CCT Director D. Linda Garcia has been selected as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA), a part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Representatives of five European Universities have also accepted six-year appointments to this global advisory board. The first meeting is scheduled to take place in Austria in the fall of 2008.
The Institute of Technology Assessment uses interdisciplinary research to study the conditions and impacts of technological change. More information about ITA, including recent projects and publications, can be found on their website.