From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Fri May 28 2004 - 07:11:26 PDT
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Subject: [HASTRO-L] FW: [ANE] CONFERENCES: Time and astronomy in past
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> From: Jack Sasson [mailto:jsasson_at_email.unc.edu]
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> Subject: [ANE] CONFERENCES: Time and astronomy in past cultures
>
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> >From Arkadiusz So"tysiak <A.Soltysiak_at_uw.edu.pl>
> ===============================
>
> We would like to inform that the Department of Historical Anthropology at
> the Institute of Archaeology, Warsaw Univeristy, together with Torun
> Planetarium is organising a symposium entitled "Time and astronomy in past
> cultures", in memory of Professor Andrzej Wiercinski (1930–2003).
> The symposium will take place in Torun, March 30th – April 1st, 2005
> under auspices of Sociiti Europienne pour l'Astronomie dans la Culture
> (SEAC, cf. www.iac.es/SEAC/SEAC.html).
>
> 1. Main topics. Our aim is to provoke an interdisciplinary discussion
> about the time reckoning and astronomical tools of time measuring and
> calendars in past cultures, with special focus on ancient civilizations of
> Old and New World. Proposed (but not obligatory) topics are: 1) calendars
> and calendar festivals, 2) solar vs. lunar calendars and their arranging,
> 3) time reckoning and historical perspective. The symposium will be
> dedicated to the memory of Professor Andrzej Wiercinski, pioneer Polish
> researcher of astronomy in culture.
>
> 2. Submission of papers. The symposium languages will be English, German,
> French, Spanish, and Russian. Each lecture should not exceed 20 minutes
> (+10 minutes for discussion). Proposals should be sent before November
> 1st, 2004 including an abstract in English (up to 1500 characters +
> bibliography). The final acceptance will be based on reviews of the
> abstracts and the results will be returned in November. For receiving the
> next circulars, please send the preliminary notification before July 1st,
> 2004.
>
> 3. The location. The symposium will be held in Torun, the city where
> Nikolaus Copernicus was born (cf.
> www.um.torun.pl/torun/baza/pierwsza_en.php). The symposium events will
> take place in the Old Town: the planetarium, Copernicus' House and the
> City Hall. The map of all locations will be sent later, together with
> symposium program and travel information.
>
> 4. Fees and grants. The conference fee is € 20 (accompanying persons
> € 15, students € 15), and it will cover symposium materials as
> well as refreshments during sessions. It can be paid upon arrival. The
> lunches and dinners during three days of symposium will cost about €
> 7 each. Colleagues from Eastern Europe can apply for a grant covering the
> travel and accommodation costs, as well as the conference fee. There will
> be at least 5 such grants of € 120 each, alloted by the Organizing
> Committee on the grounds of abstracts. One–day optional trip to the
> Iron Age stone circles of Odry and Wjsiory is planned after the symposium
> – its cost will be about € 40 (including transportation &
> meals).
>
> 5. Accommodation. The participants may select their preferred
> accommodation from the following list of hotels and hostels (the prices
> may be slightly changed):
>
> Mercure–Helios ***, about half kilometer apart from the Old
> Town http://www.orbis.pl/mercureheliostorun/
> (single room 320 PLN, double room 380 PLN, app. € 70 / 80)
> Heban ***, a baroque house in the Old Town
> (single room 190 PLN, double room 300 PLN, app. € 40 / 65)
> Trzy Korony [Three Crowns] **, located close to the City Hall in
> the Old Town
> (single room 150 PLN, double room 190 PLN, app. € 35 / 40)
> Polonia **, 200 meters from the City Hall in the Old Town
> (single room 150 PLN, double room 190 PLN, app. € 35 / 40)
> Wodnik [Aquarius] **, close to the Old Town, on Vistula river
> http://www.hotelwodnik.com.pl/
> (single room 100 PLN, double room 140 PLN, app. € 22 / 30)
>
> PTTK [Polish Tourism Society] hostel, about one and half kilometer
> apart from the Old Town, bath in the corridor
> (single room 60 PLN, double room 70 PLN, app. € 13 / 15)
>
> 6. Preliminary programme.
> 29.03 arrival to Torun
> 30.03 8:00 – 12:00 registration
> 9:00 – 11:30 opening address and 1st
> session
> 11:45 – 13:15 2nd session
> 13:30 – 15:00 lunch
> 15:00 – 16:30 3rd session
> 16:45 – 18:15 4th session
> 18:15 – 19:00 general discussion
> 19:00 dinner
> 31.03 9:00 – 11:30 5th session
> 11:45 – 13:15 6th session
> 13:30 – 15:00 lunch
> 15:00 – 18:00 guided tour around
> Torun's Old Town
> 19:00 dinner
> 1.04 9:00 – 11:30 7st session
> 11:45 – 13:15 8th session
> 13:30 – 15:00 lunch
> 15:00 – 16:30 9th session
> 16:45 – 18:15 10th session
> 18:15 – 19:00 conclusion of the
> symposium
> 19:00 dinner
> 2.04 trip to archaeological sites
> of Odry & Wesiory
>
> 7. Publication. The proceedings of the symposium will be published
> in a reviewed volume, in collaboration with SEAC and Torun's City
> Hall.
>
> 8. Organizing Committee.
> Mariusz S. Ziolkowski (Department of Historical Anthropology, Warsaw
> University)
> Lucjan Broniewicz (Torun Planetarium)
> Arkadiusz Soltysiak (Department of Historical Anthropology, Warsaw
> University)
>
> The correspondence should be sent to Arkadiusz Soltysiak,
> Department of Historical Anthropology, Institute of Archaeology,
> Warsaw University, ul. Krakowskie Przedmie6cie 26/28, 00-927
> Warszawa, Poland, phone (48 22) 5520129, fax (48 22) 826 90 30,
> e–mail A.Soltysiak_at_uw.edu.pl.
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> ------------ “Time and astronomy in past cultures”
>
> Registration Form
>
>
> Name: _______________________________________________
>
> Affiliation:
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> Address:
> ____________________________________________________________________
>
> Phone/Fax: ____________________________
>
> E–mail: _____________________________
>
> Title of presentation:
> __________________________________________________________
>
> Category: □ regular □ student
>
> Accompanying person: □ yes □ no
>
> Accommodation (please select from the list):
> □ single room □ double room
> □ 29/30 □
> 30/31 □ 31/1 □ 1/2
> □ Helios □ Heban □ Trzy Korony □
> Polonia □ Wodnik □ PTTK hostel
>
> Meals: 30.03: □ lunch □ dinner 31.03: □ lunch
> □ dinner 1.04: □ lunch □ dinner
>
> I am interested in after–symposium trip: □ yes □
> no
>
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