[Leonardo/ISAST Network] CALL FOR PROPOSALS - Expanding the Space: Enlarging the Frontiers of the Earth

[Leonardo/ISAST]

Leonardo is pleased to announce this call for proposals as part of the 
Leonardo 40th anniversary celebration

CALL FOR PROPOSALS:
Expanding the Space: Enlarging the Frontiers of the Earth
Octubre Centre de Cultura Contemporania
3 – 6 October 2006, Valencia, Spain

Deadline for proposals: June 30, 2006

The Expanding the Space conference is organized by the Octubre Centre 
de Cultura Contemporania, in collaboration with Leonardo/OLATS 
(http://www.olats.org), and the International Academy of Astronautics 
(http://www.iaaweb.org), to coincide with the 57th International 
Astronautical Congress that will take place in Valencia, Spain in 
October 2006.

Expanding the Space is conceived as an open forum for individuals, 
connoisseur or not, to meet and to learn about the latest scientific 
issues, with the intention of making them accessible to the general 
public. The conference will provide a singular location for those 
scientists interested in the intersection of science and art, to 
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 including: 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, Universityof Barcelona ; Emili Paya, OCCC ; Annick Bureaud, 
Leonardo/OLATS and Roger Malina, astronomer and Executive Editor of 
Leonardo journal.

To submit your proposal for the conference and/or the audiovisual 
exhibition, please fill the online form at <www.expandingthespace.net>

Deadline for proposals: June 30, 2006
Notification of acceptance : First week of July

Deadline for papers : first day of the conference (October 3, 2006)
The papers will be published on the Leonardo/OLATS web site 
(www.olats.org).

Technical Equipment: The organization will provide any technical 
equipment required such as desktop 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 <www.expandingthespace.net>

The Expanding the Space conference is being organized as part of 
Leonardo's 40th anniversary celebration. For a full list of related 
projects and events, visit: <www.leonardo.info/isast/events/leo40.html>