"Cosmology across cultures", September 8 - 12, 2008, Granada (Spain)

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Alberto Rubino-Martin
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Post by Alberto Rubino-Martin » January 21 2008

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1st Announcement of the Meeting

COSMOLOGY ACROSS CULTURES

September 8-12, 2008, Granada (Spain)

An International Conference on the Impact of the Study of
the Universe in Human Thinking

( Web: http://www.iac.es/congreso/cac2008 )

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* Rationale: The intention of this conference is to join specialists of both
cultural astronomy studies and modern cosmology in a single forum where ideas
about the comprehension of the nature of the Universe may be interchanged,
analyzed, revised or even challenged.

* Jointly organized by: Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC) and Instituto
de Astrofisica de Andalucia (IAA-CSIC)

* Under the Patronage of the Société Européenne pour l'Astronomie dans la
Culture European Society for Astronomy in Culture (www.archeoastronomy.org)

* Organizers: Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (IAA-CSIC) and Instituto de
Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC), under the patronage of Société Européenne pour
l'Astronomie dans la Culture (SEAC), and with the collaboration of "Parque de
las Ciencias".

* LOC: Juan A. Belmonte (IAC, [Log in to view email], in charge of the registration
process), Francisco Prada (IAA-CSIC, [Log in to view email], in charge of institutional
relations), and Antxon Alberdi (IAA-CSIC, [Log in to view email], in charge of local
affairs) -chairmen-, Judith de Araoz (IAC), Eva Bejarano (IAC), Antonio Claret
(IAA-CSIC), Antonio J. Cuesta (IAA-CSIC), Cesar Gonzalez (UAM), Antonio
D. Montero Dorta (IAA-CSIC), Manuel Roca (PCG), Jose Alberto Rubino-Martin (IAC)
and Miguel A. Sanchez-Conde (IAA).


* SOC: Francisco Prada (IAA-CSIC, Spain), Francisco Sanchez (IAC, Spain) and
Juan Antonio Belmonte (IAC & SEAC, Spain) chairmen--, Jaume Garriga (UB,
Spain), Owen Gingerich (HU, USA), Michael Hoskin (CU, UK), Vicent Martinez (UV,
Spain), Joel Primack (UCSC, USA), Michael Rappenglück (SEAC Secretary, G).


* Complete Dates: September 7th to 14th, 2008, including excursions and arrival
(7) and departure (14) dates.

* Place: Granada, Spain.

* Venue: Parque de las Ciencias (http://www.parqueciencias.com). This Science
Centre, one of the most prestigious in Spain, has perfect facilities for the
appropriate development of the Conference.

* Sponsors: Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, IAC, IAA, Consejo
Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Parque de las Ciencias, Junta de
Andalucía, Ayuntamiento de Granada (TBC), Obispado de Cordoba (TBC).


* Web page: http://www.iac.es/congreso/cac2008.

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