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INSAP XII – Ionian University of Corfu, Greece - 20-24 May 2024

Sessions will be held in the Ionian Academy, Corfu except on Friday 24 May when a different venue will be announced. The Committee reserve the right to change the programme order if necessary.

Updated: 21-03-2024

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Monday, May 20th 2024
18:00-21:00	Welcome Reception and Registration
Tuesday, May 21st 2024
08:45-09:00	Announcements
08:45-18:00	Poster Presentations available during the conference The Hum of the Universe # 2 Marea Atkinson Paradigm and Anomaly: From Medieval Aristotelianism to the Scientific Revolution George Latura GREAT SALBYK BARROW IN SIBERIA (archaeological and astronomical aspects) Leonid Marsadolov IN FREE FALL a study about gravity Gisela Weimann
09:00-10:30	Morning Session: Welcome and Introduction Chair: Valerie Shrimplin, Chair, INSAP Welcome & Introduction: Professor Andreas Floros, Rector, Ionian University of Corfu Valerie Shrimplin, Art Historian, St Albans, UK And others
09:40-10:30	Keynote Speaker Professor Michael Rowan Robinson Shalespeare's Universe Michael Rowan-Robinson
10:30-11:00	Coffee/Tea
11:00-14:00	Late Morning: Local & Mediterranean Region The birth of Greek Astronomical Societies: The special case of Corfiot Spyros Fokas Socrates Linardos Luminous air sowed as stars – astronomical imagery in ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts Joanna Popielska - Grzybowska Zodiacs in post-Byzantine Churches Ioannis Tsiouris, Themis G. Dallas
12:30-14:00	Lunch provided at the venue, followed by extended break in order to see and enjoy the Corfiot special celebratory parades that day
14:00-16:00	Afternoon Session: Science and Art Chair: John Hatch, Vice Chair INSAP Astrobiology in Science and the Arts Chris Impey Imagining the Alien George Djorgovski An Examination of the Role of Astrological Images in Aby Warburg’s Bilderatlas Mnemosyne (1929) in an Analysis of Three Panels (Panels 23a, 24, and 50- 51) Emily Robinson Jeweled Net of the Vast Invisible Jim Cogswell
16:00-16:30	Coffee/Τea
16:30-18:00	Late Afternoon Session: Art and Science SciArt: The Art of Scientific Astrophotography Kosmas Gazeas Andromeda's Howl: Relayed History and a Song Cycle as Method for Collective Imagination Adam Kaasa Reaching for the Stars, Galaxies and beyond: the Astronomer and the Artist Strive to Redefine our Boundaries. Lynn Lyon
18:00	Dinner – own choice
21:30	Star-gazing (TBC)
Wednesday, May 22nd 2024
08:45-09:00	Announcements
09:00-10:30	Morning Session: Representing the Cosmos in 2D and 3D Chair: Chris Impey, INSAP Committee Member Circles, Spheres and Globes: Models of the Universe as Depicted in Art Valerie Shrimplin Mapping the Heavens in Antiquity: The Influence of Culture and Art Nick Kanas From Kalevala to Martians: Unconventional Approaches to Constellation Localization and Interstellar Communication by Edvard Neovius Niklas Hietala
10:30-11:00	Coffee/Tea
11:00	Guided walking tour of Corfu Town Guided (approx one and a half hours, in 1-2 groups)
13:00-14:00	Lunch – own choice
14:00-16:00	Guided tour of the Local Astronomical Society premises OR Guided tour by bus (TBC depending on numbers)
16:00-18:00	Guided tour of the Local Astronomical Society premises OR Guided tour by bus (TBC depending on numbers)
20:00-21:30	Music event, open also to the public
Thursday, May 23rd 2024
08:45-09:00	Announcements
09:00-10:30	Morning Session: Teaching and Outreach The Postgraduate Reflexive Sky Journal: Teaching the Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Nicholas Campion “Spooky(‘s) Action at a Distance: Remixing Relations between Theatre and Science in the Planetarium Show” Mike Vanden Heuvel The “Sounds of Space” as an Interdisciplinary Way of Science Dissemination Fiori-Anastasia Metallinou
10:30-11:00	Coffee/Tea
11:00-13:00	Late Morning: Medieval Literature and Art Chair: George Djorgovski, INSAP Committee Member "Fiery Dragons", "Bloody Rain", "Torches" and "Fiery Swords": Chasing The Northern Lights in the Early Middle Ages Marilina Cesario Flickering Lights, Fire in the Sky and the Enemy at the Border in Early Medieval English Literature Elisa Ramazzina Herakles in 13th-century Venice/ The 'Formelle di Ercole' on St. Mark's main facade and their possible astronomical meaning Gloria Vallese Astronomical References in Traditional English Ballads John Steele
13:00-14:00	Lunch provided at the venue
14:00-16:00	Afternoon Session: Rome, The Renaissance and Religion Chair: Gary Wells, INSAP Committee Member Beatitude in Astronomical Terms: The Zodiacal Dance in the Acts of John and Dante’s Paradiso X Richard Poss Previously unnoticed depictions of comets in Italian Renaissance Art of the 16th century Giangiacomo Gandolfi Santa Maria (del lunistizio) Maggiore: the Roman Sistine Axis and the Major Lunar Standstill Gianluca Masi, Giangiacomo Gandolfi Second star to the right, an astro-tourist's guide to Rome Francesca Aloisio, Giangiacomo Gandolfi, Nicoletta Lanciano, Maria Teresa Menna, Chiara Di Benedetto, Valeria Cappelli, Gianluca Masi
16:00-16:30	Coffee/Τea
16:30-18:30	Late Afternoon Session: Global Inspirations Identifying the central figure of the Piedra del Sol. Arnold Lebeuf The Star of Arabia: Inspiration and Antonomasia from the Pleiades Danielle Adams CHASING THE STARS NAKED EYE The Benin Tofin fishermen challenging modern telescopes in daily navigation Aimé Dafon SEGLA, Jean-Eudes Missikey, Prudence AYIVI Poetry inspired by The Ionian Skies AJ Epstein
20:00	Conference Dinner (nearby location)
Friday, May 24th 2024
08:45-09:00	Announcements
09:00-11:00	Morning Session: History of Art and Contemporary Literature Chair: TBC, INSAP Committee Member Rembrandt and the Telescope Marilyn G. Roberts Abstraction and Astronomy Gary Wells Italo Calvino: between imagination and astronomy Salvo L. Guglielmino
10:30-11:00	Coffee/Tea
11:00-13:00	Late Morning: Modern Art and Literature Chair: TBC Exploring Auden's "Moon Landing" Holly Henry An investigation into the astrological symbols present in two decorative paintings of José de Almada Negreiros (1893-1970). Margarida Manarte Touching the Universe: Backyard Science Projects in Contemporary Art John Hatch Art in Orbit: Why artists choose to send work into space Barbara Brownie
13:00-14:00	Lunch provided at the venue
14:00-16:00	Afternoon Session: Religious and Cultural Inspirations Seasons of the Sun: The Celestial Calendar and Religious History Erica Ferg Cosmic Echoes in the Art and Architecture of the Islamic Golden Age Ashar Mobeen Georgia O'Keeffe: The Faraway Nearby - Sky-gazing artist paints the Beyond by telescoping vistas, making the Infinite intimate Deborah Jenner
16:00-16:30	Coffee/Τea
16:30-17:00	Final Session: Stars and Dancing “Spirits Dancing - A Night Sky Experience” the Digital Production Annette S. Lee, Travis Novitsky, Carl Gawboy, Ramona Kitto-Stately, Jeffrey Tibbetts
17:00-17:20	Conference concluding remarks, feedback and ideas for the future Followed by farewell reception and drinks
Saturday, May 25th 2024
11:00	Optional Excursion to view further astronomical and other sites in Corfu

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