In the past thirty years, interest has grown in the study of the body in its social and cultural contexts but much remains to be discussed on its materiality and its technologies. Join us for this unique three day conference which presents an international gathering of experts speaking on a variety of subjects. The themes covered include: The Built Environment, Medicine, Clothing and Adornment, Body Enhancement, Athletics and The Body Expressive.

Keynote Speakers

• Body-conscious Design
  Galen Cranz, Professor of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley

  Galen Cranz is the author of The Chair: Rethinking Culture, Body and Design. Her current research activity includes the body and the near-environment, the office of the future, environmental sociology, and the sociology of parks.

• Working Knowledge of the Insensible
  Joy Parr, Professor, Canada Research Chair, Technology Culture and Risk, University of Western Ontario

  Joy Parr teaches in the fields of contemporary social, economic and cultural history, history of childhood and the family and gender theory. Her current fieldwork looks at communities transformed by large engineering works.

• Bodily Instruments Henry Glassie, Professor, Folklore Institute, Indiana University

  Henry Glassie is one of the world’s leading material culture scholars, having researched artifacts in the United States, Ireland, Turkey, Bangladesh, India and Japan. He is the author and editor of over 28 books.

• Conference Summation Dr. Edward Tenner

  Edward Tenner is the author of Why Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences (Knopf, 1996) and Our Own Devices: The Past and Future of Body Technology (Knopf, 2003), a Vintage paperback edition which will appear in June, 2004. He continues to work on technology, design and unintended consequences.

Registration Form

How to register:

1. By mail with cheque or credit card
2. By fax with credit card
3. On-line with credit card at www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca and click on the conference icon (Canadian residents only)

Conference Fees (Plus 7% GST)

Full conference:

 $225 CAN ($175 US)  Students: $100 CAN ($70 US)

After August 31, 2004:  $250 CAN ($190 US)  Students: $100 CAN ($70 US)

One-day attendance:

 $125 CAN ($100 US)  Students: $75 CAN ($50 US)

After August 31, 2004:  $150 CAN ($120 US)  Students: $75 CAN ($50 US)

Please indicate which day:  Thurs.  Fri.  Sat.

 Make cheques payable to the Canada Science and Technology Museum, and mail to: Canada Science and Technology Museum, c/o Technology and the Body Conference, P.O. Box 9724 Station T, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 5A3, along with this registration form.

 If paying by credit card, please also provide the information below and mail to: Canada Science and Technology Museum, c/o Technology and the Body Conference, P.O. Box 9724, Station T, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 5A3, along with this registration form or fax this form to (613) 990-3654.

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To take advantage of the reduced conference rate, payment and registration must be received by August 31, 2004. Please register early. International residents must pay in US currency. Fees include health breaks, lunches and free shuttle to and from Museum each day. Your registration will be confirmed.

Cancellation policy

GST registration number 12250 0499 RT. All cancellations must be sent in writing to the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Full refund, less $30 administration fee will be given for cancellations received on or before Friday, October 15, 2004. Cancellations received after this date are not eligible for refund but may be transferred to another individual. Every effort will be made to make speakers available as described; however, unforeseen circumstances may result in substitutions. For further information, call (613) 993-7447 or e-mail Sonia Hamelin at shamelin@technomuses.ca

Transportation

The Ottawa International Airport is a 20-minute drive from downtown Ottawa. A free shuttle from the Lord Elgin Hotel to the Museum and back will be available each morning and evening of the conference — please check seminar schedule on Web site for times. All registrants who wish to use the shuttle service must meet at the Lord Elgin Hotel.

Hotel reservations

Accommodations are available at the Lord Elgin Hotel for a conference rate of $122 + applicable taxes. Please mention the Technology and the Body Conference when booking. The Lord Elgin Hotel is located at 100 Elgin St, in downtown Ottawa.

Phone (613) 235-3333 or toll-free 1-800-267-4298 (Canada and U.S.)
Fax (613) 235-3223
E-mail reservations: reservations@lordelginhotel.ca
Web site: www.lordelginhotel.ca

Other accommodations are also available; an exhaustive listing of hotels and inns can be found at www.ottawatourism.ca

Please consult our Web site (web address listed below) and click on the Technology and the Body Conference icon for a detailed speakers list and program schedule.

This conference is organized jointly by the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa, CELAT of Laval University, Canada Research Chair in Cultural Heritage and the Centre for Material Culture Studies of Memorial University of Newfoundland.