BEGIN:VCALENDARVERSION:2.0METHOD:PUBLISHBEGIN:VEVENTORGANIZER:MAILTO:support@siriusinnovations.comDTSTART:20060815T000000ZDTEND:20060820T000000ZTRANSP:OPAQUESEQUENCE:0DESCRIPTION:Transforming Economies and Civilizations: The Role of Technology While open to all proposals, the program committee suggests the following themes to contributors:Energy, water, sanitary, and other utility systemsE-communication and media technologies, including cultural and social issuesTransportation and its role in trans-local and &quot;global&quot; economies, cultural exchange, and cross-fertilizationLong-term developments in materials and their uses (pigments, ceramics, dyes, metals)Comparative analysis of technologies and long-term changesTechnological and modern cultural history  ...SUMMARY:Int'l Committee for the History of Technology's 33rd SymposiumCLASS:PUBLICEND:VEVENTEND:VCALENDAREND:VCALENDAR 