21 JUNE – Wednesday
UWM Conference and Training Center, Dybowskiego Street 11
12:00-15:00 – Participant registration (foyer)
13:00 – Walk around the Kortowo campus
15:00-16:30 – Standing lunch (Academic Buffet)
17:00-19:30 – Official opening of the Olsztyn part of the World Copernican Congress (Congress Hall)
Announcement of the winner of the poster competition for the 550th birthday of Nicolaus Copernicus
Inaugural lecture for the Olsztyn part of the World Copernican Congress by Prof. Karl Galle (Washington, USA), titled “An Astronomer and His Castles: The Scientist as Public Servant in Copernicus’s Era and Our Own”
18:30-19:30 – Concert Kanonik Warmiński
Adam Ferency – narrator
Ewa Alchimowicz-Wójcik – soprano
Accompaniment: Duet Absolutes Maria Wilgos and Klaudyna Żołnierek (lute), Professor Leszek Szarzyński (flute), Lucyna Żołnierek (piano), Paweł Panasiuk (cello)
22 JUN – Thursday
UWM Conference and Training Center, Dybowskiego Street 11
BIOGRAPHICAL SECTION: Youth and Education of Nicolaus Copernicus
10.00-11.30 – PLENARY SESSION (Congress Hall) – moderator Prof. Kazimierz Łatak, PhD (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw)
- Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Mikulski, (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń) – Nicolaus Copernicus: Social Environment, Origin, and Youth
- Prof. dr hab. Stanisław Sroka, (Jagiellonian University in Kraków) – Punctator at the University of Bologna during Copernicus’s Studies
- Prof. dr hab. Marian Chachaj, (Lublin) – Controversies Surrounding Nicolaus Copernicus’s Academic Degrees
11.30-12.00 – DOCTORAL/POSTER SECTION (foyer) and coffee break
12.00-14.00 – SESSIONS IN THEMATIC SECTIONS
BIOGRAPHICAL SECTION: Nicolaus Copernicus - Life and Work
Congress Hall
Panel: Copernicus in Warmia. Public Life and Activities
(Congress Hall) – moderator Prof. dr hab. Marian Chachaj, (Lublin)
- Prof. Kazimierz Łatak, PhD (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw) – Nicolaus Copernicus in Kraków – Beyond the University. Between Devotionis Modernae and Early Renaissance Humanism
- dr Jerzy Sikorski (Olsztyn) – Copernicus’s Work on De Revolutionibus… Rev.
- dr Tomasz Garwoliński (Warmia-Masuria University in Olsztyn) – What Did Copernicus Write? Examination of Notes in the “Hosianum” Library Prints in Olsztyn
13.20-14.00 – Discussion
Lemon Hall
13.00-14.00 – Panel discussion: Discovery of Nicolaus Copernicus’s Tomb – Media Fact or Scientific Fact?
(Lemon Hall) – moderator prof. dr hab. Michał Kokowski, (Institute of the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw)
Prof. dr hab. Michał Kokowski (Institute for the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw) – Evaluation of the Discovery of Copernicus’ Tomb as a Scientific and Media Issue: Analysis of Scientific Arguments and Their Implications (introductory speech)
Participants: Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Mikulski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń), Prof. UMK dr hab. Tomasz Kozłowski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń); dr Jerzy Sikorski (Olsztyn)
Blue Hall
Panel: Nicolaus Copernicus as an Archivist, Secretary, and Manager of Estates
(Blue Hall) – Moderator dr Hadrian Ciechanowski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
- Prof. UMK dr hab. Waldemar Chorążyczewski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń) – Bureaucratic Activities of Nicolaus Copernicus
- dr Michalina Duda, dr Mateusz Superczyński (State Archives in Toruń) – Copernicana in State Archives
- dr Clarinda Calma, dr George Borski (De Rebus Foundation) – Building a Digital Database of Nicholas Copernicus’s Annotations
- Prof. AGAD dr hab. Janusz Grabowski (Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw) – Considerations on the Latest Research in Poland Regarding Diplomatics from the Period of Nicolaus Copernicus’ Life and Activities
- Prof. UMK dr hab. Krzysztof Syta (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń) – Documentation in the Administration of Land Estates in the Old Polish Period
13.40-14.00 – Discussion
MUSEUM-CONSERVATION SECTION
Crimson Hall
Moderator: Director of the Museum of Warmia and Masuria, Piotr Żuchowski
- dr Maciej Kluza (Jagiellonian University in Kraków) – Collegium Maius UJ – Witness of History
- dr inż. Wojciech Wółkowski (Warsaw University of Technology) – Lidzbark Warmiński
- mgr Andrzej Rzempołuch (Museum of Warmia and Masuria in Olsztyn) – Castle in Olsztyn Associated with Copernicus
- mgr Jagoda Semków (Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Frombork) – Conservation Work on Monuments in Frombork Associated with Nicolaus Copernicus
- dr Marek Rubnikowicz (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Heritage Center in Toruń) – Nicolaus Copernicus Museum in Toruń: Conservation Work and Exhibition Concepts
13.40-14.00 – Discussion
14.00-16.00 – Lunch break
16.00-18.00 – SESSIONS IN THEMATIC SECTIONS
BIOGRAPHICAL SECTION: Nicolaus Copernicus - Life and Activities
Congress Hall
Copernicus in Warmia. Life and Public Activity
(Congress Hall) – Moderator Prof. dr hab. Stanisław Achremczyk (Olsztyn)
- dr Jerzy Kiełbik (Northern Institute in Olsztyn) – Olsztyn in the times of Nicolaus Copernicus
- dr hab. Marek Radoch (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn) – Meals in the times of Copernicus in the light of the Königsberg cookbook
- Prof. UJK dr hab. Sylwia Konarska-Zimnicka (Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce) – Nicolaus Copernicus and astrology
- Prof. UwB dr hab. Krystyna Szelągowska (University of Białystok) – 16th-century scientific institute: Tycho de Brahe and his Uranienborg on the island of Hven
17.20-18.00 – Discussion
Lemon Hall
Panel: Different faces of Nicolaus Copernicus (On the creation of Copernican monographs)
(Lemon Hall) – Moderator Prof. dr Hab. Michał Kokowski (PAN Institute of the History of Science in Warsaw)
- Prof. dr hab. Michał Kokowski (PAN Institute of the History of Science in Warsaw) – Why Nicolaus Copernicus? His Different Faces: Facts, Interpretation, Narrative, History
- Prof. Anna De Pace (University of Milan) – Copernicus’ method to arrive at the truth of the motions of the Earth
- Prof. dr Matjaž Vesel (Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Ljubljana) – Copernicus: Platonist Astronomer-Philosopher Dava Sobel (USA)
Blue Hall
Panel: Nicolaus Copernicus as an archivist, secretary, and estate manager
(Blue Hall) – Moderator Prof. UMK Dr. Hab. Waldemar Chorążyczewski
- dr Anna Żeglińska (University of Gdańsk) – Legal and property records and registers of estates in the resources of Prussian family archives (up to 1568)
- dr Janusz Bonczkowski (State Archive in Toruń) – Management of the property of a municipal community on the example of small towns of Royal Prussia in the 16th century
- Prof. UP dr hab. Halina Dudała (Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce) – Archival culture of modern female monasteries in Poland – research reconnaissance
- Prof. UMK dr hab. Wiesław Nowosad (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń) – 16th-century chancelleries and archives of Royal Prussia – research reconnaissance Prof. US
- dr hab. Paweł Gut (University of Szczecin) – Is the Cathedral Chapter in Kamień Pomorski in the resources of the State Archive in Szczecin a Kamień archive? From the history of the archive-creating team
17.40-18.00 – Discussion
MUSEUM-CONSERVATION SECTION
Crimson Hall
Moderator Director of the Museum of Warmia and Mazury Piotr Żuchowski
- Giangiacomo Gandolfi (INAF Astronomical Observatory of Rome) – The Copernican and Astronomical Museum of the INAF-Astronomical Observatory of Rome: Heritage and Research Rev.
- dr Jacek Wojtkowski – Contemporary Concern for Copernicus’ Historical Heritage. Conservation work of the cathedral complex in Frombork in the years 2010-2023
- mgr Marta Kłak-Ambrożkiewicz, (National Museum in Krakow) – Time to Awaken the Spirit of Copernicus and Śniadecki
- Prof. UMK dr hab. Mirosław Supruniuk (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń) – Polish Emigration and Anniversaries of Nicolaus Copernicus (1943-1973)
17.20-18.00 – Discussion
Museum of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (2 Zamkowa Street)
18.30-20.30 – Tour of the Museum of Warmia and Mazury (astronomical board; Copernicus tempus et studium exhibition)
Concert by the vocal group ProForma
Birth of a Star – Demonstration of Ceramic Form Firing in a Raku Kiln
23 JUNE – friday
In the Footsteps of Copernicus - Tour along the Copernican Trail - Olsztyn - Lidzbark Warmiński - Frombork - Olsztyn
10.00-14.00 – Lidzbark Warmiński – Bishops’ Castle of Warmia (1 Zamkowa Street)
10.00-11.00 – Castle tour
SESSIONS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS
BIOGRAPHICAL SECTION: Nicolaus Copernicus - Life and Activities
11.00-12.15 – Panel at the castle: Nicolaus Copernicus in Lidzbark Warmiński – Youth and Work – Moderator: mgr Małgorzata Jackiewicz-Garniec (Museum of Warmia and Mazury – Lidzbark Warmiński)
Participants: Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Mikulski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń), dr Leszek Satora (West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin), dr Jerzy Sikorski (Olsztyn), dr Jacek Szubiakowski (Olsztyn Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory), Prof. UMK dr hab. Adam Szweda (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń)
12.15-13.00 – Panel at the castle: Nicolaus Copernicus as a Lawyer – Moderator: Prof. UWM dr hab. Jarosław Dobkowski (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)
Participants: Prof. dr hab. Franciszek Jakub Longchamps de Bérier (Jagiellonian University), Prof. dr hab. Bronisław Sitek (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw), Prof. WSGE dr hab. Magdalena Sitek (Alcide De Gasperi Euroregional Economy College in Józefów)
14.00 – Departure to Frombork
16.00-18.00 – Sightseeing (Frombork Monument of History Museum – Cathedral Complex)
18.30 – Organ concert (Archcathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Andrew, 8 Katedralna Street)
24 JUNE – saturday
UWM Conference and Training Center, 11 Dybowskiego Street
10.00-11.00 – SESSIONS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS
BIOGRAPHICAL SECTION: Nicolaus Copernicus - Life and Activities
Crimson Hall
Panel Discussion: Various Aspects of Nicolaus Copernicus (Polish language) (Crimson Hall) – Moderator: Prof. dr. hab. Michał Kokowski (Institute for the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw)
Participants: Prof. dr hab. Mirosław Bochenek (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń), Prof. dr hab. Marian Chachaj (Lublin), dr Tomasz Garwoliński (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn), dr Piotr Łopuszański, Prof. dr hab. Janusz Małłek (Toruń), Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Mikulski (Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń), dr Jerzy Sikorski (Olsztyn), dr Wojciech Krzysztof Szalkiewicz (Olsztyn), dr Jacek Szubiakowski (Olsztyn Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory)
11.00-11.30 – Coffee break
11.30-13.30 – PLENARY SESSION
Sala Kongresowa
11.30-12.00 – Lecture by Prof. dr hab. Stanisław Achremczyk (Olsztyn) – Warmia during the times of Nicolaus Copernicus
Summary of the discussions and ceremonial conclusion of the Olsztyn part of the Congress
Concert by the Academic Orchestra of the University of Warmia and Mazury and UWM Vocal Studio
Campus Beach
14.00-20.00 – Copernican Festival
Shows by the Copernicus Science Center
Concert by the band Czarek Makiewicz and Koltersi
Balloons from the Grudziądz Balloon Club
Lakefront BBQ
