Author: skat25
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Presidential Outlook on Science and Technology Issues
by Joe McCartney Waggle, Communications Committee “Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.” So began the worst-case scenario speech sitting in President Richard Nixon’s coat pocket as the Apollo 11 mission prepared to leave the moon in July…
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Nominations for SKAT Officers, Council
The Nominations Committee is seeking nominations to fill five positions: Council (2 positions): 3-year terms Student rep to Council: 2-year term Chair elect: 2-year term “after which they will assume the chair” Secretary/Treasurer: 3-year term Please email nominations to Laura Stark (email: laura.stark@vanderbilt.edu) by December 1. Self-nominations welcome! Please see the SKAT homepage for members…
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#SKAT Membership Drive continues
Today is SKAT section day at #ASA16; our Twitter (@ASA_SKAT) feed is alive with pithy summaries of SKAT scholars, and we remind everyone of our membership drive here: http://bit.ly/2b7aKtf
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SKAT kicks off its first ever Membership Drive!
Starting August 20, SKAT is kicking off its first ever Membership Drive! We are aiming to drive our section numbers up over the 600 mark and make a real splash at ASA. For every additional member we find and sign up, we stand to benefit from more sessions, more conference activities, and opportunities to hold…
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SKAT sessions at #ASA16
More detailed information about SKAT and SKAT-related sessions at ASA 2016 in Seattle: Reception: Saturday, August 20. 6:30-8 p.m. Location: The Grotto, the basement bar of Rendevous at the Jewelbox Theater (lots going on there): 2322 2nd Avenue, Seattle. Paper sessions and Roundtables 192 – Section on Science, Knowledge, and Technology Paper Session. Open Topic in Sociology…
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SKAT on Social Media
Reminder: we are posting updates from #ASA19 on twitter @asa_skat and on our Facebook Group page, here: ASA SKAT Section on Facebook. Look forward to seeing everyone in New York!
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Membership Drive!
We will be rolling out new posts and information about joining our section over the next several weeks. Subscribe for updates!
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TECHNOLOGY THAT “WORKS FOR US AND NOT AGAINST US”
During the 2016 State of the Union address, President Obama proposed that one of the four “big questions” that the United States needs to answer is: “How do we make technology work for us, and not against us–especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges?” For our inaugural blog post, the SKAT Publications Committee invited…
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