Technology: JHLiST

Only conference participants will be invited to submit an article (20-page long) for publication. The official publication of the Association is The Journal of History, Literature, Science and Technology (JHLiST), devoted to the research and investigation pertaining to the theories and practices of science, technology, medicine, history and literature. The journal explores the multidisciplinary “consilience, the linkage of science and humanities to create insights into human endeavors. The JHLiST is a professionally produced, edited, and peer-reviewed academic journal.

Guest Speakers for the 2011 Conference:

John V. Turner, CxP Risk Manager, NASA Johnson Space Center
John H. Lienhard, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and History, University of Houston

TRACKS, TRACK CHAIRS and SUGGESTED TOPICS (Not Limited to:)

• Art and Technology and Future:
  Scott Shim ([email protected]), Ohio State University
• Business Intelligence:
  Adrian Gardiner ([email protected]), Georgia Southern University
• Design Thinking - Industrial Design:
  Scott Shim ([email protected]), Ohio State University
• Enterprise IT Management Issues and Challenges:
  Karen P. Patten ([email protected]), University of South Carolina
• Future Impact of Technology on Healthcare and Education:
  Driss Benhaddou ([email protected]), University of Houston
  Mequanint Moges ([email protected]), University of Houston
• Hospitality and Tourism Management:
  Kijoon Back ([email protected]), University of Houston
  Christian Corosan ([email protected]), St. Thomas University
• Human Resources Development:
  Holly Hutchins ([email protected]), University of Houston
  Consuelo Waight ([email protected]), University of Houston
• Logistics and Global Supply Chain Management:
  Jay Cho ([email protected]), Georgia Southern University
• Multidisciplinary:
  Francisco García-Serrano, Saint Louis University, Madrid;
  Yonsoo Kim, Purdue University;
  Constantino Malagón Luque, Universidad Nebrija,
  Song No, Purdue University ([email protected])
• Optimization of Retail Operations:
  Frances Gunn ([email protected]), Ryerson University
• Project Management:
  Manoucher Tabatabai ([email protected]), Georgia Southern University
• Sales and Selling Management:
  Brian Rutherford ([email protected]), Purdue University
• Service Operations in the Information Era:
  David Xin Ding ([email protected]), University of Houston
• Social Media Marketing:
  Eklou Amendah ([email protected]), Southern New Hampshire University
• Technological Innovation and Adoption of Consumers:
  June Yang ([email protected]), University of Houston, Victoria
• Technologies and Consumer Policy:
  Seungshin Lee ([email protected]), Konkuk University
• Technologies in Future Studies:
  Peter Bishop ([email protected]), University of Houston
  Andrew Hines ([email protected]), University of Houston
• Technologies in Merchandising:
  Seiji Endo ([email protected]), University of Mississippi
• Technology in Selling and Sales Management:
  Brian Rutherford ([email protected]), Purdue University
• Technology Marketing:
  JungKook Lee ([email protected]), Indiana University and Purdue University Columbus
• Trends and Challenges for Authors, Publishers, and Advertisers in the new e-Content Order:
  Justo Hidalgo ([email protected]) Nebrija University, Spain
  Constantino Malagón Luque ([email protected]), Nebrija University, Spain