The Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT) is an independent international organization founded in 1976 whose purpose is to promote philosophical consideration of technology. SPT publishes Techné: Research in Philosophy and Technology, a tri-annual scientific journal.
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2010 Techné is published by the Philosophy Documentation Center
1995 The first issue of Techné: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/SPT/v1n1n2/
1981 Actual organization of SPT with the first biennial international meeting organized by Fritz Rapp in Bad Homberg, Germany
1978 Annual Book Series Research in Philosophy of Technology was launched
1975 Newsletter launched: formation of SPT and establishing the journal Techné in years to follow
2009 Philip Brey 2007 Diane Michelfelder 2005 Peter Kroes 2003 Paul Thompson 2001 Andrew Light 1999 Deborah Johnson 1997 Paul Durbin 1995 Larry Hickman 1993 Jose Sanmartin 1991 Joseph C. Pitt 1989 Langdon Winner 1987 Marx Wartofsky 1985 Kristin Shrader-Frechette 1983 Alex Michalos 1981 Carl Mitcham
2009 University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, Organizers: Philip Brey, Tsjalling Swierstra,Peter-Paul Verbeek, Katinka Waelbers
2007 USC/VT, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, Organizers: Davis Baird, Ann Johnson, Joe Pitt
2005 Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, Organizer: Peter Kroes
2003 Park City, Utah, USA, Organizer: Diane Michelfelder
2001 Aberdeen, Scotland, Organizer: Andrew Light
1999 University of California, San Jose / Silicon Valley, USA, Organizer: Noam Cook
1997 University of Dusseldorf, Germany, Organizer: Alois Huning
1996 Puebla, Mexico, Organizer: Raul Gutierrez
1995 Hofstra University, Long Island, New York, USA
1993 Peniscola (Valencia), Spain, Organizer: Jose Sanmartin
1991 University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Organizer: Elena Lugo
1989 Bordeaux, France, Organizer: Daniel Cerezuelle
1987 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, Organizer: Joe Pitt
1985 University of Twente, Netherlands, Organizer: Louk Fleishacker of Free University, Amsterdam
1983 Polytechnic Institute of New York, NYC, USA, Organizer: Carl Mitcham
1981 Bad Homberg, Germany: Joint German-American Conference (Rapp), Germany, Organizer: Fritz Rapp
1978: First APA Eastern meeting. Also first volume in RESEARCH IN PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNOLOGY (Johnson) series.
1977: 2d UD meeting, at which they talked about a society and established a newsletter (with Durbin as first editor), as well as set in motion meetings jointly with APA sections, and an election some time before the end of 1980. (First candidates were Carl Mitcham, who won, and Mario Bunge.)
1975 University of Delaware (Paul T. Durbin): first meeting of philosophers interested in technology, organized with much help from Carl Mitcham
1973 international conference on history and philosophy of technology, University of Illinois
1965 symposium at 8th annual SHOT (with AAAS) meeting in San Francisco