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." 

Notice1 : The results of the review have been emailed to the person who submitted paper/panel/poster presentation by December 23, 2022. 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

Notice2：Submission form  for presentation has been closed  (The deadline was January 15, 2023) .

Notice3：Applications for student subsidies will close on March 31, 2023, 24:00 (Japan Standard Time). If you would like to receive the subsidy, please send us a copy of your student ID card by the deadline. For details, please see "Subsidies and Services" in the FAQ page.

Notice4: Applications for childcare services will close on May 7,2023, 24:00 (Japan Standard Time). For details, please see "Subsidies and Services" in the FAQ page.

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.

• 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)

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