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Leonardo is pleased to announce co-sponsorship of: <br>
<br>
LESS REMOTE: The Futures of Space Exploration - An Arts and Humanities
Symposium <br>
<br>
Glasgow, September 30 – October 3, 2008 <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.lessremote.org">http://www.lessremote.org</a> <br>
<br>
Call for submissions deadline: March 1, 2008 <br>
<br>
Less Remote is an international symposium scheduled to run parallel
with the
2008 International Astronautical Congress (IAC). <br>
Organized by Flis Holland: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:flis@lessremote.org">flis@lessremote.org</a> <br>
In association with The Arts Catalyst, Leonardo and OLATS. <br>
Co-sponsored by IAA Commission VI. <br>
<br>
This symposium will offer a forum in which specialists from many
disciplines
will be invited to consider the future of space exploration in the
context of
our current understanding of social, economic and technological
imperatives.
One of the aims of the symposium is to foster a dialogue and exchange
between
the cultural and space communities. <br>
<br>
Speakers from the Space Science & Engineering and Arts &
Humanities
communities will present keynote lectures on space exploration and its
possible
futures. Papers are also invited from the broad constituency of
interest among
artists, cultural analysts and historians, who have examined the wider
implications of the scientific exploration of space for the better part
of a
century. <br>
<br>
For more information on the symposium, please visit: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.lessremote.org">www.lessremote.org</a> <br>
<br>
For more information on the 2008 IAC, please visit: <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.iac2008.co.uk">www.iac2008.co.uk</a> <br>
<br>
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Sessions: <br>
<br>
Practitioners, scholars and postgraduates in any relevant discipline
are
invited to submit abstracts that explore the following strands. For
more
detailed descriptions, see lessremote.org. <br>
<br>
Cultures and Space: Highlighting the multiplicity of cosmologies that
currently
hold sway in the world, and considering the consequences of a tacit
consensus
on the range of opportunities for future space exploration <br>
<br>
The Introspective Urge: Focusing on humankind's image of itself as a
determinant of space technology, and the impact of a changing
self-image – for
example as a consequence of ubiquitous global communications - on
future space
science <br>
<br>
Leaving a Trace: Technical and ethical debate on the impact we have
already had
on the local solar system, and how our views will affect the possible
future of
space science and engineering <br>
<br>
Living Space: Consideration of the continuity between the needs of
humans on
earth and the possible demands of spacefarers in remote and often
hostile
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Submission Guidelines: <br>
<br>
Each session will consist of two invited presentations, two selected
presentations, and a moderated discussion. Of the invited
presentations, one
will be solicited from within the space community, and the other from
the arts
community. <br>
<br>
Due to limited speaker slots, a poster session will also take place
during the
symposium. Please indicate on your application if a poster presentation
is
acceptable. <br>
<br>
An abstract (300 words max) and a short bio (200 words max) must be
submitted
by March 1, 2008, via email to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:abstracts@lessremote.org">abstracts@lessremote.org</a> <br>
<br>
All submissions will be peer reviewed by the international jury listed
below.
Submissions accepted and presented at the conference will be published
in the
conference proceedings. <br>
<br>
<br>
Peer Review Committee: <br>
<br>
Flis Holland (Chair) <br>
Annick Bureaud, Leonardo/OLATS <br>
Stephen Dick, IAA Commission VI <br>
Roger Malina, IAA Commission VI <br>
Mike Punt, Leonardo <br>
Sundar Sarukkai, Centre for Philosophy, Indian Institute of Science <br>
Nicola Triscott, The Arts Catalyst
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