[act-ma] Levins festschrift in May 2015, including deadline for abstracts

[Charlie Welch]

> Dear friend/colleague/admirer of Dick Levins,
>
> Thank you very much to those of you who replied to our July 2 message 
> announcing plans for a festschrift on May 21-23 in honor of Dick 
> Levins.  We know that some of you receiving the current message did 
> not receive the July 2 message, so we will recap briefly before 
> proceeding to new announcements and requests.
>
> The planned events will take place at the Harvard School of Public 
> Health in Boston from Thursday evening through Saturday evening, May 
> 21-23, 2015.  Like last time (in 2000), the theme will be "The Truth 
> is the Whole," from Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit 
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phenomenology_of_Spirit>. The 
> program will include scientific talks (or political talks or 
> science-for-the-people-type talks) and---probably mostly on Saturday 
> evening---poetry, music, and testimonials.
>
> The program will take the following general shape:
>
> Thursday, May 21:
>
>   * 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Reception
>
>
> Friday, May 22:
>
>   * 8:00 am, Breakfast
>   * 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Symposium (with coffee/tea and lunch breaks)
>
>
> Saturday, May 23:
>
>   * 8:00 am, Breakfast
>   * 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Symposium (with coffee/tea and lunch breaks)
>   * 5:00 pm, Reception
>   * 7:00 pm, Dinner in HMS Atrium (with poetry, music, and testimonials)
>
> We have two requests of you at this point and also some lodging 
> information:
>
> 1.     If you would like to give a talk at the symposium, we request 
> that you submit the following items to us at 
> levins85 at hsphsun3.harvard.edu <mailto:levins85 at hsphsun3.harvard.edu> 
> by the indicated deadlines:
>
>
>   * Statement that you would like to give a talk at the symposium,
>     with a proposed title and/or brief (1-sentence) explanation of the
>     topic -- *due Jan. 15, 2015*
>   * Abstract of 350 words or less -- *due Feb. 15, 2015*
>
>
> 2.     If you would like to read some poetry, play some music, or 
> deliver a testimonial or tribute to Dick, please let us know of your 
> intention by *Feb. 15, 2015*.  (For this less "scientific" part of the 
> program, which we are planning for Saturday evening, Feb. 15 is not an 
> absolute deadline, because we would like to allow for spontaneous, 
> impromptu offerings, but if you happen to know by Feb. 15 that you 
> definitely want to deliver something of this sort, please do tell us, 
> as this will give us an idea of what time limits are needed.)
>
>
> At this point, you needn't feel constrained to do only one thing, 
> i.e., either a scientific presentation or a tribute/poem/musical 
> offering.  We might have to impose such limits, but we don't have 
> enough information from you yet to know that. Also, please don't feel 
> obliged to give any kind of presentation at all---Dick will appreciate 
> your presence regardless.
>
>
> If you already sent us your plans regarding presentations or tributes 
> in response to our July 2 mailing, we have those on file.  But feel 
> free to restate or modify them in this next period.
>
>
> 3.     The Inn at Longwood Medical, which is at 342 Longwood Ave has 
> reserved a block of rooms , quite close to the Harvard School of 
> Public Health.  The conference rate (for the 'Levins Symposium') will 
> be $189 per night and should be booked before April 21.  The link is: 
> _https://gc.synxis.com/rez.aspx?Hotel=58219&Chain=65&arrive=5/20/2015&depart=5/25/2015&adult=1&child=0&group=LEVI2015_
>
>
> or email directly to Gayle Sinclair: gsinclair at innatlongwood.com 
> <mailto:gsinclair at innatlongwood.com>
>
>
> Thank you for your interest in this celebration of Dick, and please 
> feel free to send any suggestions, ask for additional people to be 
> added to the mailing list, ask to be removed from the mailing list, etc.
>
> With our very best wishes,
>
> The organizing committee:
>
> /Tamara Awerbuch-Friedlander
> Maynard Clark
> Joseph Hunt
> Paul Malachi
> Nathalie Marchand
> Grace Wyshak
> Katherine Yih/
> /
> /
> Address of the committee: levins85 at hsphsun3.harvard.edu 
> <mailto:levins85 at hsphsun3.harvard.edu>