Dear colleagues,
We are delighted to announce the first international conference organised by the Catalan Association for Science and Technology Studies (STS-CAT), entitled “STS Encounters in the Mediterranean”, which will take place in Barcelona from 3 to 5 February 2027.
This conference aims to create a meeting space for researchers, collectives, practitioners and early-career scholars interested in exploring, from the perspective of Science and Technology Studies (STS), the tensions, utopias, and sociotechnical controversies that shape the Mediterranean as a space of encounter, conflict, and collaboration.
We invite you to reflect on how local and global forms of knowledge, research policies, health, technological innovation, and care traditions intersect within and beyond our region.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
- Vololona Rabeharisoa (Centre de Sociologie de l’Innovation, Mines ParisTech)
- Melike Şahinoğlu (Middle East Technical University, Ankara)
Venue: Institut d’Estudis Catalans. Carrer del Carme, 47, Ciutat Vella, 08001 Barcelona
📢 Call for Panels – Open until 15 June 2026
We invite submissions for thematic panels that engage with the following cross-cutting themes (from an STS perspective):
- Health, technology and citizen participation
- Local-global dynamics: tensions between situated knowledges and global processes
- One Health and contexts of multiplicity
- Research policies and trans-Mediterranean collaboration
- Global innovation and local knowledges: controversies and synergies
- Community health and care traditions in Catalonia and the Mediterranean
- Other relevant topics addressing the Mediterranean through STS lenses (please specify in the submission)
Types of panels:
- Open panels: will accept abstract submissions after approval.
- Closed panels: with predefined participants (though the scientific committee may suggest external contributions to enrich the debate).
Submission requirements:
- Title and abstract (300-500 words), specifying objectives and relevance to the conference.
- Proposed format (e.g., presentations, roundtable, debate).
- Names and affiliations of the organisers (minimum 2 people) + brief CV (maximum half a page).
- List of confirmed participants (for closed panels only).
- Any additional information (e.g., technical requirements).
Language: All proposals and communications must be in English.
Submission of proposals: Proposals must be sent to informacio@sts-cat.org with the subject line: “Panel Proposal – [Panel Title]”
Deadline: 15 June 2026
We look forward to receiving your proposals to co-create a vibrant space for critical and creative dialogue on the Mediterranean from STS perspectives!
We kindly ask you to share this with individuals and collectives who might be interested
Yours sincerely,
Catalan Association for Science and Technology Studies (STS-CAT)
For any inquiries, please write to: informacio@sts-cat.org
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