Sponsored by:
The Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, University of Wales, Lampeter

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THIRD ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
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THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE INSPIRATION OF ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA (INSAP VII)
Bath, England, Monday October 25-Friday October 29, 2010
http://www.insapvii.org

 

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Sponsored by the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture,
University of Wales, Lampeter
www.lamp.ac.uk/sophia

Keynote Speakers

Michael Hoskin, Editor, Journal for the History of Astronomy, ‘William Herschel’
Michael  Rowan–Robinson, past President, Royal Astronomical Society.
Arnold  Wolfendale, former Astronomer Royal, ‘The Inter-Relation of the Visual Arts and Science in Particular and Astronomy in Particular’.
 
Pre-conference reception on Sunday 24 October in Herschel House, William Herschel’s former home in Bath.
Conference dinner in the Assembly Rooms, the elegant centre of 18th century Bath’s social elite
Optional visit to Wells Cathedral, home of the famous 14th century astronomical clock
 
We are pleased to announce that the seventh international conference on the Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena (INSAP VII), sponsored by the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, University of Wales, Lampeter, will be held at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute in Bath, England, from Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2010.
 
This interdisciplinary conference will explore humanity's fascination with the sky, a strong and sometimes dominant element in human culture. Scholars from a variety of disciplines, from the humanities and sciences, as well as artists, are invited to present and discuss their work on the cultural impact and inspiration of astronomical phenomena, from a historical or contemporary perspective. The list of topics discussed at previous INSAP conferences is available at the INSAP web site, http://www.insap.org/insap/.
 
Attendance is limited to 100 participants.
 
Submission of abstracts and proposals is open until 28 February 2010 at http://www.insapvii.org/registration.php
Conference payment will be open when we have arranged the provisional programme.
 
Please note that if you apply to display a poster or art-work, we will provide you wish a short speaking slot to briefly introduce your work to the conference. 
 
 
The Conference will be held in the elegant surroundings of the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute, one of the most beautiful public buildings in Georgian Bath (http://www.brlsi.org/). Bath itself is a world heritage city, famous for its grand 18th century terraces, its historic centre and its Roman Baths.
 
TIME TABLE
28 February 2010: deadline for submission of abstracts.
1 April 2010: the provisional programme will be announced.
1 April 2010: conference payment open
30 April 2010: deadline for revision of abstracts
 
Conference fee: £260 pounds sterling (payment before 1 July) £310 (payment after 1 July),  including at least two lunches and a conference dinner, as well as the pre-conference reception.
 
Full information on the programme, venue, and transport, is posted on the Conference website http://www.insapvii.org
 
The previous INSAP conferences took place at a retreat at Rocca di Papa in Italy, near the Vatican Observatory (1994), at the International Office of the University of Malta (1999), the Palermo Observatory (2001), Oxford University (2003), the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago (2005) and at Palazzo Franchetti in Venice, Italy, part of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (2009). Details about these conferences are available at http://www.insap.org
 
INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
Francesco Bertola (ISVLA, Venezia, Italy),
Marvin Bolt (Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, Chicago, USA),
Nicholas Campion (University of Wales, Lampeter, UK),
Enrico Corsini, (Universita` di Padova, Italy),
George Coyne, S. J. (Specola Vaticana, Vatican City),
Chris Impey (University of Arizona, Tucson, USA),
Ron Olowin, Chair, (St. Mary's College, Moraga, USA),
David Pankenier (Lehigh University, Bethlehem, USA),
Richard Poss (University of Arizona, Tucson, USA),
Valerie Shrimplin (Independent Art Historian, London, UK),
Rolf M. Sinclair, (Centro de Estudios Cientificos, Valdivia, Chile),
Gary Wells, Vice-Chair (Ithaca College, USA)
 
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
Nicholas Campion, Chair (University of Wales, Lampeter, UK) ncampion@caol.demon.co.uk
Frances Clynes (University of Wales, Lampeter, UK),
Giles Davison (Independent Scholar, UK)
Peter Hingley (Librarian, Royal Astronomical Society, London)
Valerie Shrimplin (Independent Art Historian, London, UK),
 
 
Dr Nicholas Campion
ncampion@caol.demon.co.uk
On behalf of the Local Organising Committee and the International Executive Committee
Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture,
Department of Archaeology, History and Anthropology
University of Wales, Lampeter
www.lamp.ac.uk