Call for Papers & Participation

The Ometeca Institute

in collaboration with

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana

announce

The VIII Working Conference

On the Relations between the Humanities and Science

At

La Casa de la Primera Imprenta de América

(The Home of the First Printing Press in the Americas)

Lic. Primo Verdad  # 10,  at the corner of Moneda

Historical District

México City, México

October 17-21, 2005

First Circular and Call for Papers

            A Working Conference leads to a more fruitful dissemination and integration of knowledge since every participant actively contributes in the creative process.  The eighth Working Conference in Mexico City is thus designed to stimulate a dialogue between humanists, scientists, and technologists from around the world.  Previous working conferences have taken place in Santa Fé, New México; Puebla, México; San Ramón, Costa Rica; New Brunswick, New Jersey; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Cumaná, Venezuela, and Pinamar, Argentina.

            The most successful papers at Ometeca Working Sessions bring together aspects of the sciences and the humanities in such a way that they take us beyond particular insights in each discipline. Working session 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 leads 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 own fields.  The most successful papers, as determined by our editorial board, will be published in the journal Ometeca.  Presentations may be given in English, Portuguese or Spanish. Papers should be no longer than 15 pages, single-spaced, including bibliography (MLA style). Only completed papers will be considered for inclusion in the Working Session. Paper proposals or abstracts will not be considered.

Possible topics:

The relations between the humanities and the natural sciences.

The relations between the humanities and the social sciences.

The professionalization and definition of a field of studies treating the relations between the sciences and the humanities.

Teaching the relations between the humanities and the sciences.

Historical aspects of the relations between the sciences and the humanities.

The role of Darwin’s theory of evolution in the humanities.

Science as narrative and narrative as science.

Submissions:

Deadline: August 15, 2005

Papers should be submitted by e-mail attachment in Word to:

jvh1@psu.edu

Or send on 3-1/2 inch floppy disk to:

Jerry Hoeg, Editor
Penn State-Fayette
P.O. Box 519
Uniontown, PA 15401, U.S.A.
724-430-4265, Email: jvh1@psu.edu

Please address any questions to this same e-mail address.

Format of the Working Session:

Papers will be distributed to participants prior to the conference so that they may read them before attending.  Papers will not be read at the conference, but rather discussed following a brief presentation by the author.  Approximately 40 minutes will be allocated for the presentation and discussion of each paper.

Conference Fees:

US$50 payable in cash in U.S. funds in Mexico City prior to the conference, or prior to October 1, 2005 by check drawn on a U.S. bank or an international money order payable to Ometeca Institute, and mailed to:

Ometeca Institute

P.O. Box 12109
St. Petersburg, Florida 33733-2109, U.S.A.
727-864-3151, Fax: 727-866-7892, Email: ThyJim3@Juno.com

Or wire funds to the Ometeca bank account. Add US$10.00 for processing costs and send to:

Account # 063107513-2000021516319
Wachovia Bank, N.A.,
Skyway Center, 3095 54th Ave. South, FL4754
St. Petersburg, Florida 33712, U.S.A.
727-820-3421, Fax: 727-892-2041

Travel:

Contact information in Mexico City:

Juan and Margaret Zoreda

52-55-5697-0511 (home)

margaret@secsa.podernet.com.mx

zolj@podernet.com.mx

General information on accommodations and travel:

1.      After landing at the International Airport of Mexico City, and leaving Immigration and Customs, at the booths to the left, one should buy a ticket only for authorized taxis.  When buying the ticket, give the address of the hotel and they will say how much it is.

2.      The following are good quality hotels of different price ranges that are conveniently located a 10-20 minutes walking distance from the Home of the First Printing Press in the Americas, which is on one side of the National Palace and a block from the Cathedral. The prices indicated are approximate and in Mexican pesos.  (Exchange rates change daily, but on 7 December 2004, the U.S. dollar was equal to 11.12 Mexican pesos.)

Holiday Inn Centro Histórico

Avenida 5 de Mayo No.61

Centro Histórico

Tel: 52-55-5521-2121

www.holiday-inn.com/mexcty-dwntwn

Mex $ 842.00 inc. tax, single/ double

            Best Western Majestic

            Madero No.73

            Centro Histórico

            Tel: 52-55-5521-8600

            www.majestic.com.mx

            Mex $ 750.00 single/ $800.00 double

            Hotel Gillow

            Isabel La Católica No.17 at the corner of 5 de Mayo

            Centro Histórico

Tel: 52-55-5518-1446

            www.hotelgillow.com.

            Mex $ 420.00 single/ $560.00 double

            Tulip Inn Ritz

            Madero No. 30

            Centro Histórico

Tel: 52-55-5518-1340

www.ritzmexico.com

Mex $ 650.00 single/ double

Hotel Catedral

Donceles No. 95 (behind the Catedral)

Centro Histórico

Tel: 52-55-5518-5232

www.hotelcatedral.com.

Mex $ 400.00 single/ $ 462.00 double

Hotel Canadá

Avenida 5 de Mayo No. 47

Centro Histórico

Tel: 52-55-5518-2106

No website

Mex $ 380.00 single/ $400.00 double