[FOM] HaPOC3: Final Call for Participation

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 Final Call For Participation	HaPoC 2015: 3rd International CONFERENCE on	the HISTORY and PHILOSOPHY of COMPUTING                        October 8-11, 2015, Pisa, Italy                          http://hapoc2015.di.unipi.it  *** Early Registration extended until September 20, 2015 ! ******* Now the program is available at http://goo.gl/QVJFqv ****This is an invitation to attend the 3rd International Conference onthe History and Philosophy of Computing (HaPoC 2015). The conferencebrings together researchers interested in the historical developmentsof computers and their sciences, as well as those reflecting on thesociological and philosophical issues springing from the rise and ubiquityof computing machines in the contemporary landscape.  The conference iscomposed of 30 research presentations, with no parallels sessions, and 6invited talks from renowned experts in the relevant fields. The conference will take place in Pisa, the cradle of Italiancomputer science: here the first Italian computers were designed in themid-Fifties and the first Master course in informatics was establishedin 1969. The Museum of Computing Machinery (Museo degli Strumenti peril Calcolo), part of the University of Pisa, shows some artefactsfrom the early days of Italian CS, as well a selection of personalcomputing machines. Besides its artistic attractions, among them theworld-famous leaning tower, during the days of the conference Pisawill host the Internet Festival, devoted to all the aspects of the net(http://www.internetfestival.it)Invited speakers-------------------Nicola Angius, Universita' di SassariLenore Blum, Carnegie Mellon UniversityDavid Alan Grier, IEEE & George Washington UniversityFurio Honsell, Universita' di UdinePierre Mounier-Kuhn, CNRS & Universite' Paris-SorbonneFranck Varenne, Universite' de RouenVisit http://goo.gl/ubgl2E for the list of abstracts.Accepted Talks---------------The list of accepted abstracts can be found at http://goo.gl/BTJsTCVenue------The conference will take place in Pisa, at the Museum of ComputingMachinery. Additional information can be found at http://goo.gl/APJPffRegistration information--------------------------Registration is required to attend. You may find all the informationconcerning the registration fee at http://goo.gl/j0mZMV
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