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Invitation: on our next meeting, to be held on 12.06.2023, 12:00, Dr. Friedrich Cain (University of Vienna) is going to speak on Science in Underground. Polish Academic Research During the World War II. . The meeting is going to be held online. To obtain the access link, contact us under
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DHST council statement Ukrainian war
*The president, officers, and undersigned council members of the Division of the History of Science and Technology (DHST) of the International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology condemn the ongoing military actions against Ukraine directed by the government of the Russian Federation. Our deepest concern and sympathy go to our Ukrainian colleagues and all the people bearing the grim consequences of this war, and also to colleagues elsewhere who are suffering in silence or risking their lives to speak up. We know that in addition to the unacceptable loss of human life, wars devastate libraries, schools, universities, and all kinds of cultural institutions that are the material remnants of a people's history and right to education. As an organization that traces its origins to the vision of scholars who experienced first hand the tragedy of two World Wars, the DHST is acutely aware that freedom of education, culture, and research are among the many rights presently being violated. We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and our fellow scholars on both sides who are struggling to maintain their lives, livelihoods, and scholarship.*
Marcos Cueto, Janet Browne, Hasok Chang, Liesbeth De Mol, Thoms Háddad, Takehiko Hashimoto, Xingbo Luo, Jahnavi Phalkey, Maria Rentetzi, Milada Sekyrková, Hamish Spencer
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Invitation: on our next meeting, to be held on 07.03.2022, 12:00, Prof. Zbigniew Opacki is going to speak on The Humanities Department of The University of Stefan Batory in Vilnius (1919-1939): Structure, Staff, Achievements. The meeting is going to be held online. To obtain the access link, contact us under
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The Committee supports the appeal in defense of the "Memoriał" association of the Philosophy & Humanities Department of Łódź University as well as the protest of Polish scientific community against the liquidation of "Memoriał". Against the liquidation of "Memoriał"
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Invitation: on our next meeting, to be held on 17.01.2022, 12:00, Dr inż Waldemar Affelt is going to speak on Conservation of Historic Wooden Construcions in Japan - System, Organization, Techniques. The meeting is going to be held online. To obtain the access link, contact us under
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Prof. Jarosław Włodarczyk, Committee member and employee of L. & A. Birkenmajer Institute for the History of Science PAS, was elected a correspondent member of Polish Academy of Sciences. Prof. Włodarczyk is the first historian of science in years serving as a member of Department I of Humanities and Social Sciences. The last historian of science (honorary Committee member and emloyee of the Institute) who was a PAS member was Prof. Bogdan Suchodolski, who passed away in 1992 r. https://bip.pan.pl/artykul/154/856/nowi-czlonkowie-pan-i-amu-wybrani
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The November 15 Committee meeting was the last one this year. The first Committee meeting of the coming year is preliminarily scheduled on January 17.
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Invitation: on our next meeting, to be held on 15.11.2021, 12:00, Prof. Piotr Gerber (Wrocław University of Science and Technology) is going to speak on the protection of historical buildings, the applied criteria and the models of industrial heritage protection. The meeting is going to be held online. To obtain the access link, contact us under
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Invitation: on our next meeting, to be held on 25.10.2021, 12:00, Prof. Jarosław Włodarczyk is going to speak on Astronomy in the Shakespeare's London - an Interdyscyplinary Perspective. The meeting is going to be held via Zoom, registration under the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tcu-rrDwsHdbNjal2H_qOp-CXDxUq5_jg
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The meeting on 21.06.2021 was the last one in the current academic year. A recording of the conference 85 Anniversary of The Creation of The Scottish Book can be viewed under the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHRmp2gbX00
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Invitation: on our next meeting, to be held on 21.06.2021, 12:00, Prof. Stanisław Domoradzki is going to lead a session 85 Anniversary of The Creation of The Scottish Book. The meeting is going to be held via Zoom, registration under the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/
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Invitation: on our next meeting, to be held on 10.05.2021, 12:00, Dr Waldemar Affelt is going to speak on The Traditions of Gdańsk Shipyard in the context of its pending inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The meeting is going to be held via Zoom, registration under the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/
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Invitation: on our next meeting, to be held on 29.03.2021, 12:00, Prof. Dariusz Iwan is going to speak on The Istitute and Museum of Zoology PAS. Its Activities and Collections. The meeting is going to be held via Zoom, registration under the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/
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Invitation: on the Seminar of Science Studies Research Unit to be held on 26.02.2021, 16:15. Prof. Michał Kokowski is going to give a talk: "The Problem of Academic Journals Lists and The PN IHN PAN Idea of a New List of Academic Journals - History and History of Science" The meeting is going to be held via Zoom, registration under the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/
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Invitation: on our next meeting, to be held on 22.02.2021, 12:00, Prof. Maria Stinia is going to present her speech: History of the Jagiellonian University's Department of History of Culture and Education on the 100th Anniversary of Its Creation. The meeting is going to be held via Zoom, registration under the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/
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Invitation: on our first meeting this year, to be held on 25.01.2021, 12:00, Prof. Tomasz Pudłocki is going to present his speech: The Pillars of Polish-American Scientific Cooperation: 1918-1939 - Roman Dyboski, Eric P. Kelly i William John Rose. The meeting is going to be held via the WEBEX system, accessible under the following link: https://meetingsemea10.webex.com/meet/zasztowtles
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The last meeting of the Committee in 2020 is going to be held on 30.11.2020, 12:00. Prof. Agnieszka Pietrosiuk is going to present her speech Application of Biotechnology of Plants in the Search for Compounds with a Therapeutic Effect: from the Laboratory to the Patient. The meeting is going to be held via the WEBEX system, accessible under the following link: https://meetingsemea10.webex.com/meet/zasztowtles
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The next meeting of hte Committee is going to be held on 02.11.2020 r. o godz. 12:00.
The meeting is going to be held via the WEBEX system, accessible under the following link:
https://meetingsemea10.webex.com/meet/zasztowtles
Meeting's agenda:
- Prof. dr hab. Juliana Dybiec's speech: History of a Nation, a Country, of Little Homelands and Regional.
- Discussion
- Information about KHNiT PAN requestes re. conference and publication funding.
- Closing of the meeting.
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Manuscripta.pl Conference
Everyone is welcome to participate in the conference Manuscripta.pl, which is going to be held during the Committee meeting on 05.10.2020, 11:00. The meeting is going to be held via the WEBEX system, accessible under the following link:
https://meetingsemea10.webex.com/meet/zasztowtles
The conference is open to everyone interested.
Meeting's agenda:
- Opening of the meeting
prof. dr hab. Leszek Zasztowt (President of KHNiT PAN)
- Introduction of the Manuscripta.pl project
dr hab. Jacek Soszyński, prof. PAN, Director of IHN PAN (circa 40 min.)
- Registration of the lost manuscripts
dr hab. Jerzy Kaliszuk, prof. PAN, IHN PAN (circa 20 min.)
- Registration of the polonica
mgr Sławomir Szyller, IHN PAN (circa 20 min.)
- Registration and study of the fragments
dr Paulina Pludra-Żuk, IHN PAN
mgr Karolina Figaszewska, IHN PAN (circa 20 min.)
- Questions & discussion.
- Business at hand.
- Closing of the meeting.
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Invitation to participate in a session dedicated to Prof. Władysław Szafer in the 50th anniversary of his death: „Władysław Szafer (1886-1970) – the Promoter of Science, the Botanist, the Co-creator of nature conservation". The session is going to take place on 05.11.2020.
Organizers:
- Sekcja Historii Botaniki Polskiego Towarzystwa Botanicznego
- Instytutu Botaniki im. Władysława Szafera PAN
- Komisja Historii Nauki PAU
- Komitet Historii Nauki i Techniki PAN
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In the face of the pandemic spread of Covid-19, the ICHS Board together with the Organizing Committee in Poznan came to the belief that it is not reasonable to hold the Congress on the scheduled date. Consequently, ICHS announced the postponement of the Congress to 22-28 August 2021.
In this regard, the Organizing Committee would like to inform you that the fee you paid is valid for the new date. If, unfortunately, you will not be able to attend in the Congress in August next year, you can cancel your registration under the general conditions.
The program of the Congress generally remains unchanged. However, some reshuffling is possible.
All important announcements concerning the Congress will appear successively on our website and on Facebook.
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On the first meeting of the Committee on History of Science and Technology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in the term 2020-2023, on 25.02.2020 the dean of Division I: Humanities and Social Sciences PAS, prof. dr hab. Andrzej Buko handed nominations to the newly elected Members of the Committee.
The Presidium of the Committee was chosen accordingly:
President: prof. dr hab. Leszek Zasztowt (Warsaw University)
Vicepresident: dr hab. Iwona Arabas, prof. PAS (Institute for the History of Science PAS)
Vicepresident: dr hab. Jaromir Jeszke, prof. UAM (Adam Mickiewicz University)
Member of the Presidium: prof. dr hab. Halina Lichocka (Institute for the History of Science PAS)
Member of the Presidium: prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Wójcik (em. prof. Museum of the Earth PAS)
Member of the Presidium: dr hab. inż. Radosław Tarkowski, prof. PAS (Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute PAS)
Secretary of the Committee: dr hab. Hubert Kowalski (Warsaw University)
During a meeting of the Committee Presidium held on 9.03.2020, the agenda of Committee's activities for the term 2020-2023 was presented, to be discussed and voted during the upcoming Committee's meeting. The dates for Committee's meetings in 2020 were agreed upon: 20.04.2020, 01.06.2020, 05.10.2020, 30.11.2020.
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The 26th International Congress of History of Science and Technology to be held in Prague from 25 to 31 July 2021 is now being prepared. The first deadline is the call for symposia proposals and is set for 30/4/2020. Stand-alone papers can be submitted instead until 30/11/2020. The main theme of the 26th ICHST will be "Giants and Dwarfs in Science, Technology and Medicine". For more information please visit the congress website (https://www.ichst2021.org).