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LINNAEUS SYMPOSIUM
8 november 2007
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, 8-9 november 2007
In het kader van het Linnaeusjaar 2007 organiseert de opleiding
Scandinavische Talen en Culturen in samenwerking met het Arctisch
Centrum op 8 en 9 november 2007 een tweedaags, Engelstalig symposium
over deze beroemde Zweedse natuurwetenschapper (1707-1778).
Internationale wetenschappers geven lezingen over o.m. Linnaeus'
gedachten over de biologie, botaniek en geografie.
Het voorlopige programma van dit symposium ziet er als volgt uit:
November 8th
12:30-13:00 Registration, coffee
13:00 Opening
13:30-17:00 Session 1
Linnaeus and the Environment, Yesterday
13:30-14:15 Linnaeus' world (Alan Swanson)
14:15-15:00 Linnaeus as traveler (Gunnar Broberg)
15:00-15:30 Coffee
15:30-16:15 Linnaeus' "disciples" (Sverker Sörlin)
16:15-17:00 Stories of gardens. Between Eden and Getsemane (Magnus
Florin)
17:30 Reception
20:00 Dinner
November 9th
09:45-12:45 Session 2
Linnaeus and the Environment, Today
09:30-10:15 Linnaeus as biologist. The importance and limitations of
Linnaean systematics in biology (/Maarten Loonen/)
10:15-11:00 Linnaeus as botanist (/Mariette Manktelow/)
11:00-11:30 Coffee
11:30-12:15 Linnaeus as geographer (/Louwrens Hacquebord/)
12:15-12:45 Discussion
12:45-14.00 Lunch
14:00-17:00 Session 3
Linnaeus in the Periphery of Sweden and Abroad
14:00-14:45 Linnaeus in the Netherlands (Jorieke Rutgers)
14:45-15:30 Linnaeus as ethnographer on his Lapland journey, 1732
(Nellejet Zorgdrager)
15:30-16:00 Tea
16:00-16:45 Linnaeus from a Saami point of view (Krister Stoor)
16:45-17:15 Discussion
17:15 Closing of the program (drinks)
This symposium will be conducted entirely in English.
Participation in the Linnaeus symposium is free of cost, except for
dinner (EUR 35,-).
If you would like more information about the Linnaeus symposium, or
would like to register, you should contact Ms. Nienke Boschman at the
Arctic Centre (tel. +( 31) (0) 50 363 6834), or by mail:
J.B.Boschman@rug.nl
You may also want to use the registration form, which you can find
here
A promotional poster of this symposium can be found here
In addition to this symposium, the University of Groningen also pays
tribute to the great Swedish scientist in a special exhibition on
display in the University Museum. For more information on the
exhibition "/God schiep ... Linnaeus ordende/" ("God created ...
Linnaeus arranged"), please visit the Universiteitsmuseum website
(unfortunately in Dutch only)
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek