The Society for the History of Technology is dedicated to the historical study of technology and its relations with politics, economics, labor, business, the environment, public policy, science, and the arts. SHOT is an international organization that actively works to foster a stronger global community for the study of the history of technology and to support a worldwide network of scholars in this field. We welcome as members people from any country who are interested in the history of technology, broadly defined. SHOT currently has members from at least thirty-five countries, including Australia, Greece, Italy, South Korea, Colombia, Brazil, South Africa, and India. Canada, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Japan, and France all have significant representation in SHOT.