July, 6 - 7th 2012
The focus of this
conference is on the variety of physical sites where chemistry was practiced
in the 19th century. The main purpose is to analyse, first, who was practising
chemistry in a particular site, where, how, to what ends, and the physical,
social, cultural and economic organization of these sites; and second the
wider social, economic, political and cultural contexts for the practice of
chemistry through detailed examination of chemists' interactions, in and
around these sites, with other actors.
The conference will be
held at the Instituto de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia López Piñero,
Valencia, and will open with a reception at the Institute on Thursday evening,
July 5. The registration desk will be open from 17.00 to 19.00 and again on
Friday morning for those arriving later.
The conference
programme is now available. There will be five thematic sessions over the two
days. Full versions of papers will be available in advance to conference
participiants via a restricted-acces page of this website. A username and
password will be issued after receipt of the registration form.
Registration
There is no registration fee. Registration
is now open. Unfortunately the project is unable to pay for accommodation, the
conference diner and lunches. Please download the registration and booking
form and return it to us by June 15.
Accommodation
A small number of rooms are available at
the Colegio Mayor Rector Peset. For those who wish to find there own
accommodation there is a list of hotels, guest houses and restaurants near the
Institute in the Practical Information document.
Scientific Committee
Marco Beretta (Florence); José Ramón
Bertomeu-Sánchez (Valencia); Ana Carneiro (Lisbon); Antonio García Belmar
(Valencia); Ernst Homburg (Maastricht); Muriel Le Roux (Paris); John Perkins
(Oxford); Geert Vanpaemel (Leuven)
Local Organising Committee
