Ometeca Institute

P.O. Box 12109

St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-2109, USA

http://www.ometeca.org

Telephone: 727-864-3151

Call for Papers

Working Conference X on the Relations between the Humanities and Science

University of South Florida-Saint Petersburg Campus, Florida, U.S.A.

9-14 June 2008

St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

An Ecology for Preserving Our Planet: How Humanities and Sciences Can Work Productively Together in an Era of Crisis

• A diverse Working Conference, so no one is restricted to the ecology theme.

A Working Conference leads to a more effective dissemination and integration of knowledge since everyone actively contributes to the creative process. The Working Conference at the University of South Florida—St. Petersburg is the tenth Working Conference designed to create a dialogue between humanists and scientists from around the world. Previous working conferences took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico and New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, Puebla and Mexico City, Mexico, San Ramon, Costa Rica, Buenos Aires and Pinamar, Argentina, Cumana, Venezuela, and Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.

The most successful papers at Ometeca Working Conferences bring together aspects of the sciences and the humanities in such a way that they take us beyond particular insights gained in each discipline. Papers that juxtapose and show parallels between aspects of the sciences and the humanities should do so in order to illuminate larger theoretical questions or suggest theory that lead us toward a new praxis. Historical surveys are not useful for their own sake, but should have relevance to a particular argument or larger interdisciplinary interest. Authors are encouraged to take chances and to explore new possibilities without sacrificing the rigor and standards of their disciplines.

Papers may be in English, Portuguese or Spanish, and should be no longer than 17 pages, single spaced, including bibliography. Only completed papers will be considered for inclusion in the Working Conference. Paper proposals will not be considered. Send three (3) copies of your paper, no later than 10 March 2008 to Dr. Rafael Catala at the following address:

Ometeca Institute

P.O. Box 12109

St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-2109, USA

or e-mail it to maipos@juno.com

In order to participate in the Working Conference, you do not need to present a paper, but the number of participants will be limited because papers are not read before an audience. Instead, they are distributed to participants before the working conference so that they may be studied and, at the working Conference, they are discussed with the participants.

Any questions should be referred to:

Dr. James D. Anderson

Ometeca Institute

P.O. Box 12109, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-2109, USA.

Telephone: 727-864-3151

E-mail: thyjim3@juno.com

Or to Dr. Rafael Catala at the same address. E-mail: maipos@juno.com

USF—St Petersburg Campus is located in the downtown of St. Petersburg within walking distance from the Salvador Dali Museum, the largest collection of Dali’s paintings outside Spain, right next to Tampa Bay and very close to the Museum of Fine Arts, the Holocaust Museum, the Museum of History, art galleries, theaters and many restaurants and a few jazz clubs. The trolley buses take tourists to the beaches about 20 minutes away.

Registration: $50.00 due May 15, 2008

Rooms at the University $50.00 per night. $250 for 5 nights. Full payment for university rooms due May 1, 2008 [four private rooms in suites with living area and two bathrooms.] The Residence is a new building.

The nearest hotel is the St. Petersburg Hilton, 2 blocks south, www.stpetehilton.com

The Ometeca Institute publishes a peer-reviewed journal, Ometeca, if you would like to read the titles of the articles in its eleven volumes please go to www.ometeca.org