Watch Lucy Suchman seminar again

The video recording of the trans-continental video conference seminar with Lucy Suchman on ‘Robot Biographies’ is now available to stream online. Watch the video via the link on the Watch Again page.

Join webstream to watch presentation by Lucy Suchman

We invite you to join us live on the STS Mixtures web stream for Lucy Suchman’s presentation on ‘Robot Biographies’. You will be able to watch this trans-continental video conference live from 20:00 UTC on 7 October (equivalent to 16:00 in Toronto, 21:00 in London, 7:00 on 8 October in Melbourne, 9:00 on 8 October in Auckland, 5:30 on 8 October in Darwin). Check the time zone converter for your local time.

The web stream will be available at http://www.jvcs.ja.net/s/893kowcw

Instructions for accessing this webstream, including troubleshooting, can be downloaded here (link fixed). Please note that the webstream will only become active half an hour before the conference is due to start.

There is opportunity for those on the web stream to ask questions for Lucy Suchman live via Twitter (@stsmixtures), or via an email to Laura Watts.

The agenda and running order for the event can be downloaded here.

Additional: Lucy Suchman’s powerpoint slides can now be downloaded here.

Participate in video conference with Lucy Suchman

The last in this series of trans-continental video conferences will be with Lucy Suchman, Professor at Centre for Science Studies, Department of Sociology, Lancaster University.

She will be speaking on Robot Biographies from York University, Toronto.

The event is scheduled for 20:00 UTC on 7th October 2009 (16:00 in Toronto; 21:00 in London; 7:00 in Melbourne on 8th October)

As preparation for the discussion we invite you to read her paper (written jointly with Claudia Castañeda), which can be downloaded here.

To participate in the video conference, either interactively as part of the video conference or watching live via the web, please contact either Laura Watts (in the northern hemisphere) or Lyn Campbell (in the southern hemisphere) by Sunday 20th September, so that we can test your connection.

Watch Susan Leigh Star presentation

The video recording from the trans-continental seminar with Susan Leigh Star on ‘Silence and Invisible Work’ is now available. To view the video please go to the Watch Again page…

Web video stream

If you are joining us via the web stream on 29th July then you can now download the instructions here (please note this is different from last time).

The web stream will be active from 10:30 UTC (11:30 London; 20:00 Darwin). The video conference with Susan Leigh Star will begin at 11:00 UTC (12:00 London; 21:00 Melbourne; 7:00 Toronto;  20:30 Darwin). We will be monitoring our Twitter account during the event, so if you have any problems with the web or want to ask a question please direct a message to @stsmixtures.

Book your place on the video conference with Susan Leigh Star

Book your place on the trans-continental video conference seminar on 29 July 2009 with Susan Leigh Star, who will be speaking on ‘Silence and Invisible Work‘. There are 2 ways to participate:

1. Join us on the live video conference for high-definition images and sound, and participate in the discussion.

2. Watch live on the web, with the opportunity to relay questions via Twitter.

1. To join the video conference…

We need the following information on your video conference equipment by Friday 17 July, so that we can set things up and run a series of technical tests. Please send your answers to the following 10 questions to your local co-ordinator (Laura Watts in the northern hemisphere or Lyn Campbell in the southern hemisphere).

[1] Your name and email address
[2] Institution
[3] Address
[4] Name and email of your technical support who will be available to help
[5] Telephone number to call on the day if there is a problem e.g. the room you are using, mobile phone etc.
[6] Time zone in terms of +/- UTC
[7] IP address of your equipment (this is the most important piece of information)
[8] Connection speed (384 kbps minimum)
[9] Confirmation that you can use H.323 connection protocol
[10] Make and model of your video conference system

2. To join the web stream…

No need to book this, but please send us a message to say you are planning to be there (name + institution) and we will introduce you on the day. The web address and login information will be sent out via the mailing list a few hours before the event starts. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter – we will then follow you so that we can hear your questions (hashtag ’stsmixtures’).

Susan Leigh Star speaking 29 July 2009

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that the next presenter in this series of video conferences will be Susan Leigh Star from University of Pittsburgh (formely at Centre for Science, Technology and Society at Santa Clara University). Leigh will be presenting from Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory, Australia, who will be hosting the event. Helen Verran and Michael Christie will also be in Darwin with Leigh,  so we expect some lively discussion!

The video conference is scheduled for 29 June 2009 at 11:00 UTC (12:00 London; 21:00 Melbourne; 7:00 Toronto;  20:30 Darwin).

If you have a video conference system and would like to join us on the video conference bridge, please get in touch with your local co-ordinator (either Lyn Campbell or Laura Watts). Details concerning the live internet stream will follow. For more information please join the mailing list.

Twitter questions

Due to demand, STS Mixtures now has a Twitter service, where you can post your questions live on 8 May.

We will be listening for your tweets during Helen Verran’s presentation, and have set aside some time for answering questions from the internet. Alternatively, if you’d prefer, you can post your live questions for Helen on this blog page.

Don’t forget to email and let us know you’ll be there on the live video stream so that we can say ‘hello’.

Questions for Helen Verran

If you’re participating in the video conference with Helen Verran via the live internet stream, or will be Watching Again, then you still have an opportunity to put questions to the speaker…

We’re accepting questions in advance, based on the abstract and outline paper that could be useful background theory (under review for publication in ‘Anthropological Theory’). Please pose your questions for Helen Verran here on the website or email them to your local contact (Laura Watts in the northern hemisphere; Lyn Campbell in the southern hemipshere). We will endeavor to ask Helen a selection of these as part of the live video conference.

Deadline for questions: due to the time necessary to co-ordinate the event we can only accept questions up to 1st May 2009.

We look forward to hearing your thoughts and comments.

Helen Verran speaking live 8 May

We are delighted to confirm that Helen Verran, Associate Professor in History and Philosophy of Science at University of Melbourne, will be speaking at the first video conference seminar at 10:00 UTC (11:00 London BST | 20:00 Melbourne EDT | 6:00 New York EDT), on Friday 8th May 2009.

She will be speaking on Performing People-Place: Story-Screens in the Teaching from Country Initiative.

Read the abstract.

Read the outline paper that could be useful background theory (under review for publication in ‘Anthropological Theory’ so please do not quote without explicit permission of the author).

To participate please see the Video Conferences tab above for your local contact, or join the mailing list. We will be streaming the video conferences live over the web, as well as providing a video to Watch Again for those who are unable to be online at the time.