September 29/October 1, 2011 : 12th Symposium of the International Coronelli Society for the Study of Globes

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

 CALL FOR PAPERS:
 Themes: 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 Geographisches Institut Weimar, globe
 related instruments such as armillary spheres, planetaria and telluria.

 Languages: German and English (no interpreters available)
 Time allowed for papers: 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes discussion
 Technical Equipment: Power Point Presentation

 Paper Proposals must be submitted in English or German (max. 250 words) to the
 Society’s office by March 31, 2011. The Programme Committee will make the paper
 selection and inform the applicants by April 30, 2011.

 TENTATIVE PROGRAM:
 28 September:   Arrival
 29 September:   Forenoon and Afternoon: Speeches
 30 September:   Forenoon and Afternoon: Speeches
 Evening: Dinner at the traditional and stylish
 restaurant
 Zur Noll in Jena
 1 October:      Weimar tour
 Forenoon: Visit to the Herzogin Amalia Bibliothek
 and the exhibition The World from Weimar – the History
 of the                   Geograhical Institute at the City Museum
 Afternoon: as preferred or departure

 REGISTRATION FEE: 100 €
 (includes refreshments and coffee during the breaks, the Symposium 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: vince...@coronelli.org
 www.coronelli.org