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Subject:  12TH SYMPOSIUM FOR THE STUDY OF GLOBES
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:08:16 +0200
From: Mokre Jan <[log in to unmask]>


The 12th Symposium for the Study of Globes, Jena, September 29 to
October 1, 2011 will take place in Jena (Germany), September 29 to
October 1, 2011. The symposium is organised by the International
Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes in cooperation with the Ernst
Haeckel Haus, the Institute for the History of Science, Medicine and
Technology at the Friedrich Schiller University, Jena (Germany).



The symposium will take place in the ‘Rosensäle’ [Rose Salons] of the
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Fürstengraben 27, 07743 Jena, and
will be opened at 10 am on Thursday, September 29.



Themes of the symposium are all aspects of the study of globes,
especially the history of globes, globes in their historical and
socio-cultural context, globe makers, especially Erhard Weigel and the
globes made by the Geographical Institute Weimar, globe related
instruments such as armillary spheres, planetaria and telluria.



Languages: German and English (no interpreters available)





Programme:



Wednesday, September 28, 2011



from 19:00 onwards: informal meeting at the restaurant Stilbruch
(Wagnergasse 1&2, 07743 Jena)



Thursday, September 29, 2011



Forenoon: opening of the symposium, followed by keynote speech and lectures

Afternoon: lectures

Evening: guided tour through the Optical Museum





Friday, September 30, 2011:



Forenoon and afternoon: lectures

Evening: closing of the symposium, followed by General Assembly of the
International Coronelli Society and Farewell Dinner at the restaurant
Zur Noll (Oberlauengasse 19, 07743 Jena)





Saturday, October 1, 2011



Weimar tour



Forenoon: guided tour of the exhibition “The World from Weimar – the
History of the Geographical Institute” at the City Museum, followed by a
guided tour of the Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek with special
attention being paid to its valuable globe collection

Afternoon: guided tour through Weimar or workshop “Globenbibliographie”
(in German)





REGISTRATION FEE: 100 €

(includes refreshments and coffee during the breaks, the Farewell Dinner
at the traditional and stylish restaurant Zur Noll in Jena, the trip to
Weimar, two guided tours in Weimar, and copies of the proceedings of the
symposium, to be published in: Globe Studies. The Journal of the
International Coronelli Society 2013)



Charge for accompanying persons: 60 €

(includes refreshments and coffee during the breaks, the Symposium
Dinner at the traditional and stylish restaurant Zur Noll in Jena, the
trip to Weimar and two guided tours in Weimar)





For Detailed information please Contact:



International Coronelli Society

c/o Jan Mokre

Austrian National Library, Globe Museum

Josefsplatz 1, 1015 Vienna, Austria

Tel: +43 1 53410 298

Fax: +43 1 53410319

E-mail: [log in to unmask]

www.coronelli.org