<div style="text-align:center"><b>3D printing: social and cultural trajectories</b></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">A one-day symposium
organised by the Swinburne Institute for Social Research</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">Thursday 5 December
2013</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">Swinburne University
of Technology, Hawthorn campus</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center">Melbourne, Australia</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph">The
increasingly accessible technology of 3D printing, or additive manufacturing,
is the focus of this interdisciplinary event. In recent years, <span>inexpensive
printers have allowed users to fabricate items that would otherwise be
conventionally produced in specialised, remote factories.<span> </span>With this capability comes a range of
questions for social and cultural analysis: How are people using 3D printing
technology? What legal and policy frameworks shape its development? How are its
capabilities differently imagined by consumers, regulators, experts and enthusiasts?
What kinds of markets and practitioner communities are forming around the
technology? </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span>The
symposium aims to open up an exploratory conversation around these and other
issues, connecting researchers from across the humanities, social sciences and
design. We invite proposals for short papers and panel discussions. Possible
topics include (but are not limited to):</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span>3D printing and intellectual property</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span>amateur and hacker involvement in 3D
printing</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span>intermediaries and emerging markets</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span>policy and regulatory challenges</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span>technology and industry disruption</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span>3D printing and material culture</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span>aesthetics of 3D printing</span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span>comparative histories of print</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span>Proposals,
including a 300-word abstract, are due by Friday 13 September 2013. Successful
contributors will be notified of the acceptance of their proposal by 30
September 2013. Please send abstracts to <a href="mailto:acdaly@swin.edu.au" target="_blank">acdaly@swin.edu.au</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span>We
plan to publish the proceedings of the symposium electronically and record
presentations for online streaming.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span>Contact:
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span>Angela
Daly </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span>Swinburne
Institute for Social Research</span></p>
<a href="mailto:acdaly@swin.edu.au" target="_blank"><span>acdaly@swin.edu.au</span></a>