1. Democratizing Technologies: Assessing the Roles of NGOs in Shaping Technological Futures, November 13-15, 2015
CNS hosted an international conference that brought together 40 speakers from 8 different countries, spanning the realms of academia (including the social sciences, science and engineering, and humanities), NGOs, journalism, and government. Proceedings included plenary addresses, a poster session, breakout panels, and an outreach event at which 22 NGOs shared their work with conference attendees, who numbered 120 in total
Clockwise: David Lewis (Professor of Social Policy and Development, LSE) and Andrew Stirling (Professor of S&T Policy, U of Sussex) deliver plenary on Social Responsibility; Smart Water Solutions display at NGO outreach event; New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof engages in Q&A with conference attendees