5th International Conference on the History of Chemistry
“Chemistry, Technology and Society”
ESTORIL & LISBOA – PORTUGAL
6 – 10 September 2005
Second Circular
The aim of the conference
The previous conference organised by the Working Party (WP) on History of Chemistry of
the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS) – formerly
Federation of European Chemical Societies (FECS) – was held in Budapest in September
2003 on “Communication in chemistry in Europe, across borders and across generations”. A
major aim of these conferences organised by the WP is to facilitate communication between
historically interested chemists and historians of chemistry from all over Europe.
Under the large umbrella of the theme “Chemistry, Technology and Society”, the present
conference will mainly focus on three topics, which all have attracted public and scholarly
attention in recent years. By discussing the cultural and material influences on chemistry, as
well as the practical and cultural impacts of this discipline, the conference aims at improving
our understanding of the place of chemistry in its technological and social environments.
Some special sessions will also be devoted to the development of Portuguese chemistry.
Main topics of the conference
* The material culture of chemistry: laboratory practices and instruments
* Applied chemistry: the chemical industry, military technologies, technological processes,
agricultural and food chemistry, and the environment
* The popularisation of chemistry: practices, spaces, audiencies
* Portuguese chemistry
Local Organising Committee
Honorary members
José Manuel Toscano Rico, Presidente da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Portugal
José Vitorino Pina Martins, Vice-Presidente da Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Portugal
Fernando Ramôa Ribeiro, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, Ministério da Ciência e
do Ensino Superior & Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
José Manuel Martinho, Sociedade Portuguesa de Química & Instituto Superior Técnico,
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
Vítor Pereira Crespo, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Bernardo Herold, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa & Academia
das Ciências de Lisboa, Portugal
Ricardo Bayão Horta, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal
Ordinary members
Chairperson Maria Elvira Callapez, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e
Tecnologias, Lisboa, Portugal
Members
Isabel Malaquias, Universidade de Aveiro, & Centro de Estudos de História e
Filosofia da Ciência e da Técnica, Portugal
Teresa Moura George, Centro de Estudos de História das Ciências Naturais e
da Saúde, Instituto de Investigação Científica Bento da Rocha Cabral,
Portugal
Executive
Secretary
Ricardo S. Reis dos Santos, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e
Tecnologias, Lisboa, Portugal
International Programme Committee
Chairperson Ernst Homburg
Members
António Amorim da Costa
Marco Beretta
José Ramón Bertomeu
Marika Blondel-Mégrelis
Hendrik Deelstra
Anita Kildebaek Nielsen
Ursula Klein
Halina Lichocka
Elisa Maia
Colin Russell
University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Museum for the History of Science, Florence,
Italy
University of Valencia, Spain
CNRS Institute of History and Philosophy of
Science and Technology, Paris, France
University of Antwerp, Belgium
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science,
Berlin, Germany
Polish Academy of Science, Institute for the
History of Science, Warsaw, Poland
University of Lisbon & CICTSUL, Institute of
Scientific Research Bento da Rocha Cabral,
Lisbon, Portugal
Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom
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Soňa Strbáňová
Éva Vámos
Brigitte Van Tiggelen
Institute of Contemporary History, Academy of
Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague
National Museum for Science and Technology,
Budapest, Hungary
University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Conference Programme
September 6, Tuesday, 2005
15:00 – 19:00 Arrivals and registration at the Hotel Estoril Eden
20:00 – 22:30 Buffet Dinner at the Hotel Estoril Eden
September 7, Wednesday, 2005
Location: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa
09:30 – 10:00 Opening session
Prof. José Manuel Toscano Rico and José Vitorino Pina Martins, President and VicePresident of the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa
Prof. José Manuel Martinho, President of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
Prof. Fernando Pina, General Secretary of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
Prof. Fernando Ramôa Ribeiro, President of Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Prof. Ernst Homburg, Chairman of the Working Party on History of Chemistry
10:00 – 10:50 Plenary lecture on “The History of Chemistry in Portugal”
by Prof. José Ferreira da Silva, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
10:50 – 11:10 Coffee break
11:10 – 12:00 Plenary lecture on “Popularising Chemistry: Hands-on or hands-off?”
by Prof. David Knight, University of Durham, UK
12:00 – 12:50 Plenary lecture on “No More Miracles: The Unfortunate Decline in Catalyst Innovation”
by Prof. John K. Smith, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA
Location: Museu da Farmácia, Lisboa
13:00 – 13:30 Visit to the Museu da Farmácia, Lisboa
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch at Restaurante A Ver Navios in Museu da Farmácia, Lisboa
15:00 – 16:30 Scientific sessions
16:30 – 16:50 Coffee break
16:50 – 18:20 Scientific sessions
20:00 – 23:00 Welcome drink and dinner at the Hotel Estoril Eden
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September 8, Thursday, 2005
Location: Conference room of the Hotel Estoril Eden, Estoril
9:00 – 10:30 Meeting of the EuCheMS Working Party on History of Chemistry
10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break
10:50 – 12:50 Scientific sessions
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch at the Hotel Estoril Eden
14:30 – 16:45 Scientific sessions
16:45 – 17:05 Coffee break
17:05 – 18:40 Scientific sessions
20:00 – 23:00 Dinner at Restaurante Sr. Vinho (Fados), Lisboa
September 9, Friday, 2005
Location: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisboa
9:00 – 10:30 Scientific sessions
10:30 – 10:50 Coffee break
10:50 – 12:50 Scientific sessions
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch (with wine tasting) at the Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa
14:30 – 16:30 Scientific sessions
16:30 – 19:00 Visit to the Aqueduto das Águas Livres, Lisboa
19:00 – 21:00 Closing session at Mãe d’Água, Lisboa
September 10, Saturday, 2005
9:30 – 11:00 Visit to the Laboratório Chimico da Escola Politécnica de Lisboa
11:00 – 19:00 Visit to the Região de Turismo do Oeste - Ceramics, Salt works, including lunch
19:00 – 20:30 Return to the Hotel
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Time and Location
Schedule of the conference
Date
Time
Location
Tuesday, 6
15:00 – 19:00
Arrivals at the Hotel Estoril Eden, Estoril
Wednesday, 7
09:30 – 12:50
Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Lisboa
13:00 – 18:20
Museu da Farmácia, Lisboa
Thursday, 8
09:00 – 18:40
Hotel Estoril Eden, Estoril
Friday, 9
09:00 – 16:30
Universidade Lusófona, Lisboa
16:30 – 19:00
Visit to the Aqueduto das Águas Livres, Lisboa
09:30 – 11:00
Laboratório Chimico da Escola Politécnica, Lisboa
11:00 – 19:00
Touristic/ scientific visit to Região de Turismo do Oeste
Saturday, 10
Language
English will be the conference language. No interpretation will be provided.
Registration and conference fees
Registration
Download the Registration Form or make your Registration Online at the home page of the
conference.
Conference fee
The conference fee must be paid at the same time that the registration, using the different
ways of payment (see below).
By 15 May
2005
After 15 May
2005
Participation fee 4 days conference (6-9 Sept’05)*
EUR 220
EUR 260
Saturday excursion fee (10 Sept’05)#
EUR 50
EUR 50
*The participation fee includes: coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, transports (Hotel – Conference location –
Hotel & Hotel – Airport – Hotel) and excursions. It does not include the hotel accommodation.
#
The Saturday excursion fee includes: lunch, transport and excursion.
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Notes:
(1) For the accompanied persons, tourist programmes will be available through the hotel
desk. Accompanied persons will get a 50 percent reduction of the ordinary participation fee
(i.e. excluding the Saturday excursion fee).
(2) Junior scholars (Ph.D. students) and colleagues from Eastern Europe can get a 50 percent
reduction of the ordinary participation fee and of the room prices in hotel Sabóia, during the
conference. When you think this offer might apply to you, please contact the local organising
committee.
Payment
The total amount should be paid in EURO. There are different ways of payment: Bank
transfer, Credit card (VISA, MASTERCARD) or Cheque.
For further information, please contact: [email protected].
Accommodation
In order to book accommodation, please contact the hotels of the congress (Hotel Estoril
Eden and Hotel Sabóia) directly.
Single Room*
Hotel Estoril Eden zzzz
(Garden, Swimming pool, Heated swimming pool,
Health club, Sauna, Night club, Tobacconist, Garage,
Air conditioning in public areas, Conference rooms,
Banqueting rooms, Restaurant, Grill, Snack-bar, Bar,
Installations for handicapped, General safe, Air
conditioned room, Direct dialing, Sound/radio in
bedrooms, TV in bedrooms, Safe in bedrooms,
Kitchenette)
Double Room*
EUR 100
(with sea view)
EUR 120
(with sea view)
EUR 90
(without sea view)
EUR 110
(without sea view)
EUR 60
EUR 65
Avenida Sabóia, 209 – Monte Estoril – 2769-502
Estoril, Portugal
TEF: (+351) 214 667 600 FAX: (+351) 214 667 601
EMAIL: [email protected]
www.hotel-estoril-eden.pt
Hotel Sabóia zzz
(Golf course, Tennis course, Mini-golf, Squash,
Swimming pool, Hotel bus, Air conditioning in public
areas, Conference rooms, Snack bar, Bar, Air
conditioned room, Central heating in bedrooms, Direct
dialing, TV in bedrooms, Minibar, Safe in bedrooms)
Rua Belmonte, 1 – 2765-398 Estoril, Portugal
TEL: (+351) 214 680 202 FAX: (+351) 214 681 117
www.hotelsaboia.com
* Price per day
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Transport Hotel – Airport – Hotel
On the first day (September 6), for those who come by air, there is a bus that will take you
from the International Airport of Lisbon to the Hotel, at two different times: 15:00 and
17:00. Please email your estimated time of arrival before 15 August 2005 to the local
organising committee at [email protected].
During the conference all transportation is cared for. Transport Hotel-Airport on Saturday
(September 10) and Sunday (September 11) will be provided. Please, see the timetable at the
home page of conference.
Call for papers
Scholars who want to present a 20 minutes paper at the conference are invited to submit a
one-page abstract to the Programme Committee before 15 February 2005. The instructions
to authors are available at http://5ichc-portugal.ulusofona.pt. To submit your abstract, as well
as for questions concerning the scientific programme, please contact Ernst Homburg, the
Chairman of the International Programme Committee, at [email protected].
The members of the International Programme Committee will referee all abstracts, and
authors will be informed about acceptance or rejection before 15 April 2005.
Deadlines
Submission of papers
15 February 2005
Registration with reduced registration fee
15 May 2005
Final registration deadline; and communication of
estimated time of arrival at Lisbon airport
15 August 2005
Contacts
All correspondence with respect to organisational matters should be addressed to:
5th International Conference on History of Chemistry
Sociedade Portuguesa de Química
c/o Ricardo S. Reis dos Santos (executive secretary)
Avenida da República, 37 – 4. º
1050-187 Lisboa, Portugal
Phone: (+351) 217 934 637 or 217 515 500
Fax: (+351) 217 952 349
Email: [email protected]
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All correspondence with respect to the scientific programme as well as concerning the
submission, acceptance, etc. of papers should be addressed to:
Prof. Dr. Ernst Homburg
Department of History
Faculty of Arts and Culture
Universiteit Maastricht
P.O. Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands
Phone 00-31--43-388 3314 or 388 3495
Fax 00-31-43-388 4917
Email: [email protected]
Conference home page: http://5ichc-portugal.ulusofona.pt.
The final programme will be announced in May 2005
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