conference chatter

I'm still trying to figure out this blogging publicly thing, and am writing a bigger post about it for later in the week. In the meantime, here are a couple of great-sounding conference coming up, and you still have time to get your abstracts in! Engineering, Social Justice and Peace: Grounded in community, engaged in praxis Smith College, Northampton, MA April 4-6 2008 Abstracts due Feb 15 (Saturday!!) Papers are solicited that address the conference theme, including but not limited to the following questions: What is engineering? Social justice? For whom and towards what do engineers work…
I had been agonizing over what would be my first "substantive" post for this new venue. My husband (who will be properly introduced in another post) suggested I make a list of a bunch I'd like to write so I have fodder for the fire when I feel otherwise tapped out. Ah, me of little faith. I made such a list, verily I did. But instead of drawing from the well of better-intentioned ideas, I will blog about what I'd like to see in conference papers while I'm still all hot under the reviewing collar. One of my professional societies is ASEE - the American Society of Engineering Education. It…