XXV SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT SYMPOSIUM
EAST AND WEST –
THE COMMON EUROPEAN HERITAGE
September, 10-14 2006
Krakow, Poland
Second Announcement
INVITATION
We are pleased to invite you to participate in The XXV Scientific Instruments Symposium.
We will be delighted to welcome you to Krakow. Apart from scientific sessions and meetings,
you will be given an opportunity to enjoy the culture and history of this region of our country.
PLACES AND DATES
The symposium will start on the 10th and end on the 14th of September in Krakow at the
Jagiellonian University. After the Symposium we plan to organise three post-conference
tours: to Wieliczka Salt Mine, to Auschwitz-Birkeanu Concentration Camp and a sightseeing
tour of Krakow.
Krakow is one of the oldest cities in Poland. For centuries Krakow was the capital of Poland
and the major seat of Polish kings, which attracted great scholars and artists from around the
world. Today Krakow is regarded as the cultural capital of Poland- a place with
an exceptional atmosphere created by its artists.
The XXV Scientific Instruments Symposium will be held at the Jagiellonian University
Museum in the building called Collegium Maius. Most of the scientific sessions,
the welcoming reception and the registration will take place there. The official opening
ceremony will take place in Aula at Collegium Novum. Coffee and tea will be served in the
Museum. One session will be held at the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
The central theme of the symposium is:
East and West: The Common European Heritage.
The evolution of science with its concomitant tools has always been greatly affected by the
prevailing political and economic situation. Many scientific discoveries emerged in the
context of historic circumstances which were seminal to intellectual life and development in
the particular region. Central Europe, pivotally situated between East and West, has had the
unique opportunity of cross cultural communication and information sharing in both
directions. Science in this part of Europe, however, drew mainly from Western influences.
PROPOSALS of the topics for the sessions of the SIC Symposium in
Krakow:
1. Scientific instruments between East and West: collaboration, transmission, trade.
2. Historical laboratories.
3. The preservation of scientific instruments heritage: research – restorationconservation.
Any other papers on a subject of interest of the participants will be accepted.
PRESENTATIONS
Following presentations are planned:

oral presentations (20 min)

poster presentations
Authors are requested to indicate their preference about the form of their presentations, and
the section in which their contribution should be presented. The conference room is equipped
with PowerPoint projector, video, slide projector and overhead projector.
The poster session will take place in Collegium Maius. The size of posters is 70 x 100 cm.
Authors should mount their posters at least one day before the posters session. Material for
set-up will be provided by the organisers.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The abstracts must be submitted in English in an electronic form as a text file (preferably
in Word 98) as an e-mail attachment (one page A4, for each abstract including headings with
margins 2,5 cm above and below, 3.5 cm left, 2 cm right). Authors are requested to type
the abstract according to the instructions below:
Title (type- Times New Roman, No. 14, Bold)
Author's first name and surnames (type- Times New Roman, No. 14, Bold)
Institution (type- Times New Roman, No.10, Italic)
Address (type- Times New Roman, No.10, Italic)
key words - max. 5 key words (type- Times New Roman, No. 10, Bold)
Text (type - Times New Roman, No12)
The text of the abstract should contain no more than 1600 characters (including space). Avoid
any tables, figures and bibliography. The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is June 30,
2006. Abstracts received later cannot be considered for publication in the abstract book.
At least one of the authors must be registered as an active symposium participant and pay
the registration fee.
OFFICIAL CONFERENCE LANGUAGE
The official language of the conference is English. All lectures, talks, discussions and poster
text must be given in English.
ACCOMMODATION
Location: 15 minutes by walk from the place of the Symposium.
Approximate fees per room for one night:
University guest house
PLZ
EUR
single room
220 PZL
55 EUR
double room
350 PZL
88 EUR
PLZ
EUR
single room
280 PZL
70 EUR
double room
400 PZL
100 EUR
apartment
560 PZL
140 EUR
PLZ
EUR
single room (with bathroom)
120 PZL
30 EUR
double room (with bathroom)
140 PZL
35 EUR
single room (without bathroom)
75 PZL
19 EUR
PLZ
EUR
single room
100 PZL
25 EUR
double room
120 PZL
(60 PZL/pers)
30 EUR
(15 EUR/pers)
Hotel ***
Student Hotel*
Hostel
Detailed information about accommodation form will be to find on our web site in January
2006. The payment instructions will be given as well.
MEALS
Lunches (11-14 September) are included in the registration fee and will be served near
the Museum. On the15 September the lunch is included in the post-conference excursion fee.
Every reception (10, 12, 13, September) is included in registration fee as well. The
symposium fee does not include the cost of the official dinner (14 September).
TRAVEL
You can arrive to Krakow by plane (Airport Kraków-Balice). From the airport to the town
centre you can go by taxi which costs approximately 30 PZL - about 8 EUR (during the day)
or 50 PZL - about 13 EUR (during the night). Note that Sunday the cost is higher (about 50
PZL and 80 PZL). You can go by bus as well (No 192, 208 every 20 min. and 692
http://rozklady.mpk.krakow.pl/ aktualne/index.php in "przystanki" name of stop: "Port
Lotniczy").
You can arrive by plane also to Warsaw or to Katowice. Take the train from Warsaw (station
name: Warszawa Centralna) or Krakow and from Katowice to Krakow (station name:
Kraków Główny) (http://rozklad.pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?). From Warsaw airport to the
Warszawa Centralna railway station you can take city bus 175 or by radio-taxi which you can
find at the front of the arrival floor (the cost shouldn’t be higher than 40 PZL (about 10 EUR).
Travel by train from Warsaw to Krakow takes about 3 hours, from Katowice to Krakow about
2 hours.
The railway station in Krakow is located in the town centre (about 15 min by walk to
the marketplace). Your accommodation place you can reach by taxi or tram.
SOCIAL PROGRAMME FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSON
For Accompanying Persons a rich programme of sightseeing of Krakow will be proposed.
SYMPOSIUM FEE
Payment of the registration fee must be made in EUR by the bank account transfer.
Before May 2 After May 2
Regular
190 EUR
250 EUR
Accompanying persons
110 EUR
150 EUR
Symposium fee includes:
-participation in Symposium sessions,
-conference materials,
-coffee break,
-lunches (from Monday to Thursday),
-mid-conference tour,
-receptions in the Jagiellonian University Museum, in the Museum of Pharmacy and
in the Polish Aviation Museum.
Symposium fee does not include:
-accommodation,
-official dinner (extra cost 45 EUR),
-post-conference excursion (extra cost 50 EUR or 40 EUR).
Symposium fee for Accompanying Persons includes:
-social programme,
-lunches (from Monday to Thursday),
-mid-conference tour,
-receptions in the Jagiellonian University Museum, in the Museum of Pharmacy and
in the Polish Aviation Museum.
Symposium fee for Accompanying Persons does not include:
-accommodation,
-official dinner (extra cost 45 EUR),
-post-conference excursion (extra cost 50 EUR or 40 EUR).
REGISTRATION AND DEADLINES
All registrations must be made on the official form provided with this Second Announcement.
Deadlines:
Payment and Registration-
May 2, 2006
cbin@adm.uj.edu.pl *
Submission of Abstracts -
June 30, 2006.
sic@maius.in.uj.edu.pl
*Please use the subject of mail: SIC September 2006
PAYMENT
All the costs are payable to the Jagiellonian University - SIC Symposium, and should be
send to: Jagiellonian University BOIN, ul. Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland.
Please indicate which of the following means of payment you choose. (In case of a bank
transfers, please cover the banking charges).
You can use bank account transfer or credit card. Please attach a copy of the payment
confirmation to Registration Form. In case of using credit card (VISA, Mastercard, American
Express etc), please send card details.
Beneficiary: Jagiellonian University BOIN
Bank:
BPH S.A. o/Kraków, Account number: IBAN: PL 75 1060 0076 0000
3300 0015 7610 SWIFT: BPHK PL PK
(Please indicate SIC as well as the name of the participant. Do not
forget to bring your copy of document confirming that the payment has
been made).
USEFUL INFORMATION
1.
The currency is Polish zloty (PZL), denoted by the symbol PZL (1 PL = 100 groszy).
2.
The current exchange rate varies at about 4.00 zl per 1 EUR and 3.30 PZL per 1 US
Dollar.
3.
Use only banks, hotel exchange-offices or cheque-points for money exchange.
4.
Major credit cards are accepted in hotels, restaurants and big markets but not in all
hostels and small shops.
5.
The price of an ordinary ticket in public transport (bus, tram) is about 2.60 PZL.
6.
Shopping hours are generally from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m (but in center of city shopping
hours usually are from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m).
7.
Electrical current is 230 V, the frequency 50 Hz.
8.
Participants are advised to obtain travel, medical, personal accident and luggage
insurance before departure to Poland. Registration fees do not include insurance cover.
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION
check our web site http://www.uj.edu.pl/Muzeum/symposium/ or send email:
about
scientific
presentation
programme,
abstract
about accommodation, travel, payments, excursion
CONFERENCE AGENCY:
Jagiellonian University BOIN:
Mrs Magdalena Latos
Mrs Renata Rusek
Mr. Maciej Pilch
Golebia 24, 31-007 Krakow, Poland
Fax/phone: + 48/12/ 421 26 62
Phone: +48/12/ 663 38 58
cbin@adm.uj.edu.pl *
*Please use the subject of mail: SIC September 2006
or sic@maius.in.uj.edu.pl
cbin@adm.uj.edu.pl