We are pleased to announce the joined conference "Exploring Otherness on Earth and beyond: Bridging the gap between natural sciences, social sciences and humanities" funded by the European Astrobiology Institute and the Einstein Foundation and held at Freie Universität Berlin campus Lankwitz in spring of 2025, 9-11 April. The format aims to understand otherness from the perspective of the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities and to integrate the different perspectives on otherness into a multidisciplinary approach. The meeting is planned for approximately 50 participants and participation in the conference is by application and invitation, therefore an early registration is recommended. A limited budget for (partial) travel support is available.

Scientific sessions

The following sessions are planned, with a mixture of invited and contributed oral presentations:
   ●  Other Life: Search for alien life
   ●  Other Worlds: Colonization of Moon and Mars
   ●  Other Earth: Alien environments and human catastrophes
   ●  Philosophical and theological views on otherness
   ●  Communication science and psychology

Registration

The conference is limited to approximately 50 participants. The registration including the possibility to submit an abstract closes on Wednesday, 5 February 2025. Depending on the number of registrations, the organizing committee may need to restrict participation. Registered participants will be informed shortly after the registration deadline about their participation status. If possible, a late registration without abstract submission may be allowed until latest 12 March 2025.
There is no registration fee. However, we plan to organize a self-paid conference dinner.
The application for travel support is included in the registration form. To be considerd for a travel support, the registration as well as a scientific abstract need to be submitted by 5 February 2025. Later registrations can not be considered for a travel grant.

More information will follow during the next weeks.

Organizing committee

The conference is organized by the members of the Einstein circle together with the European Astrobiology Insitute. The LOC is chaired by Lena Noack, Steffi Pohl and Christoph Gross.

In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact Christoph Gross.