IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology
The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology is a professional society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The society's Field of Interest is, according to its constitution;
The society was founded in 1972 as the Committee on Social Implications of Technology. It was given its current name in 1982.
SSIT maintains an ongoing public and professional dialog on technologies such as: BioTech, Big Data and how they relate to society in areas such as privacy and ethics.Publications and activities
The society publishes an award-winning magazine entitled IEEE Technology & Society Magazine.
It also sponsors an annual conference, the International Symposium on Technology and Society. and co-sponsors related conferences and organizes talks about the social implications of technology.
SSIT has over 20 chapters worldwide including: Boston, Connecticut, Long Island, Pittsburgh, Virginia/Baltimore/Washington, Philadelphia, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, UK & Republic of Ireland, Argentina, Colombia, Western Puerto Rico, Australia, Bangalore, Kerala, Japan.
Emerging chapters in Italy, Poland, Indonesia, Mauritius, Nepal
