Biennial History of
Astronomy Workshops at the University of Notre Dame
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ND VIII
Eighth Biennial
History of Astronomy Workshop
Notre Dame, Indiana
July 25 – 29,
2007
Call
for Papers
Proposal
Deadline:
Sessions
and papers: March 1, 2007
Posters:
May 1, 2007
Conference
Dates: July 25-29, 2007 (Please note the starting date is a Wednesday, not a Thursday, as usual)
Conference
Location: University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
Proposals are
invited for organized sessions, work-in-progress papers and poster papers.
This year the
principal focus of the workshop is the history of telescopes, although
proposals in all areas of the history of astronomy are welcomed. The Biennial
History of Astronomy Workshop typically attracts 60–65 scholars
interested in the history of astronomy.
The workshop will include a day at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago
where participants will have the opportunity to view the collection, go on a
behind-the-scenes tour and attend a plenary session. The invited speaker will be Albert Van Helden, Professor
of Science and Astronomy at the Institute for the History and Foundations of
Science, University of Utrecht.
Submission
Guidelines
All papers must
address a topic in the history of astronomy, but a wide variety of time periods
and approaches are acceptable.
Graduate students reporting on dissertation projects and speakers who
did not present a paper at NDVII will receive preference.
Session
Proposals:
Session
proposals should state the theme, indicate the requested allowance of time and
include a 250-word abstract and a one-page cv for each participant. Time allotted
for sessions will be between 1 and 2.5 hours, a significant portion of time must
be devoted to discussion.
Individual
Paper Proposals:
Work-in-progress
paper proposals should include an abstract of no more than 250 words and be
accompanied by a one-page cv. Oral
presenters will be given ten to fifteen minutes to give their paper followed by
five minutes for discussion.
Poster Paper
Proposals:
Poster paper
proposals should include an abstract of no more than 250 words and be
accompanied by a one-page cv. The
proposal should include a short statement regarding how the topic benefits from
a visual presentation. Poster
papers should take advantage of the poster format, and therefore must be
visually appealing and convey information to the viewer through quality images
(photos, diagrams, tables, etc.) and succinct text. Poster papers will be displayed throughout the workshop.
Please note
that no person may submit more than one proposal for a work-in-progress paper,
but that the same person may submit a proposal for both a work-in-progress and
a poster paper.
Proposals
and inquiries should be sent via email to histast@nd.edu
Please
address more detailed questions to Matt Dowd, mdowd1@nd.edu
Workshop
Chairs: Matt Dowd, mdowd1@nd.edu; Marv Bolt, mbolt@nd.edu; David DeVorkin, DeVorkinD@si.edu
Local
Organizers: Christina
Turner, cturner2@nd.edu; Teasel
Muir-Harmony, tmuirhar@nd.edu
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