From the construction and dissemination of knowledge to the scientific and technological practices contribute an important group of actors, both private and institutional, who integrate formal and informal networks. These actors are deeply internationalized and contribute to the consolidation of international knowledge and the interconnection between science and society. Papers that discuss the construction and dissemination of scientific networks, the international cultural exchange or the programs/organizations of coordination of science are welcome.

How is science communicated, taught and administered? How does science and technology affect education, communication, and politic management? How is the world using science and technology? In what way advances in science and technology influence society? How does the society influence science and technology? This panel welcomes contributions from all disciplines dedicated to the study of science and technology in social context. We seek analyses whose approaches are drawn from a variety of disciplines such as science policy, political science and international relations, technology management, energy studies, economics environmental studies, history, philosophy, sociology or gender studies.

The construction of knowledge is debated within and across disciplines. However, Music and Culture, although always present in this construction process, remain frequently forgotten. Papers that present case studies crossing disciplines such as Music and Mathematics, Architecture or Technology for instance, formulate conceptual ideas for future projects, or discuss possible theoretical frameworks and others are welcome.

Facing the challenges of a world in permanent and continuous change, Science itself changes the world and the world keeps changing Science. If Science depends on funding, is there a true research freedom? Papers that discuss research freedom, science funding, beyond funding, immediate Science, Open Access, Intellectual Property, politics in science and others are welcome.

Thinking about scientific invisibilities suggests considering actors but also objects, institutions or events involved in the process of knowledge production. This panel proposes a reflection on the various types of invisibilities and their contexts. Attending to these invisibilites evidences the dynamism and the scientific complexities that influenced our contemporaneity.

The papers of this panel should reflect the importance of cultural heritage and its vulnerability to different factors. The investigation on tangible and intangible cultural heritage can actively contribute to the knowledge and valorization of a community. Besides, the study of cultural assets and their conservation recurring to different methodologies and techniques promotes a better understanding of the past. We also intend to discuss how cultural heritage can be defined, molded and recognized by local communities, researchers and policy-makers, as well as the effects of tourism and its impacts.

We are at the starting point of an exponential technological change and it is unanimous that the current revolution is the largest and fastest of all. We are already witnessing the dematerialization of technology at many levels, in which, genetics, nanotechnology, artificial and augmented intelligence play an important role. The consequences are numerous and transversal, with great impact on health. Which impacts will these paradigms bring? How society reacts to such a fast change? Papers that discuss the impact of genetics, nanotechnology, and artificial and augmented intelligence in the society, formulate conceptual ideas for future projects, or discuss possible theoretical frameworks and others are welcome.

The construction and preservation of historical culture and social memory has been presented as an international strategic goal to cross the global, the national, the regional and the local, as well as to promote the public and the private self-commitment. Digital Humanities, Virtual Museums and Collections are key instruments in the promotion of a sense of community and in the construction of a common memory. Papers that discuss the Digital Humanities and historical research, the archives, libraries and museums databases, the Big Data and the scientific and cultural collections are welcome.