Welcome to the website of SPT 2023. From June 7-10, 2023, the Japanese Society for Science and Technology Studies, or JSSTS will host the 23rd biennial international conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology. The conference theme is "Technology and Mobility." 

Notice on Presentation at the Conference

- There are no restrictions on presentation format (e.g., read aloud, slides, etc.).

- Laptop PCs for presentation and projectors are available in each room.

- The wifi at the venue is not very strong, so please prepare presentation data saved locally. We recommend that you bring your data on a USB stick.

- The projector at the venue is compatible with RGB and HDMI terminals; please prepare your own connection to USB-C or other devices.

- <<For the paper presenters>> The time allocated to the presenter consists of 30 minutes for the talk and Q&A combined. We recommend that the talk itself lasts approximately 20 minutes.

- If presenters at the venue plan to present with some of the co-presenters or panelists participating online, wifi routers and sound-collecting microphones can be rented at the reception desk. However, due to limited numbers, please contact in advance spt2023tokyo@gmail.com (note that it is different from info@spt2023.org) if you plan to use them. The title of the e-mail should be "Rental Request". You are also welcome to bring your own wifi router or other equipment.

read me: Important Notice to Everyone

1. The results of the review have been emailed to the person who submitted paper/panel/poster presentation. If you have not received the results by email for some reason (some email addresses were not found), please contact us as soon as possible: info@spt2023.org

2. Applications for student subsidies has been closed on March 31, 2023. If you have applied for the student subsidy and sent a photocopy of your student ID card but have not received any correspondence, please contact  info@spt2023.org. For details about the subsidy, please see "Subsidies and Services" in the FAQ page.

3. Applications for childcare services will close on May 7, 2023, 24:00 [Japan Standard Time (JST)]. For details, please see "Subsidies and Services" in the FAQ page.

4. For those who need a visa: Please check here.

5. The registration deadline through this website will be closed May 31, 2023. After May 31, those who wish to register might send an e-mail to: spt2023@gmt.jtb.jp [Business hours: 10:00-17:00 Japan Standard Time (JST)]

   • Inquiries received outside business hours shown above will be handled the next day or later.

   • The final deadline is 17:00 [JST] on June 5. *The final deadline was moved forward from June 9 to June 5. Before this change, we had previously indicated that we would accept cash on site, but we finally concluded we wouldn’t do that due to various reasons (however, please contact us if you have particular circumstances to concern).* However, please note that the registration fee will not be prorated and therefore will not be reduced even if you register in the middle of the session of SPT 2023. 

   • Please remember that the registration procedure after May 31 and the other questions have different points of contact. 

Theme of the conference: Technology and mobility

From June 7-10, 2023, the Japanese Society for Science and Technology Studies, or JSSTS will host the 23rd biennial international conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology. The conference theme is "Technology and Mobility,"

Technologies always expand human mobility. Ships have made transcontinental travel possible, and cars have made everyday long-distance movement possible. We can also say that the development of the telephone and internet has made the world “smaller” and thereby changed our idea of mobility. And now, developments in technologies such as AI and self-driving cars are bringing a new situation. Technologies not only expand the range of our movement but also significantly change the way we move itself.

In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic forces us to consider the issue. The pandemic forced us to stop moving all over the world, and instead, we create a variety of activities by using ICT technologies. The situation calls into questions: What does it mean for people to move and meet in person, and how does technology connect people?

At this conference, we aim to reflect on the relationship between technologies and mobility, but papers reflecting on any aspect of technology are welcomed.

Keynote Speakers

Keynote speakers will be announced at specially built "Keynote Speakers" page. 

Important dates 

• ✓ October: Open the conference website and the submission form

• ✓ November 15: Track submission deadline

• ✓ Late December: Open the registration form on this website

• ✓ January 15, 2023: Submission deadline
  Deadline for paper, poster, and panel submissions has been extended from December 1, 2022 to January 15, 2023. Notice of acceptance/rejection will be done by no later than February 1, 2023 (same as before). However, for submissions received by December 20, notice of acceptance/rejection will be sent by December 31, 2022. After that, the earlier you send your submission to us, the sooner we will return the notice of acceptance/rejection as well.

• ✓ No later than December 31, 2022: Notice of acceptance/rejection for submissions sent by December 20, 2022.

• ✓ No later than February 1, 2023: Notice of acceptance/rejection for submissions sent after December 21, 2022.

• ✓ March 31, 2023: Applications for student subsidies

• ✓May 7, 2023, 24:00 [Japan Standard Time (JST)]: Applications for childcare services

• ✓May 31, 2023: The registration deadline through this website

• June 1-9, 2023, 17:00 [JST]: The final deadline of registration through  e-mail

• June 7-10, 2023: Conference

Information

For information about the Society for Philosophy and Technology, visit: http://www.spt.org/

For questions, please send email to: info@spt2023.org (Available in English and Japanese)

*If you have questions, please read the FAQ page before sending an email.

Please allow us a few days to a week to respond to your email.