Envirotech » Organization http://envirotechweb.org Bridging the Histories of Environment and Technology Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:12:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Envirotech Roundtable at SHOT http://envirotechweb.org/2009/09/07/envirotech-roundtable-at-shot/ http://envirotechweb.org/2009/09/07/envirotech-roundtable-at-shot/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:24:18 +0000 Finn Arne Jørgensen http://envirotechweb.org/?p=200 The Sunday, 9-10:15 am session slot at SHOT 2009 in Pittsburgh has been dedicated to SIG-specific sessions. Envirotech will be having a session called “Taking Risks: New Directions in the History of Technology and Environment.” The session will begin by having panelists present some ideas about where they see Envirotech potentially going based on their own research or project ideas. We have two senior panelists and four graduate students doing some exciting cutting edge stuff who are slated to talk: Ed Russell (Univ of Virginia); Joy Parr (Univ of Western Ontario); Daniel Barber (Columbia Univ); Robert Gardner (Montana State); Shera Moxley (Carnegie Mellon Univ); and Nic Mink (Univ of Wisconsin-Madison). Using the short presentations as a springboard, we will have a group discussion about where Envirotech might be headed in the future.

We hope to see many of you there.

]]> http://envirotechweb.org/2009/09/07/envirotech-roundtable-at-shot/feed/ 0 Informal meeting at the World Congress in August http://envirotechweb.org/2009/06/25/wceh-meeting/ http://envirotechweb.org/2009/06/25/wceh-meeting/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:37:50 +0000 Finn Arne Jørgensen http://envirotechweb.org/?p=194 Invitation to World Congress participants

Envirotech will be having an informal meeting during the World Congress of Environmental History in Copenhagen. The meeting will be Friday, 7 August, 16:00 – 17:00 at Cafe Væksthuset ( a nearby cafe constructed from an old University of Copenhagen greenhouse). The meeting will include ample time to meet and greet fellow envirotechies, share individual project & publication news, and get updated on happenings within the organization.

We will have a reserved space in the cafe for the group but no refreshments will be provided. Attendees are encouraged to buy food and/or drink at the cafe and bring it to our tables, since the cafe is not charging us to meet there. A sample of their offerings can be viewed at http://www.cafe.life.ku.dk/Udvalg.aspx (in Danish).

If you are interested in attending the meeting, please email me at dolly@jorgensenweb.net (this is not a commitment to attend but it will help the cafe know how many people will be there). I will send out a map with walking directions from the conference site to the cafe to those who email me.

]]> http://envirotechweb.org/2009/06/25/wceh-meeting/feed/ 0 Envirotech meeting at ASEH, 2/28/09 http://envirotechweb.org/2009/04/06/envirotech-meeting-2009/ http://envirotechweb.org/2009/04/06/envirotech-meeting-2009/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:18:45 +0000 Finn Arne Jørgensen http://envirotechweb.org/?p=178 The Envirotech breakfast was attended by nearly 30 people.  It provided the opportunity hear what people are working on–projects started, books published, organizations and groups founded.

The main topic of discussion was the proposal from SHOT to give all the SIGs a slot on Sunday morning at the conference in Pittsburgh this fall.   There was general agreement that the time should not be used for either a traditional panel or a workshop specifically related to teaching. The suggestion that received the most support was to have an open-ended discussion by all participants about their research and new projects. The purpose would be to encourage “risky ideas” on the part of people considering new perspectives and possibilities.

Therefore, we are seeking 4-5 people with new projects (article, book, syllabus, teaching technology, other) who want to present their emerging ideas and questions in a discussion amenable to the exploration of possibilities and risky ideas. If interested, please contact Ann Greene or Hugh Gorman.

The group also discussed David Nye’s suggestion that the Envirotech prize be given a name. However, the group decided to think about possible names and to discuss the topic again at SHOT in the fall.

Announcements:

1) Envirotech needs a new co-convener, as it is time for Ann Greene to step down. If interested, contact Ann and Hugh.

2) A reminder that there will be an Envirotech meeting at SHOT in Pittsburgh this October.

3) The First World Congress of Environmental History will be held in Copenhagen this August. Dolly Jorgensen is organizing an Envirotech meeting at the WCEH; contact her if you will be at the conference.

4) We will present the next Envirotech prize at ASEH 2010 in Portland, Oregon.  Dolly Jorgensen is chair of the committee.

5) The University of Virginia Press has approved the Envirotech book. It is slated for publication in the second half of 2011, possibly in time for fall course adoptions.

6. Frank Uekötter encouraged people interested in fellowships to visit the website for The Rachel Carson Center for Environmental Studies, which is a joint initiative of Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and the Deutsches Museum.

7). A reminder to send all website postings and listserv questions to Finn Arne Jørgensen at news@envirotechweb.org.

– Ann Greene

]]> http://envirotechweb.org/2009/04/06/envirotech-meeting-2009/feed/ 0 SHOT question on Sunday sessions http://envirotechweb.org/2009/01/16/shot-question-on-sunday-sessions/ http://envirotechweb.org/2009/01/16/shot-question-on-sunday-sessions/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:34:11 +0000 Finn Arne Jørgensen http://envirotechweb.org/?p=159 The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), which meets in Pittsburgh this October for its 2009 annual meeting, is trying an experiment.  SHOT wants to devote some Sunday morning slots to sessions and activities organized by special interest groups (SIGs) such as Envirotech.

The SHOT program committee has reserved six rooms holding about fifty people each for this purpose.  SHOT has a total of twelve SIGs, so the 2009 program committee should have no problem filling the spaces.  The question is whether Envirotech wants to reserve a room during this slot.  If so, we need to let SHOT secretary Bernie Carlson know by Feb. 15.  At the ASEH meeting in Tallahassee, we can decide how to use the time.

What kind of session or activity? It could be a routine paper or roundtable session or something a little different, such as a poster session, teaching workshop, or even a book discussion.  It is up to us to decide.

Please reply in the comments section below if you have any interest in organizing something for that slot (or have thoughts on the matter).

All the best,
Hugh Gorman (hsgorman@mtu.edu) and Ann Greene, Envirotech co-chairs

p.s. If you have any additional items to get on the agenda for the Envirotech breakfast (Sat., Feb 28) at the 2009 ASEH conference in Tallahassee, let us know.

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The voting closes January 16, so all those of you who are ASEH members should head over there to vote.

]]> http://envirotechweb.org/2009/01/05/aseh-online-ballots-open/feed/ 0 SHOT Lunch Meeting http://envirotechweb.org/2008/08/19/shot-lunch-meeting/ http://envirotechweb.org/2008/08/19/shot-lunch-meeting/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:22:15 +0000 Finn Arne Jørgensen http://envirotechweb.org/?p=117 We will have a lunch meeting during SHOT in Lisbon, on Monday. The winner of the Envirotech Article Prize will be announced at this meeting (and on the web page after the conference). Dolly Jørgensen will be arranging this event. There was a sign-up for the lunch on the SHOT registration form, so those of you who registered (there are 27 people signed up!) will be hearing from Dolly.

]]> http://envirotechweb.org/2008/08/19/shot-lunch-meeting/feed/ 0 In Search of an Envirotech Lunch Topic http://envirotechweb.org/2008/02/04/in-search-of-an-envirotech-lunch-topic/ http://envirotechweb.org/2008/02/04/in-search-of-an-envirotech-lunch-topic/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:58:35 +0000 Finn Arne Jørgensen http://envirotechweb.org/2008/02/04/in-search-of-an-envirotech-lunch-topic/ The Envirotech meeting at the ASEH conference in Boise will be a ninety-minute lunch meeting rather than a breakfast meeting. (The conference organizers wanted groups to have time for more substantial discussion than usual.) So the plan is to have a topic, maybe even a specific set of questions, ready for people to discuss over lunch.

But what topic? In the program, we indicate that the discussion would be on issues associated with using an “envirotech” approach to teaching and research. So we now have to narrow that topic to a more specific discussion question—and we welcome ideas. Please add a comment or suggestion below as to what you think might be useful/possible to discuss over lunch. A main goal, of course, is to facilitate conversation/discussion at the lunch meeting.

This request is, in part, a test of this website’s ability to receive comments on various news items, so please try adding a comment. And if you are planning to attend, don’t forget to register for the conference and to sign up for the Envirotech lunch on the registration form. (The early registration deadline is Feb. 15.) We’re looking forward to seeing you in Boise.

Hugh Gorman and Ann Greene

]]> http://envirotechweb.org/2008/02/04/in-search-of-an-envirotech-lunch-topic/feed/ 4 Welcome to the Envirotech Newsletter 2/2007! http://envirotechweb.org/2007/11/27/welcome-to-the-envirotech-newsletter-22007/ http://envirotechweb.org/2007/11/27/welcome-to-the-envirotech-newsletter-22007/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:08:19 +0000 Finn Arne Jørgensen http://envirotechweb.org/2007/11/27/welcome-to-the-envirotech-newsletter-22007/ As you may have noticed, the Envirotech Newsletter does now have a new format: from now on, all news items will be posted on the web page as they are submitted to the new newsletter editor at news@envirotechweb.org. We will send out newsletters like this email twice a year to summarize all news posts.

If you visit the web page at http://www.envirotechweb.org/ you will find many new improvements, such as the possibility to post comments and start discussions of news items, options to post your own news items, RSS feeds of new posts, a calendar of upcoming events, as well as a brand new look.

Please let me know how this new format works for you – all comments regarding the web page and this email are welcome!

Thanks,
Finn Arne Jørgensen

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]]> http://envirotechweb.org/2007/11/27/welcome-to-the-envirotech-newsletter-22007/feed/ 0 Last call for Fall Envirotech Newsletter http://envirotechweb.org/2007/10/31/last-call-for-fall-envirotech-newsletter/ http://envirotechweb.org/2007/10/31/last-call-for-fall-envirotech-newsletter/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:44:58 +0000 Finn Arne Jørgensen http://envirotechweb.org/2007/10/31/last-call-for-fall-envirotech-newsletter/ Good Envirotechies: The subject line says it all! Please send me any information you would like to see in the fall edition of The Envirotech Newsletter by this Friday so we can proceed. Actually, we will be transitioning to an all-web format this time as Finn and Dolly take over the job of editing the envirotech news items. They will be sending out a note when the latest news and updates have been posted. We hope this new format will provide a more flexible and accessible means of communicating important Envirotech news. Many thanks to Finn and Dolly for taking over the job, and also to all of you who have contributed to the newsletter over the past three years. I hope to see many of you out here in our neck of the woods next spring for the ASEH conference in beautiful Boise.

Cheers!

Tim

]]> http://envirotechweb.org/2007/10/31/last-call-for-fall-envirotech-newsletter/feed/ 0 Volunteers needed for graduate student breakfast initiative http://envirotechweb.org/2007/05/17/volunteers-needed-for-graduate-student-breakfast-initiative/ http://envirotechweb.org/2007/05/17/volunteers-needed-for-graduate-student-breakfast-initiative/#comments Thu, 17 May 2007 13:43:47 +0000 Dolly Jørgensen http://envirotechweb.org/2007/05/17/volunteers-needed-for-graduate-student-breakfast-initiative/ At our breakfast at ASEH this spring, we discussed subsidizing graduate students for our breakfast at SHOT.
We need one or two people who will take this project on – it means setting a figure on how much money we can spend, getting approval from SHOT and getting the subsidy included on conference registration forms.
This is a great way to get involved in Envirotech!
Contact Ann if you are volunteering at angreene@sas.upenn.edu.

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