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Situating Science (situsci.ca) is pleased to invite you to attend the following: FREE PUBLIC EVENING LECTURE “Nature of Knowledge in Indian Intellectual Traditions” Dr. Sundar Sarukkai, Manipal University, Alumni Hall, New Academic Building, University of King’s College, 6350 Coburg. Rd. Wed. July 21st 7P.M. Exploring the extensive debate on the nature of knowledge in Indian philosophical and medical traditions and its significant influence on the nature of discourse about the world. The lecture is part of “Circulating Knowledge: East and West”, a conference inspired by Dalhousie University’s online launch of the Dinwiddie Archives: a digital database of papers written by the first professor of Mathematics, Natural Philosophy and Chemistry at the College of Fort William in Calcutta, India, James Dinwiddie. CIRCULATING KNOWLEDGE, EAST AND WEST July 21-23, 2010 New Academic Building, University of King’s College Leading academics from Europe, N. America, India and South-East Asia are coming to explore the nature, history, meaning and opportunities of scientific knowledge exchange in the colonial, post-colonial and contemporary world! At the conference’s conclusion, participants will workshop a plan to continue this exchange of ideas between Eastern and Western academics, with future conferences taking place in Bangalore and Singapore. “It's certainly a very exciting event for King's and Dalhousie,” says Situating Science Director Dr. Gordon McOuat. “Reaching out internationally, the organizers hope that this meeting of cultures will spark a long-term regular exchange of scholarship and support between our diverse communities. As we hope to reveal, the building of knowledge communities is rarely a one-way street.” Created in 2007 with the generous funding of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Strategic Knowledge Cluster grant, Situating Science is a seven-year project promoting communication and collaboration among humanists and social scientists that are engaged in the study of science and technology. Learn more at situsci.ca. Registration forms are available here: http://www.situsci.ca/en/conf.html