Expanding the Space - Call for participation
"Expanding the Space: Enlarging the Frontiers of the Earth"
Octubre Centre de Cultura Contemporania
3 – 6 October 2006, Valencia, Spain
For detailed information, contact and form for participation
http://www.expandingthespace.net
The Conference Expanding the Space is organized by the
Octubre Centre de Cultura Contemporania, in collaboration
with Leonardo/Olats (http://www.olats.org), and the
co-sponsoring of the International Academy of Astronautics
(http://www.iaaweb.org), to coincide with the 57th
International Astronautical Congress that takes place in
Valencia, Spain in October 2006.
Expanding the Space is conceived as an open forum where
people, connoisseur or not, may meet to learn about the
latest scientific issues, always trying to make them
accessible to all publics. The conference will provide a
singular location for those scientists interested in the
intersection of science and art, as well as gather, display
and catalyze all the artistic works born under this sign and
inspired by Space.
The topics that will be addressed are :
1.Humankind in front of the mirror. A perspective of our own
planet thanks to space missions. Cultural impact.
2. Climatic change. Its effects seen from outside.
3. Microgravity: the sensory experience of weightlessness.
4. Colonialism vs. exploration. Are space missions a new
kind of colonialism?
5. The control of terrestrial biologics in the preparation
for space missions.
Expanding the Space encourages people from all over the
world to take part either in the conference and/or video
exhibition.
The proposal must relate to one of the five defined topics :
Humankind in front of the mirror, Climatic change,
Microgravity, Colonialism vs. exploration and The control of
terrestrial biologics in the preparation for space missions.
Proposals will be examined and selected by an Advisory
Committee.
This committee will be formed by experts such as Fernando J.
Ballesteros, from the Astronomical Observatory of the
University of Valencia, Martí Domínguez, editor of the
magazine Mètode, Julien Knebusch, from Leonardo/Olats, Seth
Shostak, astrobiologist from the SETI Institute, Bernard
Foing, scientist-in-chief of the ESA, Salomé Cuesta from the
Laboratorio de la Luz of the Polytechnic University of
Valencia, Jean-Luc Soret, curator of the @rt Outsiders
International Festival and Laura Borràs, from the
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the members of the
organizing committee : Josep Perello, physicist, University
of Barcelona ; Emili Paya, OCCC ; Annick Bureaud,
Leonardo/Olats and Roger Malina, astronomer, Leonardo.
Deadlines :
To submit your proposal for the conference and/or the
audiovisual exhibition, please fill the online form at
http://www.expandingthespace.net
Deadline : June 30th 2006
Notification of acceptance : First week of July
Deadline for papers : first day of the conference (October 3rd)
The papers will be published on the Leonardo/Olats web site
Technical Equipment : The organization will provide any
technical equipment required such as desk and laptop
computers, screens, DVD players, slide projectors, etc.
Travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibility of
each participant.
You will find more information on the website
http://www.expandingthespace.net |