Invitation to the
80th General Assembly
Brussels, May 30 – June 4, 2006
1. Nomination of Delegates
Arrangements are now in hand for the 80th General Assembly of the UAI, to be held in Brussels in the Palace of the Academies, at the request of the Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, from Tuesday May 30 till Sunday June 4, 2006. Form A (enclosed) will list the names of the delegates who will be representing your Academy. It would help if this form could be returned as soon as possible, that is before March 15, 2006 at the latest.
In order to secure a harmonious measure of continuity, delegates should be appointed for a period of not less than three ordinary General Assemblies, as the Regulations provide ; it being understood (Article 1,b) that if a delegate is unable to be present, or no longer able to act, a substitute may be nominated. New delegates are asked to provide a brief CV (not more than half a page), to accompany the nomination.
2. Admission of new Member Academies
Proposals for admission of new Member Academies (members, associate members and corresponding members) should be received not later than March 15, 2006.
3. Papers for the 80th General Assembly
In order that the material for the meeting can be prepared in time, the reports on the research projects in which Member Academies participate have to be sent to the Secretariat by April 1, 2006, not later. As in previous years, an up-to-date list of the members of the relevant National Committees and of others collaborating in the research concerned is welcomed. Reports should be in French or in English (texts in other languages will not be translated any more). They should be set out in the format given by Form B (enclosed). It is very important that they should be written in a manner suitable for direct presentation to the Assembly, and they should aim to be both complete and concise. The reports which will be arrived at the Secretariat after April 1, 2006 will not be included in the general documentation preliminary given to each delegate.
Following the decisions of the General Assembly of Lisbon (June 2003), an evaluation of the progress of each project will happen every four years (this must guide the General Assembly to vote on the renewal of a project or not, for another period of four years). In Brussels, the following projects will firstly be the object of an extensive examination :
– Corpus Philosophorum Medii Aevi :
- Aristoteles Latinus ;
- Averroes Arabicus ;
- Averroes Hebraicus ;
- Philosophi Byzantini ;
– Dictionary Pâli ;
– Corpus of Troubadours ;
– Corpus Antiquitatum Americanensium ;
– The Complte Works of Erasme ;
– Fontes Historiae Africanae ;
– Languages of intercultural communication (Pacific) ;
– Corpus of Byzantine monumental paintings ;
– Corpus of Mexican monumental paintings ;
– Corpus of Byzantine Astronomers ;
– Corpus Iuris Islamici ;
– Greek and Latin Inscriptions ;
– Dictionary of Sanskrit of Buddhist texts;
– Narrative Sources of History of Rio de la Plata and Chile ;
– Moravia Magna.
The directors or responsibles of these projects have already received a special form (for synthesis) to be completed and to be returned to the Secretariat by November 15, 2005.
4. Hotels
In order to facilitate contacts between delegates, the Secretariat of the UAI obtained price reductions from three hotels which are located not far from of the Palace of the Academies (walking distance : between 5 and 10 minutes). The standard of these hotels is good, the level of equipment satisfactory. They provide an excellent quality of services. Following reduced prices have been proposed :
Hotel |
Single Room |
Double Room |
| STANHOPE HOTEL***** Rue du Commerce, 9 B-1000 Bruxelles Tél. : +32 2 506 90 15 Fax : +32 2 506 90 26 (reservations only) Fax : +32 2 512 17 08 (general) e-mail : reservations@stanhope.beWebsite : www.stanhope.be |
200 € (Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday) 120 € (Friday-Saturday) |
225 € (Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday) 140 € (Friday-Saturday) |
| HÔTEL LÉOPOLD**** Rue du Luxembourg, 35 B-1050 Bruxelles Tél. : +32 2 511 18 28 Fax : + 32 2 514 19 39 e-mail : reservations@hotel-leopold.beWebsite : www.hotel-leopold.be |
135 € |
153 € |
| HÔTEL ARGUS*** Rue Capitaine Crespel, 6 B-1050 Bruxelles Tél. : +32 2 514 07 70 Fax : +32 2 514 12 22 e-mail : reception@hotel-argus.beWebsite : www.hotel-argus.be |
85 € |
95 € |
Prices include breakfast (buffet) and all taxes. Nevertheless, a minimum of occupation is required to obtain the price reduction (there is of course no obligation at all to book in one of these three hotels). Form C (enclosed) has to be sent to the Secretariat of the UAI as soon as possible and before April 1, 2006 at the latest). Reservation must be confirmed directly to the hotel with a credit card.
5. Agenda
The Agenda should reach the delegates around May 1, 2006.
May we remind you that the General Assembly is extended to the following sessions:
May 30 afternoon : Bureau session;
evening
: reception (buffet) at the Palace of Academies;
May 31 : Opening Assembly and specific session;
June 1 : scholarly sessions of the projects;
June 2 : session on the projects submitted to a four-year evaluation;
June 3 morning : Commission for Internal Affairs;
afternoon/evening : excursion
to Antwerp and dinner in Antwerp;
June 4 morning : Closing Assembly and votes (reports, budget, elections)
Please return forms D and E before April 15, 2006 at the latest.
6. Accompanying persons
No specific program will be provided for the accompanying persons (with the exception of the reception on Tuesday evening May 30 and the excursion day on Saturday June 3).
7. Additional information
Any information in relation with the Session may be addressed to the Deputy General Secretary of the UAI, Mr. Jean-Luc De Paepe (tel. : +32 2 550 22 00 ; fax : +32 2 550 22 05 ; e-mail : depaepe@easynet.be ; secretaire-adjoint@uai-iua.org).