Conference on the History of Computing and Networks
International Conference on the History of Computing
and Networks
Grenoble, FRANCE 2002: Call for Papers
ACONIT (Association for a Conservatory of Information Technology),
AHTTI (Association of History of Telecommunications and Information Technology)
and CHARME (Committee for the History of ARMEments), in collaboration
with IMAG (Institute of Applied Mathematics in Grenoble), are organising
an international conference on the History of Computing and Networks for
autumn 2002. This conference provides an opportunity for meetings and
discussions between historians who are studying, and the scientists and
engineers who participated in the development of computing and networks.
The following subject themes are given as examples of what might be discussed:
- Preservation and exhibition of computing and telecommunication heritage
- Developments of the concepts of teaching and researching in computing
- The role of the military in the development of computing
- Automation and robotics
- Computing in medicine
- The impact of computer networks on software systems
- The evolution of standards
- The convergence of computing and telecommunications
This conference is the latest the series of Computer History Conferences
held in France in 1988 in Grenoble, 1990 in Paris, 1993 in Sophia-Antipolis,
1995 in Rennes and 1998 in Toulouse. An exhibition tracing the history
of computing and networks will complement the conference.
Papers should present information of historical interest and proposals
of up to two pages will be accepted until 15 January 2002. Proposals
can be emailed in electronic form in either ASCII text or RTF format to
colloque2002@aconit.org ,
or mailed in paper form to :
ACONIT /Colloque 2002
10 bis rue Ampere BP 267 38016
Grenoble Cedex France
Submissions will be examined by the program committee. Requests for support
of the conference are being made from public and private organisations
and companies and from the European Union. Full details can be found on
the conference web site at http://www.aconit.org/colloque2002
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