CALL FOR PAPERS: AFRICANA STUDIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS:
DIGITIZING THE DISCIPLINE

New York City Technical College
The City University of New York
African American Studies Department
hosts the

NEW YORK AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION
26th Annual Conference
April 4-6, 2002

CONFERENCE THEME:
AFRICANA STUDIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS:
DIGITIZING THE DISCIPLINE

The conference is open to all disciplines. The list below is not exhaustive
and we encourage inter-disciplinary proposals with particular emphasis on
the conference theme. Especially encouraged are papers and presentations
that examine issues on Africana culture and the digital age.

PROPOSED TOPICS FOR PRESENTATIONS AND INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
PAPERS AND PANEL PROPOSALS MAY BE ON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS.

AFRICAN CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE SCIENCES: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE
DIGITAL DEVICES AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
DIGITIZING AFRICANA STUDIES: HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
E-LITERACY AND THE BLACK COMMUNITY
GENDER ISSUES AND DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT
GENERAL APPLICATIONS IN AFRICA AND THE CARRIBBEAN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
MINORITY ACCESS TO THE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
PEDAGOGY AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
WEB-BASED RESEARCH IN AFRICANA STUDIES
WEB-BASED RESOURCES FOR AFRICANA STUDIES
WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS
WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

Deadline for submission of abstracts is February 01, 2002

Abstracts not received by the deadline will not be given full consideration
for the conference. Selected conference papers will be published by NYASA.
Please submit your abstract of 100-150 words typewritten, via e-mail
(preferred) or on a disk (MS Word or rich text compatible) to:

Dr. Steve Panford, Professor and Chair
Department of African American Studies, Room A-643
New York City Technical College
300 Jay Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201-2983
Phone: (718) 260-5205
Fax: (718) 254-8556E-mail: [email protected]