20th Annual AIS Conference
Dates: Oct. 8-11, 1998
Location/Institution: Detroit, MI; Wayne State University
Theme: Building Bridges Across Disciplines and Cultures
Subtopics: internationalization of interdisciplinarity; interdisciplinarity in the information age; knowledge, power and interdisciplinarity; building active institutional partnerships; interdisciplinarity and adult education; interdisciplinary implications for social change; interdisciplinary curricula and the business community; the future of interdisciplinary studies; advancing interdisciplinary graduate criteria
Keynote(s): Thomas H. Murray (Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Case Western Reserve), "Anticipating the Ethics of Genetic Enhancement: Why Bioethics Must be an Interdisciplinary Field"
Preconference Workshop: "The Web as Instructional Tool"
Plenary and other special sessions: "Welcome to AIS"; book conversations on Julie Klein's Crossing Boundaries and on Thomas Murray's The Worth of a Child
Fees: $260 for members; $300 for non-members
Conference Coordinator: Linda Hulbert; lhulber@wayne.edu; (317) 577-6567Hotel: Doubletree Hotel (downtown)
Approximate number of attendees: 100
Dates: Oct. 8-11, 1998
Location/Institution: Detroit, MI; Wayne State University
Theme: Building Bridges Across Disciplines and Cultures
Subtopics: internationalization of interdisciplinarity; interdisciplinarity in the information age; knowledge, power and interdisciplinarity; building active institutional partnerships; interdisciplinarity and adult education; interdisciplinary implications for social change; interdisciplinary curricula and the business community; the future of interdisciplinary studies; advancing interdisciplinary graduate criteria
Keynote(s): Thomas H. Murray (Professor of Biomedical Ethics, Case Western Reserve), "Anticipating the Ethics of Genetic Enhancement: Why Bioethics Must be an Interdisciplinary Field"
Preconference Workshop: "The Web as Instructional Tool"
Plenary and other special sessions: "Welcome to AIS"; book conversations on Julie Klein's Crossing Boundaries and on Thomas Murray's The Worth of a Child
Fees: $260 for members; $300 for non-members
Conference Coordinator: Linda Hulbert; lhulber@wayne.edu; (317) 577-6567Hotel: Doubletree Hotel (downtown)
Approximate number of attendees: 100